Poverty Rate in McDowell County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
34.2%
Rank #3,134/3,222 · #55 in WV
3th
McDowell 34.2%
WV 16.7% +104.5%
US 12.6% +171.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How McDowell County's poverty rate of 34.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to McDowell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,131 | Río Grande Municipio, PR | 33.8% |
| #3,132 | Buffalo County, SD | 33.9% |
| #3,133 | Zavala County, TX | 33.9% |
| #3,134 | McDowell County, WV | 34.2% |
| #3,135 | Bayamón Municipio, PR | 34.3% |
| #3,136 | Tensas Parish, LA | 34.4% |
| #3,137 | Madison Parish, LA | 34.5% |
About Poverty Rate
McDowell County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 34.2%, ranking #3,134 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 171.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #55 of 55. This places it in the 3th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.