Poverty Rate in Mercer County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.5%
Rank #2,210/3,222 · #26 in WV
31th
Mercer 16.5%
WV 16.7% -1.4%
US 12.6% +30.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's poverty rate of 16.5% 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 Mercer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,207 | Grayson County, VA | 16.5% |
| #2,208 | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 16.5% |
| #2,209 | Lee County, NC | 16.5% |
| #2,210 | Mercer County, WV | 16.5% |
| #2,211 | Edwards County, IL | 16.5% |
| #2,212 | Choctaw County, AL | 16.5% |
| #2,213 | Wichita County, TX | 16.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Mercer County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 16.5%, ranking #2,210 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #26 of 55. This places it in the 31th 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.