Poverty Rate in Monroe County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.0%
Rank #1,751/3,222 · #12 in WV
46th
Monroe 14.0%
WV 16.7% -16.4%
US 12.6% +10.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monroe County's poverty rate of 14.0% 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 Monroe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,748 | Presque Isle County, MI | 14.0% |
| #1,749 | Lassen County, CA | 14.0% |
| #1,750 | Holmes County, FL | 14.0% |
| #1,751 | Monroe County, WV | 14.0% |
| #1,752 | Ford County, KS | 14.0% |
| #1,753 | Gratiot County, MI | 14.0% |
| #1,754 | Yadkin County, NC | 14.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Monroe County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 14.0%, ranking #1,751 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #12 of 55. This places it in the 46th 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.