Poverty Rate in Ohio County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.7%
Rank #2,403/3,222 · #30 in WV
25th
Ohio 17.7%
WV 16.7% +5.6%
US 12.6% +40.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ohio County's poverty rate of 17.7% 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 Ohio County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,400 | Trinity County, TX | 17.6% |
| #2,401 | Latah County, ID | 17.6% |
| #2,402 | Putnam County, GA | 17.6% |
| #2,403 | Ohio County, WV | 17.7% |
| #2,404 | Deaf Smith County, TX | 17.7% |
| #2,405 | Vermilion County, IL | 17.7% |
| #2,406 | New Madrid County, MO | 17.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Ohio County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 17.7%, ranking #2,403 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #30 of 55. This places it in the 25th 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.