Poverty Rate in Pocahontas County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.5%
Rank #2,873/3,222 · #46 in WV
11th
Pocahontas 22.5%
WV 16.7% +34.9%
US 12.6% +79.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pocahontas County's poverty rate of 22.5% 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 Pocahontas County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,870 | Nolan County, TX | 22.5% |
| #2,871 | Howard County, AR | 22.5% |
| #2,872 | Hendry County, FL | 22.5% |
| #2,873 | Pocahontas County, WV | 22.5% |
| #2,874 | Wyoming County, WV | 22.6% |
| #2,875 | Fulton County, KY | 22.6% |
| #2,876 | Orleans Parish, LA | 22.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Pocahontas County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 22.5%, ranking #2,873 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 79.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #46 of 55. This places it in the 11th 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.