Poverty Rate in Putnam County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.6%
Rank #921/3,222 · #2 in WV
71th
Putnam 10.6%
WV 16.7% -36.6%
US 12.6% -15.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Putnam County's poverty rate of 10.6% 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 Putnam County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #918 | Hamilton County, NY | 10.6% |
| #919 | Kingsbury County, SD | 10.6% |
| #920 | Jewell County, KS | 10.6% |
| #921 | Putnam County, WV | 10.6% |
| #922 | Plumas County, CA | 10.6% |
| #923 | Aurora County, SD | 10.6% |
| #924 | Noble County, OH | 10.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Putnam County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 10.6%, ranking #921 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #2 of 55. This places it in the 71th 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.