Poverty Rate in Raleigh County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.8%
Rank #2,887/3,222 · #48 in WV
10th
Raleigh 22.8%
WV 16.7% +36.5%
US 12.6% +81.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Raleigh County's poverty rate of 22.8% 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 Raleigh County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,884 | Kalawao County, HI | 22.7% |
| #2,885 | Maverick County, TX | 22.8% |
| #2,886 | Johnson County, KY | 22.8% |
| #2,887 | Raleigh County, WV | 22.8% |
| #2,888 | Halifax County, NC | 22.8% |
| #2,889 | Wayne County, MS | 22.8% |
| #2,890 | Calhoun County, GA | 22.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Raleigh County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 22.8%, ranking #2,887 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 81.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #48 of 55. This places it in the 10th 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.