Poverty Rate in Ritchie County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.6%
Rank #2,805/3,222 · #43 in WV
13th
Ritchie 21.6%
WV 16.7% +29.0%
US 12.6% +71.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ritchie County's poverty rate of 21.6% 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 Ritchie County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,802 | Hardin County, TN | 21.5% |
| #2,803 | Dodge County, GA | 21.5% |
| #2,804 | Clark County, AR | 21.6% |
| #2,805 | Ritchie County, WV | 21.6% |
| #2,806 | Pecos County, TX | 21.6% |
| #2,807 | Wilkinson County, GA | 21.6% |
| #2,808 | Dolores County, CO | 21.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Ritchie County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 21.6%, ranking #2,805 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 71.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #43 of 55. This places it in the 13th 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.