Poverty Rate in Upshur County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.2%
Rank #2,599/3,222 · #37 in WV
19th
Upshur 19.2%
WV 16.7% +15.1%
US 12.6% +52.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Upshur County's poverty rate of 19.2% 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 Upshur County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,596 | Madera County, CA | 19.2% |
| #2,597 | Tippecanoe County, IN | 19.2% |
| #2,598 | Fayette County, WV | 19.2% |
| #2,599 | Upshur County, WV | 19.2% |
| #2,600 | Butte County, CA | 19.2% |
| #2,601 | Butte County, ID | 19.3% |
| #2,602 | Livingston County, KY | 19.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Upshur County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 19.2%, ranking #2,599 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 52.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #37 of 55. This places it in the 19th 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.