Poverty Rate in Wayne County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.6%
Rank #1,870/3,222 · #16 in WV
42th
Wayne 14.6%
WV 16.7% -12.8%
US 12.6% +15.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 14.6% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,867 | Anderson County, SC | 14.6% |
| #1,868 | Montgomery County, NY | 14.6% |
| #1,869 | Guilford County, NC | 14.6% |
| #1,870 | Wayne County, WV | 14.6% |
| #1,871 | Clark County, KY | 14.6% |
| #1,872 | Washington County, AR | 14.6% |
| #1,873 | Pueblo County, CO | 14.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 14.6%, ranking #1,870 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #16 of 55. This places it in the 42th 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.