Poverty Rate in Wyoming County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.6%
Rank #2,874/3,222 · #47 in WV
11th
Wyoming 22.6%
WV 16.7% +35.1%
US 12.6% +79.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wyoming County's poverty rate of 22.6% 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 Wyoming County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,871 | Howard County, AR | 22.5% |
| #2,872 | Hendry County, FL | 22.5% |
| #2,873 | Pocahontas County, WV | 22.5% |
| #2,874 | Wyoming County, WV | 22.6% |
| #2,875 | Fulton County, KY | 22.6% |
| #2,876 | Orleans Parish, LA | 22.6% |
| #2,877 | Payne County, OK | 22.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Wyoming County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 22.6%, ranking #2,874 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 79.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #47 of 55. This places it in the 11th 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.