Poverty Rate in Barbour County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
20.0% +58.5% vs nat'l
Rank #2,670 of 3,222
17th percentile

How Barbour County Compares

Barbour County
20.0%
West Virginia Average
20.0%
Rank #40 of 55 in state
National
12.6%
58.5% above

National Distribution

Where Barbour County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Barbour County: 20.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,667 Camp County, TX 19.9%
#2,668 Montgomery County, AL 19.9%
#2,669 Wayne County, TN 20.0%
#2,670 Barbour County, WV 20.0%
#2,671 Hopkins County, KY 20.0%
#2,672 Pickens County, AL 20.0%
#2,673 Escambia County, AL 20.0%
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Poverty Rate in Barbour County, West Virginia

Barbour County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 20.0%, which ranks #2,670 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 58.5% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within West Virginia, Barbour County ranks #40 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 17th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.