Poverty Rate in Harrison County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
14.4% +14.0% vs nat'l
Rank #1,828 of 3,222
43th percentile

How Harrison County Compares

Harrison County
14.4%
West Virginia Average
14.4%
Rank #14 of 55 in state
National
12.6%
14.0% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Harrison County: 14.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,825 Beauregard Parish, LA 14.3%
#1,826 Cumberland County, TN 14.4%
#1,827 Lackawanna County, PA 14.4%
#1,828 Harrison County, WV 14.4%
#1,829 Pulaski County, VA 14.4%
#1,830 Hillsdale County, MI 14.4%
#1,831 Miller County, MO 14.4%
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Poverty Rate in Harrison County, West Virginia

Harrison County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 14.4%, which ranks #1,828 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 14.0% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within West Virginia, Harrison County ranks #14 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 43th 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.