Poverty Rate in Lewis County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
16.1% +27.9% vs nat'l
Rank #2,144 of 3,222
33th percentile

How Lewis County Compares

Lewis County
16.1%
West Virginia Average
16.1%
Rank #24 of 55 in state
National
12.6%
27.9% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Lewis County: 16.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,141 Mohave County, AZ 16.1%
#2,142 Van Buren County, TN 16.1%
#2,143 Gregg County, TX 16.1%
#2,144 Lewis County, WV 16.1%
#2,145 Wayne County, IL 16.1%
#2,146 Bertie County, NC 16.1%
#2,147 Beltrami County, MN 16.1%
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Poverty Rate in Lewis County, West Virginia

Lewis County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 16.1%, which ranks #2,144 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 27.9% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within West Virginia, Lewis County ranks #24 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 33th 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.