Poverty Rate in Roane County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Roane County Compares
National Distribution
Where Roane County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Roane County: 19.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,572 | Mississippi County, MO | 19.0% |
| #2,573 | Weakley County, TN | 19.0% |
| #2,574 | Muscogee County, GA | 19.0% |
| #2,575 | Roane County, WV | 19.1% |
| #2,576 | Champaign County, IL | 19.1% |
| #2,577 | Merced County, CA | 19.1% |
| #2,578 | Chowan County, NC | 19.1% |
Poverty Rate in Roane County, West Virginia
Roane County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 19.1%, which ranks #2,575 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 51.2% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within West Virginia, Roane County ranks #34 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 20th 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.