Poverty Rate in Webster County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Webster County Compares
National Distribution
Where Webster County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Webster County: 23.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,916 | Lincoln County, WV | 23.2% |
| #2,917 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 23.2% |
| #2,918 | Choctaw County, OK | 23.2% |
| #2,919 | Webster County, WV | 23.3% |
| #2,920 | Knott County, KY | 23.3% |
| #2,921 | Pike County, AL | 23.3% |
| #2,922 | Williamsburg County, SC | 23.3% |
Poverty Rate in Webster County, West Virginia
Webster County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 23.3%, which ranks #2,919 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 84.7% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within West Virginia, Webster County ranks #50 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 9th 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.