Poverty Rate in Wirt County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wirt County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wirt County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Wirt County: 16.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,269 | Fayette County, PA | 16.8% |
| #2,270 | Marshall County, WV | 16.8% |
| #2,271 | Smyth County, VA | 16.8% |
| #2,272 | Wirt County, WV | 16.8% |
| #2,273 | Phillips County, CO | 16.8% |
| #2,274 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 16.8% |
| #2,275 | Henderson County, TN | 16.9% |
Poverty Rate in Wirt County, West Virginia
Wirt County, West Virginia has a poverty rate of 16.8%, which ranks #2,272 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.6% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within West Virginia, Wirt County ranks #29 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 29th 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.