Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
16.2%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
12.2%
2025 · Census CPS ASEC public-use file
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
20.1%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
SNAP food assistance recipients
280,323
2023 · Census SAIPE program
Households receiving SNAP
17.0%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Official Poverty
Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
16.2%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
1989–202416.2%
Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (FRED PPAAWV54000A156NCEN).
Supplemental Poverty
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
12.2%
2025 · Census CPS ASEC public-use file
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
2018–202512.2%
Census CPS ASEC public-use file, SPM poverty status weighted by person weight; income year shown (single-year state estimate, wider margin of error than Census's 3-year averages).
Child Poverty
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
20.1%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
1989–202420.1%
Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (FRED PPU18WV54000A156NCEN).
SNAP Food Assistance
SNAP food assistance recipients
280,323
2023 · Census SAIPE program
SNAP food assistance recipients
1989–2023280,323▲ 6%
Census SAIPE program, SNAP benefit recipients, July count (FRED BR54000WVA647NCEN).
Safety Net Impact
Households receiving SNAP
17.0%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households with cash public assistance income
3.9%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households receiving SNAP
2008–202417%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B22001 (2020 not released).
Households with cash public assistance income
2008–20243.9%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B19057 (2020 not released).