# Counties in West Virginia by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 55 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/west-virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | McDowell County | 41.7 |
| 2 | Mingo County | 33.7 |
| 3 | Webster County | 32.9 |
| 4 | Summers County | 28.6 |
| 5 | Fayette County | 28.4 |
| 6 | Wyoming County | 27.9 |
| 7 | Clay County | 26.6 |
| 8 | Lincoln County | 26.3 |
| 9 | Raleigh County | 26.1 |
| 10 | Logan County | 25.9 |
| 11 | Roane County | 25.6 |
| 12 | Calhoun County | 25.5 |
| 13 | Marshall County | 25.1 |
| 14 | Barbour County | 24.3 |
| 14 | Mercer County | 24.3 |
| 16 | Boone County | 24.2 |
| 17 | Pocahontas County | 23.7 |
| 18 | Upshur County | 23.5 |
| 19 | Tyler County | 22.6 |
| 19 | Wetzel County | 22.6 |
| 21 | Braxton County | 22.5 |
| 21 | Wirt County | 22.5 |
| 23 | Gilmer County | 22.4 |
| 24 | Nicholas County | 22 |
| 24 | Ohio County | 22 |
| 26 | Kanawha County | 21.8 |
| 27 | Lewis County | 21.7 |
| 28 | Randolph County | 21.3 |
| 29 | Pleasants County | 21.1 |
| 30 | Cabell County | 21 |
| 30 | Hampshire County | 21 |
| 32 | Greenbrier County | 20.8 |
| 32 | Mason County | 20.8 |
| 34 | Hancock County | 20.5 |
| 35 | Taylor County | 20 |
| 36 | Ritchie County | 19.9 |
| 37 | Grant County | 19.8 |
| 38 | Wayne County | 19.5 |
| 39 | Jackson County | 19.4 |
| 40 | Wood County | 19.1 |
| 41 | Hardy County | 19 |
| 41 | Monroe County | 19 |
| 41 | Preston County | 19 |
| 44 | Mineral County | 18.3 |
| 45 | Pendleton County | 17.7 |
| 46 | Doddridge County | 17.3 |
| 46 | Harrison County | 17.3 |
| 48 | Brooke County | 16.4 |
| 49 | Tucker County | 16.3 |
| 50 | Marion County | 16.1 |
| 51 | Berkeley County | 14.7 |
| 52 | Morgan County | 14.2 |
| 53 | Monongalia County | 12.7 |
| 54 | Putnam County | 10.6 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 9 |