In 2023, 16.7 percent of West Virginia's population lived below the poverty line. This was a decrease from the previous year, when about 17.9 percent of the state's population lived below the poverty line. The poverty rate of the United States since 1990 can be accessed here.

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In West Virginia, the poverty rate is 16.6% and the uninsured rate is 6.2%. Percent of people below the federal poverty line and the share without health insurance. Source: ACS 5-year estimates (derived).

Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for West Virginia was 16.40% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for West Virginia reached a record high of 21.70 in January of 1993 and a record low of 15.50 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for West Virginia - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for West Virginia was 19.60% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for West Virginia reached a record high of 32.60 in January of 1993 and a record low of 19.60 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for West Virginia - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in West Virginia was 281922.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in West Virginia reached a record high of 394859.00000 in January of 1993 and a record low of 273986.00000 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in West Virginia - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

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