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.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Fayette County, WV (S1701ACS054019) from 2012 to 2023 about Fayette County, WV; WV; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

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Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Raleigh County, WV (S1701ACS054081) from 2012 to 2023 about Raleigh County, WV; WV; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for West Virginia. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Hardy County, WV (S1701ACS054031) from 2012 to 2023 about Hardy County, WV; WV; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

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WV Waterlink aims to democratize water resources management, governance, and equity in the mountain state by including citizen and community participation in the decision-making process around water security and climate change adaptation. In order to do this, communities need to be knowledgeable about the state (e.g., health, availability) and vulnerability of this critical resource and for whom water resources are currently being managed. Waterlink explores the connection between social, political, and economic conditions that impact water security. Datasets are collected fromThe key datasets that were essential for this analysis included American Community Survey, Flash Flood Events, National Resource Defense Council Safe Drinking Water Act violations, toxic release inventory, and Social Vulnerability data. By having these datasets, we were able to perform an analysis of the differences in counties in West Virginia and study how the Safe Drinking Water Act varies throughout the state.CDC/ ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.htmlThis data was collected in 2020 at the county-level scale. Data was filtered at the state level initially to collect information related to West Virginia.NYU Flood Zone: https://floodzonedata.us/This data was collected in 2020 at the county-level scale. Data was collected to understand flash flood vulnerability in each county. This data is sorted from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The lighter color counties exhibit a higher percent of people living in a 100-year flood plain zone. The darker color counties exhibit a lower percent of people living in a 100-year flood plain zone. There are two different flood plain events that were most significant towards impacting a community. Those flash floods included 100 year flood plain zone and a100 + 500 year flood plain zone.American Community Survey: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acsData was collected in 2020 at the county level scale for West Virginia. Once data was joined to the state, it was filtered to highlight where income was the lowest verse to the highest.Natural Resource Defense Council: https://www.nrdc.org/resources/watered-down-justiceTo analyze communities safe drinking water act violations and the different factors that make one more vulnerable, we received data directly from Kristi Fedinick in her Watered Downed Justice Report. Overall Vulnerability is calculated by the longest average time out of compliance per system and the highest racial, ethnic, and language vulnerability. Data was collected in 2018 at the county level scale for West Virginia. Pop-Ups are coded to include information such as population, person below poverty level estimate, housing units, civilian over the age of 16 unemployed, person (age 25+) with no high school diploma, minority, housing in structure with 10 or more units, mobile homes, and households with no vehicles.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Clay County, West Virginia. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Monroe County, WV (S1701ACS054063) from 2012 to 2023 about Monroe County, WV; WV; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

WV Waterlink aims to democratize water resources management, governance, and equity in the mountain state by including citizen and community participation in the decision-making process around water security and climate change adaptation. In order to do this, communities need to be knowledgeable about the state (e.g., health, availability) and vulnerability of this critical resource and for whom water resources are currently being managed. Waterlink explores the connection between social, political, and economic conditions that impact water security. Datasets are collected fromThe key datasets that were essential for this analysis included American Community Survey, Flash Flood Events, National Resource Defense Council Safe Drinking Water Act violations, toxic release inventory, and Social Vulnerability data. By having these datasets, we were able to perform an analysis of the differences in counties in West Virginia and study how the Safe Drinking Water Act varies throughout the state.CDC/ ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.htmlThis data was collected in 2020 at the county-level scale. Data was filtered at the state level initially to collect information related to West Virginia.NYU Flood Zone: https://floodzonedata.us/This data was collected in 2020 at the county-level scale. Data was collected to understand flash flood vulnerability in each county. This data is sorted from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The lighter color counties exhibit a higher percent of people living in a 100-year flood plain zone. The darker color counties exhibit a lower percent of people living in a 100-year flood plain zone. There are two different flood plain events that were most significant towards impacting a community. Those flash floods included 100 year flood plain zone and a100 + 500 year flood plain zone.American Community Survey: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acsData was collected in 2020 at the county level scale for West Virginia. Once data was joined to the state, it was filtered to highlight where income was the lowest verse to the highest.Natural Resource Defense Council: https://www.nrdc.org/resources/watered-down-justiceTo analyze communities safe drinking water act violations and the different factors that make one more vulnerable, we received data directly from Kristi Fedinick in her Watered Downed Justice Report. Overall Vulnerability is calculated by the longest average time out of compliance per system and the highest racial, ethnic, and language vulnerability. Data was collected in 2018 at the county level scale for West Virginia. Pop-Ups are coded to include information such as population, person below poverty level estimate, housing units, civilian over the age of 16 unemployed, person (age 25+) with no high school diploma, minority, housing in structure with 10 or more units, mobile homes, and households with no vehicles.

WV Waterlink aims to democratize water resources management, governance, and equity in the mountain state by including citizen and community participation in the decision-making process around water security and climate change adaptation. In order to do this, communities need to be knowledgeable about the state (e.g., health, availability) and vulnerability of this critical resource and for whom water resources are currently being managed. Waterlink explores the connection between social, political, and economic conditions that impact water security. Datasets are collected fromThe key datasets that were essential for this analysis included American Community Survey, Flash Flood Events, National Resource Defense Council Safe Drinking Water Act violations, toxic release inventory, and Social Vulnerability data. By having these datasets, we were able to perform an analysis of the differences in counties in West Virginia and study how the Safe Drinking Water Act varies throughout the state.CDC/ ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.htmlThis data was collected in 2020 at the county-level scale. Data was filtered at the state level initially to collect information related to West Virginia.NYU Flood Zone: https://floodzonedata.us/This data was collected in 2020 at the county-level scale. Data was collected to understand flash flood vulnerability in each county. This data is sorted from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The lighter color counties exhibit a higher percent of people living in a 100-year flood plain zone. The darker color counties exhibit a lower percent of people living in a 100-year flood plain zone. There are two different flood plain events that were most significant towards impacting a community. Those flash floods included 100 year flood plain zone and a100 + 500 year flood plain zone.American Community Survey: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acsData was collected in 2020 at the county level scale for West Virginia. Once data was joined to the state, it was filtered to highlight where income was the lowest verse to the highest.Natural Resource Defense Council: https://www.nrdc.org/resources/watered-down-justiceTo analyze communities safe drinking water act violations and the different factors that make one more vulnerable, we received data directly from Kristi Fedinick in her Watered Downed Justice Report. Overall Vulnerability is calculated by the longest average time out of compliance per system and the highest racial, ethnic, and language vulnerability. Data was collected in 2018 at the county level scale for West Virginia. Pop-Ups are coded to include information such as population, person below poverty level estimate, housing units, civilian over the age of 16 unemployed, person (age 25+) with no high school diploma, minority, housing in structure with 10 or more units, mobile homes, and households with no vehicles.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Mineral County, WV (S1701ACS054057) from 2012 to 2023 about Mineral County, WV; Cumberland; WV; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

WV Waterlink aims to democratize water resources management, governance, and equity in the mountain state by including citizen and community participation in the decision-making process around water security and climate change adaptation. In order to do this, communities need to be knowledgeable about the state (e.g., health, availability) and vulnerability of this critical resource and for whom water resources are currently being managed. Waterlink explores the connection between social, political, and economic conditions that impact water security. Datasets are collected fromThe key datasets that were essential for this analysis included American Community Survey, Flash Flood Events, National Resource Defense Council Safe Drinking Water Act violations, toxic release inventory, and Social Vulnerability data. By having these datasets, we were able to perform an analysis of the differences in counties in West Virginia and study how the Safe Drinking Water Act varies throughout the state.CDC/ ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.htmlThis data was collected in 2020 at the county-level scale. Data was filtered at the state level initially to collect information related to West Virginia.NYU Flood Zone: https://floodzonedata.us/This data was collected in 2020 at the county-level scale. Data was collected to understand flash flood vulnerability in each county. This data is sorted from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The lighter color counties exhibit a higher percent of people living in a 100-year flood plain zone. The darker color counties exhibit a lower percent of people living in a 100-year flood plain zone. There are two different flood plain events that were most significant towards impacting a community. Those flash floods included 100 year flood plain zone and a100 + 500 year flood plain zone.American Community Survey: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acsData was collected in 2020 at the county level scale for West Virginia. Once data was joined to the state, it was filtered to highlight where income was the lowest verse to the highest.Natural Resource Defense Council: https://www.nrdc.org/resources/watered-down-justiceTo analyze communities safe drinking water act violations and the different factors that make one more vulnerable, we received data directly from Kristi Fedinick in her Watered Downed Justice Report. Overall Vulnerability is calculated by the longest average time out of compliance per system and the highest racial, ethnic, and language vulnerability. Data was collected in 2018 at the county level scale for West Virginia. Pop-Ups are coded to include information such as population, person below poverty level estimate, housing units, civilian over the age of 16 unemployed, person (age 25+) with no high school diploma, minority, housing in structure with 10 or more units, mobile homes, and households with no vehicles.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Braxton County, WV (S1701ACS054007) from 2012 to 2023 about Braxton County, WV; WV; poverty; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.