Tackling ‘persistent poverty’ in West Virginia
Jan 16, 2024 · Just like across the nation, West Virginians of color are more likely to be classified as poor: more than 30% of Black West Virginians and 22% of Latino West Virginians are living in poverty, according to data from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy.
Poverty in West Virginia Fell in 2023, But Remains Stubbornly …
Sep 12, 2024 · West Virginia’s poverty rate was 5.6 percentage points higher than the national rate of 11.1 percent and the fourth highest poverty rate among the 50 states and D.C. After spiking to 25.0 percent in 2022, child poverty in West Virginia fell to 20.1 percent in 2023.
West Virginia still struggles with deep poverty, but hope takes root
Feb 27, 2020 · Our corner of Appalachia is rooted in poverty — think black and white images of Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty." Today, West Virginia remains one of the poorest states in the country, where...
Between 2018-2020, 666,000 million West Virginians were poor or low-income, accounting for 37.9% of the state’s population. In 2021, 324,000 children received the expanded Child Tax Credit and 110,000 low-wage workers received the expanded Earned Income Tax Credit.
e-WV - Poverty
West Virginia's poverty rate has fallen in recent decades, from 22.2 percent in 1970 to 17.9 percent in 2022, the third worst rate in the nation. The gap between national and state rates has fluctuated over the period, from 8.5 percent in 1970 to 2.3 percent in …
A Deeper Look at West Virginia’s 2022 Poverty Data
Oct 4, 2023 · Among the full population of adults and children, West Virginia’s official poverty rate was 17.9 percent, the third highest rate of the 50 states, with 308,825 West Virginians living in poverty. Black (30.7 percent) and Latino (22.4 percent) West Virginians were more likely to experience poverty.
Report: 11 West Virginia counties are in ‘persistent poverty’
May 9, 2023 · According to the detailed report, 14.4% of West Virginians live in persistent poverty census tracts, and approximately 16.8% of West Virginians are considered impoverished. To be considered in poverty in 2022, the income for a family of five with three children had to …
New census data shows a quarter of WV kids were ... - West Virginia …
Sep 18, 2023 · One in four children in West Virginia were living in poverty in 2022, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week. West Virginia was the only state in the nation to see its rate of child poverty increase from 2021, according to the data.
Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for West Virginia
Dec 20, 2024 · Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for West Virginia (PPAAWV54000A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about WV, percent, child, poverty, and USA.
West Virginia Poverty Rate by County - IndexMundi
Map, bar chart, and table showing Persons in poverty, percent by county. The source of the data is the US Census Bureau.
- Some results have been removed