PantryPath Research · SNAP Benefits Report
SNAP Benefits in
West Virginia
West Virginia had an overall SNAP participation rate of 17.2% across 55 counties, with a coverage gap of 48.5% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.
17.2%
SNAP participation
48.5%
Poverty coverage gap
124K
SNAP households
$57,917
Median income
West Virginia by county
← Back to national overviewToggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within West Virginia. Hover a county for its exact rate.
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West Virginia at a glance
SNAP households
124K
Est. from ACS receipt rate
Participation rate
17.2%
All households
Poverty coverage
51.5%
Below-poverty HH on SNAP
Senior SNAP use
38.1%
HH with a 60+ member
Disability SNAP use
54.0%
HH with a disability
Working-poor share
48.5%
SNAP HH above poverty
County-level hotspots
Five-county rankings across 55 counties in West Virginia.
Widest coverage gap
% of poor HH not enrolled
- 1 Doddridge 77.8%
- 2 Monongalia 74.4%
- 3 Morgan 64.6%
- 4 Ritchie 62.1%
- 5 Jefferson 61.9%
Strongest coverage
% of poor HH enrolled
- 1 Summers 79.9%
- 2 Webster 75.1%
- 3 Wirt 69.4%
- 4 Clay 67.4%
- 5 Boone 66.3%
Highest SNAP use
% of all HH on SNAP
- 1 McDowell 36.2%
- 2 Mingo 35.9%
- 3 Webster 32.1%
- 4 Clay 29.2%
- 5 Logan 28.0%
Every county in West Virginia
All 55 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.
| County | SNAP rate | Coverage | Gap | Senior | Disability | Working-poor | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | 16.7% | 44.4% | 55.6% | 33.5% | 39.9% | 42.8% | $48,347 |
| Berkeley | 11.4% | 44.8% | 55.2% | 30.0% | 42.3% | 56.3% | $77,329 |
| Boone | 22.2% | 66.3% | 33.7% | 45.5% | 56.5% | 47.7% | $56,152 |
| Braxton | 21.5% | 52.0% | 48.0% | 43.5% | 38.8% | 50.3% | $44,449 |
| Brooke | 15.9% | 65.4% | 34.6% | 47.4% | 47.2% | 50.6% | $52,116 |
| Cabell | 16.9% | 47.3% | 52.7% | 33.0% | 57.9% | 40.4% | $52,828 |
| Calhoun | 21.6% | 50.7% | 49.3% | 39.7% | 59.2% | 34.2% | $41,421 |
| Clay | 29.2% | 67.4% | 32.6% | 39.8% | 52.5% | 48.3% | $42,790 |
| Doddridge | 9.1% | 22.1% | 77.8% | 56.6% | 73.5% | 67.1% | $61,164 |
| Fayette | 22.1% | 60.6% | 39.4% | 37.9% | 54.8% | 44.8% | $52,672 |
| Gilmer | 21.9% | 61.7% | 38.3% | 45.0% | 36.6% | 55.6% | $50,991 |
| Grant | 15.5% | 61.9% | 38.1% | 41.8% | 51.6% | 41.5% | $61,530 |
| Greenbrier | 17.7% | 49.4% | 50.6% | 34.1% | 55.1% | 46.7% | $48,662 |
| Hampshire | 13.6% | 42.8% | 57.2% | 57.5% | 76.4% | 49.5% | $60,299 |
| Hancock | 17.2% | 55.1% | 44.9% | 39.4% | 49.1% | 49.8% | $61,017 |
| Hardy | 18.5% | 55.3% | 44.7% | 38.0% | 47.7% | 49.3% | $49,302 |
| Harrison | 14.7% | 52.1% | 47.9% | 35.2% | 52.8% | 51.4% | $58,326 |
| Jackson | 18.3% | 59.5% | 40.5% | 31.3% | 62.0% | 43.8% | $55,671 |
| Jefferson | 11.1% | 38.1% | 61.9% | 40.2% | 48.7% | 69.3% | $95,523 |
| Kanawha | 15.6% | 54.8% | 45.3% | 35.0% | 56.5% | 41.9% | $58,887 |
| Lewis | 22.3% | 59.0% | 41.0% | 35.7% | 51.9% | 44.4% | $52,279 |
| Lincoln | 24.2% | 55.0% | 45.0% | 43.8% | 62.7% | 48.5% | $48,593 |
| Logan | 28.0% | 65.4% | 34.6% | 42.3% | 67.2% | 51.1% | $47,237 |
| Marion | 15.2% | 51.2% | 48.8% | 37.1% | 59.1% | 56.9% | $67,537 |
| Marshall | 20.0% | 57.8% | 42.2% | 37.2% | 51.2% | 54.4% | $60,329 |
| Mason | 17.8% | 51.3% | 48.7% | 41.6% | 44.9% | 53.2% | $53,454 |
| McDowell | 36.2% | 64.7% | 35.3% | 44.0% | 54.0% | 42.4% | $29,980 |
| Mercer | 22.1% | 49.9% | 50.1% | 34.3% | 51.9% | 56.4% | $47,799 |
| Mineral | 16.6% | 58.5% | 41.5% | 43.5% | 42.5% | 43.3% | $68,049 |
| Mingo | 35.9% | 60.0% | 40.0% | 42.0% | 69.6% | 45.1% | $39,527 |
| Monongalia | 9.2% | 25.6% | 74.4% | 29.4% | 46.3% | 46.7% | $62,704 |
| Monroe | 16.0% | 64.7% | 35.3% | 45.5% | 43.9% | 41.7% | $54,508 |
| Morgan | 12.2% | 35.4% | 64.6% | 38.2% | 42.0% | 66.1% | $63,805 |
| Nicholas | 21.7% | 56.2% | 43.8% | 54.3% | 59.2% | 54.5% | $49,280 |
| Ohio | 17.7% | 51.7% | 48.3% | 36.2% | 48.3% | 47.7% | $57,867 |
| Pendleton | 15.3% | 50.4% | 49.5% | 35.2% | 54.5% | 52.3% | $61,738 |
| Pleasants | 14.4% | 44.2% | 55.8% | 28.3% | 55.0% | 60.8% | $61,038 |
| Pocahontas | 21.8% | 47.5% | 52.5% | 45.3% | 54.1% | 55.4% | $41,200 |
| Preston | 18.0% | 62.2% | 37.8% | 50.2% | 47.9% | 47.4% | $61,373 |
| Putnam | 12.1% | 62.4% | 37.6% | 27.6% | 42.4% | 45.8% | $77,871 |
| Raleigh | 19.1% | 48.6% | 51.4% | 38.5% | 56.8% | 44.7% | $52,055 |
| Randolph | 15.1% | 44.0% | 56.0% | 47.4% | 48.7% | 45.9% | $55,057 |
| Ritchie | 16.5% | 37.9% | 62.1% | 49.1% | 51.3% | 50.9% | $50,256 |
| Roane | 22.2% | 64.6% | 35.4% | 45.2% | 53.6% | 40.8% | $45,194 |
| Summers | 27.8% | 79.9% | 20.1% | 47.5% | 68.7% | 45.6% | $42,544 |
| Taylor | 19.3% | 63.6% | 36.4% | 27.4% | 63.4% | 50.9% | $56,807 |
| Tucker | 12.3% | 43.9% | 56.1% | 51.1% | 51.4% | 48.0% | $53,475 |
| Tyler | 17.5% | 47.2% | 52.8% | 51.6% | 60.7% | 50.0% | $58,293 |
| Upshur | 18.1% | 47.1% | 52.9% | 36.6% | 42.9% | 43.9% | $51,859 |
| Wayne | 20.7% | 53.9% | 46.1% | 40.9% | 61.3% | 57.6% | $55,539 |
| Webster | 32.1% | 75.1% | 24.9% | 48.0% | 55.1% | 40.3% | $42,061 |
| Wetzel | 18.1% | 43.8% | 56.2% | 30.9% | 59.8% | 59.7% | $53,341 |
| Wirt | 20.9% | 69.4% | 30.6% | 49.1% | 40.3% | 42.1% | $54,688 |
| Wood | 17.5% | 60.5% | 39.5% | 33.3% | 50.8% | 48.0% | $56,193 |
| Wyoming | 20.7% | 48.2% | 51.8% | 50.3% | 82.5% | 45.9% | $48,038 |
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