For FINAL FY 2025, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for West Virginia. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of West Virginia is 627,480, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of West Virginia is 313,740.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of West Virginia are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 313,740. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $620 | Calhoun County | 6,280 | 6,280 |
| $621 | Roane County | 14,025 | 20,305 |
| $653 | Pendleton County | 6,155 | 26,460 |
| $692 | Pocahontas County | 7,940 | 34,400 |
| $707 | Pleasants County | 7,620 | 42,020 |
| $710 | Grant County | 11,035 | 53,055 |
| $715 | Barbour County, Tucker County | 22,270 | 75,325 |
| $750 | Monroe County | 12,440 | 87,765 |
| $764 | Braxton County | 12,505 | 100,270 |
| $774 | McDowell County | 18,910 | 119,180 |
| $789 | Webster County | 8,360 | 127,540 |
| $790 | Summers County | 11,985 | 139,525 |
| $791 | Nicholas County | 24,625 | 164,150 |
| $793 | Gilmer County | 7,445 | 171,595 |
| $804 | Logan County | 32,350 | 203,945 |
| $805 | Mingo County | 23,465 | 227,410 |
| $822 | Lewis County | 16,920 | 244,330 |
| $823 | Tyler County | 8,335 | 252,665 |
| $838 | Ritchie County | 8,505 | 261,170 |
| $844 | Mason County | 25,490 | 286,660 |
| $851 | Doddridge County | 7,845 | 294,505 |
| $852 | Mercer County | 59,530 | 354,035 |
| $858 | Wyoming County | 21,235 | 375,270 |
| $880 | Randolph County | 28,005 | 403,275 |
| $883 | Greenbrier County | 32,995 | 436,270 |
| $891 | Hardy County | 14,250 | 450,520 |
| $905 | Taylor County | 16,600 | 467,120 |
| $920 | Wetzel County | 14,430 | 481,550 |
| $947 | Harrison County, Upshur County | 89,735 | 571,285 |
| $1,009 | Marion County | 56,195 | 627,480 |
The West Virginia State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $852. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $933, the West Virginia State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $852.
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