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Per capita personal income in McDowell County

Per capita personal income in McDowell County was $38,563 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.6% from 2023. That is the 54th highest of 55 counties in 2024.

2024, USD38,563
Change on 2023+4.6%
Rank54th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high38,5632024
Series low2,2311969

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Per capita personal income in McDowell County, 1969 to 2024

010K20K30K40K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 2,231 USD1970: 2,648 USD1971: 2,839 USD1972: 3,299 USD1973: 3,626 USD1974: 3,914 USD1975: 4,711 USD1976: 5,085 USD1977: 5,555 USD1978: 5,667 USD1979: 6,415 USD1980: 7,002 USD1981: 7,464 USD1982: 7,920 USD1983: 7,795 USD1984: 8,451 USD1985: 8,731 USD1986: 8,841 USD1987: 8,136 USD1988: 8,622 USD1989: 9,385 USD1990: 10,468 USD1991: 10,834 USD1992: 11,755 USD1993: 12,012 USD1994: 12,203 USD1995: 12,549 USD1996: 13,342 USD1997: 13,819 USD1998: 14,209 USD1999: 14,465 USD2000: 15,035 USD2001: 16,671 USD2002: 17,098 USD2003: 17,379 USD2004: 17,587 USD2005: 18,207 USD2006: 19,494 USD2007: 20,471 USD2008: 22,665 USD2009: 23,680 USD2010: 25,041 USD2011: 27,502 USD2012: 28,316 USD2013: 27,669 USD2014: 26,989 USD2015: 26,662 USD2016: 25,961 USD2017: 27,425 USD2018: 27,794 USD2019: 29,184 USD2020: 30,938 USD2021: 34,060 USD2022: 34,672 USD2023: 36,880 USD2024: 38,563 USD010K20K30K40K19691988200720241969: 2,231 USD1970: 2,648 USD1971: 2,839 USD1972: 3,299 USD1973: 3,626 USD1974: 3,914 USD1975: 4,711 USD1976: 5,085 USD1977: 5,555 USD1978: 5,667 USD1979: 6,415 USD1980: 7,002 USD1981: 7,464 USD1982: 7,920 USD1983: 7,795 USD1984: 8,451 USD1985: 8,731 USD1986: 8,841 USD1987: 8,136 USD1988: 8,622 USD1989: 9,385 USD1990: 10,468 USD1991: 10,834 USD1992: 11,755 USD1993: 12,012 USD1994: 12,203 USD1995: 12,549 USD1996: 13,342 USD1997: 13,819 USD1998: 14,209 USD1999: 14,465 USD2000: 15,035 USD2001: 16,671 USD2002: 17,098 USD2003: 17,379 USD2004: 17,587 USD2005: 18,207 USD2006: 19,494 USD2007: 20,471 USD2008: 22,665 USD2009: 23,680 USD2010: 25,041 USD2011: 27,502 USD2012: 28,316 USD2013: 27,669 USD2014: 26,989 USD2015: 26,662 USD2016: 25,961 USD2017: 27,425 USD2018: 27,794 USD2019: 29,184 USD2020: 30,938 USD2021: 34,060 USD2022: 34,672 USD2023: 36,880 USD2024: 38,563 USD
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-02-05.
All 56 values
PeriodUSD
202438,563
202336,880
202234,672
202134,060
202030,938
201929,184
201827,794
201727,425
201625,961
201526,662
201426,989
201327,669
201228,316
201127,502
201025,041
200923,680
200822,665
200720,471
200619,494
200518,207
200417,587
200317,379
200217,098
200116,671
200015,035
199914,465
199814,209
199713,819
199613,342
199512,549
199412,203
199312,012
199211,755
199110,834
199010,468
19899,385
19888,622
19878,136
19868,841
19858,731
19848,451
19837,795
19827,920
19817,464
19807,002
19796,415
19785,667
19775,555
19765,085
19754,711
19743,914
19733,626
19723,299
19712,839
19702,648
19692,231

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2024
McDowell County38,563
West Virginia54,970
United States73,634

McDowell County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 44,716 USDBerkeley County: 57,203 USDBoone County: 46,550 USDBraxton County: 44,745 USDBrooke County: 55,439 USDCabell County: 56,843 USDCalhoun County: 46,017 USDClay County: 44,287 USDDoddridge County: 41,982 USDFayette County: 50,745 USDGilmer County: 41,468 USDGrant County: 49,816 USDGreenbrier County: 51,940 USDHampshire County: 48,814 USDHancock County: 56,263 USDHardy County: 47,234 USDHarrison County: 65,896 USDJackson County: 50,906 USDJefferson County: 70,542 USDKanawha County: 63,654 USDLewis County: 48,756 USDLincoln County: 40,995 USDLogan County: 49,013 USDMcDowell County: 38,563 USDMarion County: 53,855 USDMarshall County: 53,299 USDMason County: 47,843 USDMercer County: 50,206 USDMineral County: 53,207 USDMingo County: 43,445 USDMonongalia County: 60,600 USDMonroe County: 44,579 USDMorgan County: 49,283 USDNicholas County: 45,763 USDOhio County: 70,326 USDPendleton County: 57,145 USDPleasants County: 55,197 USDPocahontas County: 55,868 USDPreston County: 46,260 USDPutnam County: 61,402 USDRaleigh County: 55,961 USDRandolph County: 50,300 USDRitchie County: 57,879 USDRoane County: 43,640 USDSummers County: 46,401 USDTaylor County: 54,335 USDTucker County: 62,559 USDTyler County: 63,194 USDUpshur County: 48,437 USDWayne County: 47,014 USDWebster County: 35,039 USDWetzel County: 49,748 USDWirt County: 46,669 USDWood County: 60,570 USDWyoming County: 40,314 USD
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  • 45K to 47K
  • 47K to 50K
  • 50K to 54K
  • 54K to 58K
  • 58K and over
Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. McDowell County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

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  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Per capita personal income, McDowell County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, McDowell County, 1969 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/mcdowell-county-west-virginia. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Per capita personal income, McDowell County, 1969 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/mcdowell-county-west-virginia.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, McDowell County, 1969 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/mcdowell-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in McDowell County?

Per capita personal income in McDowell County was $38,563 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.6% from 2023. That is the 54th highest of 55 counties in 2024.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest per capita personal income in McDowell County?

$38,563 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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