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Per capita personal income in Preston County

Per capita personal income in Preston County was $46,260 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.5% from 2023. That is the 41st highest of 55 counties in 2024.

2024, USD46,260
Change on 2023+4.5%
Rank41st of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high46,2602024
Series low2,2751969

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Per capita personal income in Preston County, 1969 to 2024

010K20K30K40K50K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 2,275 USD1970: 2,562 USD1971: 2,836 USD1972: 3,139 USD1973: 3,304 USD1974: 3,798 USD1975: 4,231 USD1976: 4,337 USD1977: 4,987 USD1978: 5,475 USD1979: 5,795 USD1980: 5,958 USD1981: 6,731 USD1982: 7,412 USD1983: 7,894 USD1984: 8,908 USD1985: 9,351 USD1986: 9,616 USD1987: 10,248 USD1988: 11,704 USD1989: 11,906 USD1990: 12,655 USD1991: 13,242 USD1992: 13,887 USD1993: 14,363 USD1994: 14,643 USD1995: 14,781 USD1996: 15,236 USD1997: 15,613 USD1998: 16,425 USD1999: 17,128 USD2000: 18,515 USD2001: 20,534 USD2002: 21,812 USD2003: 21,015 USD2004: 24,635 USD2005: 26,837 USD2006: 25,802 USD2007: 26,649 USD2008: 26,796 USD2009: 26,876 USD2010: 29,705 USD2011: 31,202 USD2012: 31,595 USD2013: 32,119 USD2014: 32,409 USD2015: 33,807 USD2016: 33,464 USD2017: 34,590 USD2018: 36,182 USD2019: 36,947 USD2020: 39,484 USD2021: 42,321 USD2022: 42,312 USD2023: 44,248 USD2024: 46,260 USD020K40K60K19691988200720241969: 2,275 USD1970: 2,562 USD1971: 2,836 USD1972: 3,139 USD1973: 3,304 USD1974: 3,798 USD1975: 4,231 USD1976: 4,337 USD1977: 4,987 USD1978: 5,475 USD1979: 5,795 USD1980: 5,958 USD1981: 6,731 USD1982: 7,412 USD1983: 7,894 USD1984: 8,908 USD1985: 9,351 USD1986: 9,616 USD1987: 10,248 USD1988: 11,704 USD1989: 11,906 USD1990: 12,655 USD1991: 13,242 USD1992: 13,887 USD1993: 14,363 USD1994: 14,643 USD1995: 14,781 USD1996: 15,236 USD1997: 15,613 USD1998: 16,425 USD1999: 17,128 USD2000: 18,515 USD2001: 20,534 USD2002: 21,812 USD2003: 21,015 USD2004: 24,635 USD2005: 26,837 USD2006: 25,802 USD2007: 26,649 USD2008: 26,796 USD2009: 26,876 USD2010: 29,705 USD2011: 31,202 USD2012: 31,595 USD2013: 32,119 USD2014: 32,409 USD2015: 33,807 USD2016: 33,464 USD2017: 34,590 USD2018: 36,182 USD2019: 36,947 USD2020: 39,484 USD2021: 42,321 USD2022: 42,312 USD2023: 44,248 USD2024: 46,260 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
202446,260
202344,248
202242,312
202142,321
202039,484
201936,947
201836,182
201734,590
201633,464
201533,807
201432,409
201332,119
201231,595
201131,202
201029,705
200926,876
200826,796
200726,649
200625,802
200526,837
200424,635
200321,015
200221,812
200120,534
200018,515
199917,128
199816,425
199715,613
199615,236
199514,781
199414,643
199314,363
199213,887
199113,242
199012,655
198911,906
198811,704
198710,248
19869,616
19859,351
19848,908
19837,894
19827,412
19816,731
19805,958
19795,795
19785,475
19774,987
19764,337
19754,231
19743,798
19733,304
19723,139
19712,836
19702,562
19692,275

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2024
Preston County46,260
West Virginia54,970
United States73,634

Preston 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. Preston 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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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, Preston 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, Preston 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/preston-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, Preston 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/preston-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, Preston 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/preston-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Preston County?

Per capita personal income in Preston County was $46,260 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.5% from 2023. That is the 41st highest of 55 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Preston County?

$46,260 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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