Counties in West Virginia by gini index, 2024

Calhoun County had the highest gini index of 55 counties in 2024, at 56.9 index. Morgan County had the lowest, at 37.7 index. The median was 45.8 index and the figure for West Virginia was 47.1 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.9Calhoun County
Lowest37.7Morgan County
Median45.855 counties
West Virginia47.1History

All counties, 2024

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Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 56.9 index56.9Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 55.1 index55.1Mingo CountyMingo County: 53.7 index53.7Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 51.5 index51.5Logan CountyLogan County: 50.9 index50.9Cabell CountyCabell County: 50.7 index50.7Ohio CountyOhio County: 50.2 index50.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 49.4 index49.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 49.1 index49.1Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 49 index49Webster CountyWebster County: 49 index49Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 48.9 index48.9Tyler CountyTyler County: 48.5 index48.5Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 48.3 index48.3Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 47.8 index47.8Clay CountyClay County: 47.7 index47.7Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 47.7 index47.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 47.6 index47.6Mason CountyMason County: 47.1 index47.1Mineral CountyMineral County: 47 index47Hancock CountyHancock County: 46.6 index46.6Tucker CountyTucker County: 46.5 index46.5Harrison CountyHarrison County: 46.4 index46.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 46.2 index46.2McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 46.2 index46.2Wood CountyWood County: 46.1 index46.1Roane CountyRoane County: 46.1 index46.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 45.8 index45.8Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 45.6 index45.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 45.6 index45.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 45.1 index45.1Upshur CountyUpshur County: 44.7 index44.7Barbour CountyBarbour County: 44.4 index44.4Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 44.3 index44.3Fayette CountyFayette County: 44.2 index44.2Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 44.2 index44.2Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 44.2 index44.2Summers CountySummers County: 43.9 index43.9Brooke CountyBrooke County: 43.7 index43.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: 43.7 index43.7Grant CountyGrant County: 43.5 index43.5Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 43.4 index43.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 43.2 index43.2Braxton CountyBraxton County: 43.1 index43.1Hardy CountyHardy County: 43 index43Boone CountyBoone County: 42.5 index42.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 42.3 index42.3Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 42.1 index42.1Marion CountyMarion County: 41.4 index41.4Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 40.8 index40.8Preston CountyPreston County: 40.8 index40.8Wirt CountyWirt County: 40.7 index40.7Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 40.1 index40.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 39.8 index39.8Morgan CountyMorgan County: 37.7 index37.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
index
Change on 2023
1Calhoun County56.9+6.3
2Pleasants County55.1-1
3Mingo County53.7+3.2
4Monongalia County51.5+0.4
5Logan County50.9-0.2
6Cabell County50.7+0.6
7Ohio County50.2-0.4
8Jackson County49.4-0.3
9Lewis County49.1+0.8
10Raleigh County49+0.1
10Webster County49+0.9
12Greenbrier County48.9-0.7
13Tyler County48.5+2.7
14Nicholas County48.3+0.8
15Kanawha County47.8-0.2
16Clay County47.7+1.8
17Doddridge County47.7-1.2
18Lincoln County47.6+0.5
19Mason County47.1-1.3
20Mineral County47+0.2
21Hancock County46.6+1.8
22Tucker County46.5+0.6
23Harrison County46.4+1
24Wayne County46.2-1.7
25McDowell County46.2-1.1
26Wood County46.1+0.1
27Roane County46.1-1.5
28Marshall County45.8-1.3
29Hampshire County45.6+1.9
30Randolph County45.6+1
31Mercer County45.1-1
32Upshur County44.7-3.4
33Barbour County44.4+1.9
34Pocahontas County44.3-0.1
35Fayette County44.2+0.7
36Ritchie County44.2-0.3
36Wetzel County44.2+0.2
38Summers County43.9+0.4
39Brooke County43.7+0.9
40Taylor County43.7+0.2
41Grant County43.5+1.2
42Gilmer County43.4+2.1
43Putnam County43.2+0.9
44Braxton County43.1+0.9
45Hardy County43+0.9
46Boone County42.5+1
47Jefferson County42.3-0.3
48Wyoming County42.1-3
49Marion County41.4+0.5
50Berkeley County40.8+0.2
51Preston County40.8-0.2
52Wirt County40.7-0.5
53Pendleton County40.1+1.4
54Monroe County39.8-2.1
55Morgan County37.7-0.4

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About this ranking

Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.

Eurostat, equivalised disposable income after social transfers (EU-SILC), for the EU and its countries. For other countries use gini_index_world_bank, which is measured on a different basis. For the United States, ACS five-year estimate B19083 measures inequality in household money income before taxes. Census publishes a coefficient from 0 to 1; Invokely multiplies it by 100. The displayed year is the final year of the five-year period. Negative household incomes are treated as zero. This differs from the EU-SILC measure based on equivalised disposable income and should not be treated as directly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Calhoun County, with 56.9 index in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Morgan County, with 37.7 index in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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