Counties in West Virginia by gini index

Pleasants County had the highest gini index of 55 counties in 2022, at 55.9 index. Monroe County had the lowest, at 40.1 index. The median was 45.6 index and the figure for West Virginia was 47.2 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.9Pleasants County
Lowest40.1Monroe County
Median45.655 counties
West Virginia47.2History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 55.9 index55.9Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 51.1 index51.1Ohio CountyOhio County: 50.7 index50.7Cabell CountyCabell County: 50.5 index50.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 50.2 index50.2Logan CountyLogan County: 50.2 index50.2Lewis CountyLewis County: 49.7 index49.7Mingo CountyMingo County: 49.5 index49.5Mason CountyMason County: 49.5 index49.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 49.2 index49.2Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 49.1 index49.1Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 49 index49Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 48.9 index48.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 48.6 index48.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 48.4 index48.4Roane CountyRoane County: 48.2 index48.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 48 index48Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 47.9 index47.9McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 47.7 index47.7Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 47.7 index47.7Clay CountyClay County: 47.5 index47.5Upshur CountyUpshur County: 46.8 index46.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 46.6 index46.6Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 46.5 index46.5Webster CountyWebster County: 46 index46Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 45.8 index45.8Harrison CountyHarrison County: 45.6 index45.6Wood CountyWood County: 45.6 index45.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 45.6 index45.6Barbour CountyBarbour County: 44.9 index44.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 44.7 index44.7Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 44.5 index44.5Mineral CountyMineral County: 44.5 index44.5Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 44.5 index44.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 44.3 index44.3Tyler CountyTyler County: 44 index44Tucker CountyTucker County: 43.9 index43.9Taylor CountyTaylor County: 43.7 index43.7Fayette CountyFayette County: 43.7 index43.7Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 43.5 index43.5Grant CountyGrant County: 42.6 index42.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 42.4 index42.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 42.1 index42.1Summers CountySummers County: 41.9 index41.9Marion CountyMarion County: 41.9 index41.9Wirt CountyWirt County: 41.6 index41.6Preston CountyPreston County: 41.6 index41.6Boone CountyBoone County: 41.3 index41.3Braxton CountyBraxton County: 41.2 index41.2Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 40.9 index40.9Brooke CountyBrooke County: 40.9 index40.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 40.4 index40.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 40.3 index40.3Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 40.1 index40.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 40.1 index40.1
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
index
Change on 2021
1Pleasants County55.9+0.4
2Monongalia County51.1-0.2
3Ohio County50.7+1.6
4Cabell County50.5-1.3
5Jackson County50.2+3.5
5Logan County50.2+1.1
7Lewis County49.7+1.2
8Mingo County49.5-0.3
9Mason County49.5+0.5
10Wayne County49.2+0.6
11Raleigh County49.1-0.4
12Kanawha County49+0.1
13Greenbrier County48.9-0.1
14Marshall County48.6-0.2
15Lincoln County48.4-0.2
16Roane County48.2-1.1
17Calhoun County48-0.5
18Ritchie County47.9+2.1
19McDowell County47.7+2.2
20Doddridge County47.7+1.8
21Clay County47.5-0.5
22Upshur County46.8-1.5
23Hardy County46.6+0.7
24Nicholas County46.5+3.6
25Webster County46-0.1
26Wyoming County45.80
27Harrison County45.6+1.4
27Wood County45.6-0.3
29Mercer County45.6+0.2
30Barbour County44.9-1.2
31Hancock County44.7-0.3
32Pocahontas County44.5+1.2
33Mineral County44.5+0.3
34Wetzel County44.5+2.2
35Randolph County44.3-0.5
36Tyler County44-1
37Tucker County43.9+2.2
38Taylor County43.7+1.3
39Fayette County43.7+0.7
40Hampshire County43.5+2.3
41Grant County42.6+0.4
42Putnam County42.4-0.3
43Jefferson County42.1+0.4
44Summers County41.9-0.6
45Marion County41.9-0.7
46Wirt County41.6-0.3
47Preston County41.6-0.5
48Boone County41.3-0
49Braxton County41.2-1.8
50Gilmer County40.9-0.2
51Brooke County40.9+0.7
52Berkeley County40.4+0.5
53Morgan County40.3+0.3
54Pendleton County40.1-0.1
55Monroe County40.1+0.5

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Pleasants County, with 55.9 index in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Monroe County, with 40.1 index in 2022.

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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