Counties in West Virginia by gini index

Pleasants County had the highest gini index of 55 counties in 2023, at 56.1 index. Morgan County had the lowest, at 38.1 index. The median was 45.8 index and the figure for West Virginia was 47 index. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.1Pleasants County
Lowest38.1Morgan County
Median45.855 counties
West Virginia47History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 56.1 index56.1Logan CountyLogan County: 51.2 index51.2Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 51.1 index51.1Ohio CountyOhio County: 50.6 index50.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 50.6 index50.6Mingo CountyMingo County: 50.5 index50.5Cabell CountyCabell County: 50.1 index50.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 49.7 index49.7Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 49.6 index49.6Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 48.9 index48.9Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 48.9 index48.9Mason CountyMason County: 48.4 index48.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 48.3 index48.3Webster CountyWebster County: 48.1 index48.1Upshur CountyUpshur County: 48.1 index48.1Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 48 index48Wayne CountyWayne County: 47.9 index47.9Roane CountyRoane County: 47.6 index47.6Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 47.5 index47.5McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 47.3 index47.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 47.1 index47.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 47.1 index47.1Mineral CountyMineral County: 46.9 index46.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 46.2 index46.2Clay CountyClay County: 46 index46Wood CountyWood County: 45.9 index45.9Tucker CountyTucker County: 45.9 index45.9Tyler CountyTyler County: 45.8 index45.8Harrison CountyHarrison County: 45.4 index45.4Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 45.1 index45.1Hancock CountyHancock County: 44.8 index44.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 44.6 index44.6Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 44.5 index44.5Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 44.4 index44.4Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 44 index44Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 43.7 index43.7Summers CountySummers County: 43.5 index43.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 43.5 index43.5Taylor CountyTaylor County: 43.5 index43.5Brooke CountyBrooke County: 42.8 index42.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 42.6 index42.6Barbour CountyBarbour County: 42.6 index42.6Grant CountyGrant County: 42.3 index42.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 42.3 index42.3Braxton CountyBraxton County: 42.2 index42.2Hardy CountyHardy County: 42.2 index42.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 41.9 index41.9Boone CountyBoone County: 41.4 index41.4Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 41.3 index41.3Wirt CountyWirt County: 41.2 index41.2Preston CountyPreston County: 41.1 index41.1Marion CountyMarion County: 40.9 index40.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 40.6 index40.6Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 38.6 index38.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 38.1 index38.1
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
index
Change on 2022
1Pleasants County56.1+0.2
2Logan County51.2+1
3Monongalia County51.10
4Ohio County50.6-0
5Calhoun County50.6+2.6
6Mingo County50.5+1
7Cabell County50.1-0.4
8Jackson County49.7-0.5
9Greenbrier County49.6+0.7
10Doddridge County48.9+1.2
11Raleigh County48.9-0.3
12Mason County48.4-1.1
13Lewis County48.3-1.4
14Webster County48.1+2.1
15Upshur County48.1+1.3
16Kanawha County48-1
17Wayne County47.9-1.3
18Roane County47.6-0.6
19Nicholas County47.5+1
20McDowell County47.3-0.4
21Marshall County47.1-1.5
22Lincoln County47.1-1.3
23Mineral County46.9+2.4
24Mercer County46.2+0.5
25Clay County46-1.5
26Wood County45.9+0.3
27Tucker County45.9+2
28Tyler County45.8+1.9
29Harrison County45.4-0.3
30Wyoming County45.1-0.8
31Hancock County44.8+0.1
32Randolph County44.6+0.3
33Ritchie County44.5-3.4
34Pocahontas County44.4-0.1
35Wetzel County44-0.5
36Hampshire County43.7+0.2
37Summers County43.5+1.6
38Fayette County43.5-0.2
39Taylor County43.5-0.3
40Brooke County42.8+1.9
41Jefferson County42.6+0.5
42Barbour County42.6-2.3
43Grant County42.3-0.3
44Putnam County42.3-0.1
45Braxton County42.2+1
46Hardy County42.2-4.4
47Monroe County41.9+1.8
48Boone County41.4+0.1
49Gilmer County41.3+0.4
50Wirt County41.2-0.4
51Preston County41.1-0.6
52Marion County40.9-0.9
53Berkeley County40.6+0.2
54Pendleton County38.6-1.5
55Morgan County38.1-2.2

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest gini index?

Pleasants County, with 56.1 index in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest gini index?

Morgan County, with 38.1 index in 2023.

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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