# Counties in West Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2026

All 55 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.
- Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/west-virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 128,400 |
| 2 | Hampshire County | 107,000 |
| 3 | Putnam County | 106,000 |
| 4 | Monongalia County | 103,000 |
| 4 | Preston County | 103,000 |
| 6 | Berkeley County | 96,400 |
| 7 | Mineral County | 94,900 |
| 8 | Morgan County | 91,300 |
| 9 | Marion County | 89,700 |
| 10 | Tyler County | 89,300 |
| 11 | Harrison County | 85,200 |
| 12 | Jackson County | 84,700 |
| 13 | Grant County | 84,600 |
| 14 | Cabell County | 83,300 |
| 14 | Wayne County | 83,300 |
| 16 | Lewis County | 81,600 |
| 17 | Nicholas County | 81,000 |
| 18 | Clay County | 80,800 |
| 18 | Kanawha County | 80,800 |
| 20 | Brooke County | 80,600 |
| 20 | Hancock County | 80,600 |
| 22 | Boone County | 79,900 |
| 23 | Wetzel County | 79,000 |
| 24 | Marshall County | 78,900 |
| 24 | Ohio County | 78,900 |
| 26 | Tucker County | 78,000 |
| 27 | Pleasants County | 77,800 |
| 28 | Mercer County | 75,900 |
| 28 | Monroe County | 75,900 |
| 30 | Doddridge County | 74,700 |
| 31 | Randolph County | 74,400 |
| 32 | Raleigh County | 74,200 |
| 33 | Wirt County | 74,100 |
| 33 | Wood County | 74,100 |
| 35 | Mason County | 73,300 |
| 36 | Fayette County | 72,500 |
| 36 | Pendleton County | 72,500 |
| 36 | Upshur County | 72,500 |
| 39 | Ritchie County | 72,200 |
| 40 | Taylor County | 71,200 |
| 41 | Greenbrier County | 70,600 |
| 42 | Summers County | 69,500 |
| 43 | Barbour County | 69,400 |
| 44 | Logan County | 65,600 |
| 45 | Gilmer County | 63,700 |
| 46 | Hardy County | 63,600 |
| 47 | Lincoln County | 63,200 |
| 48 | Pocahontas County | 63,000 |
| 49 | Webster County | 60,500 |
| 50 | Wyoming County | 59,600 |
| 51 | Braxton County | 58,100 |
| 52 | Roane County | 56,900 |
| 53 | Mingo County | 52,500 |
| 54 | Calhoun County | 48,500 |
| 55 | McDowell County | 42,100 |