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

Jefferson County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 55 counties in 2022, at $108,800. McDowell County had the lowest, at $35,500. The median was $63,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest108,800Jefferson County
Lowest35,500McDowell County
Median63,40055 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 58,000 USDBerkeley County: 72,000 USDBoone County: 54,500 USDBraxton County: 55,000 USDBrooke County: 71,500 USDCabell County: 65,400 USDCalhoun County: 51,000 USDClay County: 66,400 USDDoddridge County: 68,900 USDFayette County: 57,500 USDGilmer County: 62,400 USDGrant County: 65,800 USDGreenbrier County: 57,000 USDHampshire County: 96,400 USDHancock County: 71,500 USDHardy County: 59,700 USDHarrison County: 80,600 USDJackson County: 70,200 USDJefferson County: 108,800 USDKanawha County: 66,400 USDLewis County: 58,100 USDLincoln County: 54,400 USDLogan County: 53,400 USDMcDowell County: 35,500 USDMarion County: 70,100 USDMarshall County: 75,400 USDMason County: 61,500 USDMercer County: 57,400 USDMineral County: 71,300 USDMingo County: 48,900 USDMonongalia County: 94,200 USDMonroe County: 56,400 USDMorgan County: 71,100 USDNicholas County: 54,300 USDOhio County: 75,400 USDPendleton County: 54,300 USDPleasants County: 79,000 USDPocahontas County: 61,700 USDPreston County: 94,200 USDPutnam County: 82,100 USDRaleigh County: 69,000 USDRandolph County: 62,900 USDRitchie County: 57,500 USDRoane County: 55,200 USDSummers County: 54,500 USDTaylor County: 68,600 USDTucker County: 64,200 USDTyler County: 63,400 USDUpshur County: 61,400 USDWayne County: 65,400 USDWebster County: 51,000 USDWetzel County: 58,300 USDWirt County: 69,500 USDWood County: 69,500 USDWyoming County: 56,300 USD
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USD, 2022. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Jefferson County: 108,800 USDJefferson County108,800Hampshire County: 96,400 USDHampshire County96,400Monongalia County: 94,200 USDMonongalia County94,200Preston County: 94,200 USDPreston County94,200Putnam County: 82,100 USDPutnam County82,100Harrison County: 80,600 USDHarrison County80,600Pleasants County: 79,000 USDPleasants County79,000Marshall County: 75,400 USDMarshall County75,400Ohio County: 75,400 USDOhio County75,400Berkeley County: 72,000 USDBerkeley County72,000Brooke County: 71,500 USDBrooke County71,500Hancock County: 71,500 USDHancock County71,500Mineral County: 71,300 USDMineral County71,300Morgan County: 71,100 USDMorgan County71,100Jackson County: 70,200 USDJackson County70,200Marion County: 70,100 USDMarion County70,100Wirt County: 69,500 USDWirt County69,500Wood County: 69,500 USDWood County69,500Raleigh County: 69,000 USDRaleigh County69,000Doddridge County: 68,900 USDDoddridge County68,900Taylor County: 68,600 USDTaylor County68,600Clay County: 66,400 USDClay County66,400Kanawha County: 66,400 USDKanawha County66,400Grant County: 65,800 USDGrant County65,800Cabell County: 65,400 USDCabell County65,400Wayne County: 65,400 USDWayne County65,400Tucker County: 64,200 USDTucker County64,200Tyler County: 63,400 USDTyler County63,400Randolph County: 62,900 USDRandolph County62,900Gilmer County: 62,400 USDGilmer County62,400Pocahontas County: 61,700 USDPocahontas County61,700Mason County: 61,500 USDMason County61,500Upshur County: 61,400 USDUpshur County61,400Hardy County: 59,700 USDHardy County59,700Wetzel County: 58,300 USDWetzel County58,300Lewis County: 58,100 USDLewis County58,100Barbour County: 58,000 USDBarbour County58,000Fayette County: 57,500 USDFayette County57,500Ritchie County: 57,500 USDRitchie County57,500Mercer County: 57,400 USDMercer County57,400Greenbrier County: 57,000 USDGreenbrier County57,000Monroe County: 56,400 USDMonroe County56,400Wyoming County: 56,300 USDWyoming County56,300Roane County: 55,200 USDRoane County55,200Braxton County: 55,000 USDBraxton County55,000Boone County: 54,500 USDBoone County54,500Summers County: 54,500 USDSummers County54,500Lincoln County: 54,400 USDLincoln County54,400Nicholas County: 54,300 USDNicholas County54,300Pendleton County: 54,300 USDPendleton County54,300Logan County: 53,400 USDLogan County53,400Calhoun County: 51,000 USDCalhoun County51,000Webster County: 51,000 USDWebster County51,000Mingo County: 48,900 USDMingo County48,900McDowell County: 35,500 USDMcDowell County35,500Jefferson County: 108,800 USDJefferson County108,800Hampshire County: 96,400 USDHampshire County96,400Monongalia County: 94,200 USDMonongalia County94,200Preston County: 94,200 USDPreston County94,200Putnam County: 82,100 USDPutnam County82,100Harrison County: 80,600 USDHarrison County80,600Pleasants County: 79,000 USDPleasants County79,000Marshall County: 75,400 USDMarshall County75,400Ohio County: 75,400 USDOhio County75,400Berkeley County: 72,000 USDBerkeley County72,000Brooke County: 71,500 USDBrooke County71,500Hancock County: 71,500 USDHancock County71,500Mineral County: 71,300 USDMineral County71,300Morgan County: 71,100 USDMorgan County71,100Jackson County: 70,200 USDJackson County70,200Marion County: 70,100 USDMarion County70,100Wirt County: 69,500 USDWirt County69,500Wood County: 69,500 USDWood County69,500Raleigh County: 69,000 USDRaleigh County69,000Doddridge County: 68,900 USDDoddridge County68,900Taylor County: 68,600 USDTaylor County68,600Clay County: 66,400 USDClay County66,400Kanawha County: 66,400 USDKanawha County66,400Grant County: 65,800 USDGrant County65,800Cabell County: 65,400 USDCabell County65,400Wayne County: 65,400 USDWayne County65,400Tucker County: 64,200 USDTucker County64,200Tyler County: 63,400 USDTyler County63,400Randolph County: 62,900 USDRandolph County62,900Gilmer County: 62,400 USDGilmer County62,400Pocahontas County: 61,700 USDPocahontas County61,700Mason County: 61,500 USDMason County61,500Upshur County: 61,400 USDUpshur County61,400Hardy County: 59,700 USDHardy County59,700Wetzel County: 58,300 USDWetzel County58,300Lewis County: 58,100 USDLewis County58,100Barbour County: 58,000 USDBarbour County58,000Fayette County: 57,500 USDFayette County57,500Ritchie County: 57,500 USDRitchie County57,500Mercer County: 57,400 USDMercer County57,400Greenbrier County: 57,000 USDGreenbrier County57,000Monroe County: 56,400 USDMonroe County56,400Wyoming County: 56,300 USDWyoming County56,300Roane County: 55,200 USDRoane County55,200Braxton County: 55,000 USDBraxton County55,000Boone County: 54,500 USDBoone County54,500Summers County: 54,500 USDSummers County54,500Lincoln County: 54,400 USDLincoln County54,400Nicholas County: 54,300 USDNicholas County54,300Pendleton County: 54,300 USDPendleton County54,300Logan County: 53,400 USDLogan County53,400Calhoun County: 51,000 USDCalhoun County51,000Webster County: 51,000 USDWebster County51,000Mingo County: 48,900 USDMingo County48,900McDowell County: 35,500 USDMcDowell County35,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Jefferson County108,800+11.6%
2Hampshire County96,400+18.4%
3Monongalia County94,200+23.6%
3Preston County94,200+23.6%
5Putnam County82,100+5.9%
6Harrison County80,600+17.5%
7Pleasants County79,000+22.3%
8Marshall County75,400+18.6%
8Ohio County75,400+18.6%
10Berkeley County72,000-2.8%
11Brooke County71,500+20.4%
11Hancock County71,500+20.4%
13Mineral County71,300+17.3%
14Morgan County71,100+10.6%
15Jackson County70,200+10.4%
16Marion County70,100+8.2%
17Wirt County69,500+14.9%
17Wood County69,500+14.9%
19Raleigh County69,000+20%
20Doddridge County68,900+10.2%
21Taylor County68,600+10.3%
22Clay County66,400+8.7%
22Kanawha County66,400+8.7%
24Grant County65,800+16.5%
25Cabell County65,400+4.5%
25Wayne County65,400+4.5%
27Tucker County64,200+9.7%
28Tyler County63,400+8.2%
29Randolph County62,900+11.5%
30Gilmer County62,400+8.9%
31Pocahontas County61,700+10.6%
32Mason County61,500+11.6%
33Upshur County61,400+11.6%
34Hardy County59,700+5.9%
35Wetzel County58,300+4.9%
36Lewis County58,100+11.1%
37Barbour County58,000+12.6%
38Fayette County57,500+9.9%
38Ritchie County57,500+3.2%
40Mercer County57,400+6.5%
41Greenbrier County57,000+7.1%
42Monroe County56,400+10.6%
43Wyoming County56,300+8.9%
44Roane County55,200+16.9%
45Braxton County55,000-1.4%
46Boone County54,500+12.6%
46Summers County54,500+15.7%
48Lincoln County54,400+9.9%
49Nicholas County54,300+3.4%
49Pendleton County54,300+5.2%
51Logan County53,400+3.3%
52Calhoun County51,000+8.7%
52Webster County51,000+15.9%
54Mingo County48,900+13.7%
55McDowell County35,500+5.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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. 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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in West Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in West Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in West Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in West Virginia by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Jefferson County, with $108,800 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

McDowell County, with $35,500 in 2022.

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