Counties in West Virginia by median household income

Jefferson County had the highest median household income of 55 counties in 2022, at $93,744. McDowell County had the lowest, at $28,235. The median was $52,392 and the figure for West Virginia was $55,217. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest93,744Jefferson County
Lowest28,235McDowell County
Median52,39255 counties
West Virginia55,217History

All counties, 2022

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 93,744 USD93,744Putnam CountyPutnam County: 75,725 USD75,725Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 73,619 USD73,619Mineral CountyMineral County: 64,728 USD64,728Morgan CountyMorgan County: 61,021 USD61,021Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 60,893 USD60,893Preston CountyPreston County: 60,136 USD60,136Marion CountyMarion County: 59,974 USD59,974Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 59,666 USD59,666Tyler CountyTyler County: 59,167 USD59,167Marshall CountyMarshall County: 58,129 USD58,129Hancock CountyHancock County: 57,515 USD57,515Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 56,587 USD56,587Harrison CountyHarrison County: 56,184 USD56,184Boone CountyBoone County: 56,182 USD56,182Ohio CountyOhio County: 55,521 USD55,521Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 55,226 USD55,226Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 55,222 USD55,222Jackson CountyJackson County: 55,173 USD55,173Wood CountyWood County: 54,350 USD54,350Tucker CountyTucker County: 54,053 USD54,053Mason CountyMason County: 53,058 USD53,058Taylor CountyTaylor County: 52,946 USD52,946Grant CountyGrant County: 52,877 USD52,877Wirt CountyWirt County: 52,776 USD52,776Wayne CountyWayne County: 52,694 USD52,694Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 52,458 USD52,458Monroe CountyMonroe County: 52,392 USD52,392Brooke CountyBrooke County: 51,963 USD51,963Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 51,552 USD51,552Randolph CountyRandolph County: 51,186 USD51,186Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 50,985 USD50,985Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 50,715 USD50,715Lewis CountyLewis County: 50,552 USD50,552Fayette CountyFayette County: 50,090 USD50,090Upshur CountyUpshur County: 49,663 USD49,663Hardy CountyHardy County: 49,205 USD49,205Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 48,973 USD48,973Cabell CountyCabell County: 48,944 USD48,944Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 48,826 USD48,826Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 47,975 USD47,975Mercer CountyMercer County: 46,409 USD46,409Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 45,519 USD45,519Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 44,510 USD44,510Barbour CountyBarbour County: 44,341 USD44,341Webster CountyWebster County: 43,409 USD43,409Summers CountySummers County: 42,991 USD42,991Braxton CountyBraxton County: 42,245 USD42,245Logan CountyLogan County: 42,194 USD42,194Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 41,680 USD41,680Clay CountyClay County: 41,530 USD41,530Roane CountyRoane County: 41,299 USD41,299Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 39,031 USD39,031Mingo CountyMingo County: 38,305 USD38,305McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 28,235 USD28,235
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Jefferson County93,744+8.1%
2Putnam County75,725+10.2%
3Berkeley County73,619+8.1%
4Mineral County64,728+12.9%
5Morgan County61,021+7.8%
6Monongalia County60,893+7.8%
7Preston County60,136+7.9%
8Marion County59,974+8.9%
9Pleasants County59,666+2.1%
10Tyler County59,167+16.9%
11Marshall County58,129+11%
12Hancock County57,515+10.5%
13Doddridge County56,587-3.7%
14Harrison County56,184+3.8%
15Boone County56,182+11%
16Ohio County55,521+7.8%
17Kanawha County55,226+9.2%
18Hampshire County55,222+8.5%
19Jackson County55,173+3.8%
20Wood County54,350+8.2%
21Tucker County54,053+8.5%
22Mason County53,058+6.2%
23Taylor County52,946+0.2%
24Grant County52,877+12%
25Wirt County52,776+6.7%
26Wayne County52,694+15.6%
27Pendleton County52,458+12.8%
28Monroe County52,392+10.5%
29Brooke County51,963+1.5%
30Gilmer County51,552+12.4%
31Randolph County51,186+8.1%
32Lincoln County50,985+9.2%
33Wetzel County50,715+6.5%
34Lewis County50,552+11.5%
35Fayette County50,090+8.9%
36Upshur County49,663+11.7%
37Hardy County49,205+5.6%
38Ritchie County48,973+8.4%
39Cabell County48,944+11.8%
40Nicholas County48,826+13.7%
41Raleigh County47,975+11.2%
42Mercer County46,409+7.2%
43Greenbrier County45,519+9.2%
44Wyoming County44,510-0.3%
45Barbour County44,341+4.9%
46Webster County43,409+15.1%
47Summers County42,991+4.7%
48Braxton County42,245-0.6%
49Logan County42,194+9.6%
50Pocahontas County41,680+12%
51Clay County41,530+11.6%
52Roane County41,299+7%
53Calhoun County39,031+4.3%
54Mingo County38,305+8.4%
55McDowell County28,235-6.3%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Jefferson County, with $93,744 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

McDowell County, with $28,235 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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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