Counties in West Virginia by median household income

Jefferson County had the highest median household income of 55 counties in 2023, at $95,523. McDowell County had the lowest, at $29,980. The median was $53,475 and the figure for West Virginia was $57,917. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest95,523Jefferson County
Lowest29,980McDowell County
Median53,47555 counties
West Virginia57,917History

All counties, 2023

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 95,523 USD95,523Putnam CountyPutnam County: 77,871 USD77,871Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 77,329 USD77,329Mineral CountyMineral County: 68,049 USD68,049Marion CountyMarion County: 67,537 USD67,537Morgan CountyMorgan County: 63,805 USD63,805Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 62,704 USD62,704Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 61,738 USD61,738Grant CountyGrant County: 61,530 USD61,530Preston CountyPreston County: 61,373 USD61,373Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 61,164 USD61,164Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 61,038 USD61,038Hancock CountyHancock County: 61,017 USD61,017Marshall CountyMarshall County: 60,329 USD60,329Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 60,299 USD60,299Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 58,887 USD58,887Harrison CountyHarrison County: 58,326 USD58,326Tyler CountyTyler County: 58,293 USD58,293Ohio CountyOhio County: 57,867 USD57,867Taylor CountyTaylor County: 56,807 USD56,807Wood CountyWood County: 56,193 USD56,193Boone CountyBoone County: 56,152 USD56,152Jackson CountyJackson County: 55,671 USD55,671Wayne CountyWayne County: 55,539 USD55,539Randolph CountyRandolph County: 55,057 USD55,057Wirt CountyWirt County: 54,688 USD54,688Monroe CountyMonroe County: 54,508 USD54,508Tucker CountyTucker County: 53,475 USD53,475Mason CountyMason County: 53,454 USD53,454Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 53,341 USD53,341Cabell CountyCabell County: 52,828 USD52,828Fayette CountyFayette County: 52,672 USD52,672Lewis CountyLewis County: 52,279 USD52,279Brooke CountyBrooke County: 52,116 USD52,116Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 52,055 USD52,055Upshur CountyUpshur County: 51,859 USD51,859Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 50,991 USD50,991Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 50,256 USD50,256Hardy CountyHardy County: 49,302 USD49,302Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 49,280 USD49,280Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 48,662 USD48,662Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 48,593 USD48,593Barbour CountyBarbour County: 48,347 USD48,347Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 48,038 USD48,038Mercer CountyMercer County: 47,799 USD47,799Logan CountyLogan County: 47,237 USD47,237Roane CountyRoane County: 45,194 USD45,194Braxton CountyBraxton County: 44,449 USD44,449Clay CountyClay County: 42,790 USD42,790Summers CountySummers County: 42,544 USD42,544Webster CountyWebster County: 42,061 USD42,061Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 41,421 USD41,421Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 41,200 USD41,200Mingo CountyMingo County: 39,527 USD39,527McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 29,980 USD29,980
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Jefferson County95,523+1.9%
2Putnam County77,871+2.8%
3Berkeley County77,329+5%
4Mineral County68,049+5.1%
5Marion County67,537+12.6%
6Morgan County63,805+4.6%
7Monongalia County62,704+3%
8Pendleton County61,738+17.7%
9Grant County61,530+16.4%
10Preston County61,373+2.1%
11Doddridge County61,164+8.1%
12Pleasants County61,038+2.3%
13Hancock County61,017+6.1%
14Marshall County60,329+3.8%
15Hampshire County60,299+9.2%
16Kanawha County58,887+6.6%
17Harrison County58,326+3.8%
18Tyler County58,293-1.5%
19Ohio County57,867+4.2%
20Taylor County56,807+7.3%
21Wood County56,193+3.4%
22Boone County56,152-0.1%
23Jackson County55,671+0.9%
24Wayne County55,539+5.4%
25Randolph County55,057+7.6%
26Wirt County54,688+3.6%
27Monroe County54,508+4%
28Tucker County53,475-1.1%
29Mason County53,454+0.7%
30Wetzel County53,341+5.2%
31Cabell County52,828+7.9%
32Fayette County52,672+5.2%
33Lewis County52,279+3.4%
34Brooke County52,116+0.3%
35Raleigh County52,055+8.5%
36Upshur County51,859+4.4%
37Gilmer County50,991-1.1%
38Ritchie County50,256+2.6%
39Hardy County49,302+0.2%
40Nicholas County49,280+0.9%
41Greenbrier County48,662+6.9%
42Lincoln County48,593-4.7%
43Barbour County48,347+9%
44Wyoming County48,038+7.9%
45Mercer County47,799+3%
46Logan County47,237+12%
47Roane County45,194+9.4%
48Braxton County44,449+5.2%
49Clay County42,790+3%
50Summers County42,544-1%
51Webster County42,061-3.1%
52Calhoun County41,421+6.1%
53Pocahontas County41,200-1.2%
54Mingo County39,527+3.2%
55McDowell County29,980+6.2%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Jefferson County, with $95,523 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

McDowell County, with $29,980 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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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