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Counties in West Virginia by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Jefferson County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 55 counties in 2024, at $46,514. McDowell County had the lowest, at $17,253. The median was $31,258 and the figure for West Virginia was $34,203. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest46,514Jefferson County
Lowest17,253McDowell County
Median31,25855 counties
West Virginia34,203History

Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 28,037 USDBerkeley County: 38,914 USDBoone County: 28,780 USDBraxton County: 25,639 USDBrooke County: 34,184 USDCabell County: 34,510 USDCalhoun County: 31,472 USDClay County: 24,781 USDDoddridge County: 30,062 USDFayette County: 28,113 USDGilmer County: 20,425 USDGrant County: 30,795 USDGreenbrier County: 31,258 USDHampshire County: 34,465 USDHancock County: 37,064 USDHardy County: 29,801 USDHarrison County: 35,791 USDJackson County: 34,967 USDJefferson County: 46,514 USDKanawha County: 37,354 USDLewis County: 34,362 USDLincoln County: 25,319 USDLogan County: 30,056 USDMcDowell County: 17,253 USDMarion County: 34,952 USDMarshall County: 34,200 USDMason County: 29,428 USDMercer County: 30,362 USDMineral County: 38,731 USDMingo County: 23,977 USDMonongalia County: 42,045 USDMonroe County: 27,995 USDMorgan County: 36,317 USDNicholas County: 32,265 USDOhio County: 38,134 USDPendleton County: 33,377 USDPleasants County: 39,036 USDPocahontas County: 24,646 USDPreston County: 29,033 USDPutnam County: 41,822 USDRaleigh County: 28,797 USDRandolph County: 29,069 USDRitchie County: 27,681 USDRoane County: 27,304 USDSummers County: 25,658 USDTaylor County: 32,176 USDTucker County: 34,950 USDTyler County: 35,594 USDUpshur County: 30,013 USDWayne County: 32,910 USDWebster County: 24,990 USDWetzel County: 31,337 USDWirt County: 26,269 USDWood County: 34,707 USDWyoming County: 24,030 USD
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USD, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Jefferson County: 46,514 USDJefferson County46,514Monongalia County: 42,045 USDMonongalia County42,045Putnam County: 41,822 USDPutnam County41,822Pleasants County: 39,036 USDPleasants County39,036Berkeley County: 38,914 USDBerkeley County38,914Mineral County: 38,731 USDMineral County38,731Ohio County: 38,134 USDOhio County38,134Kanawha County: 37,354 USDKanawha County37,354Hancock County: 37,064 USDHancock County37,064Morgan County: 36,317 USDMorgan County36,317Harrison County: 35,791 USDHarrison County35,791Tyler County: 35,594 USDTyler County35,594Jackson County: 34,967 USDJackson County34,967Marion County: 34,952 USDMarion County34,952Tucker County: 34,950 USDTucker County34,950Wood County: 34,707 USDWood County34,707Cabell County: 34,510 USDCabell County34,510Hampshire County: 34,465 USDHampshire County34,465Lewis County: 34,362 USDLewis County34,362Marshall County: 34,200 USDMarshall County34,200Brooke County: 34,184 USDBrooke County34,184Pendleton County: 33,377 USDPendleton County33,377Wayne County: 32,910 USDWayne County32,910Nicholas County: 32,265 USDNicholas County32,265Taylor County: 32,176 USDTaylor County32,176Calhoun County: 31,472 USDCalhoun County31,472Wetzel County: 31,337 USDWetzel County31,337Greenbrier County: 31,258 USDGreenbrier County31,258Grant County: 30,795 USDGrant County30,795Mercer County: 30,362 USDMercer County30,362Doddridge County: 30,062 USDDoddridge County30,062Logan County: 30,056 USDLogan County30,056Upshur County: 30,013 USDUpshur County30,013Hardy County: 29,801 USDHardy County29,801Mason County: 29,428 USDMason County29,428Randolph County: 29,069 USDRandolph County29,069Preston County: 29,033 USDPreston County29,033Raleigh County: 28,797 USDRaleigh County28,797Boone County: 28,780 USDBoone County28,780Fayette County: 28,113 USDFayette County28,113Barbour County: 28,037 USDBarbour County28,037Monroe County: 27,995 USDMonroe County27,995Ritchie County: 27,681 USDRitchie County27,681Roane County: 27,304 USDRoane County27,304Wirt County: 26,269 USDWirt County26,269Summers County: 25,658 USDSummers County25,658Braxton County: 25,639 USDBraxton County25,639Lincoln County: 25,319 USDLincoln County25,319Webster County: 24,990 USDWebster County24,990Clay County: 24,781 USDClay County24,781Pocahontas County: 24,646 USDPocahontas County24,646Wyoming County: 24,030 USDWyoming County24,030Mingo County: 23,977 USDMingo County23,977Gilmer County: 20,425 USDGilmer County20,425McDowell County: 17,253 USDMcDowell County17,253Jefferson County: 46,514 USDJefferson County46,514Monongalia County: 42,045 USDMonongalia County42,045Putnam County: 41,822 USDPutnam County41,822Pleasants County: 39,036 USDPleasants County39,036Berkeley County: 38,914 USDBerkeley County38,914Mineral County: 38,731 USDMineral County38,731Ohio County: 38,134 USDOhio County38,134Kanawha County: 37,354 USDKanawha County37,354Hancock County: 37,064 USDHancock County37,064Morgan County: 36,317 USDMorgan County36,317Harrison County: 35,791 USDHarrison County35,791Tyler County: 35,594 USDTyler County35,594Jackson County: 34,967 USDJackson County34,967Marion County: 34,952 USDMarion County34,952Tucker County: 34,950 USDTucker County34,950Wood County: 34,707 USDWood County34,707Cabell County: 34,510 USDCabell County34,510Hampshire County: 34,465 USDHampshire County34,465Lewis County: 34,362 USDLewis County34,362Marshall County: 34,200 USDMarshall County34,200Brooke County: 34,184 USDBrooke County34,184Pendleton County: 33,377 USDPendleton County33,377Wayne County: 32,910 USDWayne County32,910Nicholas County: 32,265 USDNicholas County32,265Taylor County: 32,176 USDTaylor County32,176Calhoun County: 31,472 USDCalhoun County31,472Wetzel County: 31,337 USDWetzel County31,337Greenbrier County: 31,258 USDGreenbrier County31,258Grant County: 30,795 USDGrant County30,795Mercer County: 30,362 USDMercer County30,362Doddridge County: 30,062 USDDoddridge County30,062Logan County: 30,056 USDLogan County30,056Upshur County: 30,013 USDUpshur County30,013Hardy County: 29,801 USDHardy County29,801Mason County: 29,428 USDMason County29,428Randolph County: 29,069 USDRandolph County29,069Preston County: 29,033 USDPreston County29,033Raleigh County: 28,797 USDRaleigh County28,797Boone County: 28,780 USDBoone County28,780Fayette County: 28,113 USDFayette County28,113Barbour County: 28,037 USDBarbour County28,037Monroe County: 27,995 USDMonroe County27,995Ritchie County: 27,681 USDRitchie County27,681Roane County: 27,304 USDRoane County27,304Wirt County: 26,269 USDWirt County26,269Summers County: 25,658 USDSummers County25,658Braxton County: 25,639 USDBraxton County25,639Lincoln County: 25,319 USDLincoln County25,319Webster County: 24,990 USDWebster County24,990Clay County: 24,781 USDClay County24,781Pocahontas County: 24,646 USDPocahontas County24,646Wyoming County: 24,030 USDWyoming County24,030Mingo County: 23,977 USDMingo County23,977Gilmer County: 20,425 USDGilmer County20,425McDowell County: 17,253 USDMcDowell County17,253
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Jefferson County46,514+4.5%
2Monongalia County42,045+4.4%
3Putnam County41,822+4.4%
4Pleasants County39,036-3.2%
5Berkeley County38,914+3.7%
6Mineral County38,731+6.4%
7Ohio County38,134-0.2%
8Kanawha County37,354+3.3%
9Hancock County37,064+4.5%
10Morgan County36,317+4.4%
11Harrison County35,791+5.1%
12Tyler County35,594+11.8%
13Jackson County34,967-0.4%
14Marion County34,952+3.7%
15Tucker County34,950-0.1%
16Wood County34,707+4.2%
17Cabell County34,510+6.5%
18Hampshire County34,465+10.7%
19Lewis County34,362+10.8%
20Marshall County34,200-1.3%
21Brooke County34,184+6.3%
22Pendleton County33,377+16%
23Wayne County32,910+2.8%
24Nicholas County32,265+10.3%
25Taylor County32,176+3%
26Calhoun County31,472+28.4%
27Wetzel County31,337+10.3%
28Greenbrier County31,258-1.4%
29Grant County30,795-0.7%
30Mercer County30,362+7.7%
31Doddridge County30,062-7.4%
32Logan County30,056+4.5%
33Upshur County30,013-2%
34Hardy County29,801-0.3%
35Mason County29,428-6.9%
36Randolph County29,069+2.8%
37Preston County29,033+1.4%
38Raleigh County28,797+0.5%
39Boone County28,780+6.7%
40Fayette County28,113+3.8%
41Barbour County28,037+7.6%
42Monroe County27,995+1.3%
43Ritchie County27,681+5.1%
44Roane County27,304+3.1%
45Wirt County26,269-2%
46Summers County25,658+1.1%
47Braxton County25,639+9.8%
48Lincoln County25,319-2.8%
49Webster County24,990+7.1%
50Clay County24,781+4.3%
51Pocahontas County24,646+5.4%
52Wyoming County24,030-2.6%
53Mingo County23,977+8.6%
54Gilmer County20,425+0.5%
55McDowell County17,253+3.9%

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About this ranking

Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (Counties in West Virginia by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in West Virginia by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Jefferson County, with $46,514 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

McDowell County, with $17,253 in 2024.

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