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

Jefferson County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 55 counties in 2022, at $42,359. McDowell County had the lowest, at $15,353. The median was $28,713 and the figure for West Virginia was $31,462. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42,359Jefferson County

Lowest15,353McDowell County

Median28,71355 counties

West Virginia31,462History

Map of counties, 2022

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USD, 2022. 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, 2022

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

Rank	Counties	2022 USD	Change on 2021
1	Jefferson County	42,359	+8.8%
2	Pleasants County	39,138	+9.3%
3	Monongalia County	38,757	+6.2%
4	Putnam County	38,589	+10.8%
5	Ohio County	36,191	+11.9%
6	Berkeley County	35,909	+9.8%
7	Kanawha County	34,976	+9.7%
8	Hancock County	34,257	+10.3%
9	Jackson County	34,014	+17.5%
10	Marshall County	33,673	+9.7%
11	Mineral County	33,580	+9.9%
12	Morgan County	33,029	+5.2%
13	Harrison County	32,658	+8.8%
14	Tucker County	32,590	+16.8%
15	Wood County	31,932	+9.4%
16	Marion County	31,740	+7.5%
17	Lewis County	31,444	+17.7%
18	Mason County	31,085	+8.7%
19	Hardy County	30,667	+8%
20	Brooke County	30,400	+7.8%
21	Taylor County	30,095	+7.9%
22	Cabell County	30,068	+7.4%
23	Greenbrier County	29,992	+9.2%
24	Tyler County	29,891	+10.5%
25	Wayne County	29,774	+15.9%
26	Doddridge County	29,652	+3.1%
27	Upshur County	28,855	+6.9%
28	Hampshire County	28,713	+13.4%
29	Grant County	28,274	+12.1%
30	Ritchie County	27,997	+11.6%
31	Preston County	27,848	+5.1%
32	Nicholas County	27,744	+21.2%
33	Raleigh County	27,724	+8.5%
34	Pendleton County	27,513	+9.6%
35	Mercer County	27,245	+8.7%
36	Wetzel County	27,174	+10.1%
37	Wirt County	26,966	+5.8%
38	Lincoln County	26,713	+12.2%
39	Randolph County	26,289	+5.6%
40	Boone County	26,242	+11.1%
41	Monroe County	26,120	+9.8%
42	Logan County	26,111	+14.2%
43	Barbour County	24,947	+5.6%
44	Roane County	24,849	+6.7%
45	Fayette County	24,818	+9.4%
46	Summers County	24,507	+5.7%
47	Pocahontas County	23,736	+9.7%
48	Webster County	23,494	+19.4%
49	Clay County	23,264	+21.5%
50	Calhoun County	22,982	-2.9%
51	Wyoming County	22,818	+2.6%
52	Braxton County	21,948	+2.7%
53	Mingo County	21,342	+8.7%
54	Gilmer County	20,653	+9.5%
55	McDowell County	15,353	-0.8%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

Jefferson County, with $42,359 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McDowell County, with $15,353 in 2022.

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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 B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.