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 2023, at $44,503. McDowell County had the lowest, at $16,599. The median was $30,616 and the figure for West Virginia was $32,949. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44,503Jefferson County
Lowest16,599McDowell County
Median30,61655 counties
West Virginia32,949History

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 26,055 USDBerkeley County: 37,533 USDBoone County: 26,984 USDBraxton County: 23,349 USDBrooke County: 32,157 USDCabell County: 32,399 USDCalhoun County: 24,520 USDClay County: 23,748 USDDoddridge County: 32,472 USDFayette County: 27,091 USDGilmer County: 20,325 USDGrant County: 31,018 USDGreenbrier County: 31,699 USDHampshire County: 31,143 USDHancock County: 35,452 USDHardy County: 29,876 USDHarrison County: 34,054 USDJackson County: 35,107 USDJefferson County: 44,503 USDKanawha County: 36,168 USDLewis County: 31,004 USDLincoln County: 26,046 USDLogan County: 28,762 USDMcDowell County: 16,599 USDMarion County: 33,719 USDMarshall County: 34,639 USDMason County: 31,615 USDMercer County: 28,201 USDMineral County: 36,399 USDMingo County: 22,073 USDMonongalia County: 40,258 USDMonroe County: 27,648 USDMorgan County: 34,803 USDNicholas County: 29,257 USDOhio County: 38,225 USDPendleton County: 28,783 USDPleasants County: 40,318 USDPocahontas County: 23,387 USDPreston County: 28,645 USDPutnam County: 40,046 USDRaleigh County: 28,661 USDRandolph County: 28,277 USDRitchie County: 26,336 USDRoane County: 26,492 USDSummers County: 25,384 USDTaylor County: 31,241 USDTucker County: 34,982 USDTyler County: 31,842 USDUpshur County: 30,616 USDWayne County: 32,003 USDWebster County: 23,343 USDWetzel County: 28,398 USDWirt County: 26,792 USDWood County: 33,324 USDWyoming County: 24,665 USD
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USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Jefferson County: 44,503 USDJefferson County44,503Pleasants County: 40,318 USDPleasants County40,318Monongalia County: 40,258 USDMonongalia County40,258Putnam County: 40,046 USDPutnam County40,046Ohio County: 38,225 USDOhio County38,225Berkeley County: 37,533 USDBerkeley County37,533Mineral County: 36,399 USDMineral County36,399Kanawha County: 36,168 USDKanawha County36,168Hancock County: 35,452 USDHancock County35,452Jackson County: 35,107 USDJackson County35,107Tucker County: 34,982 USDTucker County34,982Morgan County: 34,803 USDMorgan County34,803Marshall County: 34,639 USDMarshall County34,639Harrison County: 34,054 USDHarrison County34,054Marion County: 33,719 USDMarion County33,719Wood County: 33,324 USDWood County33,324Doddridge County: 32,472 USDDoddridge County32,472Cabell County: 32,399 USDCabell County32,399Brooke County: 32,157 USDBrooke County32,157Wayne County: 32,003 USDWayne County32,003Tyler County: 31,842 USDTyler County31,842Greenbrier County: 31,699 USDGreenbrier County31,699Mason County: 31,615 USDMason County31,615Taylor County: 31,241 USDTaylor County31,241Hampshire County: 31,143 USDHampshire County31,143Grant County: 31,018 USDGrant County31,018Lewis County: 31,004 USDLewis County31,004Upshur County: 30,616 USDUpshur County30,616Hardy County: 29,876 USDHardy County29,876Nicholas County: 29,257 USDNicholas County29,257Pendleton County: 28,783 USDPendleton County28,783Logan County: 28,762 USDLogan County28,762Raleigh County: 28,661 USDRaleigh County28,661Preston County: 28,645 USDPreston County28,645Wetzel County: 28,398 USDWetzel County28,398Randolph County: 28,277 USDRandolph County28,277Mercer County: 28,201 USDMercer County28,201Monroe County: 27,648 USDMonroe County27,648Fayette County: 27,091 USDFayette County27,091Boone County: 26,984 USDBoone County26,984Wirt County: 26,792 USDWirt County26,792Roane County: 26,492 USDRoane County26,492Ritchie County: 26,336 USDRitchie County26,336Barbour County: 26,055 USDBarbour County26,055Lincoln County: 26,046 USDLincoln County26,046Summers County: 25,384 USDSummers County25,384Wyoming County: 24,665 USDWyoming County24,665Calhoun County: 24,520 USDCalhoun County24,520Clay County: 23,748 USDClay County23,748Pocahontas County: 23,387 USDPocahontas County23,387Braxton County: 23,349 USDBraxton County23,349Webster County: 23,343 USDWebster County23,343Mingo County: 22,073 USDMingo County22,073Gilmer County: 20,325 USDGilmer County20,325McDowell County: 16,599 USDMcDowell County16,599Jefferson County: 44,503 USDJefferson County44,503Pleasants County: 40,318 USDPleasants County40,318Monongalia County: 40,258 USDMonongalia County40,258Putnam County: 40,046 USDPutnam County40,046Ohio County: 38,225 USDOhio County38,225Berkeley County: 37,533 USDBerkeley County37,533Mineral County: 36,399 USDMineral County36,399Kanawha County: 36,168 USDKanawha County36,168Hancock County: 35,452 USDHancock County35,452Jackson County: 35,107 USDJackson County35,107Tucker County: 34,982 USDTucker County34,982Morgan County: 34,803 USDMorgan County34,803Marshall County: 34,639 USDMarshall County34,639Harrison County: 34,054 USDHarrison County34,054Marion County: 33,719 USDMarion County33,719Wood County: 33,324 USDWood County33,324Doddridge County: 32,472 USDDoddridge County32,472Cabell County: 32,399 USDCabell County32,399Brooke County: 32,157 USDBrooke County32,157Wayne County: 32,003 USDWayne County32,003Tyler County: 31,842 USDTyler County31,842Greenbrier County: 31,699 USDGreenbrier County31,699Mason County: 31,615 USDMason County31,615Taylor County: 31,241 USDTaylor County31,241Hampshire County: 31,143 USDHampshire County31,143Grant County: 31,018 USDGrant County31,018Lewis County: 31,004 USDLewis County31,004Upshur County: 30,616 USDUpshur County30,616Hardy County: 29,876 USDHardy County29,876Nicholas County: 29,257 USDNicholas County29,257Pendleton County: 28,783 USDPendleton County28,783Logan County: 28,762 USDLogan County28,762Raleigh County: 28,661 USDRaleigh County28,661Preston County: 28,645 USDPreston County28,645Wetzel County: 28,398 USDWetzel County28,398Randolph County: 28,277 USDRandolph County28,277Mercer County: 28,201 USDMercer County28,201Monroe County: 27,648 USDMonroe County27,648Fayette County: 27,091 USDFayette County27,091Boone County: 26,984 USDBoone County26,984Wirt County: 26,792 USDWirt County26,792Roane County: 26,492 USDRoane County26,492Ritchie County: 26,336 USDRitchie County26,336Barbour County: 26,055 USDBarbour County26,055Lincoln County: 26,046 USDLincoln County26,046Summers County: 25,384 USDSummers County25,384Wyoming County: 24,665 USDWyoming County24,665Calhoun County: 24,520 USDCalhoun County24,520Clay County: 23,748 USDClay County23,748Pocahontas County: 23,387 USDPocahontas County23,387Braxton County: 23,349 USDBraxton County23,349Webster County: 23,343 USDWebster County23,343Mingo County: 22,073 USDMingo County22,073Gilmer County: 20,325 USDGilmer County20,325McDowell County: 16,599 USDMcDowell County16,599
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

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Jefferson County44,503+5.1%
2Pleasants County40,318+3%
3Monongalia County40,258+3.9%
4Putnam County40,046+3.8%
5Ohio County38,225+5.6%
6Berkeley County37,533+4.5%
7Mineral County36,399+8.4%
8Kanawha County36,168+3.4%
9Hancock County35,452+3.5%
10Jackson County35,107+3.2%
11Tucker County34,982+7.3%
12Morgan County34,803+5.4%
13Marshall County34,639+2.9%
14Harrison County34,054+4.3%
15Marion County33,719+6.2%
16Wood County33,324+4.4%
17Doddridge County32,472+9.5%
18Cabell County32,399+7.8%
19Brooke County32,157+5.8%
20Wayne County32,003+7.5%
21Tyler County31,842+6.5%
22Greenbrier County31,699+5.7%
23Mason County31,615+1.7%
24Taylor County31,241+3.8%
25Hampshire County31,143+8.5%
26Grant County31,018+9.7%
27Lewis County31,004-1.4%
28Upshur County30,616+6.1%
29Hardy County29,876-2.6%
30Nicholas County29,257+5.5%
31Pendleton County28,783+4.6%
32Logan County28,762+10.2%
33Raleigh County28,661+3.4%
34Preston County28,645+2.9%
35Wetzel County28,398+4.5%
36Randolph County28,277+7.6%
37Mercer County28,201+3.5%
38Monroe County27,648+5.8%
39Fayette County27,091+9.2%
40Boone County26,984+2.8%
41Wirt County26,792-0.6%
42Roane County26,492+6.6%
43Ritchie County26,336-5.9%
44Barbour County26,055+4.4%
45Lincoln County26,046-2.5%
46Summers County25,384+3.6%
47Wyoming County24,665+8.1%
48Calhoun County24,520+6.7%
49Clay County23,748+2.1%
50Pocahontas County23,387-1.5%
51Braxton County23,349+6.4%
52Webster County23,343-0.6%
53Mingo County22,073+3.4%
54Gilmer County20,325-1.6%
55McDowell County16,599+8.1%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 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), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Jefferson County, with $44,503 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McDowell County, with $16,599 in 2023.

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