Counties in West Virginia by per capita personal income

Ohio County had the highest per capita personal income of 55 counties in 2018, at $61,319. Webster County had the lowest, at $27,292. The median was $36,926 and the figure for West Virginia was $40,964. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest61,319Ohio County
Lowest27,292Webster County
Median36,92655 counties
West Virginia40,964History

Map of counties, 2018

Barbour County: 34,026 USDBerkeley County: 41,650 USDBoone County: 34,681 USDBraxton County: 34,425 USDBrooke County: 40,728 USDCabell County: 41,682 USDCalhoun County: 32,948 USDClay County: 32,684 USDDoddridge County: 31,112 USDFayette County: 35,754 USDGilmer County: 29,716 USDGrant County: 36,831 USDGreenbrier County: 38,807 USDHampshire County: 36,011 USDHancock County: 41,630 USDHardy County: 32,783 USDHarrison County: 49,144 USDJackson County: 39,028 USDJefferson County: 50,033 USDKanawha County: 47,067 USDLewis County: 38,376 USDLincoln County: 31,106 USDLogan County: 36,185 USDMcDowell County: 27,794 USDMarion County: 42,000 USDMarshall County: 41,587 USDMason County: 34,490 USDMercer County: 36,926 USDMineral County: 40,674 USDMingo County: 31,746 USDMonongalia County: 45,927 USDMonroe County: 32,530 USDMorgan County: 36,636 USDNicholas County: 33,419 USDOhio County: 61,319 USDPendleton County: 39,613 USDPleasants County: 43,191 USDPocahontas County: 39,125 USDPreston County: 36,182 USDPutnam County: 46,110 USDRaleigh County: 40,439 USDRandolph County: 37,256 USDRitchie County: 41,483 USDRoane County: 34,529 USDSummers County: 34,426 USDTaylor County: 40,837 USDTucker County: 42,240 USDTyler County: 38,759 USDUpshur County: 33,669 USDWayne County: 33,878 USDWebster County: 27,292 USDWetzel County: 37,879 USDWirt County: 35,174 USDWood County: 44,206 USDWyoming County: 29,370 USD
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USD, 2018. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Ohio County: 61,319 USDOhio County61,319Jefferson County: 50,033 USDJefferson County50,033Harrison County: 49,144 USDHarrison County49,144Kanawha County: 47,067 USDKanawha County47,067Putnam County: 46,110 USDPutnam County46,110Monongalia County: 45,927 USDMonongalia County45,927Wood County: 44,206 USDWood County44,206Pleasants County: 43,191 USDPleasants County43,191Tucker County: 42,240 USDTucker County42,240Marion County: 42,000 USDMarion County42,000Cabell County: 41,682 USDCabell County41,682Berkeley County: 41,650 USDBerkeley County41,650Hancock County: 41,630 USDHancock County41,630Marshall County: 41,587 USDMarshall County41,587Ritchie County: 41,483 USDRitchie County41,483Taylor County: 40,837 USDTaylor County40,837Brooke County: 40,728 USDBrooke County40,728Mineral County: 40,674 USDMineral County40,674Raleigh County: 40,439 USDRaleigh County40,439Pendleton County: 39,613 USDPendleton County39,613Pocahontas County: 39,125 USDPocahontas County39,125Jackson County: 39,028 USDJackson County39,028Greenbrier County: 38,807 USDGreenbrier County38,807Tyler County: 38,759 USDTyler County38,759Lewis County: 38,376 USDLewis County38,376Wetzel County: 37,879 USDWetzel County37,879Randolph County: 37,256 USDRandolph County37,256Mercer County: 36,926 USDMercer County36,926Grant County: 36,831 USDGrant County36,831Morgan County: 36,636 USDMorgan County36,636Logan County: 36,185 USDLogan County36,185Preston County: 36,182 USDPreston County36,182Hampshire County: 36,011 USDHampshire County36,011Fayette County: 35,754 USDFayette County35,754Wirt County: 35,174 USDWirt County35,174Boone County: 34,681 USDBoone County34,681Roane County: 34,529 USDRoane County34,529Mason County: 34,490 USDMason County34,490Summers County: 34,426 USDSummers County34,426Braxton County: 34,425 USDBraxton County34,425Barbour County: 34,026 USDBarbour County34,026Wayne County: 33,878 USDWayne County33,878Upshur County: 33,669 USDUpshur County33,669Nicholas County: 33,419 USDNicholas County33,419Calhoun County: 32,948 USDCalhoun County32,948Hardy County: 32,783 USDHardy County32,783Clay County: 32,684 USDClay County32,684Monroe County: 32,530 USDMonroe County32,530Mingo County: 31,746 USDMingo County31,746Doddridge County: 31,112 USDDoddridge County31,112Lincoln County: 31,106 USDLincoln County31,106Gilmer County: 29,716 USDGilmer County29,716Wyoming County: 29,370 USDWyoming County29,370McDowell County: 27,794 USDMcDowell County27,794Webster County: 27,292 USDWebster County27,292Ohio County: 61,319 USDOhio County61,319Jefferson County: 50,033 USDJefferson County50,033Harrison County: 49,144 USDHarrison County49,144Kanawha County: 47,067 USDKanawha County47,067Putnam County: 46,110 USDPutnam County46,110Monongalia County: 45,927 USDMonongalia County45,927Wood County: 44,206 USDWood County44,206Pleasants County: 43,191 USDPleasants County43,191Tucker County: 42,240 USDTucker County42,240Marion County: 42,000 USDMarion County42,000Cabell County: 41,682 USDCabell County41,682Berkeley County: 41,650 USDBerkeley County41,650Hancock County: 41,630 USDHancock County41,630Marshall County: 41,587 USDMarshall County41,587Ritchie County: 41,483 USDRitchie County41,483Taylor County: 40,837 USDTaylor County40,837Brooke County: 40,728 USDBrooke County40,728Mineral County: 40,674 USDMineral County40,674Raleigh County: 40,439 USDRaleigh County40,439Pendleton County: 39,613 USDPendleton County39,613Pocahontas County: 39,125 USDPocahontas County39,125Jackson County: 39,028 USDJackson County39,028Greenbrier County: 38,807 USDGreenbrier County38,807Tyler County: 38,759 USDTyler County38,759Lewis County: 38,376 USDLewis County38,376Wetzel County: 37,879 USDWetzel County37,879Randolph County: 37,256 USDRandolph County37,256Mercer County: 36,926 USDMercer County36,926Grant County: 36,831 USDGrant County36,831Morgan County: 36,636 USDMorgan County36,636Logan County: 36,185 USDLogan County36,185Preston County: 36,182 USDPreston County36,182Hampshire County: 36,011 USDHampshire County36,011Fayette County: 35,754 USDFayette County35,754Wirt County: 35,174 USDWirt County35,174Boone County: 34,681 USDBoone County34,681Roane County: 34,529 USDRoane County34,529Mason County: 34,490 USDMason County34,490Summers County: 34,426 USDSummers County34,426Braxton County: 34,425 USDBraxton County34,425Barbour County: 34,026 USDBarbour County34,026Wayne County: 33,878 USDWayne County33,878Upshur County: 33,669 USDUpshur County33,669Nicholas County: 33,419 USDNicholas County33,419Calhoun County: 32,948 USDCalhoun County32,948Hardy County: 32,783 USDHardy County32,783Clay County: 32,684 USDClay County32,684Monroe County: 32,530 USDMonroe County32,530Mingo County: 31,746 USDMingo County31,746Doddridge County: 31,112 USDDoddridge County31,112Lincoln County: 31,106 USDLincoln County31,106Gilmer County: 29,716 USDGilmer County29,716Wyoming County: 29,370 USDWyoming County29,370McDowell County: 27,794 USDMcDowell County27,794Webster County: 27,292 USDWebster County27,292
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Ohio County61,319+4.1%
2Jefferson County50,033+3.6%
3Harrison County49,144+7.6%
4Kanawha County47,067+5.6%
5Putnam County46,110+4.9%
6Monongalia County45,927+5.5%
7Wood County44,206+12.2%
8Pleasants County43,191+6.3%
9Tucker County42,240+2.1%
10Marion County42,000+3.7%
11Cabell County41,682+6.8%
12Berkeley County41,650+3.4%
13Hancock County41,630+5.5%
14Marshall County41,587+10.5%
15Ritchie County41,483+8.5%
16Taylor County40,837+6.1%
17Brooke County40,728+5.7%
18Mineral County40,674+4.8%
19Raleigh County40,439+5.9%
20Pendleton County39,613+0.3%
21Pocahontas County39,125+3%
22Jackson County39,028+8.2%
23Greenbrier County38,807+3.8%
24Tyler County38,759+7.2%
25Lewis County38,376+9.3%
26Wetzel County37,879+11.3%
27Randolph County37,256+3.8%
28Mercer County36,926+4%
29Grant County36,831-2.4%
30Morgan County36,636+2.9%
31Logan County36,185+5%
32Preston County36,182+4.6%
33Hampshire County36,011+2.5%
34Fayette County35,754+5%
35Wirt County35,174+8.5%
36Boone County34,681+7.1%
37Roane County34,529+7%
38Mason County34,490+5%
39Summers County34,426+4.1%
40Braxton County34,425+6.2%
41Barbour County34,026+5.8%
42Wayne County33,878+6.5%
43Upshur County33,669+5.6%
44Nicholas County33,419+4.8%
45Calhoun County32,948+6.5%
46Hardy County32,783-0.8%
47Clay County32,684+7.3%
48Monroe County32,530+2.9%
49Mingo County31,746+4.3%
50Doddridge County31,112+9.3%
51Lincoln County31,106+6%
52Gilmer County29,716+4%
53Wyoming County29,370+4.4%
54McDowell County27,794+1.3%
55Webster County27,292+1.7%

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Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in West Virginia by per capita personal income, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in West Virginia by per capita personal income, 2018. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2018. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in West Virginia by per capita personal income, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in West Virginia by per capita personal income, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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