Counties in West Virginia by per capita personal income

Ohio County had the highest per capita personal income of 55 counties in 2019, at $59,153. McDowell County had the lowest, at $29,184. The median was $38,719 and the figure for West Virginia was $42,581. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest59,153Ohio County
Lowest29,184McDowell County
Median38,71955 counties
West Virginia42,581History

Map of counties, 2019

Barbour County: 35,654 USDBerkeley County: 43,977 USDBoone County: 35,329 USDBraxton County: 35,945 USDBrooke County: 41,795 USDCabell County: 43,209 USDCalhoun County: 34,697 USDClay County: 34,106 USDDoddridge County: 33,216 USDFayette County: 38,271 USDGilmer County: 31,628 USDGrant County: 39,017 USDGreenbrier County: 41,496 USDHampshire County: 38,197 USDHancock County: 43,125 USDHardy County: 34,027 USDHarrison County: 51,165 USDJackson County: 39,829 USDJefferson County: 52,904 USDKanawha County: 48,657 USDLewis County: 40,111 USDLincoln County: 31,823 USDLogan County: 37,252 USDMcDowell County: 29,184 USDMarion County: 42,955 USDMarshall County: 41,935 USDMason County: 36,048 USDMercer County: 38,138 USDMineral County: 42,792 USDMingo County: 32,994 USDMonongalia County: 47,352 USDMonroe County: 35,048 USDMorgan County: 38,719 USDNicholas County: 35,243 USDOhio County: 59,153 USDPendleton County: 41,794 USDPleasants County: 43,476 USDPocahontas County: 42,666 USDPreston County: 36,947 USDPutnam County: 47,921 USDRaleigh County: 42,225 USDRandolph County: 39,143 USDRitchie County: 44,539 USDRoane County: 34,363 USDSummers County: 36,705 USDTaylor County: 42,511 USDTucker County: 44,072 USDTyler County: 41,874 USDUpshur County: 36,069 USDWayne County: 35,699 USDWebster County: 29,243 USDWetzel County: 37,949 USDWirt County: 35,196 USDWood County: 46,536 USDWyoming County: 29,551 USD
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USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Ohio County: 59,153 USDOhio County59,153Jefferson County: 52,904 USDJefferson County52,904Harrison County: 51,165 USDHarrison County51,165Kanawha County: 48,657 USDKanawha County48,657Putnam County: 47,921 USDPutnam County47,921Monongalia County: 47,352 USDMonongalia County47,352Wood County: 46,536 USDWood County46,536Ritchie County: 44,539 USDRitchie County44,539Tucker County: 44,072 USDTucker County44,072Berkeley County: 43,977 USDBerkeley County43,977Pleasants County: 43,476 USDPleasants County43,476Cabell County: 43,209 USDCabell County43,209Hancock County: 43,125 USDHancock County43,125Marion County: 42,955 USDMarion County42,955Mineral County: 42,792 USDMineral County42,792Pocahontas County: 42,666 USDPocahontas County42,666Taylor County: 42,511 USDTaylor County42,511Raleigh County: 42,225 USDRaleigh County42,225Marshall County: 41,935 USDMarshall County41,935Tyler County: 41,874 USDTyler County41,874Brooke County: 41,795 USDBrooke County41,795Pendleton County: 41,794 USDPendleton County41,794Greenbrier County: 41,496 USDGreenbrier County41,496Lewis County: 40,111 USDLewis County40,111Jackson County: 39,829 USDJackson County39,829Randolph County: 39,143 USDRandolph County39,143Grant County: 39,017 USDGrant County39,017Morgan County: 38,719 USDMorgan County38,719Fayette County: 38,271 USDFayette County38,271Hampshire County: 38,197 USDHampshire County38,197Mercer County: 38,138 USDMercer County38,138Wetzel County: 37,949 USDWetzel County37,949Logan County: 37,252 USDLogan County37,252Preston County: 36,947 USDPreston County36,947Summers County: 36,705 USDSummers County36,705Upshur County: 36,069 USDUpshur County36,069Mason County: 36,048 USDMason County36,048Braxton County: 35,945 USDBraxton County35,945Wayne County: 35,699 USDWayne County35,699Barbour County: 35,654 USDBarbour County35,654Boone County: 35,329 USDBoone County35,329Nicholas County: 35,243 USDNicholas County35,243Wirt County: 35,196 USDWirt County35,196Monroe County: 35,048 USDMonroe County35,048Calhoun County: 34,697 USDCalhoun County34,697Roane County: 34,363 USDRoane County34,363Clay County: 34,106 USDClay County34,106Hardy County: 34,027 USDHardy County34,027Doddridge County: 33,216 USDDoddridge County33,216Mingo County: 32,994 USDMingo County32,994Lincoln County: 31,823 USDLincoln County31,823Gilmer County: 31,628 USDGilmer County31,628Wyoming County: 29,551 USDWyoming County29,551Webster County: 29,243 USDWebster County29,243McDowell County: 29,184 USDMcDowell County29,184Ohio County: 59,153 USDOhio County59,153Jefferson County: 52,904 USDJefferson County52,904Harrison County: 51,165 USDHarrison County51,165Kanawha County: 48,657 USDKanawha County48,657Putnam County: 47,921 USDPutnam County47,921Monongalia County: 47,352 USDMonongalia County47,352Wood County: 46,536 USDWood County46,536Ritchie County: 44,539 USDRitchie County44,539Tucker County: 44,072 USDTucker County44,072Berkeley County: 43,977 USDBerkeley County43,977Pleasants County: 43,476 USDPleasants County43,476Cabell County: 43,209 USDCabell County43,209Hancock County: 43,125 USDHancock County43,125Marion County: 42,955 USDMarion County42,955Mineral County: 42,792 USDMineral County42,792Pocahontas County: 42,666 USDPocahontas County42,666Taylor County: 42,511 USDTaylor County42,511Raleigh County: 42,225 USDRaleigh County42,225Marshall County: 41,935 USDMarshall County41,935Tyler County: 41,874 USDTyler County41,874Brooke County: 41,795 USDBrooke County41,795Pendleton County: 41,794 USDPendleton County41,794Greenbrier County: 41,496 USDGreenbrier County41,496Lewis County: 40,111 USDLewis County40,111Jackson County: 39,829 USDJackson County39,829Randolph County: 39,143 USDRandolph County39,143Grant County: 39,017 USDGrant County39,017Morgan County: 38,719 USDMorgan County38,719Fayette County: 38,271 USDFayette County38,271Hampshire County: 38,197 USDHampshire County38,197Mercer County: 38,138 USDMercer County38,138Wetzel County: 37,949 USDWetzel County37,949Logan County: 37,252 USDLogan County37,252Preston County: 36,947 USDPreston County36,947Summers County: 36,705 USDSummers County36,705Upshur County: 36,069 USDUpshur County36,069Mason County: 36,048 USDMason County36,048Braxton County: 35,945 USDBraxton County35,945Wayne County: 35,699 USDWayne County35,699Barbour County: 35,654 USDBarbour County35,654Boone County: 35,329 USDBoone County35,329Nicholas County: 35,243 USDNicholas County35,243Wirt County: 35,196 USDWirt County35,196Monroe County: 35,048 USDMonroe County35,048Calhoun County: 34,697 USDCalhoun County34,697Roane County: 34,363 USDRoane County34,363Clay County: 34,106 USDClay County34,106Hardy County: 34,027 USDHardy County34,027Doddridge County: 33,216 USDDoddridge County33,216Mingo County: 32,994 USDMingo County32,994Lincoln County: 31,823 USDLincoln County31,823Gilmer County: 31,628 USDGilmer County31,628Wyoming County: 29,551 USDWyoming County29,551Webster County: 29,243 USDWebster County29,243McDowell County: 29,184 USDMcDowell County29,184
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

RankCounties2019
USD
Change on 2018
1Ohio County59,153-3.5%
2Jefferson County52,904+5.7%
3Harrison County51,165+4.1%
4Kanawha County48,657+3.4%
5Putnam County47,921+3.9%
6Monongalia County47,352+3.1%
7Wood County46,536+5.3%
8Ritchie County44,539+7.4%
9Tucker County44,072+4.3%
10Berkeley County43,977+5.6%
11Pleasants County43,476+0.7%
12Cabell County43,209+3.7%
13Hancock County43,125+3.6%
14Marion County42,955+2.3%
15Mineral County42,792+5.2%
16Pocahontas County42,666+9.1%
17Taylor County42,511+4.1%
18Raleigh County42,225+4.4%
19Marshall County41,935+0.8%
20Tyler County41,874+8%
21Brooke County41,795+2.6%
22Pendleton County41,794+5.5%
23Greenbrier County41,496+6.9%
24Lewis County40,111+4.5%
25Jackson County39,829+2.1%
26Randolph County39,143+5.1%
27Grant County39,017+5.9%
28Morgan County38,719+5.7%
29Fayette County38,271+7%
30Hampshire County38,197+6.1%
31Mercer County38,138+3.3%
32Wetzel County37,949+0.2%
33Logan County37,252+2.9%
34Preston County36,947+2.1%
35Summers County36,705+6.6%
36Upshur County36,069+7.1%
37Mason County36,048+4.5%
38Braxton County35,945+4.4%
39Wayne County35,699+5.4%
40Barbour County35,654+4.8%
41Boone County35,329+1.9%
42Nicholas County35,243+5.5%
43Wirt County35,196+0.1%
44Monroe County35,048+7.7%
45Calhoun County34,697+5.3%
46Roane County34,363-0.5%
47Clay County34,106+4.4%
48Hardy County34,027+3.8%
49Doddridge County33,216+6.8%
50Mingo County32,994+3.9%
51Lincoln County31,823+2.3%
52Gilmer County31,628+6.4%
53Wyoming County29,551+0.6%
54Webster County29,243+7.1%
55McDowell County29,184+5%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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