Counties in West Virginia by personal income, 2024

Kanawha County had the highest personal income of 55 counties in 2024, at $11.07 billion. Wirt County had the lowest, at $229.8 million. The median was $954.1 million and the figure for West Virginia was $97.15 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest11,069.8Kanawha County
Lowest229.8Wirt County
Median954.155 counties
West Virginia97,153.5History

All counties, 2024

Kanawha County: 11,069.8 USD millionKanawha County11,069.8Berkeley County: 7,796 USD millionBerkeley County7,796Monongalia County: 6,587 USD millionMonongalia County6,587Cabell County: 5,200.5 USD millionCabell County5,200.5Wood County: 5,012.6 USD millionWood County5,012.6Jefferson County: 4,321.7 USD millionJefferson County4,321.7Harrison County: 4,248.5 USD millionHarrison County4,248.5Raleigh County: 4,050.4 USD millionRaleigh County4,050.4Putnam County: 3,504 USD millionPutnam County3,504Marion County: 2,997 USD millionMarion County2,997Ohio County: 2,889.7 USD millionOhio County2,889.7Mercer County: 2,888.1 USD millionMercer County2,888.1Fayette County: 1,958.8 USD millionFayette County1,958.8Wayne County: 1,767.2 USD millionWayne County1,767.2Greenbrier County: 1,654.3 USD millionGreenbrier County1,654.3Hancock County: 1,578.4 USD millionHancock County1,578.4Preston County: 1,575.4 USD millionPreston County1,575.4Marshall County: 1,564.5 USD millionMarshall County1,564.5Logan County: 1,497.8 USD millionLogan County1,497.8Mineral County: 1,424.8 USD millionMineral County1,424.8Jackson County: 1,411 USD millionJackson County1,411Randolph County: 1,367.7 USD millionRandolph County1,367.7Mason County: 1,185.1 USD millionMason County1,185.1Brooke County: 1,180 USD millionBrooke County1,180Hampshire County: 1,161.4 USD millionHampshire County1,161.4Upshur County: 1,145.5 USD millionUpshur County1,145.5Nicholas County: 1,099.1 USD millionNicholas County1,099.1Boone County: 954.1 USD millionBoone County954.1Mingo County: 943.3 USD millionMingo County943.3Taylor County: 893.2 USD millionTaylor County893.2Morgan County: 876.3 USD millionMorgan County876.3Wyoming County: 804.8 USD millionWyoming County804.8Lewis County: 803.3 USD millionLewis County803.3Lincoln County: 794.4 USD millionLincoln County794.4Barbour County: 687.2 USD millionBarbour County687.2Wetzel County: 684.8 USD millionWetzel County684.8Hardy County: 677.1 USD millionHardy County677.1McDowell County: 661.2 USD millionMcDowell County661.2Roane County: 590.9 USD millionRoane County590.9Monroe County: 555.5 USD millionMonroe County555.5Grant County: 546.5 USD millionGrant County546.5Braxton County: 539.2 USD millionBraxton County539.2Summers County: 535.7 USD millionSummers County535.7Tyler County: 495.6 USD millionTyler County495.6Ritchie County: 472.9 USD millionRitchie County472.9Pocahontas County: 427.6 USD millionPocahontas County427.6Tucker County: 411.2 USD millionTucker County411.2Pleasants County: 406.1 USD millionPleasants County406.1Clay County: 340.5 USD millionClay County340.5Pendleton County: 339.7 USD millionPendleton County339.7Doddridge County: 319.7 USD millionDoddridge County319.7Gilmer County: 295.1 USD millionGilmer County295.1Webster County: 278.5 USD millionWebster County278.5Calhoun County: 270.3 USD millionCalhoun County270.3Wirt County: 229.8 USD millionWirt County229.8
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD million
Change on 2023
1Kanawha County11,069.8+4%
2Berkeley County7,796+8.5%
3Monongalia County6,587+4%
4Cabell County5,200.5+4%
5Wood County5,012.6+2.7%
6Jefferson County4,321.7+8.5%
7Harrison County4,248.5+3.7%
8Raleigh County4,050.4+5%
9Putnam County3,504+6%
10Marion County2,997+3.6%
11Ohio County2,889.7+3.7%
12Mercer County2,888.1+2.8%
13Fayette County1,958.8+3.9%
14Wayne County1,767.2+4.7%
15Greenbrier County1,654.3+2%
16Hancock County1,578.4+4.1%
17Preston County1,575.4+4.6%
18Marshall County1,564.5+3.1%
19Logan County1,497.8+2%
20Mineral County1,424.8+6.7%
21Jackson County1,411+4.3%
22Randolph County1,367.7+2.7%
23Mason County1,185.1+7.5%
24Brooke County1,180+4.8%
25Hampshire County1,161.4+5.5%
26Upshur County1,145.5+5.6%
27Nicholas County1,099.1+2.3%
28Boone County954.1+3.2%
29Mingo County943.3+4.1%
30Taylor County893.2+3.5%
31Morgan County876.3+6.6%
32Wyoming County804.8+2.9%
33Lewis County803.3+4.9%
34Lincoln County794.4+2.2%
35Barbour County687.2+3.9%
36Wetzel County684.8+3.4%
37Hardy County677.1+8.9%
38McDowell County661.2+2.9%
39Roane County590.9+3.7%
40Monroe County555.5+4.8%
41Grant County546.5+3%
42Braxton County539.2+3.6%
43Summers County535.7-0.2%
44Tyler County495.6+3.2%
45Ritchie County472.9+2.8%
46Pocahontas County427.6+1.7%
47Tucker County411.2+4.9%
48Pleasants County406.1+1%
49Clay County340.5+5.7%
50Pendleton County339.7+6.5%
51Doddridge County319.7+2.3%
52Gilmer County295.1+6.4%
53Webster County278.5-0.4%
54Calhoun County270.3+1.3%
55Wirt County229.8+2.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in West Virginia by personal income, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in West Virginia by personal income, 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in West Virginia by personal income, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/west-virginia-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in West Virginia by personal income, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Kanawha County, with $11.07 billion in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Wirt County, with $229.8 million in 2024.

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