Counties in West Virginia by personal income

Kanawha County had the highest personal income of 55 counties in 2014, at $8.22 billion. Wirt County had the lowest, at $170.13 million. The median was $736.03 million and the figure for West Virginia was $67.08 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest8,215.7Kanawha County
Lowest170.1Wirt County
Median73655 counties
West Virginia67,079History

Map of counties, 2014

Barbour County: 492.3 USD millionBerkeley County: 4,047.5 USD millionBoone County: 736 USD millionBraxton County: 427.4 USD millionBrooke County: 859.7 USD millionCabell County: 3,617.8 USD millionCalhoun County: 222.1 USD millionClay County: 258.7 USD millionDoddridge County: 220.6 USD millionFayette County: 1,413.9 USD millionGilmer County: 225.7 USD millionGrant County: 396 USD millionGreenbrier County: 1,213.3 USD millionHampshire County: 720.6 USD millionHancock County: 1,114.3 USD millionHardy County: 414.5 USD millionHarrison County: 2,998.4 USD millionJackson County: 982.2 USD millionJefferson County: 2,471.9 USD millionKanawha County: 8,215.7 USD millionLewis County: 608.7 USD millionLincoln County: 603.8 USD millionLogan County: 1,165.6 USD millionMcDowell County: 573.3 USD millionMarion County: 2,181.7 USD millionMarshall County: 1,152 USD millionMason County: 787 USD millionMercer County: 2,096.3 USD millionMineral County: 959.9 USD millionMingo County: 788.8 USD millionMonongalia County: 4,160 USD millionMonroe County: 390.1 USD millionMorgan County: 548.7 USD millionNicholas County: 816 USD millionOhio County: 2,017 USD millionPendleton County: 238.2 USD millionPleasants County: 292.8 USD millionPocahontas County: 294 USD millionPreston County: 1,110.5 USD millionPutnam County: 2,348.2 USD millionRaleigh County: 2,838.6 USD millionRandolph County: 963.3 USD millionRitchie County: 332.6 USD millionRoane County: 444.3 USD millionSummers County: 390.9 USD millionTaylor County: 587.6 USD millionTucker County: 260.8 USD millionTyler County: 289.4 USD millionUpshur County: 775.8 USD millionWayne County: 1,210.4 USD millionWebster County: 233.2 USD millionWetzel County: 492.9 USD millionWirt County: 170.1 USD millionWood County: 3,328.7 USD millionWyoming County: 656.9 USD million
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USD million, 2014. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Kanawha County: 8,215.7 USD millionKanawha County8,215.7Monongalia County: 4,160 USD millionMonongalia County4,160Berkeley County: 4,047.5 USD millionBerkeley County4,047.5Cabell County: 3,617.8 USD millionCabell County3,617.8Wood County: 3,328.7 USD millionWood County3,328.7Harrison County: 2,998.4 USD millionHarrison County2,998.4Raleigh County: 2,838.6 USD millionRaleigh County2,838.6Jefferson County: 2,471.9 USD millionJefferson County2,471.9Putnam County: 2,348.2 USD millionPutnam County2,348.2Marion County: 2,181.7 USD millionMarion County2,181.7Mercer County: 2,096.3 USD millionMercer County2,096.3Ohio County: 2,017 USD millionOhio County2,017Fayette County: 1,413.9 USD millionFayette County1,413.9Greenbrier County: 1,213.3 USD millionGreenbrier County1,213.3Wayne County: 1,210.4 USD millionWayne County1,210.4Logan County: 1,165.6 USD millionLogan County1,165.6Marshall County: 1,152 USD millionMarshall County1,152Hancock County: 1,114.3 USD millionHancock County1,114.3Preston County: 1,110.5 USD millionPreston County1,110.5Jackson County: 982.2 USD millionJackson County982.2Randolph County: 963.3 USD millionRandolph County963.3Mineral County: 959.9 USD millionMineral County959.9Brooke County: 859.7 USD millionBrooke County859.7Nicholas County: 816 USD millionNicholas County816Mingo County: 788.8 USD millionMingo County788.8Mason County: 787 USD millionMason County787Upshur County: 775.8 USD millionUpshur County775.8Boone County: 736 USD millionBoone County736Hampshire County: 720.6 USD millionHampshire County720.6Wyoming County: 656.9 USD millionWyoming County656.9Lewis County: 608.7 USD millionLewis County608.7Lincoln County: 603.8 USD millionLincoln County603.8Taylor County: 587.6 USD millionTaylor County587.6McDowell County: 573.3 USD millionMcDowell County573.3Morgan County: 548.7 USD millionMorgan County548.7Wetzel County: 492.9 USD millionWetzel County492.9Barbour County: 492.3 USD millionBarbour County492.3Roane County: 444.3 USD millionRoane County444.3Braxton County: 427.4 USD millionBraxton County427.4Hardy County: 414.5 USD millionHardy County414.5Grant County: 396 USD millionGrant County396Summers County: 390.9 USD millionSummers County390.9Monroe County: 390.1 USD millionMonroe County390.1Ritchie County: 332.6 USD millionRitchie County332.6Pocahontas County: 294 USD millionPocahontas County294Pleasants County: 292.8 USD millionPleasants County292.8Tyler County: 289.4 USD millionTyler County289.4Tucker County: 260.8 USD millionTucker County260.8Clay County: 258.7 USD millionClay County258.7Pendleton County: 238.2 USD millionPendleton County238.2Webster County: 233.2 USD millionWebster County233.2Gilmer County: 225.7 USD millionGilmer County225.7Calhoun County: 222.1 USD millionCalhoun County222.1Doddridge County: 220.6 USD millionDoddridge County220.6Wirt County: 170.1 USD millionWirt County170.1Kanawha County: 8,215.7 USD millionKanawha County8,215.7Monongalia County: 4,160 USD millionMonongalia County4,160Berkeley County: 4,047.5 USD millionBerkeley County4,047.5Cabell County: 3,617.8 USD millionCabell County3,617.8Wood County: 3,328.7 USD millionWood County3,328.7Harrison County: 2,998.4 USD millionHarrison County2,998.4Raleigh County: 2,838.6 USD millionRaleigh County2,838.6Jefferson County: 2,471.9 USD millionJefferson County2,471.9Putnam County: 2,348.2 USD millionPutnam County2,348.2Marion County: 2,181.7 USD millionMarion County2,181.7Mercer County: 2,096.3 USD millionMercer County2,096.3Ohio County: 2,017 USD millionOhio County2,017Fayette County: 1,413.9 USD millionFayette County1,413.9Greenbrier County: 1,213.3 USD millionGreenbrier County1,213.3Wayne County: 1,210.4 USD millionWayne County1,210.4Logan County: 1,165.6 USD millionLogan County1,165.6Marshall County: 1,152 USD millionMarshall County1,152Hancock County: 1,114.3 USD millionHancock County1,114.3Preston County: 1,110.5 USD millionPreston County1,110.5Jackson County: 982.2 USD millionJackson County982.2Randolph County: 963.3 USD millionRandolph County963.3Mineral County: 959.9 USD millionMineral County959.9Brooke County: 859.7 USD millionBrooke County859.7Nicholas County: 816 USD millionNicholas County816Mingo County: 788.8 USD millionMingo County788.8Mason County: 787 USD millionMason County787Upshur County: 775.8 USD millionUpshur County775.8Boone County: 736 USD millionBoone County736Hampshire County: 720.6 USD millionHampshire County720.6Wyoming County: 656.9 USD millionWyoming County656.9Lewis County: 608.7 USD millionLewis County608.7Lincoln County: 603.8 USD millionLincoln County603.8Taylor County: 587.6 USD millionTaylor County587.6McDowell County: 573.3 USD millionMcDowell County573.3Morgan County: 548.7 USD millionMorgan County548.7Wetzel County: 492.9 USD millionWetzel County492.9Barbour County: 492.3 USD millionBarbour County492.3Roane County: 444.3 USD millionRoane County444.3Braxton County: 427.4 USD millionBraxton County427.4Hardy County: 414.5 USD millionHardy County414.5Grant County: 396 USD millionGrant County396Summers County: 390.9 USD millionSummers County390.9Monroe County: 390.1 USD millionMonroe County390.1Ritchie County: 332.6 USD millionRitchie County332.6Pocahontas County: 294 USD millionPocahontas County294Pleasants County: 292.8 USD millionPleasants County292.8Tyler County: 289.4 USD millionTyler County289.4Tucker County: 260.8 USD millionTucker County260.8Clay County: 258.7 USD millionClay County258.7Pendleton County: 238.2 USD millionPendleton County238.2Webster County: 233.2 USD millionWebster County233.2Gilmer County: 225.7 USD millionGilmer County225.7Calhoun County: 222.1 USD millionCalhoun County222.1Doddridge County: 220.6 USD millionDoddridge County220.6Wirt County: 170.1 USD millionWirt County170.1
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

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Kanawha County8,215.7+2.7%
2Monongalia County4,160+5.8%
3Berkeley County4,047.5+3.4%
4Cabell County3,617.8+2.9%
5Wood County3,328.7+6.7%
6Harrison County2,998.4+5.1%
7Raleigh County2,838.6+2.1%
8Jefferson County2,471.9+2.6%
9Putnam County2,348.2+2.7%
10Marion County2,181.7+1.8%
11Mercer County2,096.3+1.6%
12Ohio County2,017+4.7%
13Fayette County1,413.9+1.7%
14Greenbrier County1,213.3+3.6%
15Wayne County1,210.4+3.3%
16Logan County1,165.6-1.7%
17Marshall County1,152+6.9%
18Hancock County1,114.3+1.9%
19Preston County1,110.5+1.8%
20Jackson County982.2+3.5%
21Randolph County963.3+2.9%
22Mineral County959.9+1.4%
23Brooke County859.7+5.1%
24Nicholas County816+2%
25Mingo County788.8-4.7%
26Mason County787+1.1%
27Upshur County775.8+3%
28Boone County736-1.8%
29Hampshire County720.6+1.4%
30Wyoming County656.9+1.6%
31Lewis County608.7+4.4%
32Lincoln County603.8+1.3%
33Taylor County587.6+1.8%
34McDowell County573.3-4.1%
35Morgan County548.7+2.2%
36Wetzel County492.9+3.8%
37Barbour County492.3+2.5%
38Roane County444.3+2%
39Braxton County427.4+2.9%
40Hardy County414.5+2.2%
41Grant County396+6%
42Summers County390.9+2.2%
43Monroe County390.1+4.9%
44Ritchie County332.6+9.1%
45Pocahontas County294+5.7%
46Pleasants County292.8+6.4%
47Tyler County289.4+3%
48Tucker County260.8+5.2%
49Clay County258.7+2%
50Pendleton County238.2+0.2%
51Webster County233.2+2.8%
52Gilmer County225.7+5.6%
53Calhoun County222.1+2.7%
54Doddridge County220.6+22.6%
55Wirt County170.1+3.7%

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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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Kanawha County, with $8.22 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Wirt County, with $170.13 million in 2014.

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