Counties in West Virginia by personal income

Kanawha County had the highest personal income of 55 counties in 2015, at $8.27 billion. Wirt County had the lowest, at $173.06 million. The median was $757.99 million and the figure for West Virginia was $68.37 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest8,274.8Kanawha County
Lowest173.1Wirt County
Median75855 counties
West Virginia68,369.1History

Map of counties, 2015

Barbour County: 492.1 USD millionBerkeley County: 4,232.2 USD millionBoone County: 735.2 USD millionBraxton County: 445.2 USD millionBrooke County: 882.3 USD millionCabell County: 3,695.2 USD millionCalhoun County: 212.2 USD millionClay County: 259.9 USD millionDoddridge County: 218.8 USD millionFayette County: 1,434.1 USD millionGilmer County: 229.3 USD millionGrant County: 394.1 USD millionGreenbrier County: 1,269.6 USD millionHampshire County: 758 USD millionHancock County: 1,146.3 USD millionHardy County: 431.4 USD millionHarrison County: 2,976.6 USD millionJackson County: 1,010.2 USD millionJefferson County: 2,547 USD millionKanawha County: 8,274.8 USD millionLewis County: 608.6 USD millionLincoln County: 603.2 USD millionLogan County: 1,147.4 USD millionMcDowell County: 555.1 USD millionMarion County: 2,203.1 USD millionMarshall County: 1,162.1 USD millionMason County: 820.8 USD millionMercer County: 2,117.5 USD millionMineral County: 999 USD millionMingo County: 761.4 USD millionMonongalia County: 4,391.5 USD millionMonroe County: 395.6 USD millionMorgan County: 571.9 USD millionNicholas County: 825.4 USD millionOhio County: 2,082.2 USD millionPendleton County: 236.3 USD millionPleasants County: 299.5 USD millionPocahontas County: 302.1 USD millionPreston County: 1,158.6 USD millionPutnam County: 2,435.7 USD millionRaleigh County: 2,854.2 USD millionRandolph County: 992.6 USD millionRitchie County: 338.7 USD millionRoane County: 447.2 USD millionSummers County: 402.7 USD millionTaylor County: 601.8 USD millionTucker County: 267.6 USD millionTyler County: 296.8 USD millionUpshur County: 775.4 USD millionWayne County: 1,238 USD millionWebster County: 237.5 USD millionWetzel County: 498.2 USD millionWirt County: 173.1 USD millionWood County: 3,348.4 USD millionWyoming County: 644 USD million
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USD million, 2015. 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, 2015

Kanawha County: 8,274.8 USD millionKanawha County8,274.8Monongalia County: 4,391.5 USD millionMonongalia County4,391.5Berkeley County: 4,232.2 USD millionBerkeley County4,232.2Cabell County: 3,695.2 USD millionCabell County3,695.2Wood County: 3,348.4 USD millionWood County3,348.4Harrison County: 2,976.6 USD millionHarrison County2,976.6Raleigh County: 2,854.2 USD millionRaleigh County2,854.2Jefferson County: 2,547 USD millionJefferson County2,547Putnam County: 2,435.7 USD millionPutnam County2,435.7Marion County: 2,203.1 USD millionMarion County2,203.1Mercer County: 2,117.5 USD millionMercer County2,117.5Ohio County: 2,082.2 USD millionOhio County2,082.2Fayette County: 1,434.1 USD millionFayette County1,434.1Greenbrier County: 1,269.6 USD millionGreenbrier County1,269.6Wayne County: 1,238 USD millionWayne County1,238Marshall County: 1,162.1 USD millionMarshall County1,162.1Preston County: 1,158.6 USD millionPreston County1,158.6Logan County: 1,147.4 USD millionLogan County1,147.4Hancock County: 1,146.3 USD millionHancock County1,146.3Jackson County: 1,010.2 USD millionJackson County1,010.2Mineral County: 999 USD millionMineral County999Randolph County: 992.6 USD millionRandolph County992.6Brooke County: 882.3 USD millionBrooke County882.3Nicholas County: 825.4 USD millionNicholas County825.4Mason County: 820.8 USD millionMason County820.8Upshur County: 775.4 USD millionUpshur County775.4Mingo County: 761.4 USD millionMingo County761.4Hampshire County: 758 USD millionHampshire County758Boone County: 735.2 USD millionBoone County735.2Wyoming County: 644 USD millionWyoming County644Lewis County: 608.6 USD millionLewis County608.6Lincoln County: 603.2 USD millionLincoln County603.2Taylor County: 601.8 USD millionTaylor County601.8Morgan County: 571.9 USD millionMorgan County571.9McDowell County: 555.1 USD millionMcDowell County555.1Wetzel County: 498.2 USD millionWetzel County498.2Barbour County: 492.1 USD millionBarbour County492.1Roane County: 447.2 USD millionRoane County447.2Braxton County: 445.2 USD millionBraxton County445.2Hardy County: 431.4 USD millionHardy County431.4Summers County: 402.7 USD millionSummers County402.7Monroe County: 395.6 USD millionMonroe County395.6Grant County: 394.1 USD millionGrant County394.1Ritchie County: 338.7 USD millionRitchie County338.7Pocahontas County: 302.1 USD millionPocahontas County302.1Pleasants County: 299.5 USD millionPleasants County299.5Tyler County: 296.8 USD millionTyler County296.8Tucker County: 267.6 USD millionTucker County267.6Clay County: 259.9 USD millionClay County259.9Webster County: 237.5 USD millionWebster County237.5Pendleton County: 236.3 USD millionPendleton County236.3Gilmer County: 229.3 USD millionGilmer County229.3Doddridge County: 218.8 USD millionDoddridge County218.8Calhoun County: 212.2 USD millionCalhoun County212.2Wirt County: 173.1 USD millionWirt County173.1Kanawha County: 8,274.8 USD millionKanawha County8,274.8Monongalia County: 4,391.5 USD millionMonongalia County4,391.5Berkeley County: 4,232.2 USD millionBerkeley County4,232.2Cabell County: 3,695.2 USD millionCabell County3,695.2Wood County: 3,348.4 USD millionWood County3,348.4Harrison County: 2,976.6 USD millionHarrison County2,976.6Raleigh County: 2,854.2 USD millionRaleigh County2,854.2Jefferson County: 2,547 USD millionJefferson County2,547Putnam County: 2,435.7 USD millionPutnam County2,435.7Marion County: 2,203.1 USD millionMarion County2,203.1Mercer County: 2,117.5 USD millionMercer County2,117.5Ohio County: 2,082.2 USD millionOhio County2,082.2Fayette County: 1,434.1 USD millionFayette County1,434.1Greenbrier County: 1,269.6 USD millionGreenbrier County1,269.6Wayne County: 1,238 USD millionWayne County1,238Marshall County: 1,162.1 USD millionMarshall County1,162.1Preston County: 1,158.6 USD millionPreston County1,158.6Logan County: 1,147.4 USD millionLogan County1,147.4Hancock County: 1,146.3 USD millionHancock County1,146.3Jackson County: 1,010.2 USD millionJackson County1,010.2Mineral County: 999 USD millionMineral County999Randolph County: 992.6 USD millionRandolph County992.6Brooke County: 882.3 USD millionBrooke County882.3Nicholas County: 825.4 USD millionNicholas County825.4Mason County: 820.8 USD millionMason County820.8Upshur County: 775.4 USD millionUpshur County775.4Mingo County: 761.4 USD millionMingo County761.4Hampshire County: 758 USD millionHampshire County758Boone County: 735.2 USD millionBoone County735.2Wyoming County: 644 USD millionWyoming County644Lewis County: 608.6 USD millionLewis County608.6Lincoln County: 603.2 USD millionLincoln County603.2Taylor County: 601.8 USD millionTaylor County601.8Morgan County: 571.9 USD millionMorgan County571.9McDowell County: 555.1 USD millionMcDowell County555.1Wetzel County: 498.2 USD millionWetzel County498.2Barbour County: 492.1 USD millionBarbour County492.1Roane County: 447.2 USD millionRoane County447.2Braxton County: 445.2 USD millionBraxton County445.2Hardy County: 431.4 USD millionHardy County431.4Summers County: 402.7 USD millionSummers County402.7Monroe County: 395.6 USD millionMonroe County395.6Grant County: 394.1 USD millionGrant County394.1Ritchie County: 338.7 USD millionRitchie County338.7Pocahontas County: 302.1 USD millionPocahontas County302.1Pleasants County: 299.5 USD millionPleasants County299.5Tyler County: 296.8 USD millionTyler County296.8Tucker County: 267.6 USD millionTucker County267.6Clay County: 259.9 USD millionClay County259.9Webster County: 237.5 USD millionWebster County237.5Pendleton County: 236.3 USD millionPendleton County236.3Gilmer County: 229.3 USD millionGilmer County229.3Doddridge County: 218.8 USD millionDoddridge County218.8Calhoun County: 212.2 USD millionCalhoun County212.2Wirt County: 173.1 USD millionWirt County173.1
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

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Kanawha County8,274.8+0.7%
2Monongalia County4,391.5+5.6%
3Berkeley County4,232.2+4.6%
4Cabell County3,695.2+2.1%
5Wood County3,348.4+0.6%
6Harrison County2,976.6-0.7%
7Raleigh County2,854.2+0.5%
8Jefferson County2,547+3%
9Putnam County2,435.7+3.7%
10Marion County2,203.1+1%
11Mercer County2,117.5+1%
12Ohio County2,082.2+3.2%
13Fayette County1,434.1+1.4%
14Greenbrier County1,269.6+4.6%
15Wayne County1,238+2.3%
16Marshall County1,162.1+0.9%
17Preston County1,158.6+4.3%
18Logan County1,147.4-1.6%
19Hancock County1,146.3+2.9%
20Jackson County1,010.2+2.8%
21Mineral County999+4.1%
22Randolph County992.6+3%
23Brooke County882.3+2.6%
24Nicholas County825.4+1.1%
25Mason County820.8+4.3%
26Upshur County775.4-0.1%
27Mingo County761.4-3.5%
28Hampshire County758+5.2%
29Boone County735.2-0.1%
30Wyoming County644-2%
31Lewis County608.6-0%
32Lincoln County603.2-0.1%
33Taylor County601.8+2.4%
34Morgan County571.9+4.2%
35McDowell County555.1-3.2%
36Wetzel County498.2+1.1%
37Barbour County492.1-0%
38Roane County447.2+0.6%
39Braxton County445.2+4.2%
40Hardy County431.4+4.1%
41Summers County402.7+3%
42Monroe County395.6+1.4%
43Grant County394.1-0.5%
44Ritchie County338.7+1.9%
45Pocahontas County302.1+2.8%
46Pleasants County299.5+2.3%
47Tyler County296.8+2.5%
48Tucker County267.6+2.6%
49Clay County259.9+0.5%
50Webster County237.5+1.9%
51Pendleton County236.3-0.8%
52Gilmer County229.3+1.6%
53Doddridge County218.8-0.8%
54Calhoun County212.2-4.5%
55Wirt County173.1+1.7%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Kanawha County, with $8.27 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Wirt County, with $173.06 million in 2015.

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