Counties in West Virginia by personal income

Kanawha County had the highest personal income of 55 counties in 2019, at $8.85 billion. Wirt County had the lowest, at $186.51 million. The median was $787.73 million and the figure for West Virginia was $76.66 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest8,853.6Kanawha County
Lowest186.5Wirt County
Median787.755 counties
West Virginia76,664.4History

Map of counties, 2019

Barbour County: 553.8 USD millionBerkeley County: 5,281.1 USD millionBoone County: 775.4 USD millionBraxton County: 455.3 USD millionBrooke County: 946.9 USD millionCabell County: 4,074.9 USD millionCalhoun County: 221.1 USD millionClay County: 279 USD millionDoddridge County: 262.6 USD millionFayette County: 1,565.6 USD millionGilmer County: 236.9 USD millionGrant County: 428.7 USD millionGreenbrier County: 1,381.1 USD millionHampshire County: 882.7 USD millionHancock County: 1,260.1 USD millionHardy County: 489 USD millionHarrison County: 3,394 USD millionJackson County: 1,114.3 USD millionJefferson County: 3,044.4 USD millionKanawha County: 8,853.6 USD millionLewis County: 680.7 USD millionLincoln County: 659.7 USD millionLogan County: 1,219.2 USD millionMcDowell County: 567.8 USD millionMarion County: 2,416.5 USD millionMarshall County: 1,295.5 USD millionMason County: 925.9 USD millionMercer County: 2,287.9 USD millionMineral County: 1,158.1 USD millionMingo County: 787.7 USD millionMonongalia County: 4,993.5 USD millionMonroe County: 437.4 USD millionMorgan County: 663.1 USD millionNicholas County: 872.8 USD millionOhio County: 2,523.8 USD millionPendleton County: 260.5 USD millionPleasants County: 331.4 USD millionPocahontas County: 339.8 USD millionPreston County: 1,264.1 USD millionPutnam County: 2,752.1 USD millionRaleigh County: 3,167.4 USD millionRandolph County: 1,103.4 USD millionRitchie County: 383.3 USD millionRoane County: 485.5 USD millionSummers County: 443.2 USD millionTaylor County: 711 USD millionTucker County: 300.9 USD millionTyler County: 351.7 USD millionUpshur County: 863.3 USD millionWayne County: 1,405.8 USD millionWebster County: 246.9 USD millionWetzel County: 556.5 USD millionWirt County: 186.5 USD millionWood County: 3,944.6 USD millionWyoming County: 636.9 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Kanawha County: 8,853.6 USD millionKanawha County8,853.6Berkeley County: 5,281.1 USD millionBerkeley County5,281.1Monongalia County: 4,993.5 USD millionMonongalia County4,993.5Cabell County: 4,074.9 USD millionCabell County4,074.9Wood County: 3,944.6 USD millionWood County3,944.6Harrison County: 3,394 USD millionHarrison County3,394Raleigh County: 3,167.4 USD millionRaleigh County3,167.4Jefferson County: 3,044.4 USD millionJefferson County3,044.4Putnam County: 2,752.1 USD millionPutnam County2,752.1Ohio County: 2,523.8 USD millionOhio County2,523.8Marion County: 2,416.5 USD millionMarion County2,416.5Mercer County: 2,287.9 USD millionMercer County2,287.9Fayette County: 1,565.6 USD millionFayette County1,565.6Wayne County: 1,405.8 USD millionWayne County1,405.8Greenbrier County: 1,381.1 USD millionGreenbrier County1,381.1Marshall County: 1,295.5 USD millionMarshall County1,295.5Preston County: 1,264.1 USD millionPreston County1,264.1Hancock County: 1,260.1 USD millionHancock County1,260.1Logan County: 1,219.2 USD millionLogan County1,219.2Mineral County: 1,158.1 USD millionMineral County1,158.1Jackson County: 1,114.3 USD millionJackson County1,114.3Randolph County: 1,103.4 USD millionRandolph County1,103.4Brooke County: 946.9 USD millionBrooke County946.9Mason County: 925.9 USD millionMason County925.9Hampshire County: 882.7 USD millionHampshire County882.7Nicholas County: 872.8 USD millionNicholas County872.8Upshur County: 863.3 USD millionUpshur County863.3Mingo County: 787.7 USD millionMingo County787.7Boone County: 775.4 USD millionBoone County775.4Taylor County: 711 USD millionTaylor County711Lewis County: 680.7 USD millionLewis County680.7Morgan County: 663.1 USD millionMorgan County663.1Lincoln County: 659.7 USD millionLincoln County659.7Wyoming County: 636.9 USD millionWyoming County636.9McDowell County: 567.8 USD millionMcDowell County567.8Wetzel County: 556.5 USD millionWetzel County556.5Barbour County: 553.8 USD millionBarbour County553.8Hardy County: 489 USD millionHardy County489Roane County: 485.5 USD millionRoane County485.5Braxton County: 455.3 USD millionBraxton County455.3Summers County: 443.2 USD millionSummers County443.2Monroe County: 437.4 USD millionMonroe County437.4Grant County: 428.7 USD millionGrant County428.7Ritchie County: 383.3 USD millionRitchie County383.3Tyler County: 351.7 USD millionTyler County351.7Pocahontas County: 339.8 USD millionPocahontas County339.8Pleasants County: 331.4 USD millionPleasants County331.4Tucker County: 300.9 USD millionTucker County300.9Clay County: 279 USD millionClay County279Doddridge County: 262.6 USD millionDoddridge County262.6Pendleton County: 260.5 USD millionPendleton County260.5Webster County: 246.9 USD millionWebster County246.9Gilmer County: 236.9 USD millionGilmer County236.9Calhoun County: 221.1 USD millionCalhoun County221.1Wirt County: 186.5 USD millionWirt County186.5Kanawha County: 8,853.6 USD millionKanawha County8,853.6Berkeley County: 5,281.1 USD millionBerkeley County5,281.1Monongalia County: 4,993.5 USD millionMonongalia County4,993.5Cabell County: 4,074.9 USD millionCabell County4,074.9Wood County: 3,944.6 USD millionWood County3,944.6Harrison County: 3,394 USD millionHarrison County3,394Raleigh County: 3,167.4 USD millionRaleigh County3,167.4Jefferson County: 3,044.4 USD millionJefferson County3,044.4Putnam County: 2,752.1 USD millionPutnam County2,752.1Ohio County: 2,523.8 USD millionOhio County2,523.8Marion County: 2,416.5 USD millionMarion County2,416.5Mercer County: 2,287.9 USD millionMercer County2,287.9Fayette County: 1,565.6 USD millionFayette County1,565.6Wayne County: 1,405.8 USD millionWayne County1,405.8Greenbrier County: 1,381.1 USD millionGreenbrier County1,381.1Marshall County: 1,295.5 USD millionMarshall County1,295.5Preston County: 1,264.1 USD millionPreston County1,264.1Hancock County: 1,260.1 USD millionHancock County1,260.1Logan County: 1,219.2 USD millionLogan County1,219.2Mineral County: 1,158.1 USD millionMineral County1,158.1Jackson County: 1,114.3 USD millionJackson County1,114.3Randolph County: 1,103.4 USD millionRandolph County1,103.4Brooke County: 946.9 USD millionBrooke County946.9Mason County: 925.9 USD millionMason County925.9Hampshire County: 882.7 USD millionHampshire County882.7Nicholas County: 872.8 USD millionNicholas County872.8Upshur County: 863.3 USD millionUpshur County863.3Mingo County: 787.7 USD millionMingo County787.7Boone County: 775.4 USD millionBoone County775.4Taylor County: 711 USD millionTaylor County711Lewis County: 680.7 USD millionLewis County680.7Morgan County: 663.1 USD millionMorgan County663.1Lincoln County: 659.7 USD millionLincoln County659.7Wyoming County: 636.9 USD millionWyoming County636.9McDowell County: 567.8 USD millionMcDowell County567.8Wetzel County: 556.5 USD millionWetzel County556.5Barbour County: 553.8 USD millionBarbour County553.8Hardy County: 489 USD millionHardy County489Roane County: 485.5 USD millionRoane County485.5Braxton County: 455.3 USD millionBraxton County455.3Summers County: 443.2 USD millionSummers County443.2Monroe County: 437.4 USD millionMonroe County437.4Grant County: 428.7 USD millionGrant County428.7Ritchie County: 383.3 USD millionRitchie County383.3Tyler County: 351.7 USD millionTyler County351.7Pocahontas County: 339.8 USD millionPocahontas County339.8Pleasants County: 331.4 USD millionPleasants County331.4Tucker County: 300.9 USD millionTucker County300.9Clay County: 279 USD millionClay County279Doddridge County: 262.6 USD millionDoddridge County262.6Pendleton County: 260.5 USD millionPendleton County260.5Webster County: 246.9 USD millionWebster County246.9Gilmer County: 236.9 USD millionGilmer County236.9Calhoun County: 221.1 USD millionCalhoun County221.1Wirt County: 186.5 USD millionWirt County186.5
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Kanawha County8,853.6+2.4%
2Berkeley County5,281.1+7.6%
3Monongalia County4,993.5+3.4%
4Cabell County4,074.9+2.8%
5Wood County3,944.6+4.6%
6Harrison County3,394+3.6%
7Raleigh County3,167.4+3.8%
8Jefferson County3,044.4+6.3%
9Putnam County2,752.1+3.7%
10Ohio County2,523.8-3.8%
11Marion County2,416.5+2.2%
12Mercer County2,287.9+2.8%
13Fayette County1,565.6+5.1%
14Wayne County1,405.8+4%
15Greenbrier County1,381.1+6%
16Marshall County1,295.50%
17Preston County1,264.1+2.2%
18Hancock County1,260.1+2.8%
19Logan County1,219.2+1.3%
20Mineral County1,158.1+5%
21Jackson County1,114.3+1.5%
22Randolph County1,103.4+4.3%
23Brooke County946.9+2.1%
24Mason County925.9+3.2%
25Hampshire County882.7+5.3%
26Nicholas County872.8+4.3%
27Upshur County863.3+6.5%
28Mingo County787.7+2.2%
29Boone County775.4-0.4%
30Taylor County711+3.4%
31Lewis County680.7+4.6%
32Morgan County663.1+5.3%
33Lincoln County659.7+1.8%
34Wyoming County636.9-0.6%
35McDowell County567.8+2.9%
36Wetzel County556.5-1.3%
37Barbour County553.8+3.7%
38Hardy County489+4.5%
39Roane County485.5-1.7%
40Braxton County455.3+2.2%
41Summers County443.2+5%
42Monroe County437.4+7%
43Grant County428.7+4.2%
44Ritchie County383.3+4.1%
45Tyler County351.7+6.1%
46Pocahontas County339.8+6.6%
47Pleasants County331.4+0.1%
48Tucker County300.9+3.2%
49Clay County279+2.7%
50Doddridge County262.6+4.4%
51Pendleton County260.5+3.9%
52Webster County246.9+5.9%
53Gilmer County236.9+5.1%
54Calhoun County221.1+2.2%
55Wirt County186.5-1.1%

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

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Kanawha County, with $8.85 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Wirt County, with $186.51 million in 2019.

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