Counties in West Virginia by personal income

Kanawha County had the highest personal income of 55 counties in 2023, at $10.65 billion. Wirt County had the lowest, at $224.01 million. The median was $924.13 million and the figure for West Virginia was $92.97 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest10,647.1Kanawha County
Lowest224Wirt County
Median924.155 counties
West Virginia92,973.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 661.7 USD millionBerkeley County: 7,188 USD millionBoone County: 924.1 USD millionBraxton County: 520.6 USD millionBrooke County: 1,125.5 USD millionCabell County: 4,999.1 USD millionCalhoun County: 266.8 USD millionClay County: 322.2 USD millionDoddridge County: 312.5 USD millionFayette County: 1,885.7 USD millionGilmer County: 277.2 USD millionGrant County: 530.5 USD millionGreenbrier County: 1,621.2 USD millionHampshire County: 1,100.8 USD millionHancock County: 1,515.7 USD millionHardy County: 621.7 USD millionHarrison County: 4,097.2 USD millionJackson County: 1,353.4 USD millionJefferson County: 3,982.7 USD millionKanawha County: 10,647.1 USD millionLewis County: 766 USD millionLincoln County: 777.5 USD millionLogan County: 1,468.9 USD millionMcDowell County: 642.6 USD millionMarion County: 2,893.7 USD millionMarshall County: 1,517.6 USD millionMason County: 1,102.3 USD millionMercer County: 2,810.6 USD millionMineral County: 1,334.8 USD millionMingo County: 905.9 USD millionMonongalia County: 6,335.6 USD millionMonroe County: 529.9 USD millionMorgan County: 822.3 USD millionNicholas County: 1,074.1 USD millionOhio County: 2,785.3 USD millionPendleton County: 319.1 USD millionPleasants County: 402 USD millionPocahontas County: 420.4 USD millionPreston County: 1,506.7 USD millionPutnam County: 3,305.6 USD millionRaleigh County: 3,858.7 USD millionRandolph County: 1,332.2 USD millionRitchie County: 460.1 USD millionRoane County: 569.7 USD millionSummers County: 537 USD millionTaylor County: 862.9 USD millionTucker County: 392.1 USD millionTyler County: 480.4 USD millionUpshur County: 1,084.8 USD millionWayne County: 1,688.3 USD millionWebster County: 279.6 USD millionWetzel County: 662.3 USD millionWirt County: 224 USD millionWood County: 4,882.4 USD millionWyoming County: 781.9 USD million
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USD million, 2023. 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, 2023

Kanawha County: 10,647.1 USD millionKanawha County10,647.1Berkeley County: 7,188 USD millionBerkeley County7,188Monongalia County: 6,335.6 USD millionMonongalia County6,335.6Cabell County: 4,999.1 USD millionCabell County4,999.1Wood County: 4,882.4 USD millionWood County4,882.4Harrison County: 4,097.2 USD millionHarrison County4,097.2Jefferson County: 3,982.7 USD millionJefferson County3,982.7Raleigh County: 3,858.7 USD millionRaleigh County3,858.7Putnam County: 3,305.6 USD millionPutnam County3,305.6Marion County: 2,893.7 USD millionMarion County2,893.7Mercer County: 2,810.6 USD millionMercer County2,810.6Ohio County: 2,785.3 USD millionOhio County2,785.3Fayette County: 1,885.7 USD millionFayette County1,885.7Wayne County: 1,688.3 USD millionWayne County1,688.3Greenbrier County: 1,621.2 USD millionGreenbrier County1,621.2Marshall County: 1,517.6 USD millionMarshall County1,517.6Hancock County: 1,515.7 USD millionHancock County1,515.7Preston County: 1,506.7 USD millionPreston County1,506.7Logan County: 1,468.9 USD millionLogan County1,468.9Jackson County: 1,353.4 USD millionJackson County1,353.4Mineral County: 1,334.8 USD millionMineral County1,334.8Randolph County: 1,332.2 USD millionRandolph County1,332.2Brooke County: 1,125.5 USD millionBrooke County1,125.5Mason County: 1,102.3 USD millionMason County1,102.3Hampshire County: 1,100.8 USD millionHampshire County1,100.8Upshur County: 1,084.8 USD millionUpshur County1,084.8Nicholas County: 1,074.1 USD millionNicholas County1,074.1Boone County: 924.1 USD millionBoone County924.1Mingo County: 905.9 USD millionMingo County905.9Taylor County: 862.9 USD millionTaylor County862.9Morgan County: 822.3 USD millionMorgan County822.3Wyoming County: 781.9 USD millionWyoming County781.9Lincoln County: 777.5 USD millionLincoln County777.5Lewis County: 766 USD millionLewis County766Wetzel County: 662.3 USD millionWetzel County662.3Barbour County: 661.7 USD millionBarbour County661.7McDowell County: 642.6 USD millionMcDowell County642.6Hardy County: 621.7 USD millionHardy County621.7Roane County: 569.7 USD millionRoane County569.7Summers County: 537 USD millionSummers County537Grant County: 530.5 USD millionGrant County530.5Monroe County: 529.9 USD millionMonroe County529.9Braxton County: 520.6 USD millionBraxton County520.6Tyler County: 480.4 USD millionTyler County480.4Ritchie County: 460.1 USD millionRitchie County460.1Pocahontas County: 420.4 USD millionPocahontas County420.4Pleasants County: 402 USD millionPleasants County402Tucker County: 392.1 USD millionTucker County392.1Clay County: 322.2 USD millionClay County322.2Pendleton County: 319.1 USD millionPendleton County319.1Doddridge County: 312.5 USD millionDoddridge County312.5Webster County: 279.6 USD millionWebster County279.6Gilmer County: 277.2 USD millionGilmer County277.2Calhoun County: 266.8 USD millionCalhoun County266.8Wirt County: 224 USD millionWirt County224Kanawha County: 10,647.1 USD millionKanawha County10,647.1Berkeley County: 7,188 USD millionBerkeley County7,188Monongalia County: 6,335.6 USD millionMonongalia County6,335.6Cabell County: 4,999.1 USD millionCabell County4,999.1Wood County: 4,882.4 USD millionWood County4,882.4Harrison County: 4,097.2 USD millionHarrison County4,097.2Jefferson County: 3,982.7 USD millionJefferson County3,982.7Raleigh County: 3,858.7 USD millionRaleigh County3,858.7Putnam County: 3,305.6 USD millionPutnam County3,305.6Marion County: 2,893.7 USD millionMarion County2,893.7Mercer County: 2,810.6 USD millionMercer County2,810.6Ohio County: 2,785.3 USD millionOhio County2,785.3Fayette County: 1,885.7 USD millionFayette County1,885.7Wayne County: 1,688.3 USD millionWayne County1,688.3Greenbrier County: 1,621.2 USD millionGreenbrier County1,621.2Marshall County: 1,517.6 USD millionMarshall County1,517.6Hancock County: 1,515.7 USD millionHancock County1,515.7Preston County: 1,506.7 USD millionPreston County1,506.7Logan County: 1,468.9 USD millionLogan County1,468.9Jackson County: 1,353.4 USD millionJackson County1,353.4Mineral County: 1,334.8 USD millionMineral County1,334.8Randolph County: 1,332.2 USD millionRandolph County1,332.2Brooke County: 1,125.5 USD millionBrooke County1,125.5Mason County: 1,102.3 USD millionMason County1,102.3Hampshire County: 1,100.8 USD millionHampshire County1,100.8Upshur County: 1,084.8 USD millionUpshur County1,084.8Nicholas County: 1,074.1 USD millionNicholas County1,074.1Boone County: 924.1 USD millionBoone County924.1Mingo County: 905.9 USD millionMingo County905.9Taylor County: 862.9 USD millionTaylor County862.9Morgan County: 822.3 USD millionMorgan County822.3Wyoming County: 781.9 USD millionWyoming County781.9Lincoln County: 777.5 USD millionLincoln County777.5Lewis County: 766 USD millionLewis County766Wetzel County: 662.3 USD millionWetzel County662.3Barbour County: 661.7 USD millionBarbour County661.7McDowell County: 642.6 USD millionMcDowell County642.6Hardy County: 621.7 USD millionHardy County621.7Roane County: 569.7 USD millionRoane County569.7Summers County: 537 USD millionSummers County537Grant County: 530.5 USD millionGrant County530.5Monroe County: 529.9 USD millionMonroe County529.9Braxton County: 520.6 USD millionBraxton County520.6Tyler County: 480.4 USD millionTyler County480.4Ritchie County: 460.1 USD millionRitchie County460.1Pocahontas County: 420.4 USD millionPocahontas County420.4Pleasants County: 402 USD millionPleasants County402Tucker County: 392.1 USD millionTucker County392.1Clay County: 322.2 USD millionClay County322.2Pendleton County: 319.1 USD millionPendleton County319.1Doddridge County: 312.5 USD millionDoddridge County312.5Webster County: 279.6 USD millionWebster County279.6Gilmer County: 277.2 USD millionGilmer County277.2Calhoun County: 266.8 USD millionCalhoun County266.8Wirt County: 224 USD millionWirt County224
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

RankCounties2023
USD million
Change on 2022
1Kanawha County10,647.1+4.7%
2Berkeley County7,188+7.8%
3Monongalia County6,335.6+6.7%
4Cabell County4,999.1+6%
5Wood County4,882.4+4.3%
6Harrison County4,097.2+5.7%
7Jefferson County3,982.7+7.5%
8Raleigh County3,858.7+7.1%
9Putnam County3,305.6+6.4%
10Marion County2,893.7+3.8%
11Mercer County2,810.6+5.6%
12Ohio County2,785.3+4.7%
13Fayette County1,885.7+5.9%
14Wayne County1,688.3+5.3%
15Greenbrier County1,621.2+5.9%
16Marshall County1,517.6+1.9%
17Hancock County1,515.7+4.6%
18Preston County1,506.7+4.1%
19Logan County1,468.9+5.1%
20Jackson County1,353.4+5.9%
21Mineral County1,334.8+4.1%
22Randolph County1,332.2+5.3%
23Brooke County1,125.5+1.8%
24Mason County1,102.3+5.9%
25Hampshire County1,100.8+4.2%
26Upshur County1,084.8+8.5%
27Nicholas County1,074.1+8.1%
28Boone County924.1+5.7%
29Mingo County905.9+5.2%
30Taylor County862.9+6.1%
31Morgan County822.3+7.8%
32Wyoming County781.9+4.4%
33Lincoln County777.5+6.2%
34Lewis County766+3.8%
35Wetzel County662.3+1.7%
36Barbour County661.7+3.6%
37McDowell County642.6+4.2%
38Hardy County621.7-3.6%
39Roane County569.7+4.5%
40Summers County537+5%
41Grant County530.5+1.1%
42Monroe County529.9+6.5%
43Braxton County520.6+5.6%
44Tyler County480.4-2.8%
45Ritchie County460.1+1.5%
46Pocahontas County420.4+5.1%
47Pleasants County402+5%
48Tucker County392.1+7%
49Clay County322.2+5.1%
50Pendleton County319.1-4.2%
51Doddridge County312.5+3%
52Webster County279.6+4.5%
53Gilmer County277.2+3.5%
54Calhoun County266.8+6.1%
55Wirt County224+6.7%

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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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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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/west-virginia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Kanawha County, with $10.65 billion in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Wirt County, with $224.01 million in 2023.

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