Median Household Income in West Virginia, by County

Median Household Income for every county in West Virginia, ranked. The highest is Jefferson County at $98,806 and the lowest is McDowell County at $31,559.

West Virginia: $59,608 · United States: $80,734 · median county in West Virginia: $55,832

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#	County	Median Household Income
1	Jefferson County	$98,806
2	Berkeley County	$80,815
3	Putnam County	$79,527
4	Morgan County	$72,179
5	Mineral County	$69,375
6	Marion County	$67,370
7	Monongalia County	$65,346
8	Pendleton County	$64,931
9	Tyler County	$63,693
10	Hampshire County	$63,116
11	Grant County	$62,361
12	Preston County	$61,880
13	Hancock County	$61,466
14	Kanawha County	$60,943
15	Pleasants County	$60,932
16	Harrison County	$60,377
17	Marshall County	$59,169
18	Wayne County	$58,878
19	Jackson County	$58,845
20	Wood County	$57,810
21	Taylor County	$57,795
22	Doddridge County	$57,401
23	Ohio County	$57,094
24	Boone County	$57,093
25	Wetzel County	$56,836
26	Monroe County	$56,750
27	Lewis County	$56,477
28	Cabell County	$55,832
29	Nicholas County	$54,639
30	Upshur County	$54,338
31	Brooke County	$54,316
32	Tucker County	$53,358
33	Mercer County	$53,210
34	Fayette County	$53,194
35	Randolph County	$52,757
36	Raleigh County	$52,150
37	Barbour County	$51,394
38	Ritchie County	$50,582
39	Braxton County	$50,331
40	Wirt County	$49,867
41	Mason County	$49,761
42	Logan County	$49,723
43	Hardy County	$49,272
44	Wyoming County	$48,440
45	Greenbrier County	$48,218
46	Gilmer County	$47,981
47	Lincoln County	$46,205
48	Roane County	$45,778
49	Calhoun County	$43,980
50	Webster County	$43,839
51	Clay County	$42,318
52	Pocahontas County	$42,119
53	Summers County	$40,699
54	Mingo County	$38,119
55	McDowell County	$31,559

Half of households earn more than this and half earn less. Medians resist distortion by a few very high earners in a way averages do not.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

West Virginia ranks 50th of 52 states for median household income.

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