List of West Virginia locations by per capita income

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West Virginia is the third poorest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $23,450 (2015). [1]

West Virginia counties ranked by per capita income

Note: County Data is from the 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [2] [3] [4]

RankCountyPer capita incomeMedian household incomeMedian family incomePopulationNumber of households
1 Jefferson $30,912$66,677$79,83055,21420,331
2 Putnam $29,412$56,774$67,35356,59621,707
United States $28,930$53,889$66,011316,515,021116,926,305
3 Kanawha $27,642$45,882$57,069190,78182,250
4 Ohio $27,053$40,569$60,24743,63718,408
5 Berkeley $26,469$55,239$63,304108,72440,991
6 Monongalia $26,314$45,467$68,691101,66837,035
7 Harrison $24,415$43,987$58,00868,99827,502
8 Wood $24,364$41,884$51,98486,55936,192
9 Cabell $23,908$38,344$54,67196,82439,973
10 Hancock $23,845$39,959$51,40730,20112,894
11 Brooke $23,819$46,215$58,46023,66510,030
12 Marion $23,807$43,165$54,43756,79022,481
13 Marshall $23,543$45,182$54,65932,48013,569
14 Morgan $23,456$39,324$53,83817,4757,348
West Virginia $23,450$41,751$52,8661,851,420740,890
15 Nicholas $23,404$39,171$48,82125,93010,757
16 Pleasants $23,291$44,288$52,8337,6362,893
17 Jackson $23,090$41,314$56,38429,25611,118
18 Taylor $22,799$43,970$50,92016,9776,732
19 Raleigh $22,405$41,032$49,88178,49331,274
20 Greenbrier $22,340$39,746$48,28735,66615,339
21 Tucker $22,321$40,533$51,5006,9723,010
22 Hardy $22,195$40,303$46,42213,9365,156
23 Wirt $22,125$39,352$44,9295,8412,430
24 Pendleton $21,979$36,953$46,0917,4023,095
25 Pocahontas $21,847$36,827$51,1098,6973,737
26 Wetzel $21,619$39,096$48,72416,1576,525
27 Boone $21,387$39,958$50,77724,0009,547
28 Randolph $21,139$39,457$49,52029,36511,563
29 Preston $21,097$45,064$54,93133,80912,472
30 Lewis $21,067$37,849$45,76616,4346,526
31 Tyler $21,018$38,854$51,8239,0333,616
32 Mercer $20,942$36,195$46,22761,89125,451
33 Monroe $20,678$36,918$43,62913,5255,822
34 Logan $20,477$36,763$46,92835,76014,043
35 Mingo $20,417$33,221$44,38425,93110,844
36 Summers $20,347$36,651$46,81413,5445,584
37 Upshur $20,230$40,330$50,00724,5609,093
38 Grant $20,052$39,088$48,13311,8154,175
39 Doddridge $19,992$39,974$51,2128,2012,674
40 Wayne $19,867$36,318$46,82741,49916,691
41 Mason $19,694$36,448$45,47427,17710,838
42 Calhoun $19,635$35,568$45,5197,5573,090
43 Ritchie $19,632$37,636$49,94310,1403,942
44 Braxton $19,409$32,750$47,58314,4665,607
45 Fayette $19,232$36,293$43,72145,53417,669
46 Lincoln $19,114$35,800$43,99021,5607,994
47 Mineral $19,111$31,790$50,07827,75511,265
48 Wyoming $19,009$33,730$47,27322,8669,199
49 Roane $18,957$31,813$42,74514,6365,872
50 Hampshire $18,477$27,995$41,95023,54210,194
51 Barbour $18,039$37,066$45,00516,7316,041
52 Webster $17,864$29,086$37,7368,9273,887
53 Gilmer $17,115$37,536$50,6988,6442,744
54 Clay $16,827$31,325$39,8519,1413,460
55 McDowell $14,874$24,921$31,98420,8028,180

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References

  1. "The 15 Poorest States in the US by Median Household Income".
  2. "SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". factfinder.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
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