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What are the richest counties in West Virginia?

Jefferson County ($98,806), Berkeley County ($80,815) and Putnam County ($79,527) had the highest median household income in West Virginia in the 2020–24 survey.

Data as of 2024 · updated

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West Virginia counties ranked by median household income
RankCountyMedian household income 2020–24Change since 2016–20Residents
1Jefferson County$98,806+19.7%63,102
2Berkeley County$80,815+23.8%139,522
3Putnam County$79,527+24.4%56,885
4Morgan County$72,179+26.4%18,027
5Mineral County$69,375+34.1%26,792
6Marion County$67,370+27.5%55,584
7Monongalia County$65,346+20.6%107,991
8Pendleton County$64,931+40.1%5,826
9Tyler County$63,693+33.8%7,881
10Hampshire County$63,116+30.1%24,105
11Grant County$62,361+44.0%11,041
12Preston County$61,880+19.0%34,004
13Hancock County$61,466+27.7%27,729
14Kanawha County$60,943+29.3%172,381
15Pleasants County$60,932+9.8%7,338
16Harrison County$60,377+15.8%64,221
17Marshall County$59,169+22.8%29,159
18Wayne County$58,878+34.7%37,309
19Jackson County$58,845+19.8%27,450
20Wood County$57,810+18.7%82,385
21Taylor County$57,795+9.1%16,287
22Doddridge County$57,401+11.9%7,634
23Ohio County$57,094+18.8%40,496
24Boone County$57,093+26.0%20,251
25Wetzel County$56,836+27.6%13,734
26Monroe County$56,750+26.6%12,491
27Lewis County$56,477+28.7%16,394
28Cabell County$55,832+34.6%91,183
29Nicholas County$54,639+35.5%23,848
30Upshur County$54,338+33.2%23,758
31Brooke County$54,316+12.8%21,142
32Tucker County$53,358+12.3%6,540
33Mercer County$53,210+30.7%57,503
34Fayette County$53,194+21.7%38,165
35Randolph County$52,757+16.7%26,882
36Raleigh County$52,150+20.5%71,775
37Barbour County$51,394+32.1%15,414
38Ritchie County$50,582+14.1%8,034
39Braxton County$50,331+14.9%11,885
40Wirt County$49,867+10.0%4,879
41Mason County$49,761−4.0%24,707
42Logan County$49,723+37.2%30,375
43Hardy County$49,272+5.9%14,337
44Wyoming County$48,440+9.9%19,801
45Greenbrier County$48,218+21.1%31,578
46Gilmer County$47,981+11.9%7,085
47Lincoln County$46,205+9.8%19,177
48Roane County$45,778+17.7%13,317
49Calhoun County$43,980+13.7%5,978
50Webster County$43,839+31.4%7,760
51Clay County$42,318+20.4%7,538
52Pocahontas County$42,119+11.9%7,602
53Summers County$40,699+7.8%11,532
54Mingo County$38,119+7.5%21,455
55McDowell County$31,559+21.0%16,878

How this is ranked

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in West Virginia has the highest median household income?

Jefferson County: $98,806, ahead of Berkeley County ($80,815) and Putnam County ($79,527), of 55 West Virginia counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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