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Highest median household income, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties ranked by median household income from the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is $19,411.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$30,941–

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$27,412–

03Putnam County, WVWV56,885$27,405–

04Brooke County, WVWV21,142$26,500–

05Hancock County, WVWV27,729$26,031–

06Wood County, WVWV82,385$25,161–

07Morgan County, WVWV18,027$24,372–

08Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$23,999–

09Marshall County, WVWV29,159$22,687–

10Ohio County, WVWV40,496$22,489–

11Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$22,183–

12Mineral County, WVWV26,792$22,036–

13Jackson County, WVWV27,450$21,655–

14Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$21,545–

15Cabell County, WVWV91,183$21,255–

16Grant County, WVWV11,041$20,923–

17Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$20,910–

18Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$20,753–

19Hardy County, WVWV14,337$20,745–

20Marion County, WVWV55,584$20,386–

21Harrison County, WVWV64,221$20,367–

22Tyler County, WVWV7,881$20,360–

23Mason County, WVWV24,707$20,135–

24Preston County, WVWV34,004$19,940–

25Wayne County, WVWV37,309$19,688–

26Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$19,566–

27Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$19,565–

28Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$19,411–

29Mercer County, WVWV57,503$19,365–

30Upshur County, WVWV23,758$18,739–

31Randolph County, WVWV26,882$18,278–

32Monroe County, WVWV12,491$18,217–

33Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$18,116–

34Lewis County, WVWV16,394$17,972–

35Taylor County, WVWV16,287$17,963–

36Tucker County, WVWV6,540$17,949–

37Logan County, WVWV30,375$17,942–

38Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$17,333–

39Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$17,248–

40Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$17,237–

41Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$17,159–

42Boone County, WVWV20,251$17,073–

43Wirt County, WVWV4,879$16,951–

44Fayette County, WVWV38,165$16,774–

45Summers County, WVWV11,532$16,457–

46Braxton County, WVWV11,885$16,359–

47Mingo County, WVWV21,455$16,066–

48Barbour County, WVWV15,414$15,607–

49Roane County, WVWV13,317$15,375–

50Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$14,659–

51Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$14,539–

52Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$14,496–

53Webster County, WVWV7,760$13,371–

54McDowell County, WVWV16,878$13,141–

55Clay County, WVWV7,538$12,855–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS