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Lowest median household income, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01McDowell County, WVWV16,878$31,559+86%

02Mingo County, WVWV21,455$38,119+79%

03Summers County, WVWV11,532$40,699+92%

04Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$42,119+60%

05Clay County, WVWV7,538$42,318+91%

06Webster County, WVWV7,760$43,839+108%

07Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$43,980+104%

08Roane County, WVWV13,317$45,778+87%

09Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$46,205+104%

10Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$47,981+110%

11Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$48,218+79%

12Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$48,440+102%

13Hardy County, WVWV14,337$49,272+55%

14Logan County, WVWV30,375$49,723+102%

15Mason County, WVWV24,707$49,761+83%

16Wirt County, WVWV4,879$49,867+62%

17Braxton County, WVWV11,885$50,331+106%

18Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$50,582+85%

19Barbour County, WVWV15,414$51,394+108%

20Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$52,150+85%

21Randolph County, WVWV26,882$52,757+93%

22Fayette County, WVWV38,165$53,194+115%

23Mercer County, WVWV57,503$53,210+100%

24Tucker County, WVWV6,540$53,358+103%

25Brooke County, WVWV21,142$54,316+65%

26Upshur County, WVWV23,758$54,338+101%

27Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$54,639+103%

28Cabell County, WVWV91,183$55,832+96%

29Lewis County, WVWV16,394$56,477+109%

30Monroe County, WVWV12,491$56,750+106%

31Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$56,836+84%

32Boone County, WVWV20,251$57,093+122%

33Ohio County, WVWV40,496$57,094+85%

34Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$57,401+115%

35Taylor County, WVWV16,287$57,795+113%

36Wood County, WVWV82,385$57,810+74%

37Jackson County, WVWV27,450$58,845+81%

38Wayne County, WVWV37,309$58,878+115%

39Marshall County, WVWV29,159$59,169+91%

40Harrison County, WVWV64,221$60,377+98%

41Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$60,932+86%

42Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$60,943+80%

43Hancock County, WVWV27,729$61,466+82%

44Preston County, WVWV34,004$61,880+122%

45Grant County, WVWV11,041$62,361+116%

46Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$63,116+99%

47Tyler County, WVWV7,881$63,693+117%

48Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$64,931+113%

49Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$65,346+128%

50Marion County, WVWV55,584$67,370+135%

51Mineral County, WVWV26,792$69,375+123%

52Morgan County, WVWV18,027$72,179+106%

53Putnam County, WVWV56,885$79,527+90%

54Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$80,815+108%

55Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$98,806+123%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES