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Lowest median household income, West Virginia counties · 1990

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

01Clay County, WVWV7,538$12,855−42%

02McDowell County, WVWV16,878$13,141−22%

03Webster County, WVWV7,760$13,371−36%

04Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$14,496−33%

05Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$14,539−36%

06Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$14,659−35%

07Roane County, WVWV13,317$15,375−37%

08Barbour County, WVWV15,414$15,607−37%

09Mingo County, WVWV21,455$16,066−25%

10Braxton County, WVWV11,885$16,359−33%

11Summers County, WVWV11,532$16,457−22%

12Fayette County, WVWV38,165$16,774−32%

13Wirt County, WVWV4,879$16,951−45%

14Boone County, WVWV20,251$17,073−33%

15Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$17,159−36%

16Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$17,237−35%

17Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$17,248−28%

18Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$17,333−37%

19Logan County, WVWV30,375$17,942−27%

20Tucker County, WVWV6,540$17,949−32%

21Taylor County, WVWV16,287$17,963−34%

22Lewis County, WVWV16,394$17,972−34%

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$18,116−33%

24Monroe County, WVWV12,491$18,217−34%

25Randolph County, WVWV26,882$18,278−33%

26Upshur County, WVWV23,758$18,739−31%

27Mercer County, WVWV57,503$19,365−27%

28Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$19,411−28%

29Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$19,565−36%

30Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$19,566−31%

31Wayne County, WVWV37,309$19,688−28%

32Preston County, WVWV34,004$19,940−29%

33Mason County, WVWV24,707$20,135−26%

34Tyler County, WVWV7,881$20,360−30%

35Harrison County, WVWV64,221$20,367−33%

36Marion County, WVWV55,584$20,386−29%

37Hardy County, WVWV14,337$20,745−35%

38Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$20,753−34%

39Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$20,910−36%

40Grant County, WVWV11,041$20,923−28%

41Cabell County, WVWV91,183$21,255−25%

42Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$21,545−30%

43Jackson County, WVWV27,450$21,655−33%

44Mineral County, WVWV26,792$22,036−29%

45Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$22,183−23%

46Ohio County, WVWV40,496$22,489−27%

47Marshall County, WVWV29,159$22,687−27%

48Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$23,999−29%

49Morgan County, WVWV18,027$24,372−30%

50Wood County, WVWV82,385$25,161−24%

51Hancock County, WVWV27,729$26,031−23%

52Brooke County, WVWV21,142$26,500−20%

53Putnam County, WVWV56,885$27,405−35%

54Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$27,412−29%

55Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$30,941−30%

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