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Lowest median household income, West Virginia counties · 2000

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$16,931+0%

02Webster County, WVWV7,760$21,055+0%

03Summers County, WVWV11,532$21,147+0%

04Mingo County, WVWV21,455$21,347+0%

05Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$21,578+0%

06Clay County, WVWV7,538$22,120+0%

07Lincoln County, WVWV19,177$22,662+0%

08Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$22,857+0%

09Wyoming County, WVWV19,801$23,932+0%

10Braxton County, WVWV11,885$24,412+0%

11Roane County, WVWV13,317$24,511+0%

12Logan County, WVWV30,375$24,603+0%

13Barbour County, WVWV15,414$24,729+0%

14Fayette County, WVWV38,165$24,788+0%

15Boone County, WVWV20,251$25,669+0%

16Tucker County, WVWV6,540$26,250+0%

17Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602$26,401+0%

18Mercer County, WVWV57,503$26,628+0%

19Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$26,744+0%

20Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$26,927+0%

21Upshur County, WVWV23,758$26,973+0%

22Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$26,974+0%

23Lewis County, WVWV16,394$27,066+0%

24Taylor County, WVWV16,287$27,124+0%

25Mason County, WVWV24,707$27,134+0%

26Randolph County, WVWV26,882$27,299+0%

27Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$27,332+0%

28Wayne County, WVWV37,309$27,352+0%

29Monroe County, WVWV12,491$27,575+0%

30Preston County, WVWV34,004$27,927+0%

31Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$28,181+0%

32Cabell County, WVWV91,183$28,479+0%

33Monongalia County, WVWV107,991$28,625+0%

34Marion County, WVWV55,584$28,626+0%

35Grant County, WVWV11,041$28,916+0%

36Tyler County, WVWV7,881$29,290+0%

37Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$30,429+0%

38Harrison County, WVWV64,221$30,562+0%

39Wirt County, WVWV4,879$30,748+0%

40Ohio County, WVWV40,496$30,836+0%

41Wetzel County, WVWV13,734$30,935+0%

42Marshall County, WVWV29,159$30,989+0%

43Mineral County, WVWV26,792$31,149+0%

44Hampshire County, WVWV24,105$31,666+0%

45Hardy County, WVWV14,337$31,846+0%

46Jackson County, WVWV27,450$32,434+0%

47Pleasants County, WVWV7,338$32,736+0%

48Brooke County, WVWV21,142$32,981+0%

49Wood County, WVWV82,385$33,285+0%

50Hancock County, WVWV27,729$33,759+0%

51Kanawha County, WVWV172,381$33,766+0%

52Morgan County, WVWV18,027$35,016+0%

53Berkeley County, WVWV139,522$38,763+0%

54Putnam County, WVWV56,885$41,892+0%

55Jefferson County, WVWV63,102$44,374+0%

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