RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most affordable housing, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 2.3.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.1–

02Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.7–

03Hancock County, WVWV27,7291.7–

04Marshall County, WVWV29,1591.9–

05Taylor County, WVWV16,2871.9–

06Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.9–

07Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.0–

08Wood County, WVWV82,3852.0–

09Wyoming County, WVWV19,8012.0–

10Summers County, WVWV11,5322.0–

11Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.1–

12Marion County, WVWV55,5842.1–

13Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.1–

14Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.1–

15Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.1–

16Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.2–

17Preston County, WVWV34,0042.2–

18Mason County, WVWV24,7072.2–

19Webster County, WVWV7,7602.2–

20Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.2–

21Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.2–

22Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752.2–

23Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.3–

24Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.3–

25Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.3–

26Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.3–

27Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.3–

28Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.3–

29Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.3–

30Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.3–

31Logan County, WVWV30,3752.3–

32Lewis County, WVWV16,3942.3–

33Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.4–

34Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.4–

35Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.4–

36Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342.4–

37Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.4–

38Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.4–

39Roane County, WVWV13,3172.4–

40Grant County, WVWV11,0412.4–

41Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.4–

42Boone County, WVWV20,2512.4–

43Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.4–

44Clay County, WVWV7,5382.5–

45Cabell County, WVWV91,1832.5–

46Hampshire County, WVWV24,1052.5–

47Morgan County, WVWV18,0272.5–

48Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.5–

49Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222.6–

50Upshur County, WVWV23,7582.6–

51Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.7–

52Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022.7–

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.7–

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,0852.9–

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,9912.9–

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