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Most equal income distribution, West Virginia cities · 2010

West Virginia cities with the lowest income inequality, measured by the Gini index (2010 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 0.438.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS –

01Nitro, WVWV6,2700.356–

02Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8530.383–

03St. Albans, WVWV10,2100.384–

04Teays Valley, WVWV14,1510.385–

05Brookhaven, WVWV6,2120.388–

06Dunbar, WVWV7,0500.391–

07Hurricane, WVWV7,3670.392–

08Bridgeport, WVWV9,4270.410–

09South Charleston, WVWV13,0720.413–

10Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6710.415–

11Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9880.425–

12Oak Hill, WVWV7,6290.432–

13Clarksburg, WVWV15,5620.437–

14New Martinsville, WVWV5,0390.438–

15Princeton, WVWV5,5780.438–

16Vienna, WVWV10,3210.438–

17Charles, WVWV9,3290.442–

18Weirton, WVWV18,1330.452–

19Fairmont, WVWV18,0350.454–

20Parkersburg, WVWV28,5930.463–

21Wheeling, WVWV25,6800.471–

22Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9020.479–

23Elkins, WVWV6,6220.498–

24Martinsburg, WVWV19,2110.498–

25Beckley, WVWV16,3730.513–

26Huntington, WVWV44,8150.516–

27Bluefield, WVWV9,1580.524–

28Charleston, WVWV46,1170.530–

29Buckhannon, WVWV5,0540.542–

30Morgantown, WVWV30,2930.580–

31Moundsville, WVWV7,6590.604–

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