RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most owner cost-burdened, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2000

01Upshur County, WVWV23,75821.4%–

02Pleasants County, WVWV7,33820.5%–

03Raleigh County, WVWV71,77519.3%–

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,10218.4%–

05McDowell County, WVWV16,87818.1%–

06Mingo County, WVWV21,45518.0%–

07Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60217.9%–

08Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57817.5%–

09Hardy County, WVWV14,33717.3%–

10Berkeley County, WVWV139,52217.1%–

11Wirt County, WVWV4,87916.4%–

12Mason County, WVWV24,70716.2%–

13Preston County, WVWV34,00415.8%–

14Logan County, WVWV30,37515.7%–

15Cabell County, WVWV91,18315.4%–

16Wyoming County, WVWV19,80115.4%–

17Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.3%–

18Summers County, WVWV11,53215.2%–

19Hampshire County, WVWV24,10515.2%–

20Morgan County, WVWV18,02715.0%–

21Kanawha County, WVWV172,38114.9%–

22Jackson County, WVWV27,45014.3%–

23Roane County, WVWV13,31714.2%–

24Grant County, WVWV11,04114.2%–

25Webster County, WVWV7,76014.2%–

26Braxton County, WVWV11,88514.1%–

27Wood County, WVWV82,38513.8%–

28Barbour County, WVWV15,41413.8%–

29Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.5%–

30Hancock County, WVWV27,72913.5%–

31Lincoln County, WVWV19,17713.5%–

32Pendleton County, WVWV5,82613.2%–

33Tucker County, WVWV6,54012.9%–

34Monroe County, WVWV12,49112.9%–

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,84812.8%–

36Fayette County, WVWV38,16512.6%–

37Putnam County, WVWV56,88512.6%–

38Brooke County, WVWV21,14212.5%–

39Doddridge County, WVWV7,63412.5%–

40Marshall County, WVWV29,15912.2%–

41Ritchie County, WVWV8,03412.2%–

42Boone County, WVWV20,25112.1%–

43Marion County, WVWV55,58412.1%–

44Wetzel County, WVWV13,73412.0%–

45Mercer County, WVWV57,50312.0%–

46Monongalia County, WVWV107,99112.0%–

47Tyler County, WVWV7,88111.9%–

48Mineral County, WVWV26,79211.6%–

49Harrison County, WVWV64,22111.6%–

50Clay County, WVWV7,53811.5%–

51Wayne County, WVWV37,30911.3%–

52Calhoun County, WVWV5,97810.3%–

53Randolph County, WVWV26,8829.9%–

54Lewis County, WVWV16,3949.7%–

55Gilmer County, WVWV7,0858.8%–

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