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Most owner cost-burdened, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2010 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 16.1%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Jefferson County, WVWV63,10228.8%–

02Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60225.4%–

03Berkeley County, WVWV139,52225.1%–

04Morgan County, WVWV18,02723.7%–

05Tucker County, WVWV6,54022.7%–

06Barbour County, WVWV15,41421.7%–

07Doddridge County, WVWV7,63421.4%–

08Hancock County, WVWV27,72920.8%–

09Gilmer County, WVWV7,08520.7%–

10Mineral County, WVWV26,79219.9%–

11Randolph County, WVWV26,88219.4%–

12Summers County, WVWV11,53218.8%–

13Hampshire County, WVWV24,10518.5%–

14Upshur County, WVWV23,75818.0%–

15Wayne County, WVWV37,30917.8%–

16Roane County, WVWV13,31717.7%–

17Wood County, WVWV82,38517.6%–

18Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57817.2%–

19Pendleton County, WVWV5,82617.1%–

20Fayette County, WVWV38,16516.9%–

21Webster County, WVWV7,76016.9%–

22Ritchie County, WVWV8,03416.8%–

23Calhoun County, WVWV5,97816.6%–

24Lincoln County, WVWV19,17716.3%–

25Tyler County, WVWV7,88116.3%–

26Brooke County, WVWV21,14216.2%–

27Raleigh County, WVWV71,77516.2%–

28Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.1%–

29Marion County, WVWV55,58416.1%–

30Pleasants County, WVWV7,33815.9%–

31Braxton County, WVWV11,88515.7%–

32Cabell County, WVWV91,18315.7%–

33Kanawha County, WVWV172,38115.5%–

34Harrison County, WVWV64,22115.4%–

35Monongalia County, WVWV107,99115.3%–

36Mercer County, WVWV57,50315.1%–

37Grant County, WVWV11,04115.1%–

38Hardy County, WVWV14,33715.1%–

39Preston County, WVWV34,00415.0%–

40Lewis County, WVWV16,39415.0%–

41Logan County, WVWV30,37514.9%–

42Putnam County, WVWV56,88514.9%–

43Taylor County, WVWV16,28714.7%–

44Nicholas County, WVWV23,84814.5%–

45Mingo County, WVWV21,45514.5%–

46Mason County, WVWV24,70714.4%–

47Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.2%–

48Wetzel County, WVWV13,73414.2%–

49Monroe County, WVWV12,49113.4%–

50Jackson County, WVWV27,45013.4%–

51Boone County, WVWV20,25113.1%–

52Clay County, WVWV7,53812.8%–

53McDowell County, WVWV16,87812.0%–

54Wyoming County, WVWV19,80111.7%–

55Wirt County, WVWV4,8798.2%–

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