Median household income in West Virginia
At $55,967, the median household income in West Virginia is 28% below the national figure of $78,067, ranking 50 of 52, with Jefferson County the highest county at $93,744.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | $93,744 | 58,043 residents |
| 2 | Putnam County | $75,725 | 57,347 residents |
| 3 | Berkeley County | $73,619 | 123,283 residents |
| 4 | Mineral County | $64,728 | 26,957 residents |
| 5 | Morgan County | $61,021 | 17,237 residents |
| 6 | Monongalia County | $60,893 | 105,988 residents |
| 7 | Preston County | $60,136 | 34,206 residents |
| 8 | Marion County | $59,974 | 56,194 residents |
| 9 | Pleasants County | $59,666 | 7,622 residents |
| 10 | Tyler County | $59,167 | 8,336 residents |
| 11 | Marshall County | $58,129 | 30,509 residents |
| 12 | Hancock County | $57,515 | 28,907 residents |
| 13 | Doddridge County | $56,587 | 7,847 residents |
| 14 | Harrison County | $56,184 | 65,862 residents |
| 15 | Boone County | $56,182 | 21,705 residents |
| 16 | Ohio County | $55,521 | 42,224 residents |
| 17 | Kanawha County | $55,226 | 179,895 residents |
| 18 | Hampshire County | $55,222 | 23,275 residents |
| 19 | Jackson County | $55,173 | 27,868 residents |
| 20 | Wood County | $54,350 | 84,272 residents |
| 21 | Tucker County | $54,053 | 6,747 residents |
| 22 | Mason County | $53,058 | 25,488 residents |
| 23 | Taylor County | $52,946 | 16,602 residents |
| 24 | Grant County | $52,877 | 11,034 residents |
| 25 | Wirt County | $52,776 | 5,202 residents |
| 26 | Wayne County | $52,694 | 38,933 residents |
| 27 | Pendleton County | $52,458 | 6,156 residents |
| 28 | Monroe County | $52,392 | 12,438 residents |
| 29 | Brooke County | $51,963 | 22,349 residents |
| 30 | Gilmer County | $51,552 | 7,444 residents |
| 31 | Randolph County | $51,186 | 28,005 residents |
| 32 | Lincoln County | $50,985 | 20,410 residents |
| 33 | Wetzel County | $50,715 | 14,431 residents |
| 34 | Lewis County | $50,552 | 16,920 residents |
| 35 | Fayette County | $50,090 | 40,545 residents |
| 36 | Upshur County | $49,663 | 23,875 residents |
| 37 | Hardy County | $49,205 | 14,249 residents |
| 38 | Ritchie County | $48,973 | 8,507 residents |
| 39 | Cabell County | $48,944 | 93,965 residents |
| 40 | Nicholas County | $48,826 | 24,624 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).