West Virginia is the third poorest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $23,450 (2015).
West Virginia counties ranked by per capita income
Note: County Data is from the 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
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! Rank !! County !! Per capita income !! Median household income !! Median family income !! Population !! Number of households
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| 1 || Jefferson || $30,912 || $66,677 || $79,830 || 55,214 || 20,331
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| 2 || Putnam || $29,412 || $56,774 || $67,353 || 56,596 || 21,707
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| || United States || $28,930 || $53,889 || $66,011 || 316,515,021 || 116,926,305
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| 3 || Kanawha || $27,642 || $45,882 || $57,069 || 190,781 || 82,250
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| 4 || Ohio || $27,053 || $40,569 || $60,247 || 43,637 || 18,408
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| 5 || Berkeley || $26,469 || $55,239 || $63,304 || 108,724 || 40,991
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| 6 || Monongalia || $26,314 || $45,467 || $68,691 || 101,668 || 37,035
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| 7 || Harrison || $24,415 || $43,987 || $58,008 || 68,998 || 27,502
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| 8 || Wood || $24,364 || $41,884 || $51,984 || 86,559 || 36,192
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| 9 || Cabell || $23,908 || $38,344 || $54,671 || 96,824 || 39,973
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| 10 || Hancock || $23,845 || $39,959 || $51,407 || 30,201 || 12,894
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| 11 || Brooke || $23,819 || $46,215 || $58,460 || 23,665 || 10,030
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| 12 || Marion || $23,807 || $43,165 || $54,437 || 56,790 || 22,481
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| 13 || Marshall || $23,543 || $45,182 || $54,659 || 32,480 || 13,569
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| 14 || Morgan || $23,456 || $39,324 || $53,838 || 17,475 || 7,348
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| || West Virginia || $23,450 || $41,751 || $52,866 || 1,851,420 || 740,890
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| 15 || Nicholas || $23,404 || $39,171 || $48,821 || 25,930 || 10,757
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| 16 || Pleasants || $23,291 || $44,288 || $52,833 || 7,636 || 2,893
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| 17 || Jackson || $23,090 || $41,314 || $56,384 || 29,256 || 11,118
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| 18 || Taylor || $22,799 || $43,970 || $50,920 || 16,977 || 6,732
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| 19 || Raleigh || $22,405 || $41,032 || $49,881 || 78,493 || 31,274
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| 20 || Greenbrier || $22,340 || $39,746 || $48,287 || 35,666 || 15,339
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| 21 || Tucker || $22,321 || $40,533 || $51,500 || 6,972 || 3,010
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| 22 || Hardy || $22,195 || $40,303 || $46,422 || 13,936 || 5,156
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| 23 || Wirt || $22,125 || $39,352 || $44,929 || 5,841 || 2,430
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| 24 || Pendleton || $21,979 || $36,953 || $46,091 || 7,402 || 3,095
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| 25 || Pocahontas || $21,847 || $36,827 || $51,109 || 8,697 || 3,737
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| 26 || Wetzel || $21,619 || $39,096 || $48,724 || 16,157 || 6,525
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| 27 || Boone || $21,387 || $39,958 || $50,777 || 24,000 || 9,547
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| 28 || Randolph || $21,139 || $39,457 || $49,520 || 29,365 || 11,563
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| 29 || Preston || $21,097 || $45,064 || $54,931 || 33,809 || 12,472
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| 30 || Lewis || $21,067 || $37,849 || $45,766 || 16,434 || 6,526
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| 31 || Tyler || $21,018 || $38,854 || $51,823 || 9,033 || 3,616
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| 32 || Mercer || $20,942 || $36,195 || $46,227 || 61,891 || 25,451
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| 33 || Monroe || $20,678 || $36,918 || $43,629 || 13,525 || 5,822
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| 34 || Logan || $20,477 || $36,763 || $46,928 || 35,760 || 14,043
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| 35 || Mingo || $20,417 || $33,221 || $44,384 || 25,931 || 10,844
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| 36 || Summers || $20,347 || $36,651 || $46,814 || 13,544 || 5,584
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| 37 || Upshur || $20,230 || $40,330 || $50,007 || 24,560 || 9,093
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| 38 || Grant || $20,052 || $39,088 || $48,133 || 11,815 || 4,175
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| 39 || Doddridge || $19,992 || $39,974 || $51,212 || 8,201 || 2,674
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| 40 || Wayne || $19,867 || $36,318 || $46,827 || 41,499 || 16,691
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| 41 || Mason || $19,694 || $36,448 || $45,474 || 27,177 || 10,838
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| 42 || Calhoun || $19,635 || $35,568 || $45,519 || 7,557 || 3,090
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| 43 || Ritchie || $19,632 || $37,636 || $49,943 || 10,140 || 3,942
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| 44 || Braxton || $19,409 || $32,750 || $47,583 || 14,466 || 5,607
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| 45 || Fayette || $19,232 || $36,293 || $43,721 || 45,534 || 17,669
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| 46 || Lincoln || $19,114 || $35,800 || $43,990 || 21,560 || 7,994
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| 47 || Mineral || $19,111 || $31,790 || $50,078 || 27,755 || 11,265
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| 48 || Wyoming || $19,009 || $33,730 || $47,273 || 22,866 || 9,199
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| 49 || Roane || $18,957 || $31,813 || $42,745 || 14,636 || 5,872
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| 50 || Hampshire || $18,477 || $27,995 || $41,950 || 23,542 || 10,194
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| 51 || Barbour || $18,039 || $37,066 || $45,005 || 16,731 || 6,041
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| 52 || Webster || $17,864 || $29,086 || $37,736 || 8,927 || 3,887
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| 53 || Gilmer || $17,115 || $37,536 || $50,698 || 8,644 || 2,744
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| 54 || Clay || $16,827 || $31,325 || $39,851 || 9,141 || 3,460
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| 55 || McDowell || $14,874 || $24,921 || $31,984 || 20,802 || 8,180
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