# List of West Virginia locations by per capita income

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