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Counties With the Highest Household Income in West Virginia (2026)

Jefferson has the highest household income of any county in West Virginia, at $98,806, followed by Berkeley and Putnam (data vintage 2020-2024). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Highest counties for household income in West Virginia

Top 25 of 55 counties with data.

Ranked by median household income (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), highest first.

Highest counties for household income in West Virginia
RankCountyValue
1Jefferson$98,806
2Berkeley$80,815
3Putnam$79,527
4Morgan$72,179
5Mineral$69,375
6Marion$67,370
7Monongalia$65,346
8Pendleton$64,931
9Tyler$63,693
10Hampshire$63,116
11Grant$62,361
12Preston$61,880
13Hancock$61,466
14Kanawha$60,943
15Pleasants$60,932
16Harrison$60,377
17Marshall$59,169
18Wayne$58,878
19Jackson$58,845
20Wood$57,810
21Taylor$57,795
22Doddridge$57,401
23Ohio$57,094
24Boone$57,093
25Wetzel$56,836

How this ranking works

This page ranks West Virginia counties by median household income, sorted so the highest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For household income, a higher value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the highest. Want to weigh household income against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of median household income.

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