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Best Income & Jobs Counties in West Virginia

Median household income and per capita earnings Compare rankings across all 55 counties.

Average Income & Jobs Score
27/100
Top County
Jefferson County
Counties Ranked
55

Top 10

#1
Jefferson County
WV
94/100
#2
Putnam County
WV
81/100
#3
Berkeley County
WV
81/100
#4
Mineral County
WV
62/100
#5
Marion County
WV
60/100
#6
Morgan County
WV
50/100
#7
Monongalia County
WV
47/100
#8
Pendleton County
WV
44/100
#9
Grant County
WV
44/100
#10
Preston County
WV
43/100

All West Virginia Counties Ranked

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Jefferson County, WV
94
55.9
2Putnam County, WV
81.4
65
3Berkeley County, WV
80.5
54.7
4Mineral County, WV
62
63.6
5Marion County, WV
60.4
54.4
6Morgan County, WV
50.4
57
7Monongalia County, WV
47.2
51.4
8Pendleton County, WV
44.3
77.1
9Grant County, WV
43.7
70.2
10Preston County, WV
43.4
63.8
11Doddridge County, WV
42.6
70.6
12Pleasants County, WV
42.1
76
13Hancock County, WV
42
67
14Marshall County, WV
40.2
56.8
15Hampshire County, WV
40
64.1
16Kanawha County, WV
35.2
41.5
17Harrison County, WV
33.7
56.3
18Tyler County, WV
33.7
69.8
19Ohio County, WV
32.5
66.6
20Taylor County, WV
29.8
67.8
21Boone County, WV
28
58.8
22Wood County, WV
28
46.5
23Jackson County, WV
26.9
61.8
24Wayne County, WV
26.6
55.5
25Randolph County, WV
25
62.8
26Wirt County, WV
24.5
68.2
27Monroe County, WV
24
73
28Tucker County, WV
21.7
70.7
29Mason County, WV
21.6
68
30Wetzel County, WV
21.4
66.6
31Cabell County, WV
20.4
41.6
32Fayette County, WV
20
50.7
33Lewis County, WV
19.3
62.2
34Brooke County, WV
18.8
70.7
35Raleigh County, WV
18.7
42.1
36Upshur County, WV
18.2
63.7
37Gilmer County, WV
16.7
73.7
38Ritchie County, WV
15
59.8
39Hardy County, WV
13.1
56.3
40Nicholas County, WV
13.1
63.8
41Greenbrier County, WV
12.2
59
42Lincoln County, WV
12.1
61.9
43Barbour County, WV
11.6
62.8
44Wyoming County, WV
11.1
61.5
45Mercer County, WV
10.8
55.9
46Logan County, WV
9.7
58.4
47Roane County, WV
7.5
67.5
48Braxton County, WV
6.6
68.6
49Clay County, WV
5.1
69.9
50Summers County, WV
4.9
60.9
51Webster County, WV
4.3
69.7
52Calhoun County, WV
3.7
67.9
53Pocahontas County, WV
3.5
58.1
54Mingo County, WV
2.6
63.6
55McDowell County, WV
0.2
57

Data Source

Income & Jobs data from IncomeByCounty. See full details at IncomeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.