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Income & Jobs · West Virginia

Highest Income Counties in West Virginia 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in West Virginia

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1Jefferson County, WV
94
2Putnam County, WV
81.4
3Berkeley County, WV
80.5
4Mineral County, WV
62
5Marion County, WV
60.4
6Morgan County, WV
50.4
7Monongalia County, WV
47.2
8Pendleton County, WV
44.3
9Grant County, WV
43.7
10Preston County, WV
43.4

All West Virginia Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

55 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#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
63.5
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
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
62.7
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
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
63.7
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

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