Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of White Alone households in West Virginia with household income of less than $40k was 39.87%. Among all West Virginia counties, McDowell County had the highest percentage of White Alone households with household income of less than $40k (63.99%), followed by Clay County (54.75%), and Mingo County (54.30%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of White Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Jefferson County (21.38%), Berkeley County (26.74%), and Putnam County (28.62%).
The chart below shows the top 10 West Virginia counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.
You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDowell County | 63.99 |
| 2 | Clay County | 54.75 |
| 3 | Mingo County | 54.30 |
| 4 | Webster County | 53.16 |
| 5 | Pocahontas County | 53.01 |
| 6 | Calhoun County | 51.23 |
| 7 | Roane County | 50.65 |
| 8 | Logan County | 50.37 |
| 9 | Summers County | 49.06 |
| 10 | Greenbrier County | 47.33 |
| 11 | Raleigh County | 47.27 |
| 12 | Barbour County | 46.35 |
| 13 | Mercer County | 46.33 |
| 14 | Wyoming County | 46.31 |
| 15 | Braxton County | 46.10 |
| 16 | Nicholas County | 45.99 |
| 17 | Lewis County | 45.55 |
| 18 | Cabell County | 45.23 |
| 19 | Upshur County | 45.10 |
| 20 | Wayne County | 44.88 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 44.51 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 44.49 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 43.83 |
| 24 | Wetzel County | 42.59 |
| 25 | Monroe County | 42.58 |
| 26 | Pendleton County | 42.45 |
| 27 | Tucker County | 42.27 |
| 28 | Ritchie County | 41.83 |
| 29 | Grant County | 41.65 |
| 30 | Mason County | 41.54 |
| 31 | Boone County | 40.87 |
| 32 | Wood County | 40.48 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 39.81 |
| 34 | Gilmer County | 39.79 |
| 35 | Marshall County | 39.72 |
| 36 | Tyler County | 39.40 |
| 37 | Ohio County | 39.03 |
| 38 | Hancock County | 38.81 |
| 39 | Kanawha County | 38.62 |
| 40 | Taylor County | 38.60 |
| 41 | Wirt County | 38.43 |
| 42 | Hampshire County | 38.30 |
| 43 | Hardy County | 37.09 |
| 44 | Harrison County | 36.99 |
| 45 | Brooke County | 36.79 |
| 46 | Monongalia County | 36.50 |
| 47 | Pleasants County | 35.23 |
| 48 | Preston County | 34.99 |
| 49 | Marion County | 34.84 |
| 50 | Mineral County | 34.35 |
| 51 | Doddridge County | 33.28 |
| 52 | Morgan County | 29.34 |
| 53 | Putnam County | 28.62 |
| 54 | Berkeley County | 26.74 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 21.38 |