Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of 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 households in West Virginia with household income of less than $40k was 40.55%. Among all West Virginia counties, McDowell County had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (65.77%), followed by Mingo County (55.71%), and Clay County (54.59%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Jefferson County (22.70%), Berkeley County (28.00%), and Putnam County (29.11%).
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 household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDowell County | 65.77 |
| 2 | Mingo County | 55.71 |
| 3 | Clay County | 54.59 |
| 4 | Webster County | 53.85 |
| 5 | Pocahontas County | 53.33 |
| 6 | Roane County | 52.01 |
| 7 | Calhoun County | 51.88 |
| 8 | Logan County | 51.42 |
| 9 | Summers County | 48.82 |
| 10 | Greenbrier County | 48.29 |
| 11 | Braxton County | 47.99 |
| 12 | Raleigh County | 47.24 |
| 13 | Wyoming County | 47.20 |
| 14 | Cabell County | 47.13 |
| 15 | Nicholas County | 46.84 |
| 16 | Mercer County | 46.76 |
| 17 | Barbour County | 46.19 |
| 18 | Upshur County | 45.80 |
| 19 | Lewis County | 45.45 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 45.32 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 45.09 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 44.42 |
| 23 | Gilmer County | 44.19 |
| 24 | Pendleton County | 43.51 |
| 25 | Randolph County | 43.37 |
| 26 | Monroe County | 42.42 |
| 27 | Mason County | 42.37 |
| 28 | Ritchie County | 41.97 |
| 28 | Tucker County | 41.97 |
| 29 | Wetzel County | 41.92 |
| 30 | Grant County | 41.77 |
| 31 | Boone County | 41.45 |
| 32 | Wirt County | 41.09 |
| 33 | Wood County | 40.81 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 40.60 |
| 35 | Ohio County | 40.27 |
| 36 | Tyler County | 40.15 |
| 37 | Kanawha County | 39.73 |
| 38 | Hancock County | 39.46 |
| 39 | Marshall County | 39.32 |
| 40 | Hampshire County | 38.81 |
| 41 | Taylor County | 38.74 |
| 42 | Hardy County | 38.42 |
| 43 | Brooke County | 38.11 |
| 44 | Monongalia County | 37.24 |
| 45 | Harrison County | 37.03 |
| 46 | Marion County | 36.24 |
| 47 | Preston County | 35.45 |
| 48 | Pleasants County | 35.19 |
| 49 | Mineral County | 34.23 |
| 50 | Doddridge County | 33.52 |
| 51 | Morgan County | 30.37 |
| 52 | Putnam County | 29.11 |
| 53 | Berkeley County | 28.00 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 22.70 |