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List of West Virginia counties by socioeconomic factors

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This list of West Virginia counties by socioeconomic factors is taken from the "Quick Facts" web pages of the United States Census Bureau and the Population Health Institute of the University of Wisconsin. All data listed is for 2020 unless otherwise stated.

By comparison with other states, the statistics in the following table shows that West Virginia has a lower average on most socioeconomic factors than most U.S. states. West Virginia lost population from 2010 and 2020. The West Virginia population is less educated compared to the national average as measured by the lower percentage of people with bachelor's or higher degrees. West Virginia has a higher rate of people in poverty than the U.S. as a whole. West Virginia has less diversity in its population with a much higher percentage of non-Hispanic whites than the national average.

In 2019, West Virginia had the lowest life expectancy of any U.S. state.[1] West Virginians have a life expectancy of four years less than the national average. However, two (out of 55) West Virginia counties have life expectancies exceeding the national average. A few West Virginia counties also exceed the U.S. national average for income, population growth rate, education, and have a lower rate of poverty. A majority of voters in every county of West Virginia voted for the Republican candidate for president in 2020. The percentage of people with health insurance in West Virginia exceeds the national average.

The 2020 census is a snapshot of West Virginia's population. Depending upon the methodology used and the time of measurement, socioeconomic statistics cited may vary from year to year, especially in counties with small populations where, for example, the gain or loss of a major employer may result in a sizeable change in measurements of poverty, population growth, income, and others.

Socioeconomic statistics for West Virginia counties

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Per capita income Median household income Population 2020 Population growth rate 2010-2020 Racial characteristics of population Life expectancy in years 2022 % of people in poverty % of 25+ year old people with bachelor or higher degrees % of people without health insurance % vote for Biden in 2020 election[2][3]
United States $37,638 $69,201 331,449,520 7.4% 59.3% non-Hispanic white 78.5 11.6% 33.7% 9.8% 51.3%
West Virginia $28,761 $50,884 1,793,716 -3.2% 91.5% non-Hispanic White 74.3 16.8% 21.8% 7.6% 29.7%
COUNTY
Barbour $23,616 $42,260 15,465 -6.8% 94.9% non-Hispanic white 75.0 19.7% 13.0% 9.2% 21.8%
Berkeley $32,695 $68,101 122,076 17.2% 82.2% non-Hispanic white 74.9 9.9% 23.4% 7.8% 33.3%
Boone $23,630 $50,598 21,809 -11.4% 97.3% non-Hispanic white 71.1 24.7% 11.3% 8.3% 22.6%
Braxton $21,361 $42,519 12,447 -14.3% 96.0% non-Hispanic white 76.3 21.3% 13.8% 9.6% 25.7%
Brooke $28,203 $51,210 22,559 -6.3% 95.1% non-Hispanic white 75.8 13.0% 20.5% 7.4% 27.7%
Cabell $27,985 $43,779 94,350 -2.0% 89.8% non-Hispanic white 71.3 19.0% 28.3% 8.1% 40.1%
Calhoun $23,658 $37,428 6,229 -18.3% 96.6% non-Hispanic white 76.5 23.8% 10.2% 8.5% 19.1%
Clay $19,149 $37,197 8,051 -14.2% 96.7% non-Hispanic white 72.4 22.3% 12.0% 9.0% 19.0%
Doddridge $28,751 $58,750 7,808 -4.8% 94.2% non-Hispanic white 79.8 18.1% 13.1% 9.2% 14.0%
Fayette $22,677 $45,988 40,488 -12.1% 92.1% non-Hispanic white 72.7 19.9% 16.4% 8.8% 30.0%
Gilmer $18,855 $45,870 7,408 -14.8% 80.7% non-Hispanic white 76.8 25.3% 20.2% 9.4% 22.5%
Grant $25,221 $47,224 10,976 -8.1% 95.9% non-Hispanic white 76.6 15.2% 11.4% 9.8% 11.0%
Greenbrier $27,462 $41,694 32,977 -7.1% 92.4% non-Hispanic white 74.4 18.9% 19.0% 9.6% 29.4%
Hampshire $25,324 $50,980 23,093 -3.6% 95.3% non-Hispanic white 75.2 15.9% 12.6% 10.2% 19.2%
Hancock $31,066 $52,062 29,095 -5.2% 93.3% non-Hispanic white 74.4 14.9% 17.8% 9.1% 27.5%
Hardy $28,388 $46,592 14,299 2.0% 90.0% non-Hispanic white 75.5 17.5% 13.2% 11.9% 21.8%
Harrison $30,029 $54,124 65,921 -4.6% 93.7% non-Hispanic white 75.2 14.6% 23.3% 8.9% 30.2%
Jackson $28,937 $53,165 27,971 -4.2% 96.5% non-Hispanic white 76.1 15.4% 17.3% 7.4% 23.7%
Jefferson $38,946 $86,711 52,701 7.9% 82.2% non-Hispanic white 77.4 9.7% 31.1% 7.1% 43.8%
Kanawha $31,894 $50,574 180,745 -6.4% 87.5% non-Hispanic white 72.5 15.9% 27.4% 7.9% 41.8%
Lewis $26,271 $45,345 17,033 4.0% 96.0% non-Hispanic white 73.0 17.9% 16.0% 8.9% 20.6%
Lincoln $23,084 $46,683 20,463 -5.8% 97.2% non-Hispanic white 70.8 20.3% 7.8% 7.9% 21.8%
Logan $22,858 $38,493 32,567 -11.4% 95.9% non-Hispanic white 68.5 23.5% 11.2% 9.4% 17.9%
Marion $29,526 $55,094 26,205 -0.4% 92.6% non-Hispanic white 76.5 15.1% 24.0 9.1 34.5%
Marshall $30,706 $52,706 30,591 -7.6% 96.2% non-Hispanic white 75.7 16.4% 19.4% 7.6% 24.5%
Mason $28,598 $49,957 25,453 -6.8% 96.1% non-Hispanic white 73.6 18.6% 14.7% 6.7% 22.5%
McDowell $15,474 $39,127 19,111 -13.6% 88.7% non-Hispanic white 67.7 31.7% 6.4% 9.7% 20.4%
Mercer $25,061 $43,393 59,664 -9.0% 89.9% non-Hispanic white 71.8 18.1% 20.7% 8.3% 22.1%
Mineral $30,564 $57,345 26,938 -5.1% 93.3% non-Hispanic white 75.5 13.5% 20.7% 7.3% 20.7%
Mingo $19,631 $35,349 23,568 -12.2% 95.7% non-Hispanic white 70.1 31.1% 9.0% 10.1% 13.9%
Monongalia $36,502 $56,466 105,822 10.0% 87.9% non-Hispanic white 79.3 18.3% 46.4% 9.2% 48.2%
Monroe $23,787 $47,417 12,376 -8.3% 95.6% non-Hispanic white 76.5 15.3% 14.9% 10.4% 20.7%
Morgan $31,402 $56,616 17,063 -2.7% 94.3% non-Hispanic white 75.5 12.8% 19.5% 9.9% 23.0%
Nicholas $22,898 $42,946 24,064 -8.3% 96.6% non-Hispanic white 74.8 19.8% 15.9% 8.5% 20.9%
Ohio $32,336 $57,516 42,425 -4.5% 91.8% non-Hispanic white 74.7 14.7% 33.3% 7.7% 36.3%
Pendleton $25,108 $46,506 6,143 -20.2% 94.5% non-Hispanic white 76.7 16.0% 16.5% 10.5% 22.4%
Pleasants $35,800 $58,433 7,653 -0.6% 95.4% non-Hispanic white 76.7 14.3% 11.9% 6.4% 20.0%
Pocahontas $21,639 $37,225 7,869 -9.7% 94.4% non-Hispanic white 75.3 16.2% 13.9% 9.9% 26.1%
Preston $26,504 $55,755 34,216 2.1% 95.9% non-Hispanic white 76.4 14.3% 16.8% 8.8% 21.7%
Putnam $34,832 $68,740 57,440 3.5% 94.9% non-Hispanic white 76.2 10.1% 26.7% 6.5% 27.6%
Raleigh $25,549 $43,150 74,591 -5.1% 87.3% non-Hispanic white 71.5 22.0% 19.8% 7.5% 24.1%
Randolph $24,888 $47,343 26,932 -5.0% 95.2% non-Hispanic white 76.4 17.6% 17.3% 9.0% 27.6%
Ritchie $25,094 $45,184 8,444 -19.2% 96.7% non-Hispanic white 76.2 19.2% 9.6% 9.9% 13.7%
Roane $23,291 $38,608 14,028 -6.0% 96.3% non-Hispanic white 72.8 18.2% 13.4% 9.0% 25.2%
Summers $23,195 $41,077 11,959 -14.1% 91.7% non-Hispanic white 74.1 24.8% 17.2% 8.8% 25.9%
Taylor $27,899 $52,823 16,705 -1.1% 95.9% non-Hispanic white 76.0 16.0% 16.0% 9.1% 24.3%
Tucker $27,914 $49,808 6,762 -5.3% 97.1% non-Hispanic white 75.5 14.7% 20.6% 11.3% 24.4%
Tyler $27,047 $50,601 8,313 -9.7% 96.7% non-Hispanic white 77.1 14.0% 15.3% 7.3% 16.1%
Upshur $26,995 $44,470 23,816 -1.8% 95.5% non-Hispanic white 77.8 18.6% 16.3% 9.6% 22.1%
Wayne $25,683 $45,951 38,982 -8.4% 96.8% non-Hispanic white 73.3 16.2% 17.2% 8.2% 24.1%
Webster $19,672 $37,720 8,378 -2.5% 97.1% non-Hispanic white 74.3 25.2% 12.5% 8.1% 17.9%
Wetzel $24,688 $47,611 14,442 -12.9% 96.8% non-Hispanic white 75.2 16.4% 14.5% 8.0% 23.1%
Wirt $25,483 $49,441 5,194 -9.1% 96.4% non-Hispanic white 76.5 17.7% 14.1% 8.4% 17.6%
Wood $29,176 $50,231 84,296 -3.1% 94.9% non-Hispanic white 74.7 14.7% 21.8% 9.0% 28.2%
Wyoming $22,237 $44,630 21,382 -10.1% 97.0% non-Hispanic white 71.3 25.0% 11.6% 9.1% 13.5%

Sources: [1], "Quick Facts", U.S. Census Bureau, accessed 12 April 2023. Search counties, each of which has a page with the above data, by name and state. [2], "County Health Rankings & Roadmaps," Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin, accessed 12 April 2023. Life expectancy found under heading of "Additional Health Outcomes" for each county.

References

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  1. ^ "Life Expectancy". University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Federal Elections, 2020" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – West Virginia". US Election Atlas. Retrieved January 2, 2023.