2000 vs. 2016 Per Capita Personal Income Growth and Change
West Virginia Real Per Capita Income Growth by County
2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change
West Virginia Real Per Capita Income Growth by County
Clay County 2000 vs. 2016
Net Percent Change = 58.02%
Rank = #1
Mingo County 2000 vs. 2016
Net Percent Change = 7.96%
Rank = #55
McDowell County 2000 vs. 2016
Net Percent Change = 29.06%
Rank = #26
With a spotlight on McDowell County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) per capita income (PCI) across West Virginia's 55 counties over the period 2000-2016.
Statewide Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2016 real PCI grew in all 55 West Virginia counties.
  • Real PCI growth in thirty-four counties outpaced the statewide average (25.01%), while growth in twenty-one counties trailed.
  • At the extremes of the distribution, Clay County posted the highest growth of real PCI (58.02%), while Mingo County placed last by logging a 7.96% gain.
  • The spread in real PCI growth between the highest (Clay County, 58.02%) and lowest (Mingo County, 7.96%) over 2000-2016 equated to 50.06% ( = 58.02%7.96%).
McDowell County Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2016, McDowell County posted a 29.06% net gain in real PCI.
  • McDowell County was joined by thirty-three other counties whose real PCI growth over 2000-2016 registered above the statewide average (25.01%).
  • Ranked #26 among West Virginia's 55 counties, McDowell County's real PCI growth (29.06%) outperformed the statewide average of 25.01% by a 4.05% margin.
  • McDowell County's net real PCI growth (29.06%, #26) over 2000-2016 registered just above that of Putnam County (28.88%, #27) and just below that of Jackson County (29.36%, #25).
  • McDowell County's real PCI as a percent of the statewide average rose from 67.50% in 2000 to 69.68% in 2016, resulting in a gain of 2.18%.
Real Per Capita Income Growth by County
2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change
Real Per Capita Income Growth by County
View Distribution Totals as: Actual Percent
     
 
County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2016
More
than
45%
45%
to
40%
40%
to
35%
35%
to
30%
30%
to
25%
25%
to
20%
20%
to
15%
15%
or
Below
Total
2000 vs. 2016
6
3
6
9
10
8
6
7
55
 
     
Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016
Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016
Ohio County 2016
PCI = $52,582
Percent of State = 139.40%
Rank = #1
McDowell County 2016
PCI = $26,285
Percent of State = 69.68%
Rank = #55
Again highlighting McDowell County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2016 real per capita income statewide ($37,721).

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Statewide Snippets:
  • Ranked #1, Ohio County's 2016 PCI totaled $52,582, equating to 139.40% of the statewide average.
  • Ranked last (#55), McDowell County's real per capita income of $26,285 in 2016 comprised just 69.68% of the total statewide. McDowell County's real per capita income in 2016 equates to just 50.0% to that of Ohio County's.
McDowell County Snippets:
  • McDowell County's PCI in 2016 ranked #55, amounting to 69.68% of the statewide average.
Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016
Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016
View Distribution Totals as: Actual Percent
     
 
County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income, 2016
More
than
$42,500
$42,500
to
$40,000
$40,000
to
$37,500
$37,500
to
$35,000
$35,000
to
$32,500
$32,500
to
$30,000
$30,000
to
$27,500
$27,500
or
Below
Total
2016
5
1
8
13
6
13
4
5
55
 
     

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West Virginia Real* Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2016
 
2000
 
2016
 
2000 - 2016
 
 
 
 
23,175
76.80
 
30,906
81.93
 
33.36
7,731
5.13
 
31,819
105.45
 
39,971
105.96
 
25.62
8,152
0.51
 
25,349
84.01
 
31,192
82.69
 
23.05
5,843
-1.32
 
21,960
72.78
 
32,076
85.03
 
46.07
10,116
12.26
 
31,313
103.77
 
37,480
99.36
 
19.69
6,167
-4.42
 
32,513
107.75
 
38,237
101.37
 
17.61
5,724
-6.38
 
21,148
70.09
 
29,386
77.90
 
38.95
8,238
7.82
 
18,871
62.54
 
29,819
79.05
 
58.02
10,949
16.51
 
23,382
77.49
 
26,741
70.89
 
14.37
3,359
-6.60
 
25,091
83.16
 
33,105
87.76
 
31.94
8,013
4.61
 
23,923
79.28
 
27,335
72.47
 
14.26
3,412
-6.82
 
29,085
96.39
 
37,138
98.45
 
27.68
8,052
2.06
 
29,258
96.96
 
36,157
95.85
 
23.58
6,900
-1.11
 
26,308
87.19
 
35,494
94.10
 
34.92
9,187
6.91
 
30,611
101.45
 
38,921
103.18
 
27.15
8,311
1.73
 
27,860
92.33
 
31,373
83.17
 
12.61
3,512
-9.16
 
32,935
109.15
 
43,644
115.70
 
32.52
10,709
6.55
 
27,190
90.11
 
35,173
93.24
 
29.36
7,983
3.13
 
36,310
120.34
 
48,472
128.50
 
33.50
12,162
8.17
 
39,779
131.83
 
44,091
116.89
 
10.84
4,312
-14.95
 
25,725
85.26
 
34,695
91.98
 
34.87
8,970
6.72
 
20,723
68.68
 
29,036
76.98
 
40.12
8,313
8.30
 
26,140
86.63
 
32,825
87.02
 
25.58
6,685
0.39
 
20,366
67.50
 
26,285
69.68
 
29.06
5,918
2.18
 
31,225
103.48
 
38,876
103.06
 
24.50
7,651
-0.42
 
28,754
95.29
 
35,491
94.09
 
23.43
6,738
-1.20
 
25,416
84.23
 
31,808
84.32
 
25.15
6,392
0.09
 
29,918
99.15
 
34,801
92.26
 
16.32
4,882
-6.89
 
28,168
93.35
 
38,070
100.92
 
35.15
9,902
7.57
 
26,779
88.75
 
28,911
76.64
 
7.96
2,132
-12.11
 
33,014
109.41
 
42,159
111.77
 
27.70
9,146
2.35
 
25,140
83.32
 
30,458
80.75
 
21.15
5,318
-2.57
 
32,322
107.12
 
35,222
93.37
 
8.97
2,900
-13.74
 
26,651
88.32
 
31,179
82.66
 
16.99
4,528
-5.67
 
37,649
124.77
 
52,582
139.40
 
39.66
14,933
14.62
 
29,312
97.14
 
36,141
95.81
 
23.30
6,829
-1.33
 
28,986
96.06
 
39,444
104.57
 
36.08
10,458
8.50
 
27,541
91.27
 
36,404
96.51
 
32.18
8,863
5.24
 
25,081
83.12
 
34,048
90.26
 
35.75
8,967
7.14
 
34,078
112.94
 
43,919
116.43
 
28.88
9,841
3.49
 
29,998
99.42
 
36,046
95.56
 
20.16
6,047
-3.86
 
28,519
94.52
 
35,118
93.10
 
23.14
6,599
-1.42
 
25,735
85.29
 
36,099
95.70
 
40.27
10,364
10.41
 
22,635
75.02
 
30,799
81.65
 
36.07
8,164
6.63
 
20,506
67.96
 
31,331
83.06
 
52.79
10,825
15.10
 
23,388
77.51
 
36,388
96.46
 
55.58
12,999
18.95
 
25,807
85.53
 
39,623
105.04
 
53.54
13,816
19.52
 
23,372
77.46
 
33,605
89.09
 
43.78
10,233
11.63
 
24,502
81.20
 
31,041
82.29
 
26.69
6,540
1.09
 
23,576
78.13
 
30,725
81.45
 
30.32
7,149
3.32
 
19,617
65.01
 
26,354
69.87
 
34.34
6,737
4.85
 
28,057
92.98
 
31,372
83.17
 
11.82
3,315
-9.82
 
21,808
72.27
 
32,200
85.36
 
47.66
10,393
13.09
 
32,657
108.23
 
38,720
102.65
 
18.56
6,062
-5.58
 
22,765
75.45
 
27,068
71.76
 
18.90
4,302
-3.69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30,174
100.00
 
37,721
100.00
 
25.01
7,547
0.00
 
32,085
106.33
 
39,658
105.14
 
23.60
7,573
-1.20
 
26,980
89.41
 
34,199
90.66
 
26.76
7,219
1.25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
41,384
 
49,826
 
20.40
8,442
 
43,392
 
51,643
 
19.01
8,250
 
30,577
 
38,658
 
26.43
8,081
Source: Calculations by the West Virginia Regional Economic Analysis Project (WV-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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West Virginia Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2016
 
2000
 
2016
 
2000 - 2016
 
 
 
 
17,108
76.80
 
30,376
81.93
 
77.55
13,268
5.13
 
23,489
105.45
 
39,285
105.96
 
67.25
15,796
0.51
 
18,714
84.01
 
30,657
82.69
 
63.82
11,944
-1.32
 
16,211
72.78
 
31,526
85.03
 
94.47
15,314
12.26
 
23,116
103.77
 
36,837
99.36
 
59.36
13,721
-4.42
 
24,002
107.75
 
37,581
101.37
 
56.58
13,579
-6.38
 
15,612
70.09
 
28,882
77.90
 
85.00
13,270
7.82
 
13,931
62.54
 
29,308
79.05
 
110.38
15,377
16.51
 
17,261
77.49
 
26,283
70.89
 
52.26
9,021
-6.60
 
18,523
83.16
 
32,537
87.76
 
75.66
14,014
4.61
 
17,660
79.28
 
26,866
72.47
 
52.13
9,206
-6.82
 
21,471
96.39
 
36,500
98.45
 
69.99
15,029
2.06
 
21,599
96.96
 
35,537
95.85
 
64.53
13,938
-1.11
 
19,421
87.19
 
34,885
94.10
 
79.63
15,465
6.91
 
22,598
101.45
 
38,254
103.18
 
69.28
15,656
1.73
 
20,567
92.33
 
30,834
83.17
 
49.92
10,267
-9.16
 
24,313
109.15
 
42,895
115.70
 
76.43
18,582
6.55
 
20,072
90.11
 
34,569
93.24
 
72.23
14,497
3.13
 
26,805
120.34
 
47,641
128.50
 
77.73
20,836
8.17
 
29,366
131.83
 
43,335
116.89
 
47.57
13,969
-14.95
 
18,991
85.26
 
34,100
91.98
 
79.56
15,109
6.72
 
15,298
68.68
 
28,538
76.98
 
86.55
13,240
8.30
 
19,297
86.63
 
32,262
87.02
 
67.19
12,965
0.39
 
15,035
67.50
 
25,834
69.68
 
71.82
10,799
2.18
 
23,051
103.48
 
38,209
103.06
 
65.76
15,158
-0.42
 
21,226
95.29
 
34,882
94.09
 
64.33
13,656
-1.20
 
18,763
84.23
 
31,263
84.32
 
66.62
12,500
0.09
 
22,086
99.15
 
34,203
92.26
 
54.86
12,117
-6.89
 
20,794
93.35
 
37,416
100.92
 
79.94
16,622
7.57
 
19,769
88.75
 
28,415
76.64
 
43.74
8,646
-12.11
 
24,371
109.41
 
41,436
111.77
 
70.02
17,065
2.35
 
18,559
83.32
 
29,936
80.75
 
61.30
11,377
-2.57
 
23,860
107.12
 
34,618
93.37
 
45.08
10,757
-13.74
 
19,674
88.32
 
30,644
82.66
 
55.76
10,970
-5.67
 
27,793
124.77
 
51,680
139.40
 
85.94
23,886
14.62
 
21,638
97.14
 
35,521
95.81
 
64.16
13,882
-1.33
 
21,398
96.06
 
38,767
104.57
 
81.17
17,369
8.50
 
20,331
91.27
 
35,779
96.51
 
75.98
15,448
5.24
 
18,515
83.12
 
33,464
90.26
 
80.73
14,948
7.14
 
25,157
112.94
 
43,165
116.43
 
71.58
18,008
3.49
 
22,145
99.42
 
35,427
95.56
 
59.97
13,282
-3.86
 
21,053
94.52
 
34,515
93.10
 
63.94
13,462
-1.42
 
18,998
85.29
 
35,480
95.70
 
86.75
16,482
10.41
 
16,710
75.02
 
30,271
81.65
 
81.16
13,561
6.63
 
15,138
67.96
 
30,793
83.06
 
103.42
15,655
15.10
 
17,266
77.51
 
35,763
96.46
 
107.13
18,497
18.95
 
19,051
85.53
 
38,943
105.04
 
104.42
19,892
19.52
 
17,254
77.46
 
33,029
89.09
 
91.43
15,775
11.63
 
18,088
81.20
 
30,509
82.29
 
68.67
12,421
1.09
 
17,404
78.13
 
30,198
81.45
 
73.51
12,793
3.32
 
14,482
65.01
 
25,902
69.87
 
78.86
11,420
4.85
 
20,712
92.98
 
30,834
83.17
 
48.87
10,122
-9.82
 
16,099
72.27
 
31,648
85.36
 
96.58
15,549
13.09
 
24,108
108.23
 
38,055
102.65
 
57.85
13,947
-5.58
 
16,806
75.45
 
26,603
71.76
 
58.30
9,797
-3.69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22,275
100.00
 
37,074
100.00
 
66.44
14,799
0.00
 
23,686
106.33
 
38,978
105.14
 
64.56
15,292
-1.20
 
19,917
89.41
 
33,612
90.66
 
68.76
13,695
1.25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30,551
 
48,971
 
60.30
18,421
 
32,033
 
50,756
 
58.45
18,723
 
22,573
 
37,995
 
68.32
15,422
Source: Calculations by the West Virginia Regional Economic Analysis Project (WV-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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