The median income of Fayette County residents was an inflation-adjusted $21,452 per year. Fayette County had 17,697 households in 2017, with a population of 44,602.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Jefferson County. Jefferson County's median income was $32,170 per year after adjusting for inflation – $10,718 more than Fayette County. It had 20,808 households in 2017 and a population of 55,673.
McDowell County had the lowest annual resident income among counties in West Virginia, with a median income of only $15,726 per year. That was $5,726 less than the median income in Fayette County at the time. McDowell County had 7,702 households in 2017 and a population of 19,707.
The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident ($$$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 32,170 |
| 2 | Putnam County | 31,309 |
| 3 | Berkeley County | 30,849 |
| 4 | Pleasants County | 25,959 |
| 5 | Kanawha County | 25,891 |
| 6 | Harrison County | 25,674 |
| 7 | Brooke County | 25,674 |
| 8 | Taylor County | 25,054 |
| 9 | Marion County | 25,041 |
| 10 | Ohio County | 24,963 |
| 11 | Hancock County | 24,733 |
| 12 | Morgan County | 24,726 |
| 13 | Wood County | 24,647 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 24,342 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 24,061 |
| 16 | Mineral County | 23,935 |
| 17 | Preston County | 23,626 |
| 18 | Monongalia County | 23,295 |
| 19 | Hampshire County | 22,895 |
| 20 | Braxton County | 22,843 |
| 21 | Upshur County | 22,671 |
| 22 | Lewis County | 22,638 |
| 23 | Tyler County | 22,577 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 22,525 |
| 25 | Wetzel County | 22,518 |
| 26 | Greenbrier County | 22,491 |
| 27 | Pendleton County | 22,366 |
| 28 | Ritchie County | 22,366 |
| 29 | Raleigh County | 22,338 |
| 30 | Hardy County | 22,207 |
| 31 | Mason County | 21,966 |
| 32 | Logan County | 21,864 |
| 33 | Nicholas County | 21,841 |
| 34 | Tucker County | 21,824 |
| 35 | Monroe County | 21,564 |
| 36 | Wyoming County | 21,535 |
| 37 | Fayette County | 21,452 |
| 38 | Cabell County | 21,446 |
| 39 | Grant County | 21,281 |
| 40 | Pocahontas County | 21,182 |
| 41 | Wayne County | 21,098 |
| 42 | Wirt County | 20,994 |
| 43 | Lincoln County | 20,911 |
| 44 | Doddridge County | 20,864 |
| 45 | Boone County | 20,617 |
| 46 | Mercer County | 20,591 |
| 47 | Barbour County | 20,177 |
| 48 | Roane County | 20,038 |
| 49 | Summers County | 19,549 |
| 50 | Mingo County | 18,927 |
| 51 | Webster County | 18,476 |
| 52 | Gilmer County | 17,365 |
| 53 | Clay County | 17,321 |
| 54 | Calhoun County | 16,913 |
| 55 | McDowell County | 15,726 |
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