Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2001

West Virginia

Table 3. Number of persons in West Virginia with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2001
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 OASDI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, West Virginia 871,938 827,819 79,043 19,684,590 18,670,536 1,014,054 2,440,889 2,315,147 125,743
Men 461,718 433,982 49,497 12,531,141 11,781,305 749,836 1,553,862 1,460,882 92,980
Women 410,220 393,838 29,547 7,153,449 6,889,232 264,217 887,028 854,265 32,763
Barbour 5,085 d d 86,064 d d 10,672 d d
Men 2,438 d d 44,810 d d 5,556 d d
Women 2,647 d d 41,255 d d 5,116 d d
Berkeley 40,288 37,711 3,882 899,191 852,900 46,290 111,500 105,760 5,740
Men 19,773 d d 517,405 d d 64,158 d d
Women 20,514 d d 381,785 d d 47,341 d d
Boone 11,087 d d 283,530 d d 35,158 d d
Men 6,317 d d 207,891 d d 25,778 d d
Women 4,770 d d 75,639 d d 9,379 d d
Braxton 5,897 d d 120,864 d d 14,987 d d
Men 3,160 d d 85,410 d d 10,591 d d
Women 2,737 d d 35,455 d d 4,396 d d
Brooke 10,658 d d 258,986 d d 32,114 d d
Men 6,389 d d 188,854 d d 23,418 d d
Women 4,269 d d 70,132 d d 8,696 d d
Cabell 57,008 54,438 4,529 1,309,967 1,253,472 56,495 162,436 155,430 7,005
Men 30,192 28,689 2,265 812,487 773,109 39,378 100,748 95,866 4,883
Women 26,817 25,749 2,265 497,480 480,362 17,118 61,688 59,565 2,123
Calhoun 1,729 d d 44,958 d d 5,575 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Clay 3,561 d d 57,954 d d 7,186 d d
Men 1,628 d d 32,276 d d 4,002 d d
Women 1,933 d d 25,678 d d 3,184 d d
Doddridge 2,141 d d 35,988 d d 4,462 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Fayette 19,214 18,247 1,402 416,449 397,746 18,703 51,640 49,321 2,319
Men 10,864 d d 286,691 d d 35,550 d d
Women 8,350 d d 129,759 d d 16,090 d d
Gilmer 3,256 d d 44,112 d d 5,470 d d
Men 1,838 d d 25,622 d d 3,177 d d
Women 1,418 d d 18,490 d d 2,293 d d
Grant 4,484 d d 85,469 d d 10,598 d d
Men 2,553 d d 61,385 d d 7,612 d d
Women 1,932 d d 24,084 d d 2,986 d d
Greenbrier 15,114 13,179 2,588 357,373 308,572 48,802 44,314 38,263 6,051
Men 8,258 7,400 1,402 229,147 201,600 27,547 28,414 24,998 3,416
Women 6,856 5,778 1,186 128,227 106,972 21,255 15,900 13,265 2,636
Hampshire 9,369 8,617 1,078 193,713 183,423 10,290 24,020 22,744 1,276
Men 4,991 d d 122,803 d d 15,228 d d
Women 4,377 d d 70,910 d d 8,793 d d
Hancock 17,791 16,828 1,833 411,659 393,326 18,333 51,046 48,772 2,273
Men 8,226 d d 256,017 d d 31,746 d d
Women 9,565 d d 155,642 d d 19,300 d d
Hardy 5,188 d d 110,478 d d 13,699 d d
Men 2,553 d d 74,326 d d 9,216 d d
Women 2,635 d d 36,152 d d 4,483 d d
Harrison 36,609 34,569 3,019 860,818 823,554 37,265 106,741 102,121 4,621
Men 19,025 17,842 1,510 500,895 476,365 24,529 62,111 59,069 3,042
Women 17,584 16,727 1,510 359,924 347,188 12,735 44,631 43,051 1,579
Jackson 12,698 12,165 1,186 333,072 322,817 10,254 41,301 40,029 1,272
Men 7,618 d d 249,607 d d 30,951 d d
Women 5,081 d d 83,465 d d 10,350 d d
Jefferson 23,972 22,911 2,912 629,003 599,657 29,347 77,996 74,357 3,639
Men 11,894 d d 371,098 d d 46,016 d d
Women 12,078 d d 257,906 d d 31,980 d d
Kanawha 105,205 99,955 9,058 2,602,510 2,426,969 175,540 322,711 300,944 21,767
Men 55,823 52,714 5,176 1,573,623 1,440,800 132,822 195,129 178,659 16,470
Women 49,382 47,240 3,882 1,028,887 986,169 42,718 127,582 122,285 5,297
Lewis 8,333 7,907 1,078 177,708 172,501 5,207 22,036 21,390 646
Men 4,685 d d 110,452 d d 13,696 d d
Women 3,648 d d 67,256 d d 8,340 d d
Lincoln 7,734 d d 149,200 d d 18,501 d d
Men 3,964 d d 93,324 d d 11,572 d d
Women 3,770 d d 55,876 d d 6,929 d d
Logan 15,105 d d 328,505 d d 40,735 d d
Men 8,207 d d 227,234 d d 28,177 d d
Women 6,898 d d 101,271 d d 12,558 d d
Marion 29,983 28,587 2,157 740,560 708,373 32,187 91,829 87,838 3,991
Men 18,106 d d 534,563 d d 66,286 d d
Women 11,876 d d 205,997 d d 25,544 d d
Marshall 13,317 d d 281,268 d d 34,877 d d
Men 7,025 d d 193,763 d d 24,027 d d
Women 6,292 d d 87,504 d d 10,851 d d
Mason 7,631 7,096 1,078 170,596 158,063 12,533 21,154 19,600 1,554
Men 4,171 d d 114,707 d d 14,224 d d
Women 3,460 d d 55,889 d d 6,930 d d
McDowell 7,735 d d 141,862 d d 17,591 d d
Men 3,863 d d 94,849 d d 11,761 d d
Women 3,872 d d 47,013 d d 5,830 d d
Mercer 29,170 27,776 2,372 572,481 538,808 33,673 70,988 66,812 4,175
Men 15,961 d d 353,371 d d 43,818 d d
Women 13,209 d d 219,110 d d 27,170 d d
Mineral 11,692 11,050 1,186 278,973 263,916 15,057 34,593 32,726 1,867
Men 6,218 d d 193,576 d d 24,003 d d
Women 5,474 d d 85,397 d d 10,589 d d
Mingo 13,213 12,570 1,186 319,443 310,442 9,000 39,611 38,495 1,116
Men 8,139 d d 245,378 d d 30,427 d d
Women 5,073 d d 74,065 d d 9,184 d d
Monongalia 37,320 35,177 3,666 907,453 872,136 35,316 112,524 108,145 4,379
Men 19,443 17,943 2,588 546,940 522,259 24,681 67,821 64,760 3,060
Women 17,877 17,234 1,078 360,513 349,878 10,635 44,704 43,385 1,319
Monroe 6,320 5,677 1,078 152,211 139,812 12,399 18,874 17,337 1,537
Men 3,175 d d 84,332 d d 10,457 d d
Women 3,145 d d 67,879 d d 8,417 d d
Morgan 6,902 d d 134,905 d d 16,728 d d
Men 3,350 d d 82,395 d d 10,217 d d
Women 3,553 d d 52,510 d d 6,511 d d
Nicholas 10,351 d d 215,756 d d 26,754 d d
Men 5,176 d d 123,854 d d 15,358 d d
Women 5,176 d d 91,902 d d 11,396 d d
Ohio 27,207 26,357 2,265 576,734 549,725 27,009 71,515 68,166 3,349
Men 12,389 d d 310,569 d d 38,510 d d
Women 14,819 d d 266,166 d d 33,005 d d
Pendleton 4,686 d d 94,253 d d 11,687 d d
Men 2,748 d d 60,939 d d 7,556 d d
Women 1,938 d d 33,314 d d 4,131 d d
Pleasants 2,248 d d 49,247 d d 6,107 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Pocahontas 4,364 d d 78,019 d d 9,674 d d
Men 2,133 d d 43,570 d d 5,403 d d
Women 2,230 d d 34,448 d d 4,272 d d
Preston 13,946 12,874 1,833 317,408 294,643 22,764 39,359 36,536 2,823
Men 7,009 d d 192,963 d d 23,927 d d
Women 6,937 d d 124,444 d d 15,431 d d
Putnam 29,552 28,486 2,480 866,327 851,311 15,016 107,425 105,563 1,862
Men 17,378 d d 620,365 d d 76,925 d d
Women 12,174 d d 245,963 d d 30,499 d d
Raleigh 37,181 35,684 2,912 786,159 749,958 36,201 97,484 92,995 4,489
Men 20,932 d d 513,678 d d 63,696 d d
Women 16,249 d d 272,481 d d 33,788 d d
Randolph 13,331 12,368 1,725 244,244 218,394 25,851 30,286 27,081 3,205
Men 6,326 d d 146,078 d d 18,114 d d
Women 7,006 d d 98,166 d d 12,173 d d
Ritchie 4,668 d d 95,089 d d 11,791 d d
Men 2,844 d d 69,296 d d 8,593 d d
Women 1,824 d d 25,793 d d 3,198 d d
Roane 6,505 d d 121,818 d d 15,105 d d
Men 3,147 d d 81,415 d d 10,095 d d
Women 3,358 d d 40,403 d d 5,010 d d
Summers 3,567 d d 59,072 d d 7,325 d d
Men 2,141 d d 35,067 d d 4,348 d d
Women 1,426 d d 24,005 d d 2,977 d d
Taylor 4,672 d d 97,789 d d 12,126 d d
Men 1,823 d d 43,150 d d 5,351 d d
Women 2,849 d d 54,640 d d 6,775 d d
Tucker 3,655 d d 59,164 d d 7,336 d d
Men 2,033 d d 38,054 d d 4,719 d d
Women 1,622 d d 21,110 d d 2,618 d d
Tyler 3,557 d d 86,483 d d 10,724 d d
Men 1,932 d d 59,555 d d 7,385 d d
Women 1,626 d d 26,928 d d 3,339 d d
Upshur 9,459 d d 198,193 d d 24,576 d d
Men 4,789 d d 117,753 d d 14,601 d d
Women 4,670 d d 80,440 d d 9,975 d d
Wayne 12,497 d d 261,374 d d 32,410 d d
Men 6,403 d d 164,287 d d 20,372 d d
Women 6,094 d d 97,086 d d 12,039 d d
Webster 4,153 d d 69,964 d d 8,675 d d
Men 2,331 d d 50,403 d d 6,250 d d
Women 1,823 d d 19,561 d d 2,426 d d
Wetzel 6,816 d d 146,242 d d 18,134 d d
Men 3,655 d d 106,941 d d 13,261 d d
Women 3,161 d d 39,301 d d 4,873 d d
Wirt 2,857 d d 54,376 d d 6,743 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Wood 49,196 46,835 3,666 1,133,120 1,051,158 81,962 140,507 130,344 10,163
Men 23,736 d d 699,729 d d 86,766 d d
Women 25,459 d d 433,391 d d 53,740 d d
Wyoming 8,417 d d 205,751 d d 25,513 d d
Men 4,763 d d 150,692 d d 18,686 d d
Women 3,654 d d 55,059 d d 6,827 d d
Unknown 24,246 23,823 1,294 370,686 365,522 5,164 45,965 45,325 640
Men 12,682 d d 249,198 d d 30,901 d d
Women 11,565 d d 121,488 d d 15,065 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $80,400 in 2001.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure.
Table 6. Number of persons in West Virginia with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2001
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 HI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed		 Total Wage and
salary		 Self-
employed
Total, West Virginia 881,478 837,534 80,927 21,528,065 19,991,494 1,536,571 624,314 579,753 44,561
Men 465,736 438,123 51,157 14,013,720 12,816,768 1,196,951 406,398 371,686 34,712
Women 415,743 399,411 29,770 7,514,345 7,174,726 339,619 217,916 208,067 9,849
Barbour 5,098 d d 85,348 d d 2,475 d d
Men 2,444 d d 44,467 d d 1,290 d d
Women 2,653 d d 40,881 d d 1,186 d d
Berkeley 41,386 38,915 3,869 974,701 929,269 45,432 28,266 26,949 1,318
Men 20,217 d d 565,411 d d 16,397 d d
Women 21,169 d d 409,290 d d 11,869 d d
Boone 11,110 d d 281,430 d d 8,161 d d
Men 6,329 d d 206,356 d d 5,984 d d
Women 4,781 d d 75,074 d d 2,177 d d
Braxton 5,911 d d 119,826 d d 3,475 d d
Men 3,167 d d 84,632 d d 2,454 d d
Women 2,743 d d 35,194 d d 1,021 d d
Brooke 10,889 10,567 1,075 265,063 254,105 10,958 7,687 7,369 318
Men 6,407 d d 188,349 d d 5,462 d d
Women 4,482 d d 76,714 d d 2,225 d d
Cabell 57,541 55,070 4,621 1,555,122 1,426,645 128,477 45,099 41,373 3,726
Men 30,456 29,059 2,364 997,242 922,370 74,872 28,920 26,749 2,171
Women 27,085 26,011 2,257 557,880 504,275 53,605 16,179 14,624 1,555
Calhoun 1,733 d d 44,609 d d 1,294 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Clay 3,568 d d 57,464 d d 1,666 d d
Men 1,632 d d 31,983 d d 928 d d
Women 1,936 d d 25,481 d d 739 d d
Doddridge 2,247 d d 42,147 d d 1,222 d d
Men 1,028 d d 25,836 d d 749 d d
Women 1,219 d d 16,311 d d 473 d d
Fayette 19,358 18,391 1,397 430,554 399,908 30,645 12,486 11,597 889
Men 10,889 d d 296,697 d d 8,604 d d
Women 8,468 d d 133,857 d d 3,882 d d
Gilmer 3,263 d d 57,569 d d 1,669 d d
Men 1,841 d d 39,215 d d 1,137 d d
Women 1,422 d d 18,353 d d 532 d d
Grant 4,494 d d 107,408 d d 3,115 d d
Men 2,558 d d 83,503 d d 2,422 d d
Women 1,936 d d 23,904 d d 693 d d
Greenbrier 15,143 13,209 2,579 428,799 343,648 85,151 12,435 9,966 2,469
Men 8,277 7,417 1,397 268,828 208,873 59,955 7,796 6,057 1,739
Women 6,866 5,792 1,182 159,971 134,775 25,196 4,639 3,908 731
Hampshire 9,389 8,636 1,075 193,210 183,111 10,099 5,603 5,310 293
Men 5,002 d d 121,804 d d 3,532 d d
Women 4,387 d d 71,406 d d 2,071 d d
Hancock 17,935 16,968 1,827 428,826 407,515 21,312 12,436 11,818 618
Men 8,349 d d 270,963 d d 7,858 d d
Women 9,586 d d 157,864 d d 4,578 d d
Hardy 5,199 d d 109,615 d d 3,179 d d
Men 2,558 d d 73,745 d d 2,139 d d
Women 2,642 d d 35,871 d d 1,040 d d
Harrison 37,191 35,257 3,117 917,466 880,586 36,880 26,607 25,537 1,070
Men 19,166 17,984 1,612 521,096 496,715 24,381 15,112 14,405 707
Women 18,025 17,273 1,505 396,370 383,871 12,499 11,495 11,132 362
Jackson 12,730 12,193 1,182 353,370 343,306 10,064 10,248 9,956 292
Men 7,638 d d 270,542 d d 7,846 d d
Women 5,092 d d 82,828 d d 2,402 d d
Jefferson 24,850 23,776 2,902 734,633 705,831 28,802 21,304 20,469 835
Men 12,132 d d 422,327 d d 12,247 d d
Women 12,718 d d 312,305 d d 9,057 d d
Kanawha 106,261 100,996 9,673 3,153,863 2,825,703 328,159 91,462 81,945 9,517
Men 56,459 53,343 5,696 2,061,565 1,808,951 252,614 59,785 52,460 7,326
Women 49,802 47,653 3,977 1,092,298 1,016,753 75,545 31,677 29,486 2,191
Lewis 8,355 7,925 1,075 183,242 178,131 5,110 5,314 5,166 148
Men 4,697 d d 110,682 d d 3,210 d d
Women 3,658 d d 72,560 d d 2,104 d d
Lincoln 7,751 d d 148,289 d d 4,300 d d
Men 3,974 d d 92,847 d d 2,693 d d
Women 3,777 d d 55,441 d d 1,608 d d
Logan 15,145 d d 335,152 d d 9,719 d d
Men 8,230 d d 234,645 d d 6,805 d d
Women 6,915 d d 100,507 d d 2,915 d d
Marion 30,049 28,653 2,579 796,666 727,946 68,720 23,103 21,110 1,993
Men 18,144 d d 592,227 d d 17,175 d d
Women 11,905 d d 204,440 d d 5,929 d d
Marshall 13,447 d d 297,559 d d 8,629 d d
Men 7,040 d d 207,197 d d 6,009 d d
Women 6,407 d d 90,362 d d 2,621 d d
Mason 7,751 7,214 1,075 177,881 165,581 12,300 5,159 4,802 357
Men 4,285 d d 122,452 d d 3,551 d d
Women 3,466 d d 55,429 d d 1,607 d d
McDowell 7,853 d d 147,700 d d 4,283 d d
Men 3,873 d d 94,815 d d 2,750 d d
Women 3,980 d d 52,885 d d 1,534 d d
Mercer 30,151 28,754 2,472 689,385 656,058 33,327 19,992 19,026 966
Men 16,100 d d 450,345 d d 13,060 d d
Women 14,051 d d 239,040 d d 6,932 d d
Mineral 11,720 11,075 1,182 276,752 261,974 14,778 8,026 7,597 429
Men 6,233 d d 191,983 d d 5,568 d d
Women 5,487 d d 84,769 d d 2,458 d d
Mingo 13,244 12,599 1,182 318,340 309,507 8,833 9,232 8,976 256
Men 8,158 d d 244,837 d d 7,100 d d
Women 5,086 d d 73,503 d d 2,132 d d
Monongalia 37,508 35,359 3,977 981,046 927,609 53,437 28,450 26,901 1,550
Men 19,488 17,984 2,902 601,483 558,484 42,999 17,443 16,196 1,247
Women 18,019 17,375 1,075 379,563 369,125 10,438 11,007 10,705 303
Monroe 6,335 5,690 1,075 156,412 144,243 12,169 4,536 4,183 353
Men 3,179 d d 89,079 d d 2,583 d d
Women 3,155 d d 67,333 d d 1,953 d d
Morgan 6,921 d d 133,880 d d 3,883 d d
Men 3,359 d d 81,768 d d 2,371 d d
Women 3,562 d d 52,112 d d 1,511 d d
Nicholas 10,477 d d 222,257 d d 6,445 d d
Men 5,188 d d 125,960 d d 3,653 d d
Women 5,289 d d 96,297 d d 2,793 d d
Ohio 27,277 26,417 2,472 615,468 570,404 45,064 17,849 16,542 1,307
Men 12,419 11,989 1,075 347,238 313,406 33,832 10,070 9,089 981
Women 14,858 14,428 1,397 268,229 256,997 11,232 7,779 7,453 326
Pendleton 4,697 d d 93,494 d d 2,711 d d
Men 2,755 d d 60,447 d d 1,753 d d
Women 1,942 d d 33,047 d d 958 d d
Pleasants 2,253 d d 48,872 d d 1,417 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Pocahontas 4,375 d d 77,416 d d 2,245 d d
Men 2,140 d d 43,222 d d 1,253 d d
Women 2,235 d d 34,195 d d 992 d d
Preston 13,978 12,904 1,827 316,072 293,731 22,342 9,166 8,518 648
Men 7,028 d d 192,261 d d 5,576 d d
Women 6,950 d d 123,811 d d 3,591 d d
Putnam 29,829 28,754 2,472 912,798 898,061 14,737 26,471 26,044 427
Men 17,624 d d 668,481 d d 19,386 d d
Women 12,204 d d 244,317 d d 7,085 d d
Raleigh 37,472 35,968 2,902 798,046 759,934 38,112 23,143 22,038 1,105
Men 21,186 d d 525,760 d d 15,247 d d
Women 16,286 d d 272,286 d d 7,896 d d
Randolph 13,363 12,396 1,720 245,951 216,786 29,164 7,133 6,287 846
Men 6,340 d d 148,515 d d 4,307 d d
Women 7,022 d d 97,435 d d 2,826 d d
Ritchie 4,680 d d 94,377 d d 2,737 d d
Men 2,851 d d 68,776 d d 1,994 d d
Women 1,829 d d 25,601 d d 742 d d
Roane 6,520 d d 121,103 d d 3,512 d d
Men 3,156 d d 81,007 d d 2,349 d d
Women 3,365 d d 40,096 d d 1,163 d d
Summers 3,777 d d 62,430 d d 1,810 d d
Men 2,145 d d 34,774 d d 1,008 d d
Women 1,632 d d 27,657 d d 802 d d
Taylor 4,685 d d 97,050 d d 2,814 d d
Men 1,829 d d 42,831 d d 1,242 d d
Women 2,857 d d 54,219 d d 1,572 d d
Tucker 3,664 d d 58,720 d d 1,703 d d
Men 2,038 d d 37,766 d d 1,095 d d
Women 1,626 d d 20,954 d d 608 d d
Tyler 3,669 d d 92,345 d d 2,678 d d
Men 1,936 d d 60,941 d d 1,767 d d
Women 1,733 d d 31,405 d d 911 d d
Upshur 9,783 d d 216,419 d d 6,276 d d
Men 4,900 d d 123,821 d d 3,591 d d
Women 4,883 d d 92,597 d d 2,685 d d
Wayne 12,527 d d 264,332 d d 7,666 d d
Men 6,419 d d 164,967 d d 4,784 d d
Women 6,108 d d 99,365 d d 2,882 d d
Webster 4,166 d d 69,426 d d 2,013 d d
Men 2,337 d d 50,021 d d 1,451 d d
Women 1,829 d d 19,405 d d 563 d d
Wetzel 6,933 d d 151,038 d d 4,380 d d
Men 3,664 d d 110,740 d d 3,211 d d
Women 3,269 d d 40,297 d d 1,169 d d
Wirt 2,863 d d 53,942 d d 1,564 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Wood 50,220 47,856 3,762 1,310,779 1,102,605 208,174 38,013 31,976 6,037
Men 24,395 d d 872,195 d d 25,294 d d
Women 25,825 d d 438,583 d d 12,719 d d
Wyoming 8,439 d d 205,971 d d 5,973 d d
Men 4,775 d d 151,325 d d 4,388 d d
Women 3,664 d d 54,647 d d 1,585 d d
Unknown 24,307 23,877 1,290 416,432 411,364 5,068 12,077 11,930 147
Men 12,712 d d 295,868 d d 8,580 d d
Women 11,595 d d 120,564 d d 3,496 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure.