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Kanawha tops W.Va. college savings plan accounts

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CHARLESTON (AP) — Kanawha County residents lead the state in using West Virginia's SMART529 plan to save money for their children's college education.

The state Treasurer's Office said Monday that Kanawha County residents have 4,534 of the plan's 23,111 accounts.

Monongalia County is second with 2,164 accounts, followed by Wood County with 1,448 accounts, Putnam County with 1,403 accounts and Cabell County with 1,335 accounts.

Some families have more than one SMART529 accounts.

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