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Employer establishments: health care and social assistance in West Virginia

Employer establishments: health care and social assistance in West Virginia was 5,019 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count5,019
Change on 2022+2.5%
Rank40th of 51US states ranked
Series high5,0192023
Series low4,8172018

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Employer establishments: health care and social assistance in West Virginia, 2012 to 2023

4,8004,8504,9004,9505,0005,0502012201420162018202020232012: 4,961 count2013: 4,893 count2014: 4,911 count2015: 4,878 count2016: 4,885 count2017: 4,911 count2018: 4,817 count2019: 4,852 count2020: 4,880 count2021: 4,919 count2022: 4,896 count2023: 5,019 count4,8004,9005,0005,10020122016202020232012: 4,961 count2013: 4,893 count2014: 4,911 count2015: 4,878 count2016: 4,885 count2017: 4,911 count2018: 4,817 count2019: 4,852 count2020: 4,880 count2021: 4,919 count2022: 4,896 count2023: 5,019 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20235,019
20224,896
20214,919
20204,880
20194,852
20184,817
20174,911
20164,885
20154,878
20144,911
20134,893
20124,961

Compared with United States

Place2023
West Virginia5,019
United States1,003,398

West Virginia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 11,562 countAlaska: 2,887 countArizona: 22,498 countArkansas: 9,072 countCalifornia: 132,345 countColorado: 19,456 countConnecticut: 11,961 countDelaware: 3,066 countDistrict of Columbia: 2,358 countFlorida: 73,984 countGeorgia: 30,047 countHawaii: 3,763 countIdaho: 6,739 countIllinois: 37,597 countIndiana: 19,159 countIowa: 9,092 countKansas: 9,075 countKentucky: 12,636 countLouisiana: 13,331 countMaine: 5,062 countMaryland: 18,859 countMassachusetts: 21,002 countMichigan: 28,979 countMinnesota: 19,985 countMississippi: 7,038 countMissouri: 20,637 countMontana: 4,488 countNebraska: 6,363 countNevada: 9,441 countNew Hampshire: 3,868 countNew Jersey: 29,996 countNew Mexico: 5,562 countNew York: 61,104 countNorth Carolina: 27,809 countNorth Dakota: 2,429 countOhio: 31,168 countOklahoma: 11,795 countOregon: 15,709 countPennsylvania: 39,602 countRhode Island: 3,163 countSouth Carolina: 12,694 countSouth Dakota: 2,829 countTennessee: 17,524 countTexas: 80,576 countUtah: 10,381 countVermont: 2,150 countVirginia: 23,812 countWashington: 23,923 countWest Virginia: 5,019 countWisconsin: 17,592 countWyoming: 2,211 count
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Employer establishments: health care and social assistance, 2023, count. West Virginia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms (Employer establishments: health care and social assistance, West Virginia, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms, Employer establishments: health care and social assistance, West Virginia, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-health-care/west-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Employer establishments: health care and social assistance, West Virginia, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-health-care/west-virginia.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms, Employer establishments: health care and social assistance, West Virginia, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-health-care/west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employer establishments: health care and social assistance in West Virginia?

Employer establishments: health care and social assistance in West Virginia was 5,019 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), health care and social assistance (NAICS 62), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: health care and social assistance in West Virginia?

5,019 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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