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Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate

Doddridge County had the highest establishment entry rate of 55 counties in 2014, at 18.705%. Tyler County had the lowest, at 4.926%. The median was 7.166% and the figure for West Virginia was 6.959%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.705Doddridge County
Lowest4.926Tyler County
Median7.16655 counties
West Virginia6.959History

Map of counties, 2014

Barbour County: 10.714 %Berkeley County: 9.259 %Boone County: 5.703 %Braxton County: 7.098 %Brooke County: 8.222 %Cabell County: 5.896 %Calhoun County: 6.316 %Clay County: 12.088 %Doddridge County: 18.705 %Fayette County: 7.713 %Gilmer County: 5.858 %Grant County: 6.422 %Greenbrier County: 7.229 %Hampshire County: 6.133 %Hancock County: 7.052 %Hardy County: 5.92 %Harrison County: 6.546 %Jackson County: 6.955 %Jefferson County: 7.554 %Kanawha County: 5.917 %Lewis County: 7.778 %Lincoln County: 8.086 %Logan County: 6.199 %McDowell County: 5.882 %Marion County: 6.389 %Marshall County: 7.508 %Mason County: 5.667 %Mercer County: 5.533 %Mineral County: 7.728 %Mingo County: 4.988 %Monongalia County: 8.777 %Monroe County: 7.166 %Morgan County: 7.843 %Nicholas County: 5.421 %Ohio County: 5.85 %Pendleton County: 7.377 %Pleasants County: 12.5 %Pocahontas County: 9.264 %Preston County: 7.461 %Putnam County: 8.187 %Raleigh County: 7.957 %Randolph County: 5.217 %Ritchie County: 7.609 %Roane County: 7.583 %Summers County: 7.903 %Taylor County: 5.769 %Tucker County: 9.412 %Tyler County: 4.926 %Upshur County: 8.333 %Wayne County: 5.968 %Webster County: 9.129 %Wetzel County: 4.956 %Wirt County: 13.208 %Wood County: 5.93 %Wyoming County: 6.883 %
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%, 2014. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Doddridge County: 18.705 %Doddridge County18.705Wirt County: 13.208 %Wirt County13.208Pleasants County: 12.5 %Pleasants County12.5Clay County: 12.088 %Clay County12.088Barbour County: 10.714 %Barbour County10.714Tucker County: 9.412 %Tucker County9.412Pocahontas County: 9.264 %Pocahontas County9.264Berkeley County: 9.259 %Berkeley County9.259Webster County: 9.129 %Webster County9.129Monongalia County: 8.777 %Monongalia County8.777Upshur County: 8.333 %Upshur County8.333Brooke County: 8.222 %Brooke County8.222Putnam County: 8.187 %Putnam County8.187Lincoln County: 8.086 %Lincoln County8.086Raleigh County: 7.957 %Raleigh County7.957Summers County: 7.903 %Summers County7.903Morgan County: 7.843 %Morgan County7.843Lewis County: 7.778 %Lewis County7.778Mineral County: 7.728 %Mineral County7.728Fayette County: 7.713 %Fayette County7.713Ritchie County: 7.609 %Ritchie County7.609Roane County: 7.583 %Roane County7.583Jefferson County: 7.554 %Jefferson County7.554Marshall County: 7.508 %Marshall County7.508Preston County: 7.461 %Preston County7.461Pendleton County: 7.377 %Pendleton County7.377Greenbrier County: 7.229 %Greenbrier County7.229Monroe County: 7.166 %Monroe County7.166Braxton County: 7.098 %Braxton County7.098Hancock County: 7.052 %Hancock County7.052Jackson County: 6.955 %Jackson County6.955Wyoming County: 6.883 %Wyoming County6.883Harrison County: 6.546 %Harrison County6.546Grant County: 6.422 %Grant County6.422Marion County: 6.389 %Marion County6.389Calhoun County: 6.316 %Calhoun County6.316Logan County: 6.199 %Logan County6.199Hampshire County: 6.133 %Hampshire County6.133Wayne County: 5.968 %Wayne County5.968Wood County: 5.93 %Wood County5.93Hardy County: 5.92 %Hardy County5.92Kanawha County: 5.917 %Kanawha County5.917Cabell County: 5.896 %Cabell County5.896McDowell County: 5.882 %McDowell County5.882Gilmer County: 5.858 %Gilmer County5.858Ohio County: 5.85 %Ohio County5.85Taylor County: 5.769 %Taylor County5.769Boone County: 5.703 %Boone County5.703Mason County: 5.667 %Mason County5.667Mercer County: 5.533 %Mercer County5.533Nicholas County: 5.421 %Nicholas County5.421Randolph County: 5.217 %Randolph County5.217Mingo County: 4.988 %Mingo County4.988Wetzel County: 4.956 %Wetzel County4.956Tyler County: 4.926 %Tyler County4.926Doddridge County: 18.705 %Doddridge County18.705Wirt County: 13.208 %Wirt County13.208Pleasants County: 12.5 %Pleasants County12.5Clay County: 12.088 %Clay County12.088Barbour County: 10.714 %Barbour County10.714Tucker County: 9.412 %Tucker County9.412Pocahontas County: 9.264 %Pocahontas County9.264Berkeley County: 9.259 %Berkeley County9.259Webster County: 9.129 %Webster County9.129Monongalia County: 8.777 %Monongalia County8.777Upshur County: 8.333 %Upshur County8.333Brooke County: 8.222 %Brooke County8.222Putnam County: 8.187 %Putnam County8.187Lincoln County: 8.086 %Lincoln County8.086Raleigh County: 7.957 %Raleigh County7.957Summers County: 7.903 %Summers County7.903Morgan County: 7.843 %Morgan County7.843Lewis County: 7.778 %Lewis County7.778Mineral County: 7.728 %Mineral County7.728Fayette County: 7.713 %Fayette County7.713Ritchie County: 7.609 %Ritchie County7.609Roane County: 7.583 %Roane County7.583Jefferson County: 7.554 %Jefferson County7.554Marshall County: 7.508 %Marshall County7.508Preston County: 7.461 %Preston County7.461Pendleton County: 7.377 %Pendleton County7.377Greenbrier County: 7.229 %Greenbrier County7.229Monroe County: 7.166 %Monroe County7.166Braxton County: 7.098 %Braxton County7.098Hancock County: 7.052 %Hancock County7.052Jackson County: 6.955 %Jackson County6.955Wyoming County: 6.883 %Wyoming County6.883Harrison County: 6.546 %Harrison County6.546Grant County: 6.422 %Grant County6.422Marion County: 6.389 %Marion County6.389Calhoun County: 6.316 %Calhoun County6.316Logan County: 6.199 %Logan County6.199Hampshire County: 6.133 %Hampshire County6.133Wayne County: 5.968 %Wayne County5.968Wood County: 5.93 %Wood County5.93Hardy County: 5.92 %Hardy County5.92Kanawha County: 5.917 %Kanawha County5.917Cabell County: 5.896 %Cabell County5.896McDowell County: 5.882 %McDowell County5.882Gilmer County: 5.858 %Gilmer County5.858Ohio County: 5.85 %Ohio County5.85Taylor County: 5.769 %Taylor County5.769Boone County: 5.703 %Boone County5.703Mason County: 5.667 %Mason County5.667Mercer County: 5.533 %Mercer County5.533Nicholas County: 5.421 %Nicholas County5.421Randolph County: 5.217 %Randolph County5.217Mingo County: 4.988 %Mingo County4.988Wetzel County: 4.956 %Wetzel County4.956Tyler County: 4.926 %Tyler County4.926
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Doddridge County18.705+12.82 pts
2Wirt County13.208+6 pts
3Pleasants County12.5+7.33 pts
4Clay County12.088+2.56 pts
5Barbour County10.714+0.69 pts
6Tucker County9.412+4.71 pts
7Pocahontas County9.264+2.26 pts
8Berkeley County9.259+0.65 pts
9Webster County9.129-2.84 pts
10Monongalia County8.777-0.96 pts
11Upshur County8.333+2.21 pts
12Brooke County8.222+1.49 pts
13Putnam County8.187+1.18 pts
14Lincoln County8.086+2.25 pts
15Raleigh County7.957+0.28 pts
16Summers County7.903+1.2 pts
17Morgan County7.843+0.06 pts
18Lewis County7.778-0.17 pts
19Mineral County7.728-1.75 pts
20Fayette County7.713+1.15 pts
21Ritchie County7.609+2.33 pts
22Roane County7.583+0.59 pts
23Jefferson County7.554+0.57 pts
24Marshall County7.508+0.4 pts
25Preston County7.461-1.61 pts
26Pendleton County7.377+2.6 pts
27Greenbrier County7.229-1.4 pts
28Monroe County7.166+1.51 pts
29Braxton County7.098+0.09 pts
30Hancock County7.052+1.63 pts
31Jackson County6.955-1.38 pts
32Wyoming County6.883+1.41 pts
33Harrison County6.546-0.43 pts
34Grant County6.422+0.51 pts
35Marion County6.389-0.22 pts
36Calhoun County6.316+3.24 pts
37Logan County6.199-0.16 pts
38Hampshire County6.133-3.14 pts
39Wayne County5.968-1.8 pts
40Wood County5.93-0.12 pts
41Hardy County5.92-1.61 pts
42Kanawha County5.917-0.52 pts
43Cabell County5.896-0.94 pts
44McDowell County5.882-1.02 pts
45Gilmer County5.858-1.55 pts
46Ohio County5.85+1.28 pts
47Taylor County5.769-3.66 pts
48Boone County5.703-0.17 pts
49Mason County5.667-0.73 pts
50Mercer County5.533-0.11 pts
51Nicholas County5.421-0.95 pts
52Randolph County5.217-0.6 pts
53Mingo County4.988-2.49 pts
54Wetzel County4.956-0.73 pts
55Tyler County4.926-2.66 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/west-virginia-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/west-virginia-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/west-virginia-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Doddridge County, with 18.705% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Tyler County, with 4.926% in 2014.

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