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Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate

Wyoming County had the highest establishment entry rate of 53 counties in 2015, at 12.062%. Ohio County had the lowest, at 4.732%. The median was 7.889% and the figure for West Virginia was 7.562%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.062Wyoming County
Lowest4.732Ohio County
Median7.88953 counties
West Virginia7.562History

Map of counties, 2015

Barbour County: 9.272 %Berkeley County: 7.898 %Boone County: 7.752 %Braxton County: 7.069 %Brooke County: 7.013 %Cabell County: 7.041 %Calhoun County: 6.486 %Doddridge County: 11.613 %Fayette County: 7.182 %Gilmer County: 9.205 %Grant County: 7.889 %Greenbrier County: 6.949 %Hampshire County: 8.276 %Hancock County: 5.561 %Hardy County: 9.322 %Harrison County: 7.93 %Jackson County: 7.219 %Jefferson County: 9.987 %Kanawha County: 6.55 %Lewis County: 7.232 %Lincoln County: 7.547 %Logan County: 6.177 %McDowell County: 5.221 %Marion County: 7.581 %Marshall County: 6.336 %Mason County: 8.013 %Mercer County: 5.087 %Mineral County: 6.118 %Mingo County: 8.399 %Monongalia County: 10.378 %Monroe County: 11.921 %Morgan County: 8.232 %Nicholas County: 10.252 %Ohio County: 4.732 %Pendleton County: 8.871 %Pleasants County: 7.317 %Pocahontas County: 8.13 %Preston County: 9.866 %Putnam County: 7.955 %Raleigh County: 8.379 %Randolph County: 7.949 %Ritchie County: 8.914 %Roane County: 6.19 %Summers County: 6.667 %Taylor County: 8.479 %Tucker County: 8.669 %Tyler County: 11.111 %Upshur County: 5.561 %Wayne County: 5.414 %Webster County: 8.264 %Wetzel County: 7.154 %Wood County: 6.174 %Wyoming County: 12.062 %
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%, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2015

Wyoming County: 12.062 %Wyoming County12.062Monroe County: 11.921 %Monroe County11.921Doddridge County: 11.613 %Doddridge County11.613Tyler County: 11.111 %Tyler County11.111Monongalia County: 10.378 %Monongalia County10.378Nicholas County: 10.252 %Nicholas County10.252Jefferson County: 9.987 %Jefferson County9.987Preston County: 9.866 %Preston County9.866Hardy County: 9.322 %Hardy County9.322Barbour County: 9.272 %Barbour County9.272Gilmer County: 9.205 %Gilmer County9.205Ritchie County: 8.914 %Ritchie County8.914Pendleton County: 8.871 %Pendleton County8.871Tucker County: 8.669 %Tucker County8.669Taylor County: 8.479 %Taylor County8.479Mingo County: 8.399 %Mingo County8.399Raleigh County: 8.379 %Raleigh County8.379Hampshire County: 8.276 %Hampshire County8.276Webster County: 8.264 %Webster County8.264Morgan County: 8.232 %Morgan County8.232Pocahontas County: 8.13 %Pocahontas County8.13Mason County: 8.013 %Mason County8.013Putnam County: 7.955 %Putnam County7.955Randolph County: 7.949 %Randolph County7.949Harrison County: 7.93 %Harrison County7.93Berkeley County: 7.898 %Berkeley County7.898Grant County: 7.889 %Grant County7.889Boone County: 7.752 %Boone County7.752Marion County: 7.581 %Marion County7.581Lincoln County: 7.547 %Lincoln County7.547Pleasants County: 7.317 %Pleasants County7.317Lewis County: 7.232 %Lewis County7.232Jackson County: 7.219 %Jackson County7.219Fayette County: 7.182 %Fayette County7.182Wetzel County: 7.154 %Wetzel County7.154Braxton County: 7.069 %Braxton County7.069Cabell County: 7.041 %Cabell County7.041Brooke County: 7.013 %Brooke County7.013Greenbrier County: 6.949 %Greenbrier County6.949Summers County: 6.667 %Summers County6.667Kanawha County: 6.55 %Kanawha County6.55Calhoun County: 6.486 %Calhoun County6.486Marshall County: 6.336 %Marshall County6.336Roane County: 6.19 %Roane County6.19Logan County: 6.177 %Logan County6.177Wood County: 6.174 %Wood County6.174Mineral County: 6.118 %Mineral County6.118Hancock County: 5.561 %Hancock County5.561Upshur County: 5.561 %Upshur County5.561Wayne County: 5.414 %Wayne County5.414McDowell County: 5.221 %McDowell County5.221Mercer County: 5.087 %Mercer County5.087Ohio County: 4.732 %Ohio County4.732Wyoming County: 12.062 %Wyoming County12.062Monroe County: 11.921 %Monroe County11.921Doddridge County: 11.613 %Doddridge County11.613Tyler County: 11.111 %Tyler County11.111Monongalia County: 10.378 %Monongalia County10.378Nicholas County: 10.252 %Nicholas County10.252Jefferson County: 9.987 %Jefferson County9.987Preston County: 9.866 %Preston County9.866Hardy County: 9.322 %Hardy County9.322Barbour County: 9.272 %Barbour County9.272Gilmer County: 9.205 %Gilmer County9.205Ritchie County: 8.914 %Ritchie County8.914Pendleton County: 8.871 %Pendleton County8.871Tucker County: 8.669 %Tucker County8.669Taylor County: 8.479 %Taylor County8.479Mingo County: 8.399 %Mingo County8.399Raleigh County: 8.379 %Raleigh County8.379Hampshire County: 8.276 %Hampshire County8.276Webster County: 8.264 %Webster County8.264Morgan County: 8.232 %Morgan County8.232Pocahontas County: 8.13 %Pocahontas County8.13Mason County: 8.013 %Mason County8.013Putnam County: 7.955 %Putnam County7.955Randolph County: 7.949 %Randolph County7.949Harrison County: 7.93 %Harrison County7.93Berkeley County: 7.898 %Berkeley County7.898Grant County: 7.889 %Grant County7.889Boone County: 7.752 %Boone County7.752Marion County: 7.581 %Marion County7.581Lincoln County: 7.547 %Lincoln County7.547Pleasants County: 7.317 %Pleasants County7.317Lewis County: 7.232 %Lewis County7.232Jackson County: 7.219 %Jackson County7.219Fayette County: 7.182 %Fayette County7.182Wetzel County: 7.154 %Wetzel County7.154Braxton County: 7.069 %Braxton County7.069Cabell County: 7.041 %Cabell County7.041Brooke County: 7.013 %Brooke County7.013Greenbrier County: 6.949 %Greenbrier County6.949Summers County: 6.667 %Summers County6.667Kanawha County: 6.55 %Kanawha County6.55Calhoun County: 6.486 %Calhoun County6.486Marshall County: 6.336 %Marshall County6.336Roane County: 6.19 %Roane County6.19Logan County: 6.177 %Logan County6.177Wood County: 6.174 %Wood County6.174Mineral County: 6.118 %Mineral County6.118Hancock County: 5.561 %Hancock County5.561Upshur County: 5.561 %Upshur County5.561Wayne County: 5.414 %Wayne County5.414McDowell County: 5.221 %McDowell County5.221Mercer County: 5.087 %Mercer County5.087Ohio County: 4.732 %Ohio County4.732
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Wyoming County12.062+5.18 pts
2Monroe County11.921+4.75 pts
3Doddridge County11.613-7.09 pts
4Tyler County11.111+6.19 pts
5Monongalia County10.378+1.6 pts
6Nicholas County10.252+4.83 pts
7Jefferson County9.987+2.43 pts
8Preston County9.866+2.4 pts
9Hardy County9.322+3.4 pts
10Barbour County9.272-1.44 pts
11Gilmer County9.205+3.35 pts
12Ritchie County8.914+1.3 pts
13Pendleton County8.871+1.49 pts
14Tucker County8.669-0.74 pts
15Taylor County8.479+2.71 pts
16Mingo County8.399+3.41 pts
17Raleigh County8.379+0.42 pts
18Hampshire County8.276+2.14 pts
19Webster County8.264-0.87 pts
20Morgan County8.232+0.39 pts
21Pocahontas County8.13-1.13 pts
22Mason County8.013+2.35 pts
23Putnam County7.955-0.23 pts
24Randolph County7.949+2.73 pts
25Harrison County7.93+1.38 pts
26Berkeley County7.898-1.36 pts
27Grant County7.889+1.47 pts
28Boone County7.752+2.05 pts
29Marion County7.581+1.19 pts
30Lincoln County7.547-0.54 pts
31Pleasants County7.317-5.18 pts
32Lewis County7.232-0.55 pts
33Jackson County7.219+0.26 pts
34Fayette County7.182-0.53 pts
35Wetzel County7.154+2.2 pts
36Braxton County7.069-0.03 pts
37Cabell County7.041+1.15 pts
38Brooke County7.013-1.21 pts
39Greenbrier County6.949-0.28 pts
40Summers County6.667-1.24 pts
41Kanawha County6.55+0.63 pts
42Calhoun County6.486+0.17 pts
43Marshall County6.336-1.17 pts
44Roane County6.19-1.39 pts
45Logan County6.177-0.02 pts
46Wood County6.174+0.24 pts
47Mineral County6.118-1.61 pts
48Hancock County5.561-1.49 pts
48Upshur County5.561-2.77 pts
50Wayne County5.414-0.55 pts
51McDowell County5.221-0.66 pts
52Mercer County5.087-0.45 pts
53Ohio County4.732-1.12 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Wyoming County, with 12.062% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ohio County, with 4.732% in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. 2 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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