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Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate

Tyler County had the highest establishment entry rate of 55 counties in 2019, at 18.487%. Webster County had the lowest, at 2.62%. The median was 7.585% and the figure for West Virginia was 7.434%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.487Tyler County
Lowest2.62Webster County
Median7.58555 counties
West Virginia7.434History

Map of counties, 2019

Barbour County: 5.985 %Berkeley County: 8.823 %Boone County: 9.583 %Braxton County: 7.556 %Brooke County: 6.061 %Cabell County: 6.121 %Calhoun County: 12.195 %Clay County: 11.348 %Doddridge County: 7.246 %Fayette County: 9.329 %Gilmer County: 6.542 %Grant County: 6.961 %Greenbrier County: 8.838 %Hampshire County: 6.186 %Hancock County: 5.187 %Hardy County: 7.585 %Harrison County: 8.102 %Jackson County: 9.944 %Jefferson County: 9.008 %Kanawha County: 5.46 %Lewis County: 7.631 %Lincoln County: 7.006 %Logan County: 7.188 %McDowell County: 4.348 %Marion County: 7.197 %Marshall County: 9.323 %Mason County: 7.921 %Mercer County: 8.345 %Mineral County: 5.89 %Mingo County: 10.496 %Monongalia County: 8.529 %Monroe County: 12.969 %Morgan County: 7.711 %Nicholas County: 8.152 %Ohio County: 5.393 %Pendleton County: 8.907 %Pleasants County: 14.876 %Pocahontas County: 11.518 %Preston County: 5.377 %Putnam County: 9.292 %Raleigh County: 6.957 %Randolph County: 6.425 %Ritchie County: 4.106 %Roane County: 6.138 %Summers County: 15.19 %Taylor County: 5.911 %Tucker County: 4.861 %Tyler County: 18.487 %Upshur County: 7.099 %Wayne County: 7.095 %Webster County: 2.62 %Wetzel County: 11.526 %Wirt County: 16.162 %Wood County: 6.167 %Wyoming County: 8.782 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Tyler County: 18.487 %Tyler County18.487Wirt County: 16.162 %Wirt County16.162Summers County: 15.19 %Summers County15.19Pleasants County: 14.876 %Pleasants County14.876Monroe County: 12.969 %Monroe County12.969Calhoun County: 12.195 %Calhoun County12.195Wetzel County: 11.526 %Wetzel County11.526Pocahontas County: 11.518 %Pocahontas County11.518Clay County: 11.348 %Clay County11.348Mingo County: 10.496 %Mingo County10.496Jackson County: 9.944 %Jackson County9.944Boone County: 9.583 %Boone County9.583Fayette County: 9.329 %Fayette County9.329Marshall County: 9.323 %Marshall County9.323Putnam County: 9.292 %Putnam County9.292Jefferson County: 9.008 %Jefferson County9.008Pendleton County: 8.907 %Pendleton County8.907Greenbrier County: 8.838 %Greenbrier County8.838Berkeley County: 8.823 %Berkeley County8.823Wyoming County: 8.782 %Wyoming County8.782Monongalia County: 8.529 %Monongalia County8.529Mercer County: 8.345 %Mercer County8.345Nicholas County: 8.152 %Nicholas County8.152Harrison County: 8.102 %Harrison County8.102Mason County: 7.921 %Mason County7.921Morgan County: 7.711 %Morgan County7.711Lewis County: 7.631 %Lewis County7.631Hardy County: 7.585 %Hardy County7.585Braxton County: 7.556 %Braxton County7.556Doddridge County: 7.246 %Doddridge County7.246Marion County: 7.197 %Marion County7.197Logan County: 7.188 %Logan County7.188Upshur County: 7.099 %Upshur County7.099Wayne County: 7.095 %Wayne County7.095Lincoln County: 7.006 %Lincoln County7.006Grant County: 6.961 %Grant County6.961Raleigh County: 6.957 %Raleigh County6.957Gilmer County: 6.542 %Gilmer County6.542Randolph County: 6.425 %Randolph County6.425Hampshire County: 6.186 %Hampshire County6.186Wood County: 6.167 %Wood County6.167Roane County: 6.138 %Roane County6.138Cabell County: 6.121 %Cabell County6.121Brooke County: 6.061 %Brooke County6.061Barbour County: 5.985 %Barbour County5.985Taylor County: 5.911 %Taylor County5.911Mineral County: 5.89 %Mineral County5.89Kanawha County: 5.46 %Kanawha County5.46Ohio County: 5.393 %Ohio County5.393Preston County: 5.377 %Preston County5.377Hancock County: 5.187 %Hancock County5.187Tucker County: 4.861 %Tucker County4.861McDowell County: 4.348 %McDowell County4.348Ritchie County: 4.106 %Ritchie County4.106Webster County: 2.62 %Webster County2.62Tyler County: 18.487 %Tyler County18.487Wirt County: 16.162 %Wirt County16.162Summers County: 15.19 %Summers County15.19Pleasants County: 14.876 %Pleasants County14.876Monroe County: 12.969 %Monroe County12.969Calhoun County: 12.195 %Calhoun County12.195Wetzel County: 11.526 %Wetzel County11.526Pocahontas County: 11.518 %Pocahontas County11.518Clay County: 11.348 %Clay County11.348Mingo County: 10.496 %Mingo County10.496Jackson County: 9.944 %Jackson County9.944Boone County: 9.583 %Boone County9.583Fayette County: 9.329 %Fayette County9.329Marshall County: 9.323 %Marshall County9.323Putnam County: 9.292 %Putnam County9.292Jefferson County: 9.008 %Jefferson County9.008Pendleton County: 8.907 %Pendleton County8.907Greenbrier County: 8.838 %Greenbrier County8.838Berkeley County: 8.823 %Berkeley County8.823Wyoming County: 8.782 %Wyoming County8.782Monongalia County: 8.529 %Monongalia County8.529Mercer County: 8.345 %Mercer County8.345Nicholas County: 8.152 %Nicholas County8.152Harrison County: 8.102 %Harrison County8.102Mason County: 7.921 %Mason County7.921Morgan County: 7.711 %Morgan County7.711Lewis County: 7.631 %Lewis County7.631Hardy County: 7.585 %Hardy County7.585Braxton County: 7.556 %Braxton County7.556Doddridge County: 7.246 %Doddridge County7.246Marion County: 7.197 %Marion County7.197Logan County: 7.188 %Logan County7.188Upshur County: 7.099 %Upshur County7.099Wayne County: 7.095 %Wayne County7.095Lincoln County: 7.006 %Lincoln County7.006Grant County: 6.961 %Grant County6.961Raleigh County: 6.957 %Raleigh County6.957Gilmer County: 6.542 %Gilmer County6.542Randolph County: 6.425 %Randolph County6.425Hampshire County: 6.186 %Hampshire County6.186Wood County: 6.167 %Wood County6.167Roane County: 6.138 %Roane County6.138Cabell County: 6.121 %Cabell County6.121Brooke County: 6.061 %Brooke County6.061Barbour County: 5.985 %Barbour County5.985Taylor County: 5.911 %Taylor County5.911Mineral County: 5.89 %Mineral County5.89Kanawha County: 5.46 %Kanawha County5.46Ohio County: 5.393 %Ohio County5.393Preston County: 5.377 %Preston County5.377Hancock County: 5.187 %Hancock County5.187Tucker County: 4.861 %Tucker County4.861McDowell County: 4.348 %McDowell County4.348Ritchie County: 4.106 %Ritchie County4.106Webster County: 2.62 %Webster County2.62
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Tyler County18.487+8.49 pts
2Wirt County16.162+9.78 pts
3Summers County15.19+7.42 pts
4Pleasants County14.876+5.63 pts
5Monroe County12.969+9.6 pts
6Calhoun County12.195+1.29 pts
7Wetzel County11.526+6.78 pts
8Pocahontas County11.518+4.68 pts
9Clay County11.348+5.91 pts
10Mingo County10.496+2.8 pts
11Jackson County9.944+1.38 pts
12Boone County9.583+3.31 pts
13Fayette County9.329+2.5 pts
14Marshall County9.323+3.46 pts
15Putnam County9.292+2.47 pts
16Jefferson County9.008+1.12 pts
17Pendleton County8.907+4.13 pts
18Greenbrier County8.838+1.51 pts
19Berkeley County8.823-1.5 pts
20Wyoming County8.782+0.81 pts
21Monongalia County8.529+0.1 pts
22Mercer County8.345+2.91 pts
23Nicholas County8.152+1.69 pts
24Harrison County8.102+0.72 pts
25Mason County7.921+0.37 pts
26Morgan County7.711-0.09 pts
27Lewis County7.631+0.49 pts
28Hardy County7.585+2.38 pts
29Braxton County7.556+2.72 pts
30Doddridge County7.246+1.53 pts
31Marion County7.197+1.22 pts
32Logan County7.188-0.18 pts
33Upshur County7.099-1.16 pts
34Wayne County7.095+1.04 pts
35Lincoln County7.006+1.99 pts
36Grant County6.961-0.11 pts
37Raleigh County6.957+0.54 pts
38Gilmer County6.542+0.99 pts
39Randolph County6.425+0.18 pts
40Hampshire County6.186-4.91 pts
41Wood County6.167+0.33 pts
42Roane County6.138+1.04 pts
43Cabell County6.121+0.92 pts
44Brooke County6.061+1.91 pts
45Barbour County5.985-0.5 pts
46Taylor County5.911-3.59 pts
47Mineral County5.89-1.62 pts
48Kanawha County5.46-1.01 pts
49Ohio County5.393+0.57 pts
50Preston County5.377-1.32 pts
51Hancock County5.187+0.24 pts
52Tucker County4.861-1.22 pts
53McDowell County4.348-2.27 pts
54Ritchie County4.106-1.71 pts
55Webster County2.62-4.08 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Tyler County, with 18.487% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Webster County, with 2.62% in 2019.

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