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Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate

Doddridge County had the highest establishment entry rate of 54 counties in 2020, at 12.766%. Tyler County had the lowest, at 3.213%. The median was 6.684% and the figure for West Virginia was 6.814%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.766Doddridge County
Lowest3.213Tyler County
Median6.68454 counties
West Virginia6.814History

Map of counties, 2020

Barbour County: 7.179 %Berkeley County: 8.368 %Boone County: 3.486 %Braxton County: 7.912 %Brooke County: 8.031 %Cabell County: 6.163 %Calhoun County: 9.581 %Clay County: 5.594 %Doddridge County: 12.766 %Fayette County: 5.402 %Gilmer County: 5.882 %Grant County: 5.543 %Greenbrier County: 7.06 %Hampshire County: 6.632 %Hancock County: 8.1 %Hardy County: 5.169 %Harrison County: 6.736 %Jackson County: 6.591 %Jefferson County: 8.063 %Kanawha County: 6.572 %Lewis County: 9.148 %Lincoln County: 5.195 %Logan County: 5.114 %McDowell County: 8.226 %Marion County: 5.733 %Marshall County: 5.257 %Mason County: 7.237 %Mercer County: 6.55 %Mineral County: 7.435 %Mingo County: 5.646 %Monongalia County: 8.455 %Monroe County: 7.358 %Morgan County: 8.173 %Nicholas County: 6.476 %Ohio County: 5.798 %Pendleton County: 8.835 %Pleasants County: 4.781 %Pocahontas County: 9.794 %Preston County: 8.814 %Putnam County: 7.327 %Raleigh County: 6.541 %Randolph County: 4.718 %Ritchie County: 6.509 %Roane County: 7.273 %Summers County: 6.748 %Taylor County: 8.354 %Tucker County: 11.847 %Tyler County: 3.213 %Upshur County: 7.003 %Wayne County: 5.641 %Webster County: 6.335 %Wetzel County: 3.756 %Wood County: 6.315 %Wyoming County: 7.708 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Doddridge County: 12.766 %Doddridge County12.766Tucker County: 11.847 %Tucker County11.847Pocahontas County: 9.794 %Pocahontas County9.794Calhoun County: 9.581 %Calhoun County9.581Lewis County: 9.148 %Lewis County9.148Pendleton County: 8.835 %Pendleton County8.835Preston County: 8.814 %Preston County8.814Monongalia County: 8.455 %Monongalia County8.455Berkeley County: 8.368 %Berkeley County8.368Taylor County: 8.354 %Taylor County8.354McDowell County: 8.226 %McDowell County8.226Morgan County: 8.173 %Morgan County8.173Hancock County: 8.1 %Hancock County8.1Jefferson County: 8.063 %Jefferson County8.063Brooke County: 8.031 %Brooke County8.031Braxton County: 7.912 %Braxton County7.912Wyoming County: 7.708 %Wyoming County7.708Mineral County: 7.435 %Mineral County7.435Monroe County: 7.358 %Monroe County7.358Putnam County: 7.327 %Putnam County7.327Roane County: 7.273 %Roane County7.273Mason County: 7.237 %Mason County7.237Barbour County: 7.179 %Barbour County7.179Greenbrier County: 7.06 %Greenbrier County7.06Upshur County: 7.003 %Upshur County7.003Summers County: 6.748 %Summers County6.748Harrison County: 6.736 %Harrison County6.736Hampshire County: 6.632 %Hampshire County6.632Jackson County: 6.591 %Jackson County6.591Kanawha County: 6.572 %Kanawha County6.572Mercer County: 6.55 %Mercer County6.55Raleigh County: 6.541 %Raleigh County6.541Ritchie County: 6.509 %Ritchie County6.509Nicholas County: 6.476 %Nicholas County6.476Webster County: 6.335 %Webster County6.335Wood County: 6.315 %Wood County6.315Cabell County: 6.163 %Cabell County6.163Gilmer County: 5.882 %Gilmer County5.882Ohio County: 5.798 %Ohio County5.798Marion County: 5.733 %Marion County5.733Mingo County: 5.646 %Mingo County5.646Wayne County: 5.641 %Wayne County5.641Clay County: 5.594 %Clay County5.594Grant County: 5.543 %Grant County5.543Fayette County: 5.402 %Fayette County5.402Marshall County: 5.257 %Marshall County5.257Lincoln County: 5.195 %Lincoln County5.195Hardy County: 5.169 %Hardy County5.169Logan County: 5.114 %Logan County5.114Pleasants County: 4.781 %Pleasants County4.781Randolph County: 4.718 %Randolph County4.718Wetzel County: 3.756 %Wetzel County3.756Boone County: 3.486 %Boone County3.486Tyler County: 3.213 %Tyler County3.213Doddridge County: 12.766 %Doddridge County12.766Tucker County: 11.847 %Tucker County11.847Pocahontas County: 9.794 %Pocahontas County9.794Calhoun County: 9.581 %Calhoun County9.581Lewis County: 9.148 %Lewis County9.148Pendleton County: 8.835 %Pendleton County8.835Preston County: 8.814 %Preston County8.814Monongalia County: 8.455 %Monongalia County8.455Berkeley County: 8.368 %Berkeley County8.368Taylor County: 8.354 %Taylor County8.354McDowell County: 8.226 %McDowell County8.226Morgan County: 8.173 %Morgan County8.173Hancock County: 8.1 %Hancock County8.1Jefferson County: 8.063 %Jefferson County8.063Brooke County: 8.031 %Brooke County8.031Braxton County: 7.912 %Braxton County7.912Wyoming County: 7.708 %Wyoming County7.708Mineral County: 7.435 %Mineral County7.435Monroe County: 7.358 %Monroe County7.358Putnam County: 7.327 %Putnam County7.327Roane County: 7.273 %Roane County7.273Mason County: 7.237 %Mason County7.237Barbour County: 7.179 %Barbour County7.179Greenbrier County: 7.06 %Greenbrier County7.06Upshur County: 7.003 %Upshur County7.003Summers County: 6.748 %Summers County6.748Harrison County: 6.736 %Harrison County6.736Hampshire County: 6.632 %Hampshire County6.632Jackson County: 6.591 %Jackson County6.591Kanawha County: 6.572 %Kanawha County6.572Mercer County: 6.55 %Mercer County6.55Raleigh County: 6.541 %Raleigh County6.541Ritchie County: 6.509 %Ritchie County6.509Nicholas County: 6.476 %Nicholas County6.476Webster County: 6.335 %Webster County6.335Wood County: 6.315 %Wood County6.315Cabell County: 6.163 %Cabell County6.163Gilmer County: 5.882 %Gilmer County5.882Ohio County: 5.798 %Ohio County5.798Marion County: 5.733 %Marion County5.733Mingo County: 5.646 %Mingo County5.646Wayne County: 5.641 %Wayne County5.641Clay County: 5.594 %Clay County5.594Grant County: 5.543 %Grant County5.543Fayette County: 5.402 %Fayette County5.402Marshall County: 5.257 %Marshall County5.257Lincoln County: 5.195 %Lincoln County5.195Hardy County: 5.169 %Hardy County5.169Logan County: 5.114 %Logan County5.114Pleasants County: 4.781 %Pleasants County4.781Randolph County: 4.718 %Randolph County4.718Wetzel County: 3.756 %Wetzel County3.756Boone County: 3.486 %Boone County3.486Tyler County: 3.213 %Tyler County3.213
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Doddridge County12.766+5.52 pts
2Tucker County11.847+6.99 pts
3Pocahontas County9.794-1.72 pts
4Calhoun County9.581-2.61 pts
5Lewis County9.148+1.52 pts
6Pendleton County8.835-0.07 pts
7Preston County8.814+3.44 pts
8Monongalia County8.455-0.07 pts
9Berkeley County8.368-0.46 pts
10Taylor County8.354+2.44 pts
11McDowell County8.226+3.88 pts
12Morgan County8.173+0.46 pts
13Hancock County8.1+2.91 pts
14Jefferson County8.063-0.94 pts
15Brooke County8.031+1.97 pts
16Braxton County7.912+0.36 pts
17Wyoming County7.708-1.07 pts
18Mineral County7.435+1.54 pts
19Monroe County7.358-5.61 pts
20Putnam County7.327-1.96 pts
21Roane County7.273+1.13 pts
22Mason County7.237-0.68 pts
23Barbour County7.179+1.19 pts
24Greenbrier County7.06-1.78 pts
25Upshur County7.003-0.1 pts
26Summers County6.748-8.44 pts
27Harrison County6.736-1.37 pts
28Hampshire County6.632+0.45 pts
29Jackson County6.591-3.35 pts
30Kanawha County6.572+1.11 pts
31Mercer County6.55-1.8 pts
32Raleigh County6.541-0.42 pts
33Ritchie County6.509+2.4 pts
34Nicholas County6.476-1.68 pts
35Webster County6.335+3.71 pts
36Wood County6.315+0.15 pts
37Cabell County6.163+0.04 pts
38Gilmer County5.882-0.66 pts
39Ohio County5.798+0.41 pts
40Marion County5.733-1.46 pts
41Mingo County5.646-4.85 pts
42Wayne County5.641-1.45 pts
43Clay County5.594-5.75 pts
44Grant County5.543-1.42 pts
45Fayette County5.402-3.93 pts
46Marshall County5.257-4.07 pts
47Lincoln County5.195-1.81 pts
48Hardy County5.169-2.42 pts
49Logan County5.114-2.07 pts
50Pleasants County4.781-10.09 pts
51Randolph County4.718-1.71 pts
52Wetzel County3.756-7.77 pts
53Boone County3.486-6.1 pts
54Tyler County3.213-15.27 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Doddridge County, with 12.766% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Tyler County, with 3.213% in 2020.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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