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Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate

Wirt County had the highest establishment entry rate of 55 counties in 2021, at 15.385%. Webster County had the lowest, at 4.651%. The median was 7.32% and the figure for West Virginia was 7.932%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.385Wirt County
Lowest4.651Webster County
Median7.3255 counties
West Virginia7.932History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 10.417 %Berkeley County: 10.145 %Boone County: 5.543 %Braxton County: 5.752 %Brooke County: 6.65 %Cabell County: 6.492 %Calhoun County: 10.063 %Clay County: 5.926 %Doddridge County: 9.859 %Fayette County: 6.356 %Gilmer County: 6.316 %Grant County: 6.481 %Greenbrier County: 7.503 %Hampshire County: 4.651 %Hancock County: 4.857 %Hardy County: 7.243 %Harrison County: 7.985 %Jackson County: 6.969 %Jefferson County: 13.286 %Kanawha County: 7.216 %Lewis County: 11.544 %Lincoln County: 6.102 %Logan County: 5.099 %McDowell County: 7.143 %Marion County: 7.31 %Marshall County: 7.506 %Mason County: 5.657 %Mercer County: 7.852 %Mineral County: 8.068 %Mingo County: 7.04 %Monongalia County: 11.111 %Monroe County: 5.517 %Morgan County: 7.246 %Nicholas County: 8.023 %Ohio County: 6.134 %Pendleton County: 8.871 %Pleasants County: 8.032 %Pocahontas County: 7.752 %Preston County: 7.856 %Putnam County: 8.943 %Raleigh County: 7.32 %Randolph County: 8.673 %Ritchie County: 6.49 %Roane County: 9.499 %Summers County: 8.75 %Taylor County: 7.5 %Tucker County: 12.287 %Tyler County: 7.469 %Upshur County: 7.143 %Wayne County: 5.277 %Webster County: 4.651 %Wetzel County: 7.717 %Wirt County: 15.385 %Wood County: 6.91 %Wyoming County: 10.526 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Wirt County: 15.385 %Wirt County15.385Jefferson County: 13.286 %Jefferson County13.286Tucker County: 12.287 %Tucker County12.287Lewis County: 11.544 %Lewis County11.544Monongalia County: 11.111 %Monongalia County11.111Wyoming County: 10.526 %Wyoming County10.526Barbour County: 10.417 %Barbour County10.417Berkeley County: 10.145 %Berkeley County10.145Calhoun County: 10.063 %Calhoun County10.063Doddridge County: 9.859 %Doddridge County9.859Roane County: 9.499 %Roane County9.499Putnam County: 8.943 %Putnam County8.943Pendleton County: 8.871 %Pendleton County8.871Summers County: 8.75 %Summers County8.75Randolph County: 8.673 %Randolph County8.673Mineral County: 8.068 %Mineral County8.068Pleasants County: 8.032 %Pleasants County8.032Nicholas County: 8.023 %Nicholas County8.023Harrison County: 7.985 %Harrison County7.985Preston County: 7.856 %Preston County7.856Mercer County: 7.852 %Mercer County7.852Pocahontas County: 7.752 %Pocahontas County7.752Wetzel County: 7.717 %Wetzel County7.717Marshall County: 7.506 %Marshall County7.506Greenbrier County: 7.503 %Greenbrier County7.503Taylor County: 7.5 %Taylor County7.5Tyler County: 7.469 %Tyler County7.469Raleigh County: 7.32 %Raleigh County7.32Marion County: 7.31 %Marion County7.31Morgan County: 7.246 %Morgan County7.246Hardy County: 7.243 %Hardy County7.243Kanawha County: 7.216 %Kanawha County7.216McDowell County: 7.143 %McDowell County7.143Upshur County: 7.143 %Upshur County7.143Mingo County: 7.04 %Mingo County7.04Jackson County: 6.969 %Jackson County6.969Wood County: 6.91 %Wood County6.91Brooke County: 6.65 %Brooke County6.65Cabell County: 6.492 %Cabell County6.492Ritchie County: 6.49 %Ritchie County6.49Grant County: 6.481 %Grant County6.481Fayette County: 6.356 %Fayette County6.356Gilmer County: 6.316 %Gilmer County6.316Ohio County: 6.134 %Ohio County6.134Lincoln County: 6.102 %Lincoln County6.102Clay County: 5.926 %Clay County5.926Braxton County: 5.752 %Braxton County5.752Mason County: 5.657 %Mason County5.657Boone County: 5.543 %Boone County5.543Monroe County: 5.517 %Monroe County5.517Wayne County: 5.277 %Wayne County5.277Logan County: 5.099 %Logan County5.099Hancock County: 4.857 %Hancock County4.857Hampshire County: 4.651 %Hampshire County4.651Webster County: 4.651 %Webster County4.651Wirt County: 15.385 %Wirt County15.385Jefferson County: 13.286 %Jefferson County13.286Tucker County: 12.287 %Tucker County12.287Lewis County: 11.544 %Lewis County11.544Monongalia County: 11.111 %Monongalia County11.111Wyoming County: 10.526 %Wyoming County10.526Barbour County: 10.417 %Barbour County10.417Berkeley County: 10.145 %Berkeley County10.145Calhoun County: 10.063 %Calhoun County10.063Doddridge County: 9.859 %Doddridge County9.859Roane County: 9.499 %Roane County9.499Putnam County: 8.943 %Putnam County8.943Pendleton County: 8.871 %Pendleton County8.871Summers County: 8.75 %Summers County8.75Randolph County: 8.673 %Randolph County8.673Mineral County: 8.068 %Mineral County8.068Pleasants County: 8.032 %Pleasants County8.032Nicholas County: 8.023 %Nicholas County8.023Harrison County: 7.985 %Harrison County7.985Preston County: 7.856 %Preston County7.856Mercer County: 7.852 %Mercer County7.852Pocahontas County: 7.752 %Pocahontas County7.752Wetzel County: 7.717 %Wetzel County7.717Marshall County: 7.506 %Marshall County7.506Greenbrier County: 7.503 %Greenbrier County7.503Taylor County: 7.5 %Taylor County7.5Tyler County: 7.469 %Tyler County7.469Raleigh County: 7.32 %Raleigh County7.32Marion County: 7.31 %Marion County7.31Morgan County: 7.246 %Morgan County7.246Hardy County: 7.243 %Hardy County7.243Kanawha County: 7.216 %Kanawha County7.216McDowell County: 7.143 %McDowell County7.143Upshur County: 7.143 %Upshur County7.143Mingo County: 7.04 %Mingo County7.04Jackson County: 6.969 %Jackson County6.969Wood County: 6.91 %Wood County6.91Brooke County: 6.65 %Brooke County6.65Cabell County: 6.492 %Cabell County6.492Ritchie County: 6.49 %Ritchie County6.49Grant County: 6.481 %Grant County6.481Fayette County: 6.356 %Fayette County6.356Gilmer County: 6.316 %Gilmer County6.316Ohio County: 6.134 %Ohio County6.134Lincoln County: 6.102 %Lincoln County6.102Clay County: 5.926 %Clay County5.926Braxton County: 5.752 %Braxton County5.752Mason County: 5.657 %Mason County5.657Boone County: 5.543 %Boone County5.543Monroe County: 5.517 %Monroe County5.517Wayne County: 5.277 %Wayne County5.277Logan County: 5.099 %Logan County5.099Hancock County: 4.857 %Hancock County4.857Hampshire County: 4.651 %Hampshire County4.651Webster County: 4.651 %Webster County4.651
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Wirt County15.385n/a
2Jefferson County13.286+5.22 pts
3Tucker County12.287+0.44 pts
4Lewis County11.544+2.4 pts
5Monongalia County11.111+2.66 pts
6Wyoming County10.526+2.82 pts
7Barbour County10.417+3.24 pts
8Berkeley County10.145+1.78 pts
9Calhoun County10.063+0.48 pts
10Doddridge County9.859-2.91 pts
11Roane County9.499+2.23 pts
12Putnam County8.943+1.62 pts
13Pendleton County8.871+0.04 pts
14Summers County8.75+2 pts
15Randolph County8.673+3.96 pts
16Mineral County8.068+0.63 pts
17Pleasants County8.032+3.25 pts
18Nicholas County8.023+1.55 pts
19Harrison County7.985+1.25 pts
20Preston County7.856-0.96 pts
21Mercer County7.852+1.3 pts
22Pocahontas County7.752-2.04 pts
23Wetzel County7.717+3.96 pts
24Marshall County7.506+2.25 pts
25Greenbrier County7.503+0.44 pts
26Taylor County7.5-0.85 pts
27Tyler County7.469+4.26 pts
28Raleigh County7.32+0.78 pts
29Marion County7.31+1.58 pts
30Morgan County7.246-0.93 pts
31Hardy County7.243+2.07 pts
32Kanawha County7.216+0.64 pts
33McDowell County7.143-1.08 pts
33Upshur County7.143+0.14 pts
35Mingo County7.04+1.39 pts
36Jackson County6.969+0.38 pts
37Wood County6.91+0.59 pts
38Brooke County6.65-1.38 pts
39Cabell County6.492+0.33 pts
40Ritchie County6.49-0.02 pts
41Grant County6.481+0.94 pts
42Fayette County6.356+0.95 pts
43Gilmer County6.316+0.43 pts
44Ohio County6.134+0.34 pts
45Lincoln County6.102+0.91 pts
46Clay County5.926+0.33 pts
47Braxton County5.752-2.16 pts
48Mason County5.657-1.58 pts
49Boone County5.543+2.06 pts
50Monroe County5.517-1.84 pts
51Wayne County5.277-0.36 pts
52Logan County5.099-0.01 pts
53Hancock County4.857-3.24 pts
54Hampshire County4.651-1.98 pts
54Webster County4.651-1.68 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Wirt County, with 15.385% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Webster County, with 4.651% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

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