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Counties in West Virginia by establishment entry rate

Calhoun County had the highest establishment entry rate of 55 counties in 2022, at 16%. Boone County had the lowest, at 5.116%. The median was 9.055% and the figure for West Virginia was 9.191%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16Calhoun County
Lowest5.116Boone County
Median9.05555 counties
West Virginia9.191History

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 11.646 %Berkeley County: 11.661 %Boone County: 5.116 %Braxton County: 5.869 %Brooke County: 10.013 %Cabell County: 7.042 %Calhoun County: 16 %Clay County: 14.815 %Doddridge County: 7.194 %Fayette County: 10.037 %Gilmer County: 7.609 %Grant County: 10.268 %Greenbrier County: 9.789 %Hampshire County: 11.252 %Hancock County: 7.75 %Hardy County: 12.157 %Harrison County: 10.287 %Jackson County: 11.15 %Jefferson County: 11.202 %Kanawha County: 8.058 %Lewis County: 12.903 %Lincoln County: 12.667 %Logan County: 8.015 %McDowell County: 11.667 %Marion County: 9.02 %Marshall County: 9.333 %Mason County: 8.375 %Mercer County: 7.804 %Mineral County: 7.961 %Mingo County: 11.921 %Monongalia County: 10.379 %Monroe County: 11.765 %Morgan County: 7.824 %Nicholas County: 9.055 %Ohio County: 6.021 %Pendleton County: 14.286 %Pleasants County: 5.785 %Pocahontas County: 12.853 %Preston County: 8.63 %Putnam County: 10.451 %Raleigh County: 8.453 %Randolph County: 7.919 %Ritchie County: 6.509 %Roane County: 11.429 %Summers County: 8.202 %Taylor County: 7.216 %Tucker County: 12.04 %Tyler County: 7.895 %Upshur County: 12.762 %Wayne County: 7.027 %Webster County: 7.547 %Wetzel County: 6.219 %Wirt County: 14.286 %Wood County: 8.08 %Wyoming County: 8.016 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Calhoun County: 16 %Calhoun County16Clay County: 14.815 %Clay County14.815Pendleton County: 14.286 %Pendleton County14.286Wirt County: 14.286 %Wirt County14.286Lewis County: 12.903 %Lewis County12.903Pocahontas County: 12.853 %Pocahontas County12.853Upshur County: 12.762 %Upshur County12.762Lincoln County: 12.667 %Lincoln County12.667Hardy County: 12.157 %Hardy County12.157Tucker County: 12.04 %Tucker County12.04Mingo County: 11.921 %Mingo County11.921Monroe County: 11.765 %Monroe County11.765McDowell County: 11.667 %McDowell County11.667Berkeley County: 11.661 %Berkeley County11.661Barbour County: 11.646 %Barbour County11.646Roane County: 11.429 %Roane County11.429Hampshire County: 11.252 %Hampshire County11.252Jefferson County: 11.202 %Jefferson County11.202Jackson County: 11.15 %Jackson County11.15Putnam County: 10.451 %Putnam County10.451Monongalia County: 10.379 %Monongalia County10.379Harrison County: 10.287 %Harrison County10.287Grant County: 10.268 %Grant County10.268Fayette County: 10.037 %Fayette County10.037Brooke County: 10.013 %Brooke County10.013Greenbrier County: 9.789 %Greenbrier County9.789Marshall County: 9.333 %Marshall County9.333Nicholas County: 9.055 %Nicholas County9.055Marion County: 9.02 %Marion County9.02Preston County: 8.63 %Preston County8.63Raleigh County: 8.453 %Raleigh County8.453Mason County: 8.375 %Mason County8.375Summers County: 8.202 %Summers County8.202Wood County: 8.08 %Wood County8.08Kanawha County: 8.058 %Kanawha County8.058Wyoming County: 8.016 %Wyoming County8.016Logan County: 8.015 %Logan County8.015Mineral County: 7.961 %Mineral County7.961Randolph County: 7.919 %Randolph County7.919Tyler County: 7.895 %Tyler County7.895Morgan County: 7.824 %Morgan County7.824Mercer County: 7.804 %Mercer County7.804Hancock County: 7.75 %Hancock County7.75Gilmer County: 7.609 %Gilmer County7.609Webster County: 7.547 %Webster County7.547Taylor County: 7.216 %Taylor County7.216Doddridge County: 7.194 %Doddridge County7.194Cabell County: 7.042 %Cabell County7.042Wayne County: 7.027 %Wayne County7.027Ritchie County: 6.509 %Ritchie County6.509Wetzel County: 6.219 %Wetzel County6.219Ohio County: 6.021 %Ohio County6.021Braxton County: 5.869 %Braxton County5.869Pleasants County: 5.785 %Pleasants County5.785Boone County: 5.116 %Boone County5.116Calhoun County: 16 %Calhoun County16Clay County: 14.815 %Clay County14.815Pendleton County: 14.286 %Pendleton County14.286Wirt County: 14.286 %Wirt County14.286Lewis County: 12.903 %Lewis County12.903Pocahontas County: 12.853 %Pocahontas County12.853Upshur County: 12.762 %Upshur County12.762Lincoln County: 12.667 %Lincoln County12.667Hardy County: 12.157 %Hardy County12.157Tucker County: 12.04 %Tucker County12.04Mingo County: 11.921 %Mingo County11.921Monroe County: 11.765 %Monroe County11.765McDowell County: 11.667 %McDowell County11.667Berkeley County: 11.661 %Berkeley County11.661Barbour County: 11.646 %Barbour County11.646Roane County: 11.429 %Roane County11.429Hampshire County: 11.252 %Hampshire County11.252Jefferson County: 11.202 %Jefferson County11.202Jackson County: 11.15 %Jackson County11.15Putnam County: 10.451 %Putnam County10.451Monongalia County: 10.379 %Monongalia County10.379Harrison County: 10.287 %Harrison County10.287Grant County: 10.268 %Grant County10.268Fayette County: 10.037 %Fayette County10.037Brooke County: 10.013 %Brooke County10.013Greenbrier County: 9.789 %Greenbrier County9.789Marshall County: 9.333 %Marshall County9.333Nicholas County: 9.055 %Nicholas County9.055Marion County: 9.02 %Marion County9.02Preston County: 8.63 %Preston County8.63Raleigh County: 8.453 %Raleigh County8.453Mason County: 8.375 %Mason County8.375Summers County: 8.202 %Summers County8.202Wood County: 8.08 %Wood County8.08Kanawha County: 8.058 %Kanawha County8.058Wyoming County: 8.016 %Wyoming County8.016Logan County: 8.015 %Logan County8.015Mineral County: 7.961 %Mineral County7.961Randolph County: 7.919 %Randolph County7.919Tyler County: 7.895 %Tyler County7.895Morgan County: 7.824 %Morgan County7.824Mercer County: 7.804 %Mercer County7.804Hancock County: 7.75 %Hancock County7.75Gilmer County: 7.609 %Gilmer County7.609Webster County: 7.547 %Webster County7.547Taylor County: 7.216 %Taylor County7.216Doddridge County: 7.194 %Doddridge County7.194Cabell County: 7.042 %Cabell County7.042Wayne County: 7.027 %Wayne County7.027Ritchie County: 6.509 %Ritchie County6.509Wetzel County: 6.219 %Wetzel County6.219Ohio County: 6.021 %Ohio County6.021Braxton County: 5.869 %Braxton County5.869Pleasants County: 5.785 %Pleasants County5.785Boone County: 5.116 %Boone County5.116
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Calhoun County16+5.94 pts
2Clay County14.815+8.89 pts
3Pendleton County14.286+5.41 pts
3Wirt County14.286-1.1 pts
5Lewis County12.903+1.36 pts
6Pocahontas County12.853+5.1 pts
7Upshur County12.762+5.62 pts
8Lincoln County12.667+6.56 pts
9Hardy County12.157+4.91 pts
10Tucker County12.04-0.25 pts
11Mingo County11.921+4.88 pts
12Monroe County11.765+6.25 pts
13McDowell County11.667+4.52 pts
14Berkeley County11.661+1.52 pts
15Barbour County11.646+1.23 pts
16Roane County11.429+1.93 pts
17Hampshire County11.252+6.6 pts
18Jefferson County11.202-2.08 pts
19Jackson County11.15+4.18 pts
20Putnam County10.451+1.51 pts
21Monongalia County10.379-0.73 pts
22Harrison County10.287+2.3 pts
23Grant County10.268+3.79 pts
24Fayette County10.037+3.68 pts
25Brooke County10.013+3.36 pts
26Greenbrier County9.789+2.29 pts
27Marshall County9.333+1.83 pts
28Nicholas County9.055+1.03 pts
29Marion County9.02+1.71 pts
30Preston County8.63+0.77 pts
31Raleigh County8.453+1.13 pts
32Mason County8.375+2.72 pts
33Summers County8.202-0.55 pts
34Wood County8.08+1.17 pts
35Kanawha County8.058+0.84 pts
36Wyoming County8.016-2.51 pts
37Logan County8.015+2.92 pts
38Mineral County7.961-0.11 pts
39Randolph County7.919-0.75 pts
40Tyler County7.895+0.43 pts
41Morgan County7.824+0.58 pts
42Mercer County7.804-0.05 pts
43Hancock County7.75+2.89 pts
44Gilmer County7.609+1.29 pts
45Webster County7.547+2.9 pts
46Taylor County7.216-0.28 pts
47Doddridge County7.194-2.67 pts
48Cabell County7.042+0.55 pts
49Wayne County7.027+1.75 pts
50Ritchie County6.509+0.02 pts
51Wetzel County6.219-1.5 pts
52Ohio County6.021-0.11 pts
53Braxton County5.869+0.12 pts
54Pleasants County5.785-2.25 pts
55Boone County5.116-0.43 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Calhoun County, with 16% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Boone County, with 5.116% in 2022.

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