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Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate

Doddridge County had the highest establishment exit rate of 55 counties in 2013, at 14.706%. Pleasants County had the lowest, at 5.172%. The median was 8.786% and the figure for West Virginia was 8.374%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.706Doddridge County
Lowest5.172Pleasants County
Median8.78655 counties
West Virginia8.374History

Map of counties, 2013

Barbour County: 9.567 %Berkeley County: 8.333 %Boone County: 9.174 %Braxton County: 9.072 %Brooke County: 6.731 %Cabell County: 6.571 %Calhoun County: 8.205 %Clay County: 12.698 %Doddridge County: 14.706 %Fayette County: 10.167 %Gilmer County: 8.23 %Grant County: 5.909 %Greenbrier County: 7.491 %Hampshire County: 11.258 %Hancock County: 7.938 %Hardy County: 9.205 %Harrison County: 7.037 %Jackson County: 9.167 %Jefferson County: 9.726 %Kanawha County: 8.221 %Lewis County: 9.041 %Lincoln County: 9.549 %Logan County: 8.267 %McDowell County: 9.962 %Marion County: 8.786 %Marshall County: 6.479 %Mason County: 10.56 %Mercer County: 7.819 %Mineral County: 8.531 %Mingo County: 8.203 %Monongalia County: 9.02 %Monroe County: 8.176 %Morgan County: 9.246 %Nicholas County: 8.925 %Ohio County: 6.851 %Pendleton County: 10.359 %Pleasants County: 5.172 %Pocahontas County: 8.625 %Preston County: 9.897 %Putnam County: 9.374 %Raleigh County: 9.631 %Randolph County: 10.252 %Ritchie County: 7.916 %Roane County: 8.392 %Summers County: 11.585 %Taylor County: 7.547 %Tucker County: 7.059 %Tyler County: 10.427 %Upshur County: 9.082 %Wayne County: 8.565 %Webster County: 6.838 %Wetzel County: 7.955 %Wirt County: 9.009 %Wood County: 6.86 %Wyoming County: 12.044 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Doddridge County: 14.706 %Doddridge County14.706Clay County: 12.698 %Clay County12.698Wyoming County: 12.044 %Wyoming County12.044Summers County: 11.585 %Summers County11.585Hampshire County: 11.258 %Hampshire County11.258Mason County: 10.56 %Mason County10.56Tyler County: 10.427 %Tyler County10.427Pendleton County: 10.359 %Pendleton County10.359Randolph County: 10.252 %Randolph County10.252Fayette County: 10.167 %Fayette County10.167McDowell County: 9.962 %McDowell County9.962Preston County: 9.897 %Preston County9.897Jefferson County: 9.726 %Jefferson County9.726Raleigh County: 9.631 %Raleigh County9.631Barbour County: 9.567 %Barbour County9.567Lincoln County: 9.549 %Lincoln County9.549Putnam County: 9.374 %Putnam County9.374Morgan County: 9.246 %Morgan County9.246Hardy County: 9.205 %Hardy County9.205Boone County: 9.174 %Boone County9.174Jackson County: 9.167 %Jackson County9.167Upshur County: 9.082 %Upshur County9.082Braxton County: 9.072 %Braxton County9.072Lewis County: 9.041 %Lewis County9.041Monongalia County: 9.02 %Monongalia County9.02Wirt County: 9.009 %Wirt County9.009Nicholas County: 8.925 %Nicholas County8.925Marion County: 8.786 %Marion County8.786Pocahontas County: 8.625 %Pocahontas County8.625Wayne County: 8.565 %Wayne County8.565Mineral County: 8.531 %Mineral County8.531Roane County: 8.392 %Roane County8.392Berkeley County: 8.333 %Berkeley County8.333Logan County: 8.267 %Logan County8.267Gilmer County: 8.23 %Gilmer County8.23Kanawha County: 8.221 %Kanawha County8.221Calhoun County: 8.205 %Calhoun County8.205Mingo County: 8.203 %Mingo County8.203Monroe County: 8.176 %Monroe County8.176Wetzel County: 7.955 %Wetzel County7.955Hancock County: 7.938 %Hancock County7.938Ritchie County: 7.916 %Ritchie County7.916Mercer County: 7.819 %Mercer County7.819Taylor County: 7.547 %Taylor County7.547Greenbrier County: 7.491 %Greenbrier County7.491Tucker County: 7.059 %Tucker County7.059Harrison County: 7.037 %Harrison County7.037Wood County: 6.86 %Wood County6.86Ohio County: 6.851 %Ohio County6.851Webster County: 6.838 %Webster County6.838Brooke County: 6.731 %Brooke County6.731Cabell County: 6.571 %Cabell County6.571Marshall County: 6.479 %Marshall County6.479Grant County: 5.909 %Grant County5.909Pleasants County: 5.172 %Pleasants County5.172Doddridge County: 14.706 %Doddridge County14.706Clay County: 12.698 %Clay County12.698Wyoming County: 12.044 %Wyoming County12.044Summers County: 11.585 %Summers County11.585Hampshire County: 11.258 %Hampshire County11.258Mason County: 10.56 %Mason County10.56Tyler County: 10.427 %Tyler County10.427Pendleton County: 10.359 %Pendleton County10.359Randolph County: 10.252 %Randolph County10.252Fayette County: 10.167 %Fayette County10.167McDowell County: 9.962 %McDowell County9.962Preston County: 9.897 %Preston County9.897Jefferson County: 9.726 %Jefferson County9.726Raleigh County: 9.631 %Raleigh County9.631Barbour County: 9.567 %Barbour County9.567Lincoln County: 9.549 %Lincoln County9.549Putnam County: 9.374 %Putnam County9.374Morgan County: 9.246 %Morgan County9.246Hardy County: 9.205 %Hardy County9.205Boone County: 9.174 %Boone County9.174Jackson County: 9.167 %Jackson County9.167Upshur County: 9.082 %Upshur County9.082Braxton County: 9.072 %Braxton County9.072Lewis County: 9.041 %Lewis County9.041Monongalia County: 9.02 %Monongalia County9.02Wirt County: 9.009 %Wirt County9.009Nicholas County: 8.925 %Nicholas County8.925Marion County: 8.786 %Marion County8.786Pocahontas County: 8.625 %Pocahontas County8.625Wayne County: 8.565 %Wayne County8.565Mineral County: 8.531 %Mineral County8.531Roane County: 8.392 %Roane County8.392Berkeley County: 8.333 %Berkeley County8.333Logan County: 8.267 %Logan County8.267Gilmer County: 8.23 %Gilmer County8.23Kanawha County: 8.221 %Kanawha County8.221Calhoun County: 8.205 %Calhoun County8.205Mingo County: 8.203 %Mingo County8.203Monroe County: 8.176 %Monroe County8.176Wetzel County: 7.955 %Wetzel County7.955Hancock County: 7.938 %Hancock County7.938Ritchie County: 7.916 %Ritchie County7.916Mercer County: 7.819 %Mercer County7.819Taylor County: 7.547 %Taylor County7.547Greenbrier County: 7.491 %Greenbrier County7.491Tucker County: 7.059 %Tucker County7.059Harrison County: 7.037 %Harrison County7.037Wood County: 6.86 %Wood County6.86Ohio County: 6.851 %Ohio County6.851Webster County: 6.838 %Webster County6.838Brooke County: 6.731 %Brooke County6.731Cabell County: 6.571 %Cabell County6.571Marshall County: 6.479 %Marshall County6.479Grant County: 5.909 %Grant County5.909Pleasants County: 5.172 %Pleasants County5.172
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Doddridge County14.706+6.37 pts
2Clay County12.698-4.56 pts
3Wyoming County12.044+0.67 pts
4Summers County11.585-0.28 pts
5Hampshire County11.258+3.9 pts
6Mason County10.56+1.01 pts
7Tyler County10.427+0.33 pts
8Pendleton County10.359+7.21 pts
9Randolph County10.252+1.98 pts
10Fayette County10.167+0.9 pts
11McDowell County9.962+1.35 pts
12Preston County9.897+0.34 pts
13Jefferson County9.726-0.94 pts
14Raleigh County9.631+1.18 pts
15Barbour County9.567+3.19 pts
16Lincoln County9.549+1.17 pts
17Putnam County9.374+2.28 pts
18Morgan County9.246-0.25 pts
19Hardy County9.205+2.14 pts
20Boone County9.174+0.31 pts
21Jackson County9.167+0.98 pts
22Upshur County9.082+0.65 pts
23Braxton County9.072-2.55 pts
24Lewis County9.041-1.6 pts
25Monongalia County9.02+0.57 pts
26Wirt County9.009-7.66 pts
27Nicholas County8.925+1.17 pts
28Marion County8.786+0.99 pts
29Pocahontas County8.625-1.27 pts
30Wayne County8.565+0.76 pts
31Mineral County8.531+0.02 pts
32Roane County8.392+0.63 pts
33Berkeley County8.333-0.04 pts
34Logan County8.267-1.35 pts
35Gilmer County8.23-0.68 pts
36Kanawha County8.221+1.01 pts
37Calhoun County8.205+0.25 pts
38Mingo County8.203-1.73 pts
39Monroe County8.176-2.73 pts
40Wetzel County7.955+3.4 pts
41Hancock County7.938-0.44 pts
42Ritchie County7.916+1.18 pts
43Mercer County7.819+0.76 pts
44Taylor County7.547+2.21 pts
45Greenbrier County7.491-1 pts
46Tucker County7.059-4.24 pts
47Harrison County7.037-0.03 pts
48Wood County6.86-0.55 pts
49Ohio County6.851+0.69 pts
50Webster County6.838-6.9 pts
51Brooke County6.731-1.89 pts
52Cabell County6.571-0.85 pts
53Marshall County6.479+0.12 pts
54Grant County5.909+1.81 pts
55Pleasants County5.172-5.71 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2013) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2013. 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-exit-rate/west-virginia-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2013. 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-exit-rate/west-virginia-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2013 [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-exit-rate/west-virginia-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Doddridge County, with 14.706% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pleasants County, with 5.172% in 2013.

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