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Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate

Wirt County had the highest establishment exit rate of 55 counties in 2014, at 20.755%. Ohio County had the lowest, at 4.739%. The median was 8.299% and the figure for West Virginia was 8.083%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.755Wirt County
Lowest4.739Ohio County
Median8.29955 counties
West Virginia8.083History

Map of counties, 2014

Barbour County: 7.143 %Berkeley County: 8.848 %Boone County: 9.506 %Braxton County: 7.516 %Brooke County: 8.948 %Cabell County: 7.606 %Calhoun County: 6.316 %Clay County: 16.484 %Doddridge County: 5.755 %Fayette County: 10.904 %Gilmer County: 8.368 %Grant County: 8.257 %Greenbrier County: 10.557 %Hampshire County: 9.199 %Hancock County: 6.856 %Hardy County: 6.342 %Harrison County: 7.481 %Jackson County: 8.43 %Jefferson County: 10.371 %Kanawha County: 8.029 %Lewis County: 9.444 %Lincoln County: 7.547 %Logan County: 9.788 %McDowell County: 9.02 %Marion County: 8.341 %Marshall County: 7.716 %Mason County: 9.667 %Mercer County: 8.34 %Mineral County: 6.323 %Mingo County: 11.471 %Monongalia County: 7.228 %Monroe County: 13.029 %Morgan County: 7.843 %Nicholas County: 8.037 %Ohio County: 4.739 %Pendleton County: 7.377 %Pleasants County: 5.833 %Pocahontas County: 9.809 %Preston County: 7.254 %Putnam County: 6.778 %Raleigh County: 8.854 %Randolph County: 6.957 %Ritchie County: 10.87 %Roane County: 9.479 %Summers County: 4.863 %Taylor County: 11.538 %Tucker County: 7.059 %Tyler County: 9.852 %Upshur County: 6.349 %Wayne County: 8.548 %Webster County: 8.299 %Wetzel County: 7.872 %Wirt County: 20.755 %Wood County: 6.442 %Wyoming County: 10.325 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Wirt County: 20.755 %Wirt County20.755Clay County: 16.484 %Clay County16.484Monroe County: 13.029 %Monroe County13.029Taylor County: 11.538 %Taylor County11.538Mingo County: 11.471 %Mingo County11.471Fayette County: 10.904 %Fayette County10.904Ritchie County: 10.87 %Ritchie County10.87Greenbrier County: 10.557 %Greenbrier County10.557Jefferson County: 10.371 %Jefferson County10.371Wyoming County: 10.325 %Wyoming County10.325Tyler County: 9.852 %Tyler County9.852Pocahontas County: 9.809 %Pocahontas County9.809Logan County: 9.788 %Logan County9.788Mason County: 9.667 %Mason County9.667Boone County: 9.506 %Boone County9.506Roane County: 9.479 %Roane County9.479Lewis County: 9.444 %Lewis County9.444Hampshire County: 9.199 %Hampshire County9.199McDowell County: 9.02 %McDowell County9.02Brooke County: 8.948 %Brooke County8.948Raleigh County: 8.854 %Raleigh County8.854Berkeley County: 8.848 %Berkeley County8.848Wayne County: 8.548 %Wayne County8.548Jackson County: 8.43 %Jackson County8.43Gilmer County: 8.368 %Gilmer County8.368Marion County: 8.341 %Marion County8.341Mercer County: 8.34 %Mercer County8.34Webster County: 8.299 %Webster County8.299Grant County: 8.257 %Grant County8.257Nicholas County: 8.037 %Nicholas County8.037Kanawha County: 8.029 %Kanawha County8.029Wetzel County: 7.872 %Wetzel County7.872Morgan County: 7.843 %Morgan County7.843Marshall County: 7.716 %Marshall County7.716Cabell County: 7.606 %Cabell County7.606Lincoln County: 7.547 %Lincoln County7.547Braxton County: 7.516 %Braxton County7.516Harrison County: 7.481 %Harrison County7.481Pendleton County: 7.377 %Pendleton County7.377Preston County: 7.254 %Preston County7.254Monongalia County: 7.228 %Monongalia County7.228Barbour County: 7.143 %Barbour County7.143Tucker County: 7.059 %Tucker County7.059Randolph County: 6.957 %Randolph County6.957Hancock County: 6.856 %Hancock County6.856Putnam County: 6.778 %Putnam County6.778Wood County: 6.442 %Wood County6.442Upshur County: 6.349 %Upshur County6.349Hardy County: 6.342 %Hardy County6.342Mineral County: 6.323 %Mineral County6.323Calhoun County: 6.316 %Calhoun County6.316Pleasants County: 5.833 %Pleasants County5.833Doddridge County: 5.755 %Doddridge County5.755Summers County: 4.863 %Summers County4.863Ohio County: 4.739 %Ohio County4.739Wirt County: 20.755 %Wirt County20.755Clay County: 16.484 %Clay County16.484Monroe County: 13.029 %Monroe County13.029Taylor County: 11.538 %Taylor County11.538Mingo County: 11.471 %Mingo County11.471Fayette County: 10.904 %Fayette County10.904Ritchie County: 10.87 %Ritchie County10.87Greenbrier County: 10.557 %Greenbrier County10.557Jefferson County: 10.371 %Jefferson County10.371Wyoming County: 10.325 %Wyoming County10.325Tyler County: 9.852 %Tyler County9.852Pocahontas County: 9.809 %Pocahontas County9.809Logan County: 9.788 %Logan County9.788Mason County: 9.667 %Mason County9.667Boone County: 9.506 %Boone County9.506Roane County: 9.479 %Roane County9.479Lewis County: 9.444 %Lewis County9.444Hampshire County: 9.199 %Hampshire County9.199McDowell County: 9.02 %McDowell County9.02Brooke County: 8.948 %Brooke County8.948Raleigh County: 8.854 %Raleigh County8.854Berkeley County: 8.848 %Berkeley County8.848Wayne County: 8.548 %Wayne County8.548Jackson County: 8.43 %Jackson County8.43Gilmer County: 8.368 %Gilmer County8.368Marion County: 8.341 %Marion County8.341Mercer County: 8.34 %Mercer County8.34Webster County: 8.299 %Webster County8.299Grant County: 8.257 %Grant County8.257Nicholas County: 8.037 %Nicholas County8.037Kanawha County: 8.029 %Kanawha County8.029Wetzel County: 7.872 %Wetzel County7.872Morgan County: 7.843 %Morgan County7.843Marshall County: 7.716 %Marshall County7.716Cabell County: 7.606 %Cabell County7.606Lincoln County: 7.547 %Lincoln County7.547Braxton County: 7.516 %Braxton County7.516Harrison County: 7.481 %Harrison County7.481Pendleton County: 7.377 %Pendleton County7.377Preston County: 7.254 %Preston County7.254Monongalia County: 7.228 %Monongalia County7.228Barbour County: 7.143 %Barbour County7.143Tucker County: 7.059 %Tucker County7.059Randolph County: 6.957 %Randolph County6.957Hancock County: 6.856 %Hancock County6.856Putnam County: 6.778 %Putnam County6.778Wood County: 6.442 %Wood County6.442Upshur County: 6.349 %Upshur County6.349Hardy County: 6.342 %Hardy County6.342Mineral County: 6.323 %Mineral County6.323Calhoun County: 6.316 %Calhoun County6.316Pleasants County: 5.833 %Pleasants County5.833Doddridge County: 5.755 %Doddridge County5.755Summers County: 4.863 %Summers County4.863Ohio County: 4.739 %Ohio County4.739
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Wirt County20.755+11.75 pts
2Clay County16.484+3.79 pts
3Monroe County13.029+4.85 pts
4Taylor County11.538+3.99 pts
5Mingo County11.471+3.27 pts
6Fayette County10.904+0.74 pts
7Ritchie County10.87+2.95 pts
8Greenbrier County10.557+3.07 pts
9Jefferson County10.371+0.64 pts
10Wyoming County10.325-1.72 pts
11Tyler County9.852-0.57 pts
12Pocahontas County9.809+1.18 pts
13Logan County9.788+1.52 pts
14Mason County9.667-0.89 pts
15Boone County9.506+0.33 pts
16Roane County9.479+1.09 pts
17Lewis County9.444+0.4 pts
18Hampshire County9.199-2.06 pts
19McDowell County9.02-0.94 pts
20Brooke County8.948+2.22 pts
21Raleigh County8.854-0.78 pts
22Berkeley County8.848+0.52 pts
23Wayne County8.548-0.02 pts
24Jackson County8.43-0.74 pts
25Gilmer County8.368+0.14 pts
26Marion County8.341-0.45 pts
27Mercer County8.34+0.52 pts
28Webster County8.299+1.46 pts
29Grant County8.257+2.35 pts
30Nicholas County8.037-0.89 pts
31Kanawha County8.029-0.19 pts
32Wetzel County7.872-0.08 pts
33Morgan County7.843-1.4 pts
34Marshall County7.716+1.24 pts
35Cabell County7.606+1.04 pts
36Lincoln County7.547-2 pts
37Braxton County7.516-1.56 pts
38Harrison County7.481+0.44 pts
39Pendleton County7.377-2.98 pts
40Preston County7.254-2.64 pts
41Monongalia County7.228-1.79 pts
42Barbour County7.143-2.42 pts
43Tucker County7.0590 pts
44Randolph County6.957-3.3 pts
45Hancock County6.856-1.08 pts
46Putnam County6.778-2.6 pts
47Wood County6.442-0.42 pts
48Upshur County6.349-2.73 pts
49Hardy County6.342-2.86 pts
50Mineral County6.323-2.21 pts
51Calhoun County6.316-1.89 pts
52Pleasants County5.833+0.66 pts
53Doddridge County5.755-8.95 pts
54Summers County4.863-6.72 pts
55Ohio County4.739-2.11 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wirt County, with 20.755% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Ohio County, with 4.739% in 2014.

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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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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