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Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate

Tucker County had the highest establishment exit rate of 54 counties in 2015, at 21.672%. Mason County had the lowest, at 4.341%. The median was 8.175% and the figure for West Virginia was 7.907%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.672Tucker County
Lowest4.341Mason County
Median8.17554 counties
West Virginia7.907History

Map of counties, 2015

Barbour County: 10.596 %Berkeley County: 8.723 %Boone County: 8.527 %Braxton County: 5.821 %Brooke County: 6.288 %Cabell County: 7.359 %Calhoun County: 11.892 %Clay County: 10.526 %Fayette County: 7.724 %Gilmer County: 6.695 %Grant County: 8.353 %Greenbrier County: 8.834 %Hampshire County: 7.586 %Hancock County: 8.54 %Hardy County: 9.322 %Harrison County: 6.647 %Jackson County: 7.643 %Jefferson County: 7.426 %Kanawha County: 7.804 %Lewis County: 5.841 %Lincoln County: 8.086 %Logan County: 7.846 %McDowell County: 6.827 %Marion County: 9.206 %Marshall County: 8.659 %Mason County: 4.341 %Mercer County: 7.715 %Mineral County: 8.471 %Mingo County: 12.073 %Monongalia County: 8.441 %Monroe County: 9.272 %Morgan County: 5.811 %Nicholas County: 7.456 %Ohio County: 5.545 %Pendleton County: 5.645 %Pleasants County: 8.943 %Pocahontas County: 6.504 %Preston County: 8.839 %Putnam County: 7.955 %Raleigh County: 8.981 %Randolph County: 7.313 %Ritchie County: 10.585 %Roane County: 5.238 %Summers County: 9.091 %Taylor County: 8.978 %Tucker County: 21.672 %Tyler County: 11.111 %Upshur County: 7.746 %Wayne County: 6.235 %Webster County: 8.264 %Wetzel County: 8.644 %Wirt County: 14.583 %Wood County: 7.049 %Wyoming County: 12.062 %
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%, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2015

Tucker County: 21.672 %Tucker County21.672Wirt County: 14.583 %Wirt County14.583Mingo County: 12.073 %Mingo County12.073Wyoming County: 12.062 %Wyoming County12.062Calhoun County: 11.892 %Calhoun County11.892Tyler County: 11.111 %Tyler County11.111Barbour County: 10.596 %Barbour County10.596Ritchie County: 10.585 %Ritchie County10.585Clay County: 10.526 %Clay County10.526Hardy County: 9.322 %Hardy County9.322Monroe County: 9.272 %Monroe County9.272Marion County: 9.206 %Marion County9.206Summers County: 9.091 %Summers County9.091Raleigh County: 8.981 %Raleigh County8.981Taylor County: 8.978 %Taylor County8.978Pleasants County: 8.943 %Pleasants County8.943Preston County: 8.839 %Preston County8.839Greenbrier County: 8.834 %Greenbrier County8.834Berkeley County: 8.723 %Berkeley County8.723Marshall County: 8.659 %Marshall County8.659Wetzel County: 8.644 %Wetzel County8.644Hancock County: 8.54 %Hancock County8.54Boone County: 8.527 %Boone County8.527Mineral County: 8.471 %Mineral County8.471Monongalia County: 8.441 %Monongalia County8.441Grant County: 8.353 %Grant County8.353Webster County: 8.264 %Webster County8.264Lincoln County: 8.086 %Lincoln County8.086Putnam County: 7.955 %Putnam County7.955Logan County: 7.846 %Logan County7.846Kanawha County: 7.804 %Kanawha County7.804Upshur County: 7.746 %Upshur County7.746Fayette County: 7.724 %Fayette County7.724Mercer County: 7.715 %Mercer County7.715Jackson County: 7.643 %Jackson County7.643Hampshire County: 7.586 %Hampshire County7.586Nicholas County: 7.456 %Nicholas County7.456Jefferson County: 7.426 %Jefferson County7.426Cabell County: 7.359 %Cabell County7.359Randolph County: 7.313 %Randolph County7.313Wood County: 7.049 %Wood County7.049McDowell County: 6.827 %McDowell County6.827Gilmer County: 6.695 %Gilmer County6.695Harrison County: 6.647 %Harrison County6.647Pocahontas County: 6.504 %Pocahontas County6.504Brooke County: 6.288 %Brooke County6.288Wayne County: 6.235 %Wayne County6.235Lewis County: 5.841 %Lewis County5.841Braxton County: 5.821 %Braxton County5.821Morgan County: 5.811 %Morgan County5.811Pendleton County: 5.645 %Pendleton County5.645Ohio County: 5.545 %Ohio County5.545Roane County: 5.238 %Roane County5.238Mason County: 4.341 %Mason County4.341Tucker County: 21.672 %Tucker County21.672Wirt County: 14.583 %Wirt County14.583Mingo County: 12.073 %Mingo County12.073Wyoming County: 12.062 %Wyoming County12.062Calhoun County: 11.892 %Calhoun County11.892Tyler County: 11.111 %Tyler County11.111Barbour County: 10.596 %Barbour County10.596Ritchie County: 10.585 %Ritchie County10.585Clay County: 10.526 %Clay County10.526Hardy County: 9.322 %Hardy County9.322Monroe County: 9.272 %Monroe County9.272Marion County: 9.206 %Marion County9.206Summers County: 9.091 %Summers County9.091Raleigh County: 8.981 %Raleigh County8.981Taylor County: 8.978 %Taylor County8.978Pleasants County: 8.943 %Pleasants County8.943Preston County: 8.839 %Preston County8.839Greenbrier County: 8.834 %Greenbrier County8.834Berkeley County: 8.723 %Berkeley County8.723Marshall County: 8.659 %Marshall County8.659Wetzel County: 8.644 %Wetzel County8.644Hancock County: 8.54 %Hancock County8.54Boone County: 8.527 %Boone County8.527Mineral County: 8.471 %Mineral County8.471Monongalia County: 8.441 %Monongalia County8.441Grant County: 8.353 %Grant County8.353Webster County: 8.264 %Webster County8.264Lincoln County: 8.086 %Lincoln County8.086Putnam County: 7.955 %Putnam County7.955Logan County: 7.846 %Logan County7.846Kanawha County: 7.804 %Kanawha County7.804Upshur County: 7.746 %Upshur County7.746Fayette County: 7.724 %Fayette County7.724Mercer County: 7.715 %Mercer County7.715Jackson County: 7.643 %Jackson County7.643Hampshire County: 7.586 %Hampshire County7.586Nicholas County: 7.456 %Nicholas County7.456Jefferson County: 7.426 %Jefferson County7.426Cabell County: 7.359 %Cabell County7.359Randolph County: 7.313 %Randolph County7.313Wood County: 7.049 %Wood County7.049McDowell County: 6.827 %McDowell County6.827Gilmer County: 6.695 %Gilmer County6.695Harrison County: 6.647 %Harrison County6.647Pocahontas County: 6.504 %Pocahontas County6.504Brooke County: 6.288 %Brooke County6.288Wayne County: 6.235 %Wayne County6.235Lewis County: 5.841 %Lewis County5.841Braxton County: 5.821 %Braxton County5.821Morgan County: 5.811 %Morgan County5.811Pendleton County: 5.645 %Pendleton County5.645Ohio County: 5.545 %Ohio County5.545Roane County: 5.238 %Roane County5.238Mason County: 4.341 %Mason County4.341
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Tucker County21.672+14.61 pts
2Wirt County14.583-6.17 pts
3Mingo County12.073+0.6 pts
4Wyoming County12.062+1.74 pts
5Calhoun County11.892+5.58 pts
6Tyler County11.111+1.26 pts
7Barbour County10.596+3.45 pts
8Ritchie County10.585-0.28 pts
9Clay County10.526-5.96 pts
10Hardy County9.322+2.98 pts
11Monroe County9.272-3.76 pts
12Marion County9.206+0.87 pts
13Summers County9.091+4.23 pts
14Raleigh County8.981+0.13 pts
15Taylor County8.978-2.56 pts
16Pleasants County8.943+3.11 pts
17Preston County8.839+1.59 pts
18Greenbrier County8.834-1.72 pts
19Berkeley County8.723-0.13 pts
20Marshall County8.659+0.94 pts
21Wetzel County8.644+0.77 pts
22Hancock County8.54+1.68 pts
23Boone County8.527-0.98 pts
24Mineral County8.471+2.15 pts
25Monongalia County8.441+1.21 pts
26Grant County8.353+0.1 pts
27Webster County8.264-0.04 pts
28Lincoln County8.086+0.54 pts
29Putnam County7.955+1.18 pts
30Logan County7.846-1.94 pts
31Kanawha County7.804-0.22 pts
32Upshur County7.746+1.4 pts
33Fayette County7.724-3.18 pts
34Mercer County7.715-0.63 pts
35Jackson County7.643-0.79 pts
36Hampshire County7.586-1.61 pts
37Nicholas County7.456-0.58 pts
38Jefferson County7.426-2.95 pts
39Cabell County7.359-0.25 pts
40Randolph County7.313+0.36 pts
41Wood County7.049+0.61 pts
42McDowell County6.827-2.19 pts
43Gilmer County6.695-1.67 pts
44Harrison County6.647-0.83 pts
45Pocahontas County6.504-3.3 pts
46Brooke County6.288-2.66 pts
47Wayne County6.235-2.31 pts
48Lewis County5.841-3.6 pts
49Braxton County5.821-1.7 pts
50Morgan County5.811-2.03 pts
51Pendleton County5.645-1.73 pts
52Ohio County5.545+0.81 pts
53Roane County5.238-4.24 pts
54Mason County4.341-5.33 pts

Other periods

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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Tucker County, with 21.672% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Mason County, with 4.341% in 2015.

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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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