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Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate

Doddridge County had the highest establishment exit rate of 55 counties in 2017, at 16.993%. Hardy County had the lowest, at 5.221%. The median was 8.75% and the figure for West Virginia was 8.547%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.993Doddridge County
Lowest5.221Hardy County
Median8.7555 counties
West Virginia8.547History

Map of counties, 2017

Barbour County: 11.247 %Berkeley County: 9.546 %Boone County: 7.01 %Braxton County: 8.403 %Brooke County: 10.777 %Cabell County: 6.989 %Calhoun County: 6.024 %Clay County: 11.538 %Doddridge County: 16.993 %Fayette County: 11.111 %Gilmer County: 9.955 %Grant County: 7.87 %Greenbrier County: 9.535 %Hampshire County: 9.091 %Hancock County: 8.188 %Hardy County: 5.221 %Harrison County: 6.961 %Jackson County: 8.657 %Jefferson County: 8.405 %Kanawha County: 8.445 %Lewis County: 13.953 %Lincoln County: 13.569 %Logan County: 8.842 %McDowell County: 14.512 %Marion County: 7.625 %Marshall County: 7.991 %Mason County: 7.529 %Mercer County: 7.916 %Mineral County: 9.135 %Mingo County: 13.736 %Monongalia County: 7.978 %Monroe County: 7.818 %Morgan County: 9.179 %Nicholas County: 9.425 %Ohio County: 5.522 %Pendleton County: 9.339 %Pleasants County: 12.8 %Pocahontas County: 5.851 %Preston County: 7.31 %Putnam County: 9.524 %Raleigh County: 8.886 %Randolph County: 7.299 %Ritchie County: 10.256 %Roane County: 10.422 %Summers County: 8.75 %Taylor County: 7.692 %Tucker County: 8.638 %Tyler County: 8.451 %Upshur County: 8.325 %Wayne County: 9.461 %Webster County: 9.959 %Wetzel County: 8.615 %Wirt County: 10.417 %Wood County: 8.128 %Wyoming County: 10.778 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Doddridge County: 16.993 %Doddridge County16.993McDowell County: 14.512 %McDowell County14.512Lewis County: 13.953 %Lewis County13.953Mingo County: 13.736 %Mingo County13.736Lincoln County: 13.569 %Lincoln County13.569Pleasants County: 12.8 %Pleasants County12.8Clay County: 11.538 %Clay County11.538Barbour County: 11.247 %Barbour County11.247Fayette County: 11.111 %Fayette County11.111Wyoming County: 10.778 %Wyoming County10.778Brooke County: 10.777 %Brooke County10.777Roane County: 10.422 %Roane County10.422Wirt County: 10.417 %Wirt County10.417Ritchie County: 10.256 %Ritchie County10.256Webster County: 9.959 %Webster County9.959Gilmer County: 9.955 %Gilmer County9.955Berkeley County: 9.546 %Berkeley County9.546Greenbrier County: 9.535 %Greenbrier County9.535Putnam County: 9.524 %Putnam County9.524Wayne County: 9.461 %Wayne County9.461Nicholas County: 9.425 %Nicholas County9.425Pendleton County: 9.339 %Pendleton County9.339Morgan County: 9.179 %Morgan County9.179Mineral County: 9.135 %Mineral County9.135Hampshire County: 9.091 %Hampshire County9.091Raleigh County: 8.886 %Raleigh County8.886Logan County: 8.842 %Logan County8.842Summers County: 8.75 %Summers County8.75Jackson County: 8.657 %Jackson County8.657Tucker County: 8.638 %Tucker County8.638Wetzel County: 8.615 %Wetzel County8.615Tyler County: 8.451 %Tyler County8.451Kanawha County: 8.445 %Kanawha County8.445Jefferson County: 8.405 %Jefferson County8.405Braxton County: 8.403 %Braxton County8.403Upshur County: 8.325 %Upshur County8.325Hancock County: 8.188 %Hancock County8.188Wood County: 8.128 %Wood County8.128Marshall County: 7.991 %Marshall County7.991Monongalia County: 7.978 %Monongalia County7.978Mercer County: 7.916 %Mercer County7.916Grant County: 7.87 %Grant County7.87Monroe County: 7.818 %Monroe County7.818Taylor County: 7.692 %Taylor County7.692Marion County: 7.625 %Marion County7.625Mason County: 7.529 %Mason County7.529Preston County: 7.31 %Preston County7.31Randolph County: 7.299 %Randolph County7.299Boone County: 7.01 %Boone County7.01Cabell County: 6.989 %Cabell County6.989Harrison County: 6.961 %Harrison County6.961Calhoun County: 6.024 %Calhoun County6.024Pocahontas County: 5.851 %Pocahontas County5.851Ohio County: 5.522 %Ohio County5.522Hardy County: 5.221 %Hardy County5.221Doddridge County: 16.993 %Doddridge County16.993McDowell County: 14.512 %McDowell County14.512Lewis County: 13.953 %Lewis County13.953Mingo County: 13.736 %Mingo County13.736Lincoln County: 13.569 %Lincoln County13.569Pleasants County: 12.8 %Pleasants County12.8Clay County: 11.538 %Clay County11.538Barbour County: 11.247 %Barbour County11.247Fayette County: 11.111 %Fayette County11.111Wyoming County: 10.778 %Wyoming County10.778Brooke County: 10.777 %Brooke County10.777Roane County: 10.422 %Roane County10.422Wirt County: 10.417 %Wirt County10.417Ritchie County: 10.256 %Ritchie County10.256Webster County: 9.959 %Webster County9.959Gilmer County: 9.955 %Gilmer County9.955Berkeley County: 9.546 %Berkeley County9.546Greenbrier County: 9.535 %Greenbrier County9.535Putnam County: 9.524 %Putnam County9.524Wayne County: 9.461 %Wayne County9.461Nicholas County: 9.425 %Nicholas County9.425Pendleton County: 9.339 %Pendleton County9.339Morgan County: 9.179 %Morgan County9.179Mineral County: 9.135 %Mineral County9.135Hampshire County: 9.091 %Hampshire County9.091Raleigh County: 8.886 %Raleigh County8.886Logan County: 8.842 %Logan County8.842Summers County: 8.75 %Summers County8.75Jackson County: 8.657 %Jackson County8.657Tucker County: 8.638 %Tucker County8.638Wetzel County: 8.615 %Wetzel County8.615Tyler County: 8.451 %Tyler County8.451Kanawha County: 8.445 %Kanawha County8.445Jefferson County: 8.405 %Jefferson County8.405Braxton County: 8.403 %Braxton County8.403Upshur County: 8.325 %Upshur County8.325Hancock County: 8.188 %Hancock County8.188Wood County: 8.128 %Wood County8.128Marshall County: 7.991 %Marshall County7.991Monongalia County: 7.978 %Monongalia County7.978Mercer County: 7.916 %Mercer County7.916Grant County: 7.87 %Grant County7.87Monroe County: 7.818 %Monroe County7.818Taylor County: 7.692 %Taylor County7.692Marion County: 7.625 %Marion County7.625Mason County: 7.529 %Mason County7.529Preston County: 7.31 %Preston County7.31Randolph County: 7.299 %Randolph County7.299Boone County: 7.01 %Boone County7.01Cabell County: 6.989 %Cabell County6.989Harrison County: 6.961 %Harrison County6.961Calhoun County: 6.024 %Calhoun County6.024Pocahontas County: 5.851 %Pocahontas County5.851Ohio County: 5.522 %Ohio County5.522Hardy County: 5.221 %Hardy County5.221
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Doddridge County16.993+8.35 pts
2McDowell County14.512+3.61 pts
3Lewis County13.953+6.19 pts
4Mingo County13.736+4.03 pts
5Lincoln County13.569+3.62 pts
6Pleasants County12.8+8.8 pts
7Clay County11.538-2.3 pts
8Barbour County11.247-0.25 pts
9Fayette County11.111+2.67 pts
10Wyoming County10.778-0.64 pts
11Brooke County10.777+2.98 pts
12Roane County10.422+2.27 pts
13Wirt County10.417+4.03 pts
14Ritchie County10.256+4.09 pts
15Webster County9.959-0.79 pts
16Gilmer County9.955-3.78 pts
17Berkeley County9.546+2.45 pts
18Greenbrier County9.535+2.77 pts
19Putnam County9.524+1.74 pts
20Wayne County9.461+4.37 pts
21Nicholas County9.425+0.31 pts
22Pendleton County9.339+3.85 pts
23Morgan County9.179+1.06 pts
24Mineral County9.135+1.49 pts
25Hampshire County9.091+1.5 pts
26Raleigh County8.886+0.72 pts
27Logan County8.842-0.75 pts
28Summers County8.75-2.36 pts
29Jackson County8.657-1.53 pts
30Tucker County8.638+1.35 pts
31Wetzel County8.615+2.29 pts
32Tyler County8.451-1.4 pts
33Kanawha County8.445+0.16 pts
34Jefferson County8.405-0.34 pts
35Braxton County8.403+3.05 pts
36Upshur County8.325-1.61 pts
37Hancock County8.188+0.08 pts
38Wood County8.128+1.4 pts
39Marshall County7.991+0.17 pts
40Monongalia County7.978+0.4 pts
41Mercer County7.916+1.21 pts
42Grant County7.87+4.2 pts
43Monroe County7.818-1.99 pts
44Taylor County7.692-4.01 pts
45Marion County7.625+0.78 pts
46Mason County7.529+1.96 pts
47Preston County7.31-1.07 pts
48Randolph County7.299-0.52 pts
49Boone County7.01-2.97 pts
50Cabell County6.989+0.36 pts
51Harrison County6.961-0.31 pts
52Calhoun County6.024-6.69 pts
53Pocahontas County5.851-0.63 pts
54Ohio County5.522-0.02 pts
55Hardy County5.221+0.67 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Doddridge County, with 16.993% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Hardy County, with 5.221% in 2017.

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