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Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate

Calhoun County had the highest establishment exit rate of 54 counties in 2019, at 12.195%. Clay County had the lowest, at 4.255%. The median was 7.038% and the figure for West Virginia was 7.286%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.195Calhoun County
Lowest4.255Clay County
Median7.03854 counties
West Virginia7.286History

Map of counties, 2019

Barbour County: 7.481 %Berkeley County: 7.979 %Boone County: 7.083 %Braxton County: 5.778 %Brooke County: 5.27 %Cabell County: 6.968 %Calhoun County: 12.195 %Clay County: 4.255 %Doddridge County: 4.348 %Fayette County: 6.926 %Gilmer County: 6.542 %Grant County: 4.64 %Greenbrier County: 9.806 %Hampshire County: 7.56 %Hancock County: 5.602 %Hardy County: 5.589 %Harrison County: 7.037 %Jackson County: 8.814 %Jefferson County: 7.182 %Kanawha County: 7.136 %Lewis County: 7.949 %Lincoln County: 7.006 %Logan County: 6.289 %McDowell County: 9.179 %Marion County: 6.818 %Marshall County: 4.661 %Mason County: 7.921 %Mercer County: 6.999 %Mineral County: 7.607 %Mingo County: 9.913 %Monongalia County: 8.483 %Monroe County: 8.191 %Morgan County: 6.265 %Nicholas County: 6.445 %Ohio County: 6.878 %Pendleton County: 8.097 %Pleasants County: 6.612 %Pocahontas County: 8.377 %Preston County: 7.653 %Putnam County: 8.48 %Raleigh County: 8.399 %Randolph County: 6.425 %Ritchie County: 7.038 %Roane County: 5.627 %Summers County: 5.063 %Taylor County: 5.911 %Tucker County: 7.639 %Tyler County: 5.042 %Upshur County: 7.911 %Wayne County: 7.77 %Webster County: 8.734 %Wetzel County: 6.542 %Wood County: 5.68 %Wyoming County: 9.98 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Calhoun County: 12.195 %Calhoun County12.195Wyoming County: 9.98 %Wyoming County9.98Mingo County: 9.913 %Mingo County9.913Greenbrier County: 9.806 %Greenbrier County9.806McDowell County: 9.179 %McDowell County9.179Jackson County: 8.814 %Jackson County8.814Webster County: 8.734 %Webster County8.734Monongalia County: 8.483 %Monongalia County8.483Putnam County: 8.48 %Putnam County8.48Raleigh County: 8.399 %Raleigh County8.399Pocahontas County: 8.377 %Pocahontas County8.377Monroe County: 8.191 %Monroe County8.191Pendleton County: 8.097 %Pendleton County8.097Berkeley County: 7.979 %Berkeley County7.979Lewis County: 7.949 %Lewis County7.949Mason County: 7.921 %Mason County7.921Upshur County: 7.911 %Upshur County7.911Wayne County: 7.77 %Wayne County7.77Preston County: 7.653 %Preston County7.653Tucker County: 7.639 %Tucker County7.639Mineral County: 7.607 %Mineral County7.607Hampshire County: 7.56 %Hampshire County7.56Barbour County: 7.481 %Barbour County7.481Jefferson County: 7.182 %Jefferson County7.182Kanawha County: 7.136 %Kanawha County7.136Boone County: 7.083 %Boone County7.083Ritchie County: 7.038 %Ritchie County7.038Harrison County: 7.037 %Harrison County7.037Lincoln County: 7.006 %Lincoln County7.006Mercer County: 6.999 %Mercer County6.999Cabell County: 6.968 %Cabell County6.968Fayette County: 6.926 %Fayette County6.926Ohio County: 6.878 %Ohio County6.878Marion County: 6.818 %Marion County6.818Pleasants County: 6.612 %Pleasants County6.612Gilmer County: 6.542 %Gilmer County6.542Wetzel County: 6.542 %Wetzel County6.542Nicholas County: 6.445 %Nicholas County6.445Randolph County: 6.425 %Randolph County6.425Logan County: 6.289 %Logan County6.289Morgan County: 6.265 %Morgan County6.265Taylor County: 5.911 %Taylor County5.911Braxton County: 5.778 %Braxton County5.778Wood County: 5.68 %Wood County5.68Roane County: 5.627 %Roane County5.627Hancock County: 5.602 %Hancock County5.602Hardy County: 5.589 %Hardy County5.589Brooke County: 5.27 %Brooke County5.27Summers County: 5.063 %Summers County5.063Tyler County: 5.042 %Tyler County5.042Marshall County: 4.661 %Marshall County4.661Grant County: 4.64 %Grant County4.64Doddridge County: 4.348 %Doddridge County4.348Clay County: 4.255 %Clay County4.255Calhoun County: 12.195 %Calhoun County12.195Wyoming County: 9.98 %Wyoming County9.98Mingo County: 9.913 %Mingo County9.913Greenbrier County: 9.806 %Greenbrier County9.806McDowell County: 9.179 %McDowell County9.179Jackson County: 8.814 %Jackson County8.814Webster County: 8.734 %Webster County8.734Monongalia County: 8.483 %Monongalia County8.483Putnam County: 8.48 %Putnam County8.48Raleigh County: 8.399 %Raleigh County8.399Pocahontas County: 8.377 %Pocahontas County8.377Monroe County: 8.191 %Monroe County8.191Pendleton County: 8.097 %Pendleton County8.097Berkeley County: 7.979 %Berkeley County7.979Lewis County: 7.949 %Lewis County7.949Mason County: 7.921 %Mason County7.921Upshur County: 7.911 %Upshur County7.911Wayne County: 7.77 %Wayne County7.77Preston County: 7.653 %Preston County7.653Tucker County: 7.639 %Tucker County7.639Mineral County: 7.607 %Mineral County7.607Hampshire County: 7.56 %Hampshire County7.56Barbour County: 7.481 %Barbour County7.481Jefferson County: 7.182 %Jefferson County7.182Kanawha County: 7.136 %Kanawha County7.136Boone County: 7.083 %Boone County7.083Ritchie County: 7.038 %Ritchie County7.038Harrison County: 7.037 %Harrison County7.037Lincoln County: 7.006 %Lincoln County7.006Mercer County: 6.999 %Mercer County6.999Cabell County: 6.968 %Cabell County6.968Fayette County: 6.926 %Fayette County6.926Ohio County: 6.878 %Ohio County6.878Marion County: 6.818 %Marion County6.818Pleasants County: 6.612 %Pleasants County6.612Gilmer County: 6.542 %Gilmer County6.542Wetzel County: 6.542 %Wetzel County6.542Nicholas County: 6.445 %Nicholas County6.445Randolph County: 6.425 %Randolph County6.425Logan County: 6.289 %Logan County6.289Morgan County: 6.265 %Morgan County6.265Taylor County: 5.911 %Taylor County5.911Braxton County: 5.778 %Braxton County5.778Wood County: 5.68 %Wood County5.68Roane County: 5.627 %Roane County5.627Hancock County: 5.602 %Hancock County5.602Hardy County: 5.589 %Hardy County5.589Brooke County: 5.27 %Brooke County5.27Summers County: 5.063 %Summers County5.063Tyler County: 5.042 %Tyler County5.042Marshall County: 4.661 %Marshall County4.661Grant County: 4.64 %Grant County4.64Doddridge County: 4.348 %Doddridge County4.348Clay County: 4.255 %Clay County4.255
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Calhoun County12.195+0.07 pts
2Wyoming County9.98+2.81 pts
3Mingo County9.913-2.91 pts
4Greenbrier County9.806+1.88 pts
5McDowell County9.179+3.03 pts
6Jackson County8.814-1.33 pts
7Webster County8.734-0.47 pts
8Monongalia County8.483-1.26 pts
9Putnam County8.48-0.14 pts
10Raleigh County8.399+0.56 pts
11Pocahontas County8.377-0.57 pts
12Monroe County8.191-1.24 pts
13Pendleton County8.097-0.67 pts
14Berkeley County7.979-0.57 pts
15Lewis County7.949-3.54 pts
16Mason County7.921-0.62 pts
17Upshur County7.911-0.55 pts
18Wayne County7.77+1.55 pts
19Preston County7.653-0.66 pts
20Tucker County7.639-1.15 pts
21Mineral County7.607-0.87 pts
22Hampshire County7.56-0.41 pts
23Barbour County7.481+2.49 pts
24Jefferson County7.182-0.09 pts
25Kanawha County7.136-0.72 pts
26Boone County7.083-0.87 pts
27Ritchie County7.038+1.22 pts
28Harrison County7.037-1.76 pts
29Lincoln County7.006-1.14 pts
30Mercer County6.999-1.03 pts
31Cabell County6.968+0.14 pts
32Fayette County6.926-1.32 pts
33Ohio County6.878-0.4 pts
34Marion County6.818-2.06 pts
35Pleasants County6.612-7.67 pts
36Gilmer County6.542-0.87 pts
36Wetzel County6.542-0.1 pts
38Nicholas County6.445-1.34 pts
39Randolph County6.425-0.47 pts
40Logan County6.289-1.62 pts
41Morgan County6.265-0.56 pts
42Taylor County5.911-0.59 pts
43Braxton County5.778-3.01 pts
44Wood County5.68-2.2 pts
45Roane County5.627-0.5 pts
46Hancock County5.602+0.24 pts
47Hardy County5.589-1.21 pts
48Brooke County5.27-2.52 pts
49Summers County5.063-8.53 pts
50Tyler County5.042-3.14 pts
51Marshall County4.661-2.78 pts
52Grant County4.64-1.49 pts
53Doddridge County4.348-7.08 pts
54Clay County4.255-16.15 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Calhoun County, with 12.195% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Clay County, with 4.255% in 2019.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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