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Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate

Calhoun County had the highest establishment exit rate of 55 counties in 2021, at 23.899%. Grant County had the lowest, at 4.63%. The median was 8.835% and the figure for West Virginia was 8.788%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.899Calhoun County
Lowest4.63Grant County
Median8.83555 counties
West Virginia8.788History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 9.375 %Berkeley County: 8.53 %Boone County: 5.081 %Braxton County: 7.522 %Brooke County: 6.65 %Cabell County: 8.848 %Calhoun County: 23.899 %Clay County: 13.333 %Doddridge County: 9.859 %Fayette County: 10.643 %Gilmer County: 10.526 %Grant County: 4.63 %Greenbrier County: 9.471 %Hampshire County: 8.587 %Hancock County: 8.448 %Hardy County: 8.451 %Harrison County: 8.227 %Jackson County: 9.524 %Jefferson County: 10.439 %Kanawha County: 9.271 %Lewis County: 11.232 %Lincoln County: 10.847 %Logan County: 7.932 %McDowell County: 11.538 %Marion County: 9.064 %Marshall County: 7.064 %Mason County: 8.652 %Mercer County: 7.671 %Mineral County: 5.134 %Mingo County: 17.6 %Monongalia County: 9.116 %Monroe County: 11.034 %Morgan County: 7.246 %Nicholas County: 10.763 %Ohio County: 7.425 %Pendleton County: 10.484 %Pleasants County: 8.835 %Pocahontas County: 8.269 %Preston County: 9.554 %Putnam County: 7.317 %Raleigh County: 7.843 %Randolph County: 5.952 %Ritchie County: 7.08 %Roane County: 8.971 %Summers County: 8.75 %Taylor County: 11.5 %Tucker County: 10.239 %Tyler County: 9.959 %Upshur County: 8.824 %Wayne County: 8.971 %Webster County: 9.302 %Wetzel County: 7.717 %Wirt County: 7.692 %Wood County: 8.347 %Wyoming County: 8.097 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Calhoun County: 23.899 %Calhoun County23.899Mingo County: 17.6 %Mingo County17.6Clay County: 13.333 %Clay County13.333McDowell County: 11.538 %McDowell County11.538Taylor County: 11.5 %Taylor County11.5Lewis County: 11.232 %Lewis County11.232Monroe County: 11.034 %Monroe County11.034Lincoln County: 10.847 %Lincoln County10.847Nicholas County: 10.763 %Nicholas County10.763Fayette County: 10.643 %Fayette County10.643Gilmer County: 10.526 %Gilmer County10.526Pendleton County: 10.484 %Pendleton County10.484Jefferson County: 10.439 %Jefferson County10.439Tucker County: 10.239 %Tucker County10.239Tyler County: 9.959 %Tyler County9.959Doddridge County: 9.859 %Doddridge County9.859Preston County: 9.554 %Preston County9.554Jackson County: 9.524 %Jackson County9.524Greenbrier County: 9.471 %Greenbrier County9.471Barbour County: 9.375 %Barbour County9.375Webster County: 9.302 %Webster County9.302Kanawha County: 9.271 %Kanawha County9.271Monongalia County: 9.116 %Monongalia County9.116Marion County: 9.064 %Marion County9.064Roane County: 8.971 %Roane County8.971Wayne County: 8.971 %Wayne County8.971Cabell County: 8.848 %Cabell County8.848Pleasants County: 8.835 %Pleasants County8.835Upshur County: 8.824 %Upshur County8.824Summers County: 8.75 %Summers County8.75Mason County: 8.652 %Mason County8.652Hampshire County: 8.587 %Hampshire County8.587Berkeley County: 8.53 %Berkeley County8.53Hardy County: 8.451 %Hardy County8.451Hancock County: 8.448 %Hancock County8.448Wood County: 8.347 %Wood County8.347Pocahontas County: 8.269 %Pocahontas County8.269Harrison County: 8.227 %Harrison County8.227Wyoming County: 8.097 %Wyoming County8.097Logan County: 7.932 %Logan County7.932Raleigh County: 7.843 %Raleigh County7.843Wetzel County: 7.717 %Wetzel County7.717Wirt County: 7.692 %Wirt County7.692Mercer County: 7.671 %Mercer County7.671Braxton County: 7.522 %Braxton County7.522Ohio County: 7.425 %Ohio County7.425Putnam County: 7.317 %Putnam County7.317Morgan County: 7.246 %Morgan County7.246Ritchie County: 7.08 %Ritchie County7.08Marshall County: 7.064 %Marshall County7.064Brooke County: 6.65 %Brooke County6.65Randolph County: 5.952 %Randolph County5.952Mineral County: 5.134 %Mineral County5.134Boone County: 5.081 %Boone County5.081Grant County: 4.63 %Grant County4.63Calhoun County: 23.899 %Calhoun County23.899Mingo County: 17.6 %Mingo County17.6Clay County: 13.333 %Clay County13.333McDowell County: 11.538 %McDowell County11.538Taylor County: 11.5 %Taylor County11.5Lewis County: 11.232 %Lewis County11.232Monroe County: 11.034 %Monroe County11.034Lincoln County: 10.847 %Lincoln County10.847Nicholas County: 10.763 %Nicholas County10.763Fayette County: 10.643 %Fayette County10.643Gilmer County: 10.526 %Gilmer County10.526Pendleton County: 10.484 %Pendleton County10.484Jefferson County: 10.439 %Jefferson County10.439Tucker County: 10.239 %Tucker County10.239Tyler County: 9.959 %Tyler County9.959Doddridge County: 9.859 %Doddridge County9.859Preston County: 9.554 %Preston County9.554Jackson County: 9.524 %Jackson County9.524Greenbrier County: 9.471 %Greenbrier County9.471Barbour County: 9.375 %Barbour County9.375Webster County: 9.302 %Webster County9.302Kanawha County: 9.271 %Kanawha County9.271Monongalia County: 9.116 %Monongalia County9.116Marion County: 9.064 %Marion County9.064Roane County: 8.971 %Roane County8.971Wayne County: 8.971 %Wayne County8.971Cabell County: 8.848 %Cabell County8.848Pleasants County: 8.835 %Pleasants County8.835Upshur County: 8.824 %Upshur County8.824Summers County: 8.75 %Summers County8.75Mason County: 8.652 %Mason County8.652Hampshire County: 8.587 %Hampshire County8.587Berkeley County: 8.53 %Berkeley County8.53Hardy County: 8.451 %Hardy County8.451Hancock County: 8.448 %Hancock County8.448Wood County: 8.347 %Wood County8.347Pocahontas County: 8.269 %Pocahontas County8.269Harrison County: 8.227 %Harrison County8.227Wyoming County: 8.097 %Wyoming County8.097Logan County: 7.932 %Logan County7.932Raleigh County: 7.843 %Raleigh County7.843Wetzel County: 7.717 %Wetzel County7.717Wirt County: 7.692 %Wirt County7.692Mercer County: 7.671 %Mercer County7.671Braxton County: 7.522 %Braxton County7.522Ohio County: 7.425 %Ohio County7.425Putnam County: 7.317 %Putnam County7.317Morgan County: 7.246 %Morgan County7.246Ritchie County: 7.08 %Ritchie County7.08Marshall County: 7.064 %Marshall County7.064Brooke County: 6.65 %Brooke County6.65Randolph County: 5.952 %Randolph County5.952Mineral County: 5.134 %Mineral County5.134Boone County: 5.081 %Boone County5.081Grant County: 4.63 %Grant County4.63
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Calhoun County23.899+17.91 pts
2Mingo County17.6+7.5 pts
3Clay County13.333+3.54 pts
4McDowell County11.538-4.4 pts
5Taylor County11.5+3.64 pts
6Lewis County11.232+3.98 pts
7Monroe County11.034+3.01 pts
8Lincoln County10.847+1.76 pts
9Nicholas County10.763+1.62 pts
10Fayette County10.643+1.69 pts
11Gilmer County10.526-5.16 pts
12Pendleton County10.484+2.45 pts
13Jefferson County10.439+2.62 pts
14Tucker County10.239+0.48 pts
15Tyler County9.959+2.73 pts
16Doddridge County9.859-1.49 pts
17Preston County9.554+0.11 pts
18Jackson County9.524+1.11 pts
19Greenbrier County9.471+2.29 pts
20Barbour County9.375-1.91 pts
21Webster County9.302+2.06 pts
22Kanawha County9.271+1.53 pts
23Monongalia County9.116+0.2 pts
24Marion County9.064+1.13 pts
25Roane County8.971-1.94 pts
25Wayne County8.971+1.28 pts
27Cabell County8.848+2.16 pts
28Pleasants County8.835+3.26 pts
29Upshur County8.824-0.45 pts
30Summers County8.75-1.68 pts
31Mason County8.652+2.07 pts
32Hampshire County8.587+0.91 pts
33Berkeley County8.53-0.68 pts
34Hardy County8.451+2.09 pts
35Hancock County8.448+0.56 pts
36Wood County8.347+0.4 pts
37Pocahontas County8.269-1.53 pts
38Harrison County8.227-1.19 pts
39Wyoming County8.097-1.64 pts
40Logan County7.932-1.02 pts
41Raleigh County7.843-1.97 pts
42Wetzel County7.717-1.36 pts
43Wirt County7.692-2.02 pts
44Mercer County7.671-0.22 pts
45Braxton County7.522+0.05 pts
46Ohio County7.425-0.28 pts
47Putnam County7.317-1.37 pts
48Morgan County7.246-1.89 pts
49Ritchie County7.08+1.75 pts
50Marshall County7.064-0.17 pts
51Brooke County6.65+1.21 pts
52Randolph County5.952-3.31 pts
53Mineral County5.134-2.55 pts
54Boone County5.081-10.17 pts
55Grant County4.63-3.22 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Calhoun County, with 23.899% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Grant County, with 4.63% in 2021.

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