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Counties in West Virginia by establishment exit rate

Tyler County had the highest establishment exit rate of 55 counties in 2022, at 16.667%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 4.667%. The median was 8.453% and the figure for West Virginia was 8.624%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.667Tyler County
Lowest4.667Lincoln County
Median8.45355 counties
West Virginia8.624History

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 7.089 %Berkeley County: 8.32 %Boone County: 6.977 %Braxton County: 8.126 %Brooke County: 10.783 %Cabell County: 8.02 %Calhoun County: 13.333 %Clay County: 7.407 %Doddridge County: 11.511 %Fayette County: 8.39 %Gilmer County: 9.783 %Grant County: 4.911 %Greenbrier County: 9.294 %Hampshire County: 10.163 %Hancock County: 7.966 %Hardy County: 5.882 %Harrison County: 10.106 %Jackson County: 8.595 %Jefferson County: 10.735 %Kanawha County: 8.294 %Lewis County: 10.138 %Lincoln County: 4.667 %Logan County: 7.252 %McDowell County: 9.444 %Marion County: 8.235 %Marshall County: 11.111 %Mason County: 6.7 %Mercer County: 9.074 %Mineral County: 8.203 %Mingo County: 7.947 %Monongalia County: 7.851 %Monroe County: 6.92 %Morgan County: 10.269 %Nicholas County: 7.087 %Ohio County: 6.347 %Pendleton County: 9.524 %Pleasants County: 10.744 %Pocahontas County: 11.311 %Preston County: 10.14 %Putnam County: 9.647 %Raleigh County: 8.453 %Randolph County: 8.762 %Ritchie County: 6.509 %Roane County: 8.831 %Summers County: 10.095 %Taylor County: 9.278 %Tucker County: 10.033 %Tyler County: 16.667 %Upshur County: 10.251 %Wayne County: 8.108 %Webster County: 5.66 %Wetzel County: 9.82 %Wirt County: 7.143 %Wood County: 8.136 %Wyoming County: 8.417 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Tyler County: 16.667 %Tyler County16.667Calhoun County: 13.333 %Calhoun County13.333Doddridge County: 11.511 %Doddridge County11.511Pocahontas County: 11.311 %Pocahontas County11.311Marshall County: 11.111 %Marshall County11.111Brooke County: 10.783 %Brooke County10.783Pleasants County: 10.744 %Pleasants County10.744Jefferson County: 10.735 %Jefferson County10.735Morgan County: 10.269 %Morgan County10.269Upshur County: 10.251 %Upshur County10.251Hampshire County: 10.163 %Hampshire County10.163Preston County: 10.14 %Preston County10.14Lewis County: 10.138 %Lewis County10.138Harrison County: 10.106 %Harrison County10.106Summers County: 10.095 %Summers County10.095Tucker County: 10.033 %Tucker County10.033Wetzel County: 9.82 %Wetzel County9.82Gilmer County: 9.783 %Gilmer County9.783Putnam County: 9.647 %Putnam County9.647Pendleton County: 9.524 %Pendleton County9.524McDowell County: 9.444 %McDowell County9.444Greenbrier County: 9.294 %Greenbrier County9.294Taylor County: 9.278 %Taylor County9.278Mercer County: 9.074 %Mercer County9.074Roane County: 8.831 %Roane County8.831Randolph County: 8.762 %Randolph County8.762Jackson County: 8.595 %Jackson County8.595Raleigh County: 8.453 %Raleigh County8.453Wyoming County: 8.417 %Wyoming County8.417Fayette County: 8.39 %Fayette County8.39Berkeley County: 8.32 %Berkeley County8.32Kanawha County: 8.294 %Kanawha County8.294Marion County: 8.235 %Marion County8.235Mineral County: 8.203 %Mineral County8.203Wood County: 8.136 %Wood County8.136Braxton County: 8.126 %Braxton County8.126Wayne County: 8.108 %Wayne County8.108Cabell County: 8.02 %Cabell County8.02Hancock County: 7.966 %Hancock County7.966Mingo County: 7.947 %Mingo County7.947Monongalia County: 7.851 %Monongalia County7.851Clay County: 7.407 %Clay County7.407Logan County: 7.252 %Logan County7.252Wirt County: 7.143 %Wirt County7.143Barbour County: 7.089 %Barbour County7.089Nicholas County: 7.087 %Nicholas County7.087Boone County: 6.977 %Boone County6.977Monroe County: 6.92 %Monroe County6.92Mason County: 6.7 %Mason County6.7Ritchie County: 6.509 %Ritchie County6.509Ohio County: 6.347 %Ohio County6.347Hardy County: 5.882 %Hardy County5.882Webster County: 5.66 %Webster County5.66Grant County: 4.911 %Grant County4.911Lincoln County: 4.667 %Lincoln County4.667Tyler County: 16.667 %Tyler County16.667Calhoun County: 13.333 %Calhoun County13.333Doddridge County: 11.511 %Doddridge County11.511Pocahontas County: 11.311 %Pocahontas County11.311Marshall County: 11.111 %Marshall County11.111Brooke County: 10.783 %Brooke County10.783Pleasants County: 10.744 %Pleasants County10.744Jefferson County: 10.735 %Jefferson County10.735Morgan County: 10.269 %Morgan County10.269Upshur County: 10.251 %Upshur County10.251Hampshire County: 10.163 %Hampshire County10.163Preston County: 10.14 %Preston County10.14Lewis County: 10.138 %Lewis County10.138Harrison County: 10.106 %Harrison County10.106Summers County: 10.095 %Summers County10.095Tucker County: 10.033 %Tucker County10.033Wetzel County: 9.82 %Wetzel County9.82Gilmer County: 9.783 %Gilmer County9.783Putnam County: 9.647 %Putnam County9.647Pendleton County: 9.524 %Pendleton County9.524McDowell County: 9.444 %McDowell County9.444Greenbrier County: 9.294 %Greenbrier County9.294Taylor County: 9.278 %Taylor County9.278Mercer County: 9.074 %Mercer County9.074Roane County: 8.831 %Roane County8.831Randolph County: 8.762 %Randolph County8.762Jackson County: 8.595 %Jackson County8.595Raleigh County: 8.453 %Raleigh County8.453Wyoming County: 8.417 %Wyoming County8.417Fayette County: 8.39 %Fayette County8.39Berkeley County: 8.32 %Berkeley County8.32Kanawha County: 8.294 %Kanawha County8.294Marion County: 8.235 %Marion County8.235Mineral County: 8.203 %Mineral County8.203Wood County: 8.136 %Wood County8.136Braxton County: 8.126 %Braxton County8.126Wayne County: 8.108 %Wayne County8.108Cabell County: 8.02 %Cabell County8.02Hancock County: 7.966 %Hancock County7.966Mingo County: 7.947 %Mingo County7.947Monongalia County: 7.851 %Monongalia County7.851Clay County: 7.407 %Clay County7.407Logan County: 7.252 %Logan County7.252Wirt County: 7.143 %Wirt County7.143Barbour County: 7.089 %Barbour County7.089Nicholas County: 7.087 %Nicholas County7.087Boone County: 6.977 %Boone County6.977Monroe County: 6.92 %Monroe County6.92Mason County: 6.7 %Mason County6.7Ritchie County: 6.509 %Ritchie County6.509Ohio County: 6.347 %Ohio County6.347Hardy County: 5.882 %Hardy County5.882Webster County: 5.66 %Webster County5.66Grant County: 4.911 %Grant County4.911Lincoln County: 4.667 %Lincoln County4.667
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Tyler County16.667+6.71 pts
2Calhoun County13.333-10.57 pts
3Doddridge County11.511+1.65 pts
4Pocahontas County11.311+3.04 pts
5Marshall County11.111+4.05 pts
6Brooke County10.783+4.13 pts
7Pleasants County10.744+1.91 pts
8Jefferson County10.735+0.3 pts
9Morgan County10.269+3.02 pts
10Upshur County10.251+1.43 pts
11Hampshire County10.163+1.58 pts
12Preston County10.14+0.59 pts
13Lewis County10.138-1.09 pts
14Harrison County10.106+1.88 pts
15Summers County10.095+1.35 pts
16Tucker County10.033-0.21 pts
17Wetzel County9.82+2.1 pts
18Gilmer County9.783-0.74 pts
19Putnam County9.647+2.33 pts
20Pendleton County9.524-0.96 pts
21McDowell County9.444-2.09 pts
22Greenbrier County9.294-0.18 pts
23Taylor County9.278-2.22 pts
24Mercer County9.074+1.4 pts
25Roane County8.831-0.14 pts
26Randolph County8.762+2.81 pts
27Jackson County8.595-0.93 pts
28Raleigh County8.453+0.61 pts
29Wyoming County8.417+0.32 pts
30Fayette County8.39-2.25 pts
31Berkeley County8.32-0.21 pts
32Kanawha County8.294-0.98 pts
33Marion County8.235-0.83 pts
34Mineral County8.203+3.07 pts
35Wood County8.136-0.21 pts
36Braxton County8.126+0.6 pts
37Wayne County8.108-0.86 pts
38Cabell County8.02-0.83 pts
39Hancock County7.966-0.48 pts
40Mingo County7.947-9.65 pts
41Monongalia County7.851-1.26 pts
42Clay County7.407-5.93 pts
43Logan County7.252-0.68 pts
44Wirt County7.143-0.55 pts
45Barbour County7.089-2.29 pts
46Nicholas County7.087-3.68 pts
47Boone County6.977+1.9 pts
48Monroe County6.92-4.11 pts
49Mason County6.7-1.95 pts
50Ritchie County6.509-0.57 pts
51Ohio County6.347-1.08 pts
52Hardy County5.882-2.57 pts
53Webster County5.66-3.64 pts
54Grant County4.911+0.28 pts
55Lincoln County4.667-6.18 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. 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Tyler County, with 16.667% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lincoln County, with 4.667% in 2022.

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