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Counties in West Virginia by real GDP growth

Tyler County had the highest real GDP growth of 55 counties in 2016, at 11.8%. Webster County had the lowest, at -24.9%. The median was -3.8% and the figure for West Virginia was -1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest11.8Tyler County
Lowest-24.9Webster County
Median-3.855 counties
West Virginia-1History

All counties, 2016

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Tyler CountyTyler County: 11.8 %11.8Ohio CountyOhio County: 9.9 %9.9Taylor CountyTaylor County: 8.5 %8.5Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 6.7 %6.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 6.3 %6.3Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 5.9 %5.9Hardy CountyHardy County: 5.9 %5.9Tucker CountyTucker County: 4.7 %4.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.5 %4.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 3.6 %3.6Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 3.4 %3.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.4 %3.4Grant CountyGrant County: 2.5 %2.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 1.8 %1.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.4 %1.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 0.9 %0.9Mineral CountyMineral County: 0.6 %0.6Kanawha CountyKanawha County: -0.1 %-0.1Pleasants CountyPleasants County: -0.1 %-0.1Cabell CountyCabell County: -0.5 %-0.5Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: -0.7 %-0.7Mason CountyMason County: -1.2 %-1.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: -1.5 %-1.5Wood CountyWood County: -2.4 %-2.4Mercer CountyMercer County: -3.4 %-3.4Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: -3.7 %-3.7Wirt CountyWirt County: -3.7 %-3.7Pendleton CountyPendleton County: -3.8 %-3.8Barbour CountyBarbour County: -3.9 %-3.9Fayette CountyFayette County: -4 %-4Wetzel CountyWetzel County: -4 %-4Preston CountyPreston County: -4.2 %-4.2Clay CountyClay County: -4.3 %-4.3Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: -4.7 %-4.7Hancock CountyHancock County: -4.7 %-4.7Marion CountyMarion County: -4.8 %-4.8Brooke CountyBrooke County: -5 %-5Wayne CountyWayne County: -5 %-5Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: -5.3 %-5.3Braxton CountyBraxton County: -6.2 %-6.2Logan CountyLogan County: -6.5 %-6.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: -6.7 %-6.7Roane CountyRoane County: -7.1 %-7.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: -7.7 %-7.7Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: -7.9 %-7.9Upshur CountyUpshur County: -9 %-9Summers CountySummers County: -10.4 %-10.4Nicholas CountyNicholas County: -10.5 %-10.5Wyoming CountyWyoming County: -11.2 %-11.2Mingo CountyMingo County: -11.9 %-11.9Lewis CountyLewis County: -13.3 %-13.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -13.7 %-13.7Gilmer CountyGilmer County: -15.9 %-15.9Boone CountyBoone County: -16.8 %-16.8Webster CountyWebster County: -24.9 %-24.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Tyler County11.8-11.6 pts
2Ohio County9.9+4.6 pts
3Taylor County8.5+0.4 pts
4Ritchie County6.7-19.2 pts
5Morgan County6.3+5.2 pts
6Berkeley County5.9+2.8 pts
6Hardy County5.9+3.1 pts
8Tucker County4.7+10.9 pts
9Jefferson County4.5-1.5 pts
10Putnam County3.6+0.9 pts
11Hampshire County3.4-0.7 pts
11Lincoln County3.4+14.2 pts
13Grant County2.5+2.5 pts
14Marshall County1.8-0.1 pts
15Jackson County1.4-3.5 pts
16Harrison County0.9+3.3 pts
17Mineral County0.6-1.2 pts
18Kanawha County-0.1+1.3 pts
18Pleasants County-0.1+1.4 pts
20Cabell County-0.5-1.3 pts
21Monongalia County-0.7-4.6 pts
22Mason County-1.2+4 pts
23Randolph County-1.5+0.8 pts
24Wood County-2.4-1.3 pts
25Mercer County-3.4-1.9 pts
26Doddridge County-3.7-62.7 pts
26Wirt County-3.7-3.6 pts
28Pendleton County-3.8+5.7 pts
29Barbour County-3.9-6.1 pts
30Fayette County-40 pts
30Wetzel County-4-30 pts
32Preston County-4.2-5.6 pts
33Clay County-4.3-1.9 pts
34Greenbrier County-4.7-2.2 pts
34Hancock County-4.7-1.5 pts
36Marion County-4.8-1.7 pts
37Brooke County-5+8.1 pts
37Wayne County-5-2.2 pts
39Raleigh County-5.3-2.1 pts
40Braxton County-6.2-14.3 pts
41Logan County-6.5+4.5 pts
42Monroe County-6.7-4 pts
43Roane County-7.1-8.6 pts
44McDowell County-7.7+5.7 pts
45Pocahontas County-7.9-10.2 pts
46Upshur County-9-8.9 pts
47Summers County-10.4-15.4 pts
48Nicholas County-10.5-8.6 pts
49Wyoming County-11.2-9.9 pts
50Mingo County-11.9+7 pts
51Lewis County-13.3-5.9 pts
52Calhoun County-13.7-6 pts
53Gilmer County-15.9-20.9 pts
54Boone County-16.8+1.5 pts
55Webster County-24.9-18.7 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Tyler County, with 11.8% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Webster County, with -24.9% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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