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Counties in West Virginia by real GDP growth

Jackson County had the highest real GDP growth of 55 counties in 2018, at 80.5%. Pendleton County had the lowest, at -18.8%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for West Virginia was 3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest80.5Jackson County
Lowest-18.8Pendleton County
Median0.955 counties
West Virginia3History

All counties, 2018

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Jackson CountyJackson County: 80.5 %80.5Lewis CountyLewis County: 14.1 %14.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 10.1 %10.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 9.7 %9.7Wirt CountyWirt County: 6.9 %6.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 6.8 %6.8Harrison CountyHarrison County: 6.8 %6.8Logan CountyLogan County: 6.5 %6.5Roane CountyRoane County: 5.6 %5.6Hardy CountyHardy County: 5.5 %5.5Mineral CountyMineral County: 5.3 %5.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 5 %5Wayne CountyWayne County: 5 %5Brooke CountyBrooke County: 4.4 %4.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.1 %4.1Cabell CountyCabell County: 3 %3Preston CountyPreston County: 2.7 %2.7Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 2.6 %2.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 2.3 %2.3Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 2.2 %2.2Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 2 %2Tyler CountyTyler County: 1.8 %1.8Wood CountyWood County: 1.8 %1.8Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 1.6 %1.6Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 1.4 %1.4Ohio CountyOhio County: 1.4 %1.4Mingo CountyMingo County: 1.3 %1.3Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 0.9 %0.9Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 0.8 %0.8Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 0.6 %0.6Webster CountyWebster County: 0.5 %0.5Boone CountyBoone County: 0 %0Fayette CountyFayette County: -0.1 %-0.1Tucker CountyTucker County: -0.3 %-0.3Taylor CountyTaylor County: -0.9 %-0.9Mercer CountyMercer County: -1 %-1Marion CountyMarion County: -1.1 %-1.1Gilmer CountyGilmer County: -1.2 %-1.2Pleasants CountyPleasants County: -2 %-2Braxton CountyBraxton County: -2.4 %-2.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -2.6 %-2.6McDowell CountyMcDowell County: -2.7 %-2.7Upshur CountyUpshur County: -2.8 %-2.8Mason CountyMason County: -3 %-3Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: -3.3 %-3.3Hancock CountyHancock County: -3.6 %-3.6Barbour CountyBarbour County: -4 %-4Summers CountySummers County: -4 %-4Clay CountyClay County: -6.9 %-6.9Grant CountyGrant County: -8.2 %-8.2Wetzel CountyWetzel County: -11 %-11Monroe CountyMonroe County: -12.4 %-12.4Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: -12.8 %-12.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: -14.4 %-14.4Pendleton CountyPendleton County: -18.8 %-18.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jackson County80.5+79.7 pts
2Lewis County14.1+12.6 pts
3Marshall County10.1+1 pts
4Putnam County9.7+12.7 pts
5Wirt County6.9+12.5 pts
6Berkeley County6.8+0.1 pts
6Harrison County6.8+4.4 pts
8Logan County6.5-2.2 pts
9Roane County5.6+1.1 pts
10Hardy County5.5-3 pts
11Mineral County5.3+19.9 pts
12Morgan County5+7.6 pts
12Wayne County5+7 pts
14Brooke County4.4-2.1 pts
15Jefferson County4.1+3.1 pts
16Cabell County3+2.7 pts
17Preston County2.7+4.1 pts
18Raleigh County2.6-2.3 pts
19Randolph County2.3+1.2 pts
20Wyoming County2.2-4.2 pts
21Greenbrier County2-6 pts
22Tyler County1.8-18.3 pts
22Wood County1.8+1.6 pts
24Nicholas County1.6-0.3 pts
25Hampshire County1.4+8.3 pts
25Ohio County1.4-10.4 pts
27Mingo County1.3-17 pts
28Ritchie County0.9-3.2 pts
29Kanawha County0.8+2.2 pts
30Monongalia County0.6-2.9 pts
31Webster County0.5+6.4 pts
32Boone County0+3.3 pts
33Fayette County-0.1-3.6 pts
34Tucker County-0.3-7.5 pts
35Taylor County-0.9-0.2 pts
36Mercer County-1-1.3 pts
37Marion County-1.1-6.2 pts
38Gilmer County-1.2-1.2 pts
39Pleasants County-2-6.2 pts
40Braxton County-2.4-2.7 pts
41Calhoun County-2.6-7.9 pts
42McDowell County-2.7-16.6 pts
43Upshur County-2.8-3.1 pts
44Mason County-3+2.1 pts
45Pocahontas County-3.3-9.5 pts
46Hancock County-3.6-5.6 pts
47Barbour County-4-10.9 pts
47Summers County-4-2.9 pts
49Clay County-6.9-0.6 pts
50Grant County-8.2+2.1 pts
51Wetzel County-11-2.7 pts
52Monroe County-12.4-14.4 pts
53Doddridge County-12.8-17.4 pts
54Lincoln County-14.4-6.6 pts
55Pendleton County-18.8-38.2 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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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Jackson County, with 80.5% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Pendleton County, with -18.8% in 2018.

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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