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Counties in West Virginia by real GDP growth

Wetzel County had the highest real GDP growth of 55 counties in 2020, at 46.6%. Mingo County had the lowest, at -24.9%. The median was -2.8% and the figure for West Virginia was -3.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest46.6Wetzel County
Lowest-24.9Mingo County
Median-2.855 counties
West Virginia-3.2History

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 46.6 %46.6Tyler CountyTyler County: 46.4 %46.4Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 18.8 %18.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 16.2 %16.2Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 10.7 %10.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: 8 %8Hardy CountyHardy County: 7.4 %7.4Grant CountyGrant County: 5.5 %5.5Mineral CountyMineral County: 5.1 %5.1Brooke CountyBrooke County: 4.1 %4.1Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 1.4 %1.4Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 0.5 %0.5Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 0.3 %0.3Hampshire CountyHampshire County: -0.1 %-0.1Wood CountyWood County: -0.3 %-0.3Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: -0.5 %-0.5Wirt CountyWirt County: -0.7 %-0.7Roane CountyRoane County: -0.8 %-0.8Nicholas CountyNicholas County: -0.9 %-0.9Tucker CountyTucker County: -1 %-1Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: -1.3 %-1.3Braxton CountyBraxton County: -1.8 %-1.8Marshall CountyMarshall County: -2 %-2Summers CountySummers County: -2.1 %-2.1Preston CountyPreston County: -2.5 %-2.5Pleasants CountyPleasants County: -2.6 %-2.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -2.8 %-2.8Harrison CountyHarrison County: -2.8 %-2.8Barbour CountyBarbour County: -3.2 %-3.2Pendleton CountyPendleton County: -3.6 %-3.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: -3.6 %-3.6Webster CountyWebster County: -4 %-4Cabell CountyCabell County: -4.1 %-4.1Upshur CountyUpshur County: -4.4 %-4.4Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: -4.5 %-4.5Mason CountyMason County: -4.5 %-4.5Clay CountyClay County: -4.6 %-4.6Hancock CountyHancock County: -4.8 %-4.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: -4.9 %-4.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: -4.9 %-4.9Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: -5.3 %-5.3Mercer CountyMercer County: -5.4 %-5.4Kanawha CountyKanawha County: -5.8 %-5.8Morgan CountyMorgan County: -6.2 %-6.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: -7 %-7Ohio CountyOhio County: -7 %-7Wayne CountyWayne County: -7.3 %-7.3Jackson CountyJackson County: -8.1 %-8.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: -8.2 %-8.2Fayette CountyFayette County: -9 %-9Boone CountyBoone County: -9.6 %-9.6Logan CountyLogan County: -13.2 %-13.2Marion CountyMarion County: -14.9 %-14.9Lewis CountyLewis County: -20.1 %-20.1Mingo CountyMingo County: -24.9 %-24.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Wetzel County46.6+36.2 pts
2Tyler County46.4+14 pts
3Doddridge County18.8+7.2 pts
4Monroe County16.2+6.7 pts
5Ritchie County10.7-4.5 pts
6Taylor County8-1.7 pts
7Hardy County7.4+3.4 pts
8Grant County5.5+9.9 pts
9Mineral County5.1-0.6 pts
10Brooke County4.1-1.3 pts
11Wyoming County1.4+9.2 pts
12Pocahontas County0.5-3.6 pts
13Gilmer County0.3-0.3 pts
14Hampshire County-0.1-3.2 pts
15Wood County-0.3+3.2 pts
16Monongalia County-0.5+2.7 pts
17Wirt County-0.7+7.4 pts
18Roane County-0.8-2.2 pts
19Nicholas County-0.9-1.1 pts
20Tucker County-1+2.5 pts
21Berkeley County-1.3-1.4 pts
22Braxton County-1.8-4.7 pts
23Marshall County-2-1.5 pts
24Summers County-2.1-6.8 pts
25Preston County-2.5+0.4 pts
26Pleasants County-2.6+8 pts
27Calhoun County-2.8-2.8 pts
27Harrison County-2.8-1.9 pts
29Barbour County-3.2-10.5 pts
30Pendleton County-3.6-10.2 pts
30Putnam County-3.6-0.2 pts
32Webster County-4-8.4 pts
33Cabell County-4.1-5.2 pts
34Upshur County-4.4-9.1 pts
35Greenbrier County-4.5-4.1 pts
35Mason County-4.5-15 pts
37Clay County-4.6-9.5 pts
38Hancock County-4.8-6.2 pts
39Jefferson County-4.9-7.8 pts
39Randolph County-4.9-7.7 pts
41Raleigh County-5.3-9.2 pts
42Mercer County-5.4-7 pts
43Kanawha County-5.8-5 pts
44Morgan County-6.2-10.3 pts
45Lincoln County-7-8.7 pts
45Ohio County-7-4.5 pts
47Wayne County-7.3-8 pts
48Jackson County-8.1+26.1 pts
49McDowell County-8.2-11.9 pts
50Fayette County-9-10.1 pts
51Boone County-9.6-5.5 pts
52Logan County-13.2-14.6 pts
53Marion County-14.9-17.8 pts
54Lewis County-20.1-17.4 pts
55Mingo County-24.9-17.4 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?

Wetzel County, with 46.6% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Mingo County, with -24.9% in 2020.

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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