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Counties in West Virginia by real GDP growth

Wirt County had the highest real GDP growth of 55 counties in 2021, at 32.7%. Doddridge County had the lowest, at -25.8%. The median was 1% and the figure for West Virginia was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest32.7Wirt County
Lowest-25.8Doddridge County
Median155 counties
West Virginia1.9History

All counties, 2021

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Wirt CountyWirt County: 32.7 %32.7Hardy CountyHardy County: 25.4 %25.4Logan CountyLogan County: 12.8 %12.8Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 8.5 %8.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 7.1 %7.1Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 7 %7Marion CountyMarion County: 6.4 %6.4Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 6 %6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5.5 %5.5Boone CountyBoone County: 4.9 %4.9Mineral CountyMineral County: 4.6 %4.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4.6 %4.6Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 4.3 %4.3Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 4.1 %4.1Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 4 %4Preston CountyPreston County: 3.9 %3.9Wood CountyWood County: 3.8 %3.8Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 3.6 %3.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 3.3 %3.3Fayette CountyFayette County: 3.1 %3.1Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.6 %2.6Clay CountyClay County: 2.5 %2.5Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 2.5 %2.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.1 %2.1Ohio CountyOhio County: 1.7 %1.7Cabell CountyCabell County: 1.5 %1.5Mason CountyMason County: 1.3 %1.3Barbour CountyBarbour County: 1 %1Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 1 %1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 0.9 %0.9Putnam CountyPutnam County: 0.9 %0.9Tyler CountyTyler County: 0.9 %0.9Brooke CountyBrooke County: 0.6 %0.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: -0.4 %-0.4Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: -1.2 %-1.2Summers CountySummers County: -1.7 %-1.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: -1.7 %-1.7Upshur CountyUpshur County: -1.7 %-1.7Tucker CountyTucker County: -1.8 %-1.8Roane CountyRoane County: -2.6 %-2.6Gilmer CountyGilmer County: -2.7 %-2.7McDowell CountyMcDowell County: -3 %-3Nicholas CountyNicholas County: -3 %-3Randolph CountyRandolph County: -3 %-3Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: -3.2 %-3.2Grant CountyGrant County: -3.3 %-3.3Lewis CountyLewis County: -3.6 %-3.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: -5.5 %-5.5Hancock CountyHancock County: -6.7 %-6.7Braxton CountyBraxton County: -8.7 %-8.7Webster CountyWebster County: -9.5 %-9.5Mingo CountyMingo County: -9.7 %-9.7Jackson CountyJackson County: -10.8 %-10.8Ritchie CountyRitchie County: -13.7 %-13.7Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: -25.8 %-25.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Wirt County32.7+33.4 pts
2Hardy County25.4+18 pts
3Logan County12.8+26 pts
4Pleasants County8.5+11.1 pts
5Jefferson County7.1+12 pts
6Wyoming County7+5.6 pts
7Marion County6.4+21.3 pts
8Pendleton County6+9.6 pts
9Lincoln County5.5+12.5 pts
10Boone County4.9+14.5 pts
11Mineral County4.6-0.5 pts
11Morgan County4.6+10.8 pts
13Kanawha County4.3+10.1 pts
14Raleigh County4.1+9.4 pts
15Berkeley County4+5.3 pts
16Preston County3.9+6.4 pts
17Wood County3.8+4.1 pts
18Monongalia County3.6+4.1 pts
19Calhoun County3.3+6.1 pts
20Fayette County3.1+12.1 pts
21Mercer County2.6+8 pts
22Clay County2.5+7.1 pts
22Wetzel County2.5-44.1 pts
24Wayne County2.1+9.4 pts
25Ohio County1.7+8.7 pts
26Cabell County1.5+5.6 pts
27Mason County1.3+5.8 pts
28Barbour County1+4.2 pts
28Hampshire County1+1.1 pts
30Harrison County0.9+3.7 pts
30Putnam County0.9+4.5 pts
30Tyler County0.9-45.5 pts
33Brooke County0.6-3.5 pts
34Marshall County-0.4+1.6 pts
35Greenbrier County-1.2+3.3 pts
36Summers County-1.7+0.4 pts
36Taylor County-1.7-9.7 pts
36Upshur County-1.7+2.7 pts
39Tucker County-1.8-0.8 pts
40Roane County-2.6-1.8 pts
41Gilmer County-2.7-3 pts
42McDowell County-3+5.2 pts
42Nicholas County-3-2.1 pts
42Randolph County-3+1.9 pts
45Pocahontas County-3.2-3.7 pts
46Grant County-3.3-8.8 pts
47Lewis County-3.6+16.5 pts
48Monroe County-5.5-21.7 pts
49Hancock County-6.7-1.9 pts
50Braxton County-8.7-6.9 pts
51Webster County-9.5-5.5 pts
52Mingo County-9.7+15.2 pts
53Jackson County-10.8-2.7 pts
54Ritchie County-13.7-24.4 pts
55Doddridge County-25.8-44.6 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?

Wirt County, with 32.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Doddridge County, with -25.8% in 2021.

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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