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Counties in West Virginia by real GDP growth

Clay County had the highest real GDP growth of 55 counties in 2023, at 46.6%. Pendleton County had the lowest, at -24.6%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for West Virginia was 5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest46.6Clay County
Lowest-24.6Pendleton County
Median2.755 counties
West Virginia5History

All counties, 2023

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Clay CountyClay County: 46.6 %46.6Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 24.2 %24.2Tyler CountyTyler County: 21.7 %21.7Wirt CountyWirt County: 17.5 %17.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 16.4 %16.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 15.1 %15.1Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 13.1 %13.1Mingo CountyMingo County: 13 %13Mason CountyMason County: 10.5 %10.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 10.3 %10.3Upshur CountyUpshur County: 10.1 %10.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 10 %10Brooke CountyBrooke County: 9.1 %9.1Barbour CountyBarbour County: 8.3 %8.3Harrison CountyHarrison County: 7.9 %7.9Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 7.3 %7.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 7.3 %7.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 6.2 %6.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 5.5 %5.5Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 5.5 %5.5Braxton CountyBraxton County: 5 %5Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 4.5 %4.5Cabell CountyCabell County: 4 %4Lewis CountyLewis County: 3.8 %3.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.5 %3.5Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 3.5 %3.5Summers CountySummers County: 3 %3Webster CountyWebster County: 2.7 %2.7Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 2.6 %2.6Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 2.3 %2.3Wood CountyWood County: 1.9 %1.9Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 1.9 %1.9Ohio CountyOhio County: 1.6 %1.6Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 1.2 %1.2Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 1.1 %1.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 1 %1Hancock CountyHancock County: 0.9 %0.9Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 0.8 %0.8Preston CountyPreston County: 0.7 %0.7Hardy CountyHardy County: 0.3 %0.3Randolph CountyRandolph County: -0.2 %-0.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: -0.5 %-0.5Logan CountyLogan County: -0.6 %-0.6Taylor CountyTaylor County: -0.6 %-0.6Hampshire CountyHampshire County: -0.7 %-0.7Pleasants CountyPleasants County: -0.8 %-0.8Roane CountyRoane County: -0.9 %-0.9Mineral CountyMineral County: -1 %-1Marshall CountyMarshall County: -1.1 %-1.1Marion CountyMarion County: -1.9 %-1.9McDowell CountyMcDowell County: -3.2 %-3.2Boone CountyBoone County: -3.6 %-3.6Grant CountyGrant County: -4.1 %-4.1Tucker CountyTucker County: -13.1 %-13.1Pendleton CountyPendleton County: -24.6 %-24.6
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clay County46.6+60.5 pts
2Doddridge County24.2+36.5 pts
3Tyler County21.7+28.6 pts
4Wirt County17.5+37.9 pts
5Jackson County16.4+16.8 pts
6Lincoln County15.1+26.9 pts
7Ritchie County13.1+21.9 pts
8Mingo County13-18.8 pts
9Mason County10.5+19.2 pts
10Jefferson County10.3+8.5 pts
11Upshur County10.1+8.5 pts
12Calhoun County10+15.8 pts
13Brooke County9.1+20.7 pts
14Barbour County8.3-19.9 pts
15Harrison County7.9+6.7 pts
16Gilmer County7.3+11.4 pts
16Wayne County7.3+11.8 pts
18Morgan County6.2+20.9 pts
19Fayette County5.5-1.5 pts
19Nicholas County5.5+1.7 pts
21Braxton County5+4.4 pts
22Berkeley County4.5+2.5 pts
23Cabell County4+2.7 pts
24Lewis County3.8+3.6 pts
25Mercer County3.5+1.5 pts
25Raleigh County3.5-0.7 pts
27Summers County3+0.1 pts
28Webster County2.7+5.6 pts
29Kanawha County2.6+0.4 pts
30Wetzel County2.3-6.9 pts
31Wood County1.9+2.2 pts
31Wyoming County1.9-24.2 pts
33Ohio County1.6-1.6 pts
34Monongalia County1.2-0.4 pts
35Greenbrier County1.1+0.8 pts
36Putnam County1+0.5 pts
37Hancock County0.9+0.1 pts
38Pocahontas County0.8+2.2 pts
39Preston County0.7+5.6 pts
40Hardy County0.3-2.2 pts
41Randolph County-0.2+0.5 pts
42Monroe County-0.5-8.2 pts
43Logan County-0.6-13.5 pts
43Taylor County-0.6-4.7 pts
45Hampshire County-0.7+9.6 pts
46Pleasants County-0.8-10.2 pts
47Roane County-0.9-2.5 pts
48Mineral County-1+1.8 pts
49Marshall County-1.1-1.7 pts
50Marion County-1.9-10.1 pts
51McDowell County-3.2-9.9 pts
52Boone County-3.6-7.2 pts
53Grant County-4.1-7.5 pts
54Tucker County-13.1-21.2 pts
55Pendleton County-24.6-62.3 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?

Clay County, with 46.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Pendleton County, with -24.6% in 2023.

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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