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Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate

Calhoun County had the highest job creation rate of 55 counties in 2013, at 21.189%. Tyler County had the lowest, at 5.206%. The median was 10.631% and the figure for West Virginia was 11.351%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.189Calhoun County
Lowest5.206Tyler County
Median10.63155 counties
West Virginia11.351History

Map of counties, 2013

Barbour County: 12.326 %Berkeley County: 15.56 %Boone County: 14.205 %Braxton County: 9.698 %Brooke County: 8.738 %Cabell County: 10.849 %Calhoun County: 21.189 %Clay County: 6.4 %Doddridge County: 18.377 %Fayette County: 10.235 %Gilmer County: 8.793 %Grant County: 10.523 %Greenbrier County: 8.117 %Hampshire County: 11.148 %Hancock County: 10.273 %Hardy County: 11.034 %Harrison County: 12.66 %Jackson County: 12.379 %Jefferson County: 8.663 %Kanawha County: 12.722 %Lewis County: 13.541 %Lincoln County: 11.877 %Logan County: 7.473 %McDowell County: 13.625 %Marion County: 13.771 %Marshall County: 8.659 %Mason County: 6.667 %Mercer County: 8.921 %Mineral County: 6.885 %Mingo County: 12.036 %Monongalia County: 12.24 %Monroe County: 13.559 %Morgan County: 7.539 %Nicholas County: 8.768 %Ohio County: 8.145 %Pendleton County: 7.845 %Pleasants County: 9.794 %Pocahontas County: 6.3 %Preston County: 10.193 %Putnam County: 12.804 %Raleigh County: 10.522 %Randolph County: 11.716 %Ritchie County: 13.74 %Roane County: 9.944 %Summers County: 13.976 %Taylor County: 20.833 %Tucker County: 11.876 %Tyler County: 5.206 %Upshur County: 10.958 %Wayne County: 10.631 %Webster County: 19.566 %Wetzel County: 8.723 %Wirt County: 6.868 %Wood County: 10.871 %Wyoming County: 7.696 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Calhoun County: 21.189 %Calhoun County21.189Taylor County: 20.833 %Taylor County20.833Webster County: 19.566 %Webster County19.566Doddridge County: 18.377 %Doddridge County18.377Berkeley County: 15.56 %Berkeley County15.56Boone County: 14.205 %Boone County14.205Summers County: 13.976 %Summers County13.976Marion County: 13.771 %Marion County13.771Ritchie County: 13.74 %Ritchie County13.74McDowell County: 13.625 %McDowell County13.625Monroe County: 13.559 %Monroe County13.559Lewis County: 13.541 %Lewis County13.541Putnam County: 12.804 %Putnam County12.804Kanawha County: 12.722 %Kanawha County12.722Harrison County: 12.66 %Harrison County12.66Jackson County: 12.379 %Jackson County12.379Barbour County: 12.326 %Barbour County12.326Monongalia County: 12.24 %Monongalia County12.24Mingo County: 12.036 %Mingo County12.036Lincoln County: 11.877 %Lincoln County11.877Tucker County: 11.876 %Tucker County11.876Randolph County: 11.716 %Randolph County11.716Hampshire County: 11.148 %Hampshire County11.148Hardy County: 11.034 %Hardy County11.034Upshur County: 10.958 %Upshur County10.958Wood County: 10.871 %Wood County10.871Cabell County: 10.849 %Cabell County10.849Wayne County: 10.631 %Wayne County10.631Grant County: 10.523 %Grant County10.523Raleigh County: 10.522 %Raleigh County10.522Hancock County: 10.273 %Hancock County10.273Fayette County: 10.235 %Fayette County10.235Preston County: 10.193 %Preston County10.193Roane County: 9.944 %Roane County9.944Pleasants County: 9.794 %Pleasants County9.794Braxton County: 9.698 %Braxton County9.698Mercer County: 8.921 %Mercer County8.921Gilmer County: 8.793 %Gilmer County8.793Nicholas County: 8.768 %Nicholas County8.768Brooke County: 8.738 %Brooke County8.738Wetzel County: 8.723 %Wetzel County8.723Jefferson County: 8.663 %Jefferson County8.663Marshall County: 8.659 %Marshall County8.659Ohio County: 8.145 %Ohio County8.145Greenbrier County: 8.117 %Greenbrier County8.117Pendleton County: 7.845 %Pendleton County7.845Wyoming County: 7.696 %Wyoming County7.696Morgan County: 7.539 %Morgan County7.539Logan County: 7.473 %Logan County7.473Mineral County: 6.885 %Mineral County6.885Wirt County: 6.868 %Wirt County6.868Mason County: 6.667 %Mason County6.667Clay County: 6.4 %Clay County6.4Pocahontas County: 6.3 %Pocahontas County6.3Tyler County: 5.206 %Tyler County5.206Calhoun County: 21.189 %Calhoun County21.189Taylor County: 20.833 %Taylor County20.833Webster County: 19.566 %Webster County19.566Doddridge County: 18.377 %Doddridge County18.377Berkeley County: 15.56 %Berkeley County15.56Boone County: 14.205 %Boone County14.205Summers County: 13.976 %Summers County13.976Marion County: 13.771 %Marion County13.771Ritchie County: 13.74 %Ritchie County13.74McDowell County: 13.625 %McDowell County13.625Monroe County: 13.559 %Monroe County13.559Lewis County: 13.541 %Lewis County13.541Putnam County: 12.804 %Putnam County12.804Kanawha County: 12.722 %Kanawha County12.722Harrison County: 12.66 %Harrison County12.66Jackson County: 12.379 %Jackson County12.379Barbour County: 12.326 %Barbour County12.326Monongalia County: 12.24 %Monongalia County12.24Mingo County: 12.036 %Mingo County12.036Lincoln County: 11.877 %Lincoln County11.877Tucker County: 11.876 %Tucker County11.876Randolph County: 11.716 %Randolph County11.716Hampshire County: 11.148 %Hampshire County11.148Hardy County: 11.034 %Hardy County11.034Upshur County: 10.958 %Upshur County10.958Wood County: 10.871 %Wood County10.871Cabell County: 10.849 %Cabell County10.849Wayne County: 10.631 %Wayne County10.631Grant County: 10.523 %Grant County10.523Raleigh County: 10.522 %Raleigh County10.522Hancock County: 10.273 %Hancock County10.273Fayette County: 10.235 %Fayette County10.235Preston County: 10.193 %Preston County10.193Roane County: 9.944 %Roane County9.944Pleasants County: 9.794 %Pleasants County9.794Braxton County: 9.698 %Braxton County9.698Mercer County: 8.921 %Mercer County8.921Gilmer County: 8.793 %Gilmer County8.793Nicholas County: 8.768 %Nicholas County8.768Brooke County: 8.738 %Brooke County8.738Wetzel County: 8.723 %Wetzel County8.723Jefferson County: 8.663 %Jefferson County8.663Marshall County: 8.659 %Marshall County8.659Ohio County: 8.145 %Ohio County8.145Greenbrier County: 8.117 %Greenbrier County8.117Pendleton County: 7.845 %Pendleton County7.845Wyoming County: 7.696 %Wyoming County7.696Morgan County: 7.539 %Morgan County7.539Logan County: 7.473 %Logan County7.473Mineral County: 6.885 %Mineral County6.885Wirt County: 6.868 %Wirt County6.868Mason County: 6.667 %Mason County6.667Clay County: 6.4 %Clay County6.4Pocahontas County: 6.3 %Pocahontas County6.3Tyler County: 5.206 %Tyler County5.206
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Calhoun County21.189+3.41 pts
2Taylor County20.833+3.47 pts
3Webster County19.566+6.36 pts
4Doddridge County18.377+3.08 pts
5Berkeley County15.56+2.48 pts
6Boone County14.205-19.64 pts
7Summers County13.976+2.16 pts
8Marion County13.771-0.48 pts
9Ritchie County13.74-5.19 pts
10McDowell County13.625+1.32 pts
11Monroe County13.559-1.2 pts
12Lewis County13.541+0.02 pts
13Putnam County12.804+1.67 pts
14Kanawha County12.722+0.52 pts
15Harrison County12.66+0.69 pts
16Jackson County12.379-3.24 pts
17Barbour County12.326-1.4 pts
18Monongalia County12.24-2.95 pts
19Mingo County12.036-1.4 pts
20Lincoln County11.877-3.08 pts
21Tucker County11.876+0.86 pts
22Randolph County11.716-0.1 pts
23Hampshire County11.148-1.94 pts
24Hardy County11.034-1.32 pts
25Upshur County10.958-3.81 pts
26Wood County10.871-0.39 pts
27Cabell County10.849+0.43 pts
28Wayne County10.631+1.02 pts
29Grant County10.523-3.61 pts
30Raleigh County10.522-2.76 pts
31Hancock County10.273+3.06 pts
32Fayette County10.235-10.04 pts
33Preston County10.193-4.59 pts
34Roane County9.944+0.07 pts
35Pleasants County9.794+0.43 pts
36Braxton County9.698-0.97 pts
37Mercer County8.921-0.25 pts
38Gilmer County8.793-3.92 pts
39Nicholas County8.768-8.18 pts
40Brooke County8.738-2.58 pts
41Wetzel County8.723-2.14 pts
42Jefferson County8.663-3.63 pts
43Marshall County8.659-5.45 pts
44Ohio County8.145-4.48 pts
45Greenbrier County8.117-3.55 pts
46Pendleton County7.845-5.83 pts
47Wyoming County7.696-1.72 pts
48Morgan County7.539-1.19 pts
49Logan County7.473-3.22 pts
50Mineral County6.885-2.91 pts
51Wirt County6.868-28.02 pts
52Mason County6.667+0.25 pts
53Clay County6.4-11.48 pts
54Pocahontas County6.3-2.79 pts
55Tyler County5.206-21.7 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/west-virginia-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/west-virginia-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/west-virginia-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Calhoun County, with 21.189% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tyler County, with 5.206% in 2013.

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