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Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate

Boone County had the highest job creation rate of 55 counties in 2015, at 28.921%. Wirt County had the lowest, at 3.625%. The median was 9.871% and the figure for West Virginia was 10.835%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.921Boone County
Lowest3.625Wirt County
Median9.87155 counties
West Virginia10.835History

Map of counties, 2015

Barbour County: 7.212 %Berkeley County: 9.658 %Boone County: 28.921 %Braxton County: 6.201 %Brooke County: 9.386 %Cabell County: 9.549 %Calhoun County: 7.658 %Clay County: 6.186 %Doddridge County: 11.605 %Fayette County: 13.021 %Gilmer County: 13.975 %Grant County: 10.517 %Greenbrier County: 11.103 %Hampshire County: 9.66 %Hancock County: 5.023 %Hardy County: 6.33 %Harrison County: 11.378 %Jackson County: 9.871 %Jefferson County: 8.275 %Kanawha County: 10.578 %Lewis County: 12.392 %Lincoln County: 9.547 %Logan County: 8.916 %McDowell County: 6.531 %Marion County: 11.945 %Marshall County: 9.938 %Mason County: 10.191 %Mercer County: 9.624 %Mineral County: 9.317 %Mingo County: 10.371 %Monongalia County: 12.026 %Monroe County: 14.892 %Morgan County: 8.666 %Nicholas County: 17.274 %Ohio County: 10.027 %Pendleton County: 10.604 %Pleasants County: 10.969 %Pocahontas County: 8.284 %Preston County: 12.845 %Putnam County: 11.078 %Raleigh County: 9.923 %Randolph County: 9.038 %Ritchie County: 16.258 %Roane County: 7.975 %Summers County: 14.858 %Taylor County: 11.5 %Tucker County: 17.98 %Tyler County: 9.809 %Upshur County: 9.181 %Wayne County: 8.699 %Webster County: 14.207 %Wetzel County: 7.816 %Wirt County: 3.625 %Wood County: 9.172 %Wyoming County: 9.031 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Boone County: 28.921 %Boone County28.921Tucker County: 17.98 %Tucker County17.98Nicholas County: 17.274 %Nicholas County17.274Ritchie County: 16.258 %Ritchie County16.258Monroe County: 14.892 %Monroe County14.892Summers County: 14.858 %Summers County14.858Webster County: 14.207 %Webster County14.207Gilmer County: 13.975 %Gilmer County13.975Fayette County: 13.021 %Fayette County13.021Preston County: 12.845 %Preston County12.845Lewis County: 12.392 %Lewis County12.392Monongalia County: 12.026 %Monongalia County12.026Marion County: 11.945 %Marion County11.945Doddridge County: 11.605 %Doddridge County11.605Taylor County: 11.5 %Taylor County11.5Harrison County: 11.378 %Harrison County11.378Greenbrier County: 11.103 %Greenbrier County11.103Putnam County: 11.078 %Putnam County11.078Pleasants County: 10.969 %Pleasants County10.969Pendleton County: 10.604 %Pendleton County10.604Kanawha County: 10.578 %Kanawha County10.578Grant County: 10.517 %Grant County10.517Mingo County: 10.371 %Mingo County10.371Mason County: 10.191 %Mason County10.191Ohio County: 10.027 %Ohio County10.027Marshall County: 9.938 %Marshall County9.938Raleigh County: 9.923 %Raleigh County9.923Jackson County: 9.871 %Jackson County9.871Tyler County: 9.809 %Tyler County9.809Hampshire County: 9.66 %Hampshire County9.66Berkeley County: 9.658 %Berkeley County9.658Mercer County: 9.624 %Mercer County9.624Cabell County: 9.549 %Cabell County9.549Lincoln County: 9.547 %Lincoln County9.547Brooke County: 9.386 %Brooke County9.386Mineral County: 9.317 %Mineral County9.317Upshur County: 9.181 %Upshur County9.181Wood County: 9.172 %Wood County9.172Randolph County: 9.038 %Randolph County9.038Wyoming County: 9.031 %Wyoming County9.031Logan County: 8.916 %Logan County8.916Wayne County: 8.699 %Wayne County8.699Morgan County: 8.666 %Morgan County8.666Pocahontas County: 8.284 %Pocahontas County8.284Jefferson County: 8.275 %Jefferson County8.275Roane County: 7.975 %Roane County7.975Wetzel County: 7.816 %Wetzel County7.816Calhoun County: 7.658 %Calhoun County7.658Barbour County: 7.212 %Barbour County7.212McDowell County: 6.531 %McDowell County6.531Hardy County: 6.33 %Hardy County6.33Braxton County: 6.201 %Braxton County6.201Clay County: 6.186 %Clay County6.186Hancock County: 5.023 %Hancock County5.023Wirt County: 3.625 %Wirt County3.625Boone County: 28.921 %Boone County28.921Tucker County: 17.98 %Tucker County17.98Nicholas County: 17.274 %Nicholas County17.274Ritchie County: 16.258 %Ritchie County16.258Monroe County: 14.892 %Monroe County14.892Summers County: 14.858 %Summers County14.858Webster County: 14.207 %Webster County14.207Gilmer County: 13.975 %Gilmer County13.975Fayette County: 13.021 %Fayette County13.021Preston County: 12.845 %Preston County12.845Lewis County: 12.392 %Lewis County12.392Monongalia County: 12.026 %Monongalia County12.026Marion County: 11.945 %Marion County11.945Doddridge County: 11.605 %Doddridge County11.605Taylor County: 11.5 %Taylor County11.5Harrison County: 11.378 %Harrison County11.378Greenbrier County: 11.103 %Greenbrier County11.103Putnam County: 11.078 %Putnam County11.078Pleasants County: 10.969 %Pleasants County10.969Pendleton County: 10.604 %Pendleton County10.604Kanawha County: 10.578 %Kanawha County10.578Grant County: 10.517 %Grant County10.517Mingo County: 10.371 %Mingo County10.371Mason County: 10.191 %Mason County10.191Ohio County: 10.027 %Ohio County10.027Marshall County: 9.938 %Marshall County9.938Raleigh County: 9.923 %Raleigh County9.923Jackson County: 9.871 %Jackson County9.871Tyler County: 9.809 %Tyler County9.809Hampshire County: 9.66 %Hampshire County9.66Berkeley County: 9.658 %Berkeley County9.658Mercer County: 9.624 %Mercer County9.624Cabell County: 9.549 %Cabell County9.549Lincoln County: 9.547 %Lincoln County9.547Brooke County: 9.386 %Brooke County9.386Mineral County: 9.317 %Mineral County9.317Upshur County: 9.181 %Upshur County9.181Wood County: 9.172 %Wood County9.172Randolph County: 9.038 %Randolph County9.038Wyoming County: 9.031 %Wyoming County9.031Logan County: 8.916 %Logan County8.916Wayne County: 8.699 %Wayne County8.699Morgan County: 8.666 %Morgan County8.666Pocahontas County: 8.284 %Pocahontas County8.284Jefferson County: 8.275 %Jefferson County8.275Roane County: 7.975 %Roane County7.975Wetzel County: 7.816 %Wetzel County7.816Calhoun County: 7.658 %Calhoun County7.658Barbour County: 7.212 %Barbour County7.212McDowell County: 6.531 %McDowell County6.531Hardy County: 6.33 %Hardy County6.33Braxton County: 6.201 %Braxton County6.201Clay County: 6.186 %Clay County6.186Hancock County: 5.023 %Hancock County5.023Wirt County: 3.625 %Wirt County3.625
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Boone County28.921+14.03 pts
2Tucker County17.98-1.64 pts
3Nicholas County17.274+7.29 pts
4Ritchie County16.258+5.32 pts
5Monroe County14.892+7.57 pts
6Summers County14.858+9.16 pts
7Webster County14.207-0.6 pts
8Gilmer County13.975+7.05 pts
9Fayette County13.0210 pts
10Preston County12.845-9.37 pts
11Lewis County12.392+1.73 pts
12Monongalia County12.026+2.31 pts
13Marion County11.945+3.98 pts
14Doddridge County11.605-32.42 pts
15Taylor County11.5+3.88 pts
16Harrison County11.378-2.56 pts
17Greenbrier County11.103+0.07 pts
18Putnam County11.078-0.95 pts
19Pleasants County10.969-12.3 pts
20Pendleton County10.604-3.86 pts
21Kanawha County10.578+0.76 pts
22Grant County10.517+5.12 pts
23Mingo County10.371-1.34 pts
24Mason County10.191+5.6 pts
25Ohio County10.027+2.23 pts
26Marshall County9.938+1.2 pts
27Raleigh County9.923-3.73 pts
28Jackson County9.871-2.33 pts
29Tyler County9.809-11.6 pts
30Hampshire County9.66+0.44 pts
31Berkeley County9.658-3.89 pts
32Mercer County9.624+1.12 pts
33Cabell County9.549-1.34 pts
34Lincoln County9.547+3.06 pts
35Brooke County9.386+1.51 pts
36Mineral County9.317+1.81 pts
37Upshur County9.181-3.71 pts
38Wood County9.172-0.35 pts
39Randolph County9.0380 pts
40Wyoming County9.031+0.11 pts
41Logan County8.916-4.6 pts
42Wayne County8.699+0.05 pts
43Morgan County8.666+0.79 pts
44Pocahontas County8.284-0.53 pts
45Jefferson County8.275+0.1 pts
46Roane County7.975-5.44 pts
47Wetzel County7.816-1.43 pts
48Calhoun County7.658-0.1 pts
49Barbour County7.212-9.27 pts
50McDowell County6.531-5.03 pts
51Hardy County6.33+1.19 pts
52Braxton County6.201-6.45 pts
53Clay County6.186-12.12 pts
54Hancock County5.023-2.04 pts
55Wirt County3.625-2.99 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Boone County, with 28.921% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Wirt County, with 3.625% in 2015.

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