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Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate

Berkeley County had the highest job creation rate of 55 counties in 2016, at 17.43%. Nicholas County had the lowest, at 5.798%. The median was 9.247% and the figure for West Virginia was 10.853%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.43Berkeley County
Lowest5.798Nicholas County
Median9.24755 counties
West Virginia10.853History

Map of counties, 2016

Barbour County: 5.987 %Berkeley County: 17.43 %Boone County: 6.651 %Braxton County: 11.153 %Brooke County: 7.132 %Cabell County: 8.818 %Calhoun County: 9.95 %Clay County: 11.476 %Doddridge County: 16.109 %Fayette County: 9.837 %Gilmer County: 7.114 %Grant County: 8.68 %Greenbrier County: 8.988 %Hampshire County: 14.784 %Hancock County: 6.82 %Hardy County: 8.874 %Harrison County: 10.148 %Jackson County: 10.193 %Jefferson County: 10.003 %Kanawha County: 13.991 %Lewis County: 9.663 %Lincoln County: 6.532 %Logan County: 8.101 %McDowell County: 11.886 %Marion County: 9.247 %Marshall County: 7.795 %Mason County: 6.982 %Mercer County: 7.897 %Mineral County: 8.834 %Mingo County: 7.427 %Monongalia County: 13.038 %Monroe County: 10.427 %Morgan County: 16.211 %Nicholas County: 5.798 %Ohio County: 8.996 %Pendleton County: 7.222 %Pleasants County: 8.624 %Pocahontas County: 5.909 %Preston County: 14.798 %Putnam County: 12.314 %Raleigh County: 9.71 %Randolph County: 8.444 %Ritchie County: 7.182 %Roane County: 5.948 %Summers County: 14.084 %Taylor County: 8.948 %Tucker County: 11.754 %Tyler County: 9.558 %Upshur County: 10.234 %Wayne County: 8.23 %Webster County: 16.356 %Wetzel County: 10.635 %Wirt County: 15.088 %Wood County: 9.381 %Wyoming County: 7.194 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Berkeley County: 17.43 %Berkeley County17.43Webster County: 16.356 %Webster County16.356Morgan County: 16.211 %Morgan County16.211Doddridge County: 16.109 %Doddridge County16.109Wirt County: 15.088 %Wirt County15.088Preston County: 14.798 %Preston County14.798Hampshire County: 14.784 %Hampshire County14.784Summers County: 14.084 %Summers County14.084Kanawha County: 13.991 %Kanawha County13.991Monongalia County: 13.038 %Monongalia County13.038Putnam County: 12.314 %Putnam County12.314McDowell County: 11.886 %McDowell County11.886Tucker County: 11.754 %Tucker County11.754Clay County: 11.476 %Clay County11.476Braxton County: 11.153 %Braxton County11.153Wetzel County: 10.635 %Wetzel County10.635Monroe County: 10.427 %Monroe County10.427Upshur County: 10.234 %Upshur County10.234Jackson County: 10.193 %Jackson County10.193Harrison County: 10.148 %Harrison County10.148Jefferson County: 10.003 %Jefferson County10.003Calhoun County: 9.95 %Calhoun County9.95Fayette County: 9.837 %Fayette County9.837Raleigh County: 9.71 %Raleigh County9.71Lewis County: 9.663 %Lewis County9.663Tyler County: 9.558 %Tyler County9.558Wood County: 9.381 %Wood County9.381Marion County: 9.247 %Marion County9.247Ohio County: 8.996 %Ohio County8.996Greenbrier County: 8.988 %Greenbrier County8.988Taylor County: 8.948 %Taylor County8.948Hardy County: 8.874 %Hardy County8.874Mineral County: 8.834 %Mineral County8.834Cabell County: 8.818 %Cabell County8.818Grant County: 8.68 %Grant County8.68Pleasants County: 8.624 %Pleasants County8.624Randolph County: 8.444 %Randolph County8.444Wayne County: 8.23 %Wayne County8.23Logan County: 8.101 %Logan County8.101Mercer County: 7.897 %Mercer County7.897Marshall County: 7.795 %Marshall County7.795Mingo County: 7.427 %Mingo County7.427Pendleton County: 7.222 %Pendleton County7.222Wyoming County: 7.194 %Wyoming County7.194Ritchie County: 7.182 %Ritchie County7.182Brooke County: 7.132 %Brooke County7.132Gilmer County: 7.114 %Gilmer County7.114Mason County: 6.982 %Mason County6.982Hancock County: 6.82 %Hancock County6.82Boone County: 6.651 %Boone County6.651Lincoln County: 6.532 %Lincoln County6.532Barbour County: 5.987 %Barbour County5.987Roane County: 5.948 %Roane County5.948Pocahontas County: 5.909 %Pocahontas County5.909Nicholas County: 5.798 %Nicholas County5.798Berkeley County: 17.43 %Berkeley County17.43Webster County: 16.356 %Webster County16.356Morgan County: 16.211 %Morgan County16.211Doddridge County: 16.109 %Doddridge County16.109Wirt County: 15.088 %Wirt County15.088Preston County: 14.798 %Preston County14.798Hampshire County: 14.784 %Hampshire County14.784Summers County: 14.084 %Summers County14.084Kanawha County: 13.991 %Kanawha County13.991Monongalia County: 13.038 %Monongalia County13.038Putnam County: 12.314 %Putnam County12.314McDowell County: 11.886 %McDowell County11.886Tucker County: 11.754 %Tucker County11.754Clay County: 11.476 %Clay County11.476Braxton County: 11.153 %Braxton County11.153Wetzel County: 10.635 %Wetzel County10.635Monroe County: 10.427 %Monroe County10.427Upshur County: 10.234 %Upshur County10.234Jackson County: 10.193 %Jackson County10.193Harrison County: 10.148 %Harrison County10.148Jefferson County: 10.003 %Jefferson County10.003Calhoun County: 9.95 %Calhoun County9.95Fayette County: 9.837 %Fayette County9.837Raleigh County: 9.71 %Raleigh County9.71Lewis County: 9.663 %Lewis County9.663Tyler County: 9.558 %Tyler County9.558Wood County: 9.381 %Wood County9.381Marion County: 9.247 %Marion County9.247Ohio County: 8.996 %Ohio County8.996Greenbrier County: 8.988 %Greenbrier County8.988Taylor County: 8.948 %Taylor County8.948Hardy County: 8.874 %Hardy County8.874Mineral County: 8.834 %Mineral County8.834Cabell County: 8.818 %Cabell County8.818Grant County: 8.68 %Grant County8.68Pleasants County: 8.624 %Pleasants County8.624Randolph County: 8.444 %Randolph County8.444Wayne County: 8.23 %Wayne County8.23Logan County: 8.101 %Logan County8.101Mercer County: 7.897 %Mercer County7.897Marshall County: 7.795 %Marshall County7.795Mingo County: 7.427 %Mingo County7.427Pendleton County: 7.222 %Pendleton County7.222Wyoming County: 7.194 %Wyoming County7.194Ritchie County: 7.182 %Ritchie County7.182Brooke County: 7.132 %Brooke County7.132Gilmer County: 7.114 %Gilmer County7.114Mason County: 6.982 %Mason County6.982Hancock County: 6.82 %Hancock County6.82Boone County: 6.651 %Boone County6.651Lincoln County: 6.532 %Lincoln County6.532Barbour County: 5.987 %Barbour County5.987Roane County: 5.948 %Roane County5.948Pocahontas County: 5.909 %Pocahontas County5.909Nicholas County: 5.798 %Nicholas County5.798
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Berkeley County17.43+7.77 pts
2Webster County16.356+2.15 pts
3Morgan County16.211+7.54 pts
4Doddridge County16.109+4.5 pts
5Wirt County15.088+11.46 pts
6Preston County14.798+1.95 pts
7Hampshire County14.784+5.12 pts
8Summers County14.084-0.77 pts
9Kanawha County13.991+3.41 pts
10Monongalia County13.038+1.01 pts
11Putnam County12.314+1.24 pts
12McDowell County11.886+5.35 pts
13Tucker County11.754-6.23 pts
14Clay County11.476+5.29 pts
15Braxton County11.153+4.95 pts
16Wetzel County10.635+2.82 pts
17Monroe County10.427-4.46 pts
18Upshur County10.234+1.05 pts
19Jackson County10.193+0.32 pts
20Harrison County10.148-1.23 pts
21Jefferson County10.003+1.73 pts
22Calhoun County9.95+2.29 pts
23Fayette County9.837-3.18 pts
24Raleigh County9.71-0.21 pts
25Lewis County9.663-2.73 pts
26Tyler County9.558-0.25 pts
27Wood County9.381+0.21 pts
28Marion County9.247-2.7 pts
29Ohio County8.996-1.03 pts
30Greenbrier County8.988-2.12 pts
31Taylor County8.948-2.55 pts
32Hardy County8.874+2.54 pts
33Mineral County8.834-0.48 pts
34Cabell County8.818-0.73 pts
35Grant County8.68-1.84 pts
36Pleasants County8.624-2.34 pts
37Randolph County8.444-0.59 pts
38Wayne County8.23-0.47 pts
39Logan County8.101-0.81 pts
40Mercer County7.897-1.73 pts
41Marshall County7.795-2.14 pts
42Mingo County7.427-2.94 pts
43Pendleton County7.222-3.38 pts
44Wyoming County7.194-1.84 pts
45Ritchie County7.182-9.08 pts
46Brooke County7.132-2.25 pts
47Gilmer County7.114-6.86 pts
48Mason County6.982-3.21 pts
49Hancock County6.82+1.8 pts
50Boone County6.651-22.27 pts
51Lincoln County6.532-3.02 pts
52Barbour County5.987-1.22 pts
53Roane County5.948-2.03 pts
54Pocahontas County5.909-2.38 pts
55Nicholas County5.798-11.48 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Berkeley County, with 17.43% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Nicholas County, with 5.798% in 2016.

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