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Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate

Wirt County had the highest job creation rate of 55 counties in 2017, at 22.185%. Grant County had the lowest, at 5.391%. The median was 10.332% and the figure for West Virginia was 10.981%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.185Wirt County
Lowest5.391Grant County
Median10.33255 counties
West Virginia10.981History

Map of counties, 2017

Barbour County: 8.871 %Berkeley County: 12.199 %Boone County: 21.199 %Braxton County: 7.553 %Brooke County: 8.249 %Cabell County: 10.566 %Calhoun County: 20.411 %Clay County: 14.757 %Doddridge County: 21.812 %Fayette County: 11.37 %Gilmer County: 6.091 %Grant County: 5.391 %Greenbrier County: 12.132 %Hampshire County: 9.657 %Hancock County: 6.938 %Hardy County: 13.294 %Harrison County: 13.57 %Jackson County: 8.664 %Jefferson County: 8.788 %Kanawha County: 11.467 %Lewis County: 7.833 %Lincoln County: 9.351 %Logan County: 10.13 %McDowell County: 11.097 %Marion County: 9.818 %Marshall County: 7.766 %Mason County: 8.855 %Mercer County: 10.294 %Mineral County: 17.542 %Mingo County: 16.181 %Monongalia County: 10.356 %Monroe County: 13.268 %Morgan County: 9.724 %Nicholas County: 13.437 %Ohio County: 8.838 %Pendleton County: 11.121 %Pleasants County: 9.152 %Pocahontas County: 8.432 %Preston County: 11.916 %Putnam County: 11.385 %Raleigh County: 10.332 %Randolph County: 9.605 %Ritchie County: 5.924 %Roane County: 14.986 %Summers County: 9.77 %Taylor County: 11.452 %Tucker County: 7.322 %Tyler County: 8.338 %Upshur County: 10.922 %Wayne County: 14.75 %Webster County: 12.27 %Wetzel County: 7.658 %Wirt County: 22.185 %Wood County: 9.291 %Wyoming County: 12.469 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Wirt County: 22.185 %Wirt County22.185Doddridge County: 21.812 %Doddridge County21.812Boone County: 21.199 %Boone County21.199Calhoun County: 20.411 %Calhoun County20.411Mineral County: 17.542 %Mineral County17.542Mingo County: 16.181 %Mingo County16.181Roane County: 14.986 %Roane County14.986Clay County: 14.757 %Clay County14.757Wayne County: 14.75 %Wayne County14.75Harrison County: 13.57 %Harrison County13.57Nicholas County: 13.437 %Nicholas County13.437Hardy County: 13.294 %Hardy County13.294Monroe County: 13.268 %Monroe County13.268Wyoming County: 12.469 %Wyoming County12.469Webster County: 12.27 %Webster County12.27Berkeley County: 12.199 %Berkeley County12.199Greenbrier County: 12.132 %Greenbrier County12.132Preston County: 11.916 %Preston County11.916Kanawha County: 11.467 %Kanawha County11.467Taylor County: 11.452 %Taylor County11.452Putnam County: 11.385 %Putnam County11.385Fayette County: 11.37 %Fayette County11.37Pendleton County: 11.121 %Pendleton County11.121McDowell County: 11.097 %McDowell County11.097Upshur County: 10.922 %Upshur County10.922Cabell County: 10.566 %Cabell County10.566Monongalia County: 10.356 %Monongalia County10.356Raleigh County: 10.332 %Raleigh County10.332Mercer County: 10.294 %Mercer County10.294Logan County: 10.13 %Logan County10.13Marion County: 9.818 %Marion County9.818Summers County: 9.77 %Summers County9.77Morgan County: 9.724 %Morgan County9.724Hampshire County: 9.657 %Hampshire County9.657Randolph County: 9.605 %Randolph County9.605Lincoln County: 9.351 %Lincoln County9.351Wood County: 9.291 %Wood County9.291Pleasants County: 9.152 %Pleasants County9.152Barbour County: 8.871 %Barbour County8.871Mason County: 8.855 %Mason County8.855Ohio County: 8.838 %Ohio County8.838Jefferson County: 8.788 %Jefferson County8.788Jackson County: 8.664 %Jackson County8.664Pocahontas County: 8.432 %Pocahontas County8.432Tyler County: 8.338 %Tyler County8.338Brooke County: 8.249 %Brooke County8.249Lewis County: 7.833 %Lewis County7.833Marshall County: 7.766 %Marshall County7.766Wetzel County: 7.658 %Wetzel County7.658Braxton County: 7.553 %Braxton County7.553Tucker County: 7.322 %Tucker County7.322Hancock County: 6.938 %Hancock County6.938Gilmer County: 6.091 %Gilmer County6.091Ritchie County: 5.924 %Ritchie County5.924Grant County: 5.391 %Grant County5.391Wirt County: 22.185 %Wirt County22.185Doddridge County: 21.812 %Doddridge County21.812Boone County: 21.199 %Boone County21.199Calhoun County: 20.411 %Calhoun County20.411Mineral County: 17.542 %Mineral County17.542Mingo County: 16.181 %Mingo County16.181Roane County: 14.986 %Roane County14.986Clay County: 14.757 %Clay County14.757Wayne County: 14.75 %Wayne County14.75Harrison County: 13.57 %Harrison County13.57Nicholas County: 13.437 %Nicholas County13.437Hardy County: 13.294 %Hardy County13.294Monroe County: 13.268 %Monroe County13.268Wyoming County: 12.469 %Wyoming County12.469Webster County: 12.27 %Webster County12.27Berkeley County: 12.199 %Berkeley County12.199Greenbrier County: 12.132 %Greenbrier County12.132Preston County: 11.916 %Preston County11.916Kanawha County: 11.467 %Kanawha County11.467Taylor County: 11.452 %Taylor County11.452Putnam County: 11.385 %Putnam County11.385Fayette County: 11.37 %Fayette County11.37Pendleton County: 11.121 %Pendleton County11.121McDowell County: 11.097 %McDowell County11.097Upshur County: 10.922 %Upshur County10.922Cabell County: 10.566 %Cabell County10.566Monongalia County: 10.356 %Monongalia County10.356Raleigh County: 10.332 %Raleigh County10.332Mercer County: 10.294 %Mercer County10.294Logan County: 10.13 %Logan County10.13Marion County: 9.818 %Marion County9.818Summers County: 9.77 %Summers County9.77Morgan County: 9.724 %Morgan County9.724Hampshire County: 9.657 %Hampshire County9.657Randolph County: 9.605 %Randolph County9.605Lincoln County: 9.351 %Lincoln County9.351Wood County: 9.291 %Wood County9.291Pleasants County: 9.152 %Pleasants County9.152Barbour County: 8.871 %Barbour County8.871Mason County: 8.855 %Mason County8.855Ohio County: 8.838 %Ohio County8.838Jefferson County: 8.788 %Jefferson County8.788Jackson County: 8.664 %Jackson County8.664Pocahontas County: 8.432 %Pocahontas County8.432Tyler County: 8.338 %Tyler County8.338Brooke County: 8.249 %Brooke County8.249Lewis County: 7.833 %Lewis County7.833Marshall County: 7.766 %Marshall County7.766Wetzel County: 7.658 %Wetzel County7.658Braxton County: 7.553 %Braxton County7.553Tucker County: 7.322 %Tucker County7.322Hancock County: 6.938 %Hancock County6.938Gilmer County: 6.091 %Gilmer County6.091Ritchie County: 5.924 %Ritchie County5.924Grant County: 5.391 %Grant County5.391
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Wirt County22.185+7.1 pts
2Doddridge County21.812+5.7 pts
3Boone County21.199+14.55 pts
4Calhoun County20.411+10.46 pts
5Mineral County17.542+8.71 pts
6Mingo County16.181+8.75 pts
7Roane County14.986+9.04 pts
8Clay County14.757+3.28 pts
9Wayne County14.75+6.52 pts
10Harrison County13.57+3.42 pts
11Nicholas County13.437+7.64 pts
12Hardy County13.294+4.42 pts
13Monroe County13.268+2.84 pts
14Wyoming County12.469+5.27 pts
15Webster County12.27-4.09 pts
16Berkeley County12.199-5.23 pts
17Greenbrier County12.132+3.14 pts
18Preston County11.916-2.88 pts
19Kanawha County11.467-2.52 pts
20Taylor County11.452+2.5 pts
21Putnam County11.385-0.93 pts
22Fayette County11.37+1.53 pts
23Pendleton County11.121+3.9 pts
24McDowell County11.097-0.79 pts
25Upshur County10.922+0.69 pts
26Cabell County10.566+1.75 pts
27Monongalia County10.356-2.68 pts
28Raleigh County10.332+0.62 pts
29Mercer County10.294+2.4 pts
30Logan County10.13+2.03 pts
31Marion County9.818+0.57 pts
32Summers County9.77-4.31 pts
33Morgan County9.724-6.49 pts
34Hampshire County9.657-5.13 pts
35Randolph County9.605+1.16 pts
36Lincoln County9.351+2.82 pts
37Wood County9.291-0.09 pts
38Pleasants County9.152+0.53 pts
39Barbour County8.871+2.88 pts
40Mason County8.855+1.87 pts
41Ohio County8.838-0.16 pts
42Jefferson County8.788-1.21 pts
43Jackson County8.664-1.53 pts
44Pocahontas County8.432+2.52 pts
45Tyler County8.338-1.22 pts
46Brooke County8.249+1.12 pts
47Lewis County7.833-1.83 pts
48Marshall County7.766-0.03 pts
49Wetzel County7.658-2.98 pts
50Braxton County7.553-3.6 pts
51Tucker County7.322-4.43 pts
52Hancock County6.938+0.12 pts
53Gilmer County6.091-1.02 pts
54Ritchie County5.924-1.26 pts
55Grant County5.391-3.29 pts

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About this ranking

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.

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.

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wirt County, with 22.185% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Grant County, with 5.391% in 2017.

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