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Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate

Doddridge County had the highest job creation rate of 55 counties in 2018, at 33.482%. Wetzel County had the lowest, at 5.713%. The median was 10.742% and the figure for West Virginia was 12.479%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.482Doddridge County
Lowest5.713Wetzel County
Median10.74255 counties
West Virginia12.479History

Map of counties, 2018

Barbour County: 7.338 %Berkeley County: 15.261 %Boone County: 15.946 %Braxton County: 6.759 %Brooke County: 11.227 %Cabell County: 10.009 %Calhoun County: 12.863 %Clay County: 9.677 %Doddridge County: 33.482 %Fayette County: 13.811 %Gilmer County: 6.486 %Grant County: 8.716 %Greenbrier County: 10.669 %Hampshire County: 10.466 %Hancock County: 8.033 %Hardy County: 6.145 %Harrison County: 15.184 %Jackson County: 10.484 %Jefferson County: 8.839 %Kanawha County: 12.811 %Lewis County: 11.096 %Lincoln County: 7.717 %Logan County: 13.506 %McDowell County: 12.262 %Marion County: 13.299 %Marshall County: 9.974 %Mason County: 9.779 %Mercer County: 9.36 %Mineral County: 10.398 %Mingo County: 18.377 %Monongalia County: 13.403 %Monroe County: 5.956 %Morgan County: 12.661 %Nicholas County: 10.179 %Ohio County: 10.884 %Pendleton County: 8.557 %Pleasants County: 20.206 %Pocahontas County: 8.519 %Preston County: 11.067 %Putnam County: 11.523 %Raleigh County: 15.266 %Randolph County: 9.805 %Ritchie County: 11.418 %Roane County: 10.742 %Summers County: 9.664 %Taylor County: 11.667 %Tucker County: 9.302 %Tyler County: 13.715 %Upshur County: 14.82 %Wayne County: 20.528 %Webster County: 6.305 %Wetzel County: 5.713 %Wirt County: 7.266 %Wood County: 13.011 %Wyoming County: 17.125 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Doddridge County: 33.482 %Doddridge County33.482Wayne County: 20.528 %Wayne County20.528Pleasants County: 20.206 %Pleasants County20.206Mingo County: 18.377 %Mingo County18.377Wyoming County: 17.125 %Wyoming County17.125Boone County: 15.946 %Boone County15.946Raleigh County: 15.266 %Raleigh County15.266Berkeley County: 15.261 %Berkeley County15.261Harrison County: 15.184 %Harrison County15.184Upshur County: 14.82 %Upshur County14.82Fayette County: 13.811 %Fayette County13.811Tyler County: 13.715 %Tyler County13.715Logan County: 13.506 %Logan County13.506Monongalia County: 13.403 %Monongalia County13.403Marion County: 13.299 %Marion County13.299Wood County: 13.011 %Wood County13.011Calhoun County: 12.863 %Calhoun County12.863Kanawha County: 12.811 %Kanawha County12.811Morgan County: 12.661 %Morgan County12.661McDowell County: 12.262 %McDowell County12.262Taylor County: 11.667 %Taylor County11.667Putnam County: 11.523 %Putnam County11.523Ritchie County: 11.418 %Ritchie County11.418Brooke County: 11.227 %Brooke County11.227Lewis County: 11.096 %Lewis County11.096Preston County: 11.067 %Preston County11.067Ohio County: 10.884 %Ohio County10.884Roane County: 10.742 %Roane County10.742Greenbrier County: 10.669 %Greenbrier County10.669Jackson County: 10.484 %Jackson County10.484Hampshire County: 10.466 %Hampshire County10.466Mineral County: 10.398 %Mineral County10.398Nicholas County: 10.179 %Nicholas County10.179Cabell County: 10.009 %Cabell County10.009Marshall County: 9.974 %Marshall County9.974Randolph County: 9.805 %Randolph County9.805Mason County: 9.779 %Mason County9.779Clay County: 9.677 %Clay County9.677Summers County: 9.664 %Summers County9.664Mercer County: 9.36 %Mercer County9.36Tucker County: 9.302 %Tucker County9.302Jefferson County: 8.839 %Jefferson County8.839Grant County: 8.716 %Grant County8.716Pendleton County: 8.557 %Pendleton County8.557Pocahontas County: 8.519 %Pocahontas County8.519Hancock County: 8.033 %Hancock County8.033Lincoln County: 7.717 %Lincoln County7.717Barbour County: 7.338 %Barbour County7.338Wirt County: 7.266 %Wirt County7.266Braxton County: 6.759 %Braxton County6.759Gilmer County: 6.486 %Gilmer County6.486Webster County: 6.305 %Webster County6.305Hardy County: 6.145 %Hardy County6.145Monroe County: 5.956 %Monroe County5.956Wetzel County: 5.713 %Wetzel County5.713Doddridge County: 33.482 %Doddridge County33.482Wayne County: 20.528 %Wayne County20.528Pleasants County: 20.206 %Pleasants County20.206Mingo County: 18.377 %Mingo County18.377Wyoming County: 17.125 %Wyoming County17.125Boone County: 15.946 %Boone County15.946Raleigh County: 15.266 %Raleigh County15.266Berkeley County: 15.261 %Berkeley County15.261Harrison County: 15.184 %Harrison County15.184Upshur County: 14.82 %Upshur County14.82Fayette County: 13.811 %Fayette County13.811Tyler County: 13.715 %Tyler County13.715Logan County: 13.506 %Logan County13.506Monongalia County: 13.403 %Monongalia County13.403Marion County: 13.299 %Marion County13.299Wood County: 13.011 %Wood County13.011Calhoun County: 12.863 %Calhoun County12.863Kanawha County: 12.811 %Kanawha County12.811Morgan County: 12.661 %Morgan County12.661McDowell County: 12.262 %McDowell County12.262Taylor County: 11.667 %Taylor County11.667Putnam County: 11.523 %Putnam County11.523Ritchie County: 11.418 %Ritchie County11.418Brooke County: 11.227 %Brooke County11.227Lewis County: 11.096 %Lewis County11.096Preston County: 11.067 %Preston County11.067Ohio County: 10.884 %Ohio County10.884Roane County: 10.742 %Roane County10.742Greenbrier County: 10.669 %Greenbrier County10.669Jackson County: 10.484 %Jackson County10.484Hampshire County: 10.466 %Hampshire County10.466Mineral County: 10.398 %Mineral County10.398Nicholas County: 10.179 %Nicholas County10.179Cabell County: 10.009 %Cabell County10.009Marshall County: 9.974 %Marshall County9.974Randolph County: 9.805 %Randolph County9.805Mason County: 9.779 %Mason County9.779Clay County: 9.677 %Clay County9.677Summers County: 9.664 %Summers County9.664Mercer County: 9.36 %Mercer County9.36Tucker County: 9.302 %Tucker County9.302Jefferson County: 8.839 %Jefferson County8.839Grant County: 8.716 %Grant County8.716Pendleton County: 8.557 %Pendleton County8.557Pocahontas County: 8.519 %Pocahontas County8.519Hancock County: 8.033 %Hancock County8.033Lincoln County: 7.717 %Lincoln County7.717Barbour County: 7.338 %Barbour County7.338Wirt County: 7.266 %Wirt County7.266Braxton County: 6.759 %Braxton County6.759Gilmer County: 6.486 %Gilmer County6.486Webster County: 6.305 %Webster County6.305Hardy County: 6.145 %Hardy County6.145Monroe County: 5.956 %Monroe County5.956Wetzel County: 5.713 %Wetzel County5.713
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Doddridge County33.482+11.67 pts
2Wayne County20.528+5.78 pts
3Pleasants County20.206+11.05 pts
4Mingo County18.377+2.2 pts
5Wyoming County17.125+4.66 pts
6Boone County15.946-5.25 pts
7Raleigh County15.266+4.93 pts
8Berkeley County15.261+3.06 pts
9Harrison County15.184+1.61 pts
10Upshur County14.82+3.9 pts
11Fayette County13.811+2.44 pts
12Tyler County13.715+5.38 pts
13Logan County13.506+3.38 pts
14Monongalia County13.403+3.05 pts
15Marion County13.299+3.48 pts
16Wood County13.011+3.72 pts
17Calhoun County12.863-7.55 pts
18Kanawha County12.811+1.34 pts
19Morgan County12.661+2.94 pts
20McDowell County12.262+1.17 pts
21Taylor County11.667+0.21 pts
22Putnam County11.523+0.14 pts
23Ritchie County11.418+5.49 pts
24Brooke County11.227+2.98 pts
25Lewis County11.096+3.26 pts
26Preston County11.067-0.85 pts
27Ohio County10.884+2.05 pts
28Roane County10.742-4.24 pts
29Greenbrier County10.669-1.46 pts
30Jackson County10.484+1.82 pts
31Hampshire County10.466+0.81 pts
32Mineral County10.398-7.14 pts
33Nicholas County10.179-3.26 pts
34Cabell County10.009-0.56 pts
35Marshall County9.974+2.21 pts
36Randolph County9.805+0.2 pts
37Mason County9.779+0.92 pts
38Clay County9.677-5.08 pts
39Summers County9.664-0.11 pts
40Mercer County9.36-0.93 pts
41Tucker County9.302+1.98 pts
42Jefferson County8.839+0.05 pts
43Grant County8.716+3.32 pts
44Pendleton County8.557-2.56 pts
45Pocahontas County8.519+0.09 pts
46Hancock County8.033+1.09 pts
47Lincoln County7.717-1.63 pts
48Barbour County7.338-1.53 pts
49Wirt County7.266-14.92 pts
50Braxton County6.759-0.79 pts
51Gilmer County6.486+0.39 pts
52Webster County6.305-5.96 pts
53Hardy County6.145-7.15 pts
54Monroe County5.956-7.31 pts
55Wetzel County5.713-1.95 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Doddridge County, with 33.482% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Wetzel County, with 5.713% in 2018.

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