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Counties in West Virginia by job creation rate

Calhoun County had the highest job creation rate of 55 counties in 2019, at 17.196%. Webster County had the lowest, at 4.244%. The median was 10.042% and the figure for West Virginia was 10.599%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.196Calhoun County
Lowest4.244Webster County
Median10.04255 counties
West Virginia10.599History

Map of counties, 2019

Barbour County: 10.097 %Berkeley County: 12.046 %Boone County: 10.454 %Braxton County: 8.086 %Brooke County: 7.64 %Cabell County: 10.042 %Calhoun County: 17.196 %Clay County: 13.815 %Doddridge County: 13.093 %Fayette County: 14.066 %Gilmer County: 11.456 %Grant County: 5.834 %Greenbrier County: 9.861 %Hampshire County: 6.776 %Hancock County: 8.438 %Hardy County: 6.321 %Harrison County: 14.134 %Jackson County: 8.559 %Jefferson County: 9.23 %Kanawha County: 10.182 %Lewis County: 9.392 %Lincoln County: 12.446 %Logan County: 14.887 %McDowell County: 11.342 %Marion County: 10.888 %Marshall County: 8.455 %Mason County: 10.274 %Mercer County: 10.815 %Mineral County: 8.047 %Mingo County: 17.126 %Monongalia County: 9.07 %Monroe County: 8.659 %Morgan County: 11.982 %Nicholas County: 9.527 %Ohio County: 8.931 %Pendleton County: 12.827 %Pleasants County: 11.806 %Pocahontas County: 5.989 %Preston County: 7.848 %Putnam County: 14.647 %Raleigh County: 11.734 %Randolph County: 5.867 %Ritchie County: 6.302 %Roane County: 7.334 %Summers County: 11.945 %Taylor County: 5.78 %Tucker County: 6.521 %Tyler County: 14.246 %Upshur County: 9.337 %Wayne County: 9.044 %Webster County: 4.244 %Wetzel County: 9.732 %Wirt County: 13.436 %Wood County: 10.761 %Wyoming County: 13.452 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Calhoun County: 17.196 %Calhoun County17.196Mingo County: 17.126 %Mingo County17.126Logan County: 14.887 %Logan County14.887Putnam County: 14.647 %Putnam County14.647Tyler County: 14.246 %Tyler County14.246Harrison County: 14.134 %Harrison County14.134Fayette County: 14.066 %Fayette County14.066Clay County: 13.815 %Clay County13.815Wyoming County: 13.452 %Wyoming County13.452Wirt County: 13.436 %Wirt County13.436Doddridge County: 13.093 %Doddridge County13.093Pendleton County: 12.827 %Pendleton County12.827Lincoln County: 12.446 %Lincoln County12.446Berkeley County: 12.046 %Berkeley County12.046Morgan County: 11.982 %Morgan County11.982Summers County: 11.945 %Summers County11.945Pleasants County: 11.806 %Pleasants County11.806Raleigh County: 11.734 %Raleigh County11.734Gilmer County: 11.456 %Gilmer County11.456McDowell County: 11.342 %McDowell County11.342Marion County: 10.888 %Marion County10.888Mercer County: 10.815 %Mercer County10.815Wood County: 10.761 %Wood County10.761Boone County: 10.454 %Boone County10.454Mason County: 10.274 %Mason County10.274Kanawha County: 10.182 %Kanawha County10.182Barbour County: 10.097 %Barbour County10.097Cabell County: 10.042 %Cabell County10.042Greenbrier County: 9.861 %Greenbrier County9.861Wetzel County: 9.732 %Wetzel County9.732Nicholas County: 9.527 %Nicholas County9.527Lewis County: 9.392 %Lewis County9.392Upshur County: 9.337 %Upshur County9.337Jefferson County: 9.23 %Jefferson County9.23Monongalia County: 9.07 %Monongalia County9.07Wayne County: 9.044 %Wayne County9.044Ohio County: 8.931 %Ohio County8.931Monroe County: 8.659 %Monroe County8.659Jackson County: 8.559 %Jackson County8.559Marshall County: 8.455 %Marshall County8.455Hancock County: 8.438 %Hancock County8.438Braxton County: 8.086 %Braxton County8.086Mineral County: 8.047 %Mineral County8.047Preston County: 7.848 %Preston County7.848Brooke County: 7.64 %Brooke County7.64Roane County: 7.334 %Roane County7.334Hampshire County: 6.776 %Hampshire County6.776Tucker County: 6.521 %Tucker County6.521Hardy County: 6.321 %Hardy County6.321Ritchie County: 6.302 %Ritchie County6.302Pocahontas County: 5.989 %Pocahontas County5.989Randolph County: 5.867 %Randolph County5.867Grant County: 5.834 %Grant County5.834Taylor County: 5.78 %Taylor County5.78Webster County: 4.244 %Webster County4.244Calhoun County: 17.196 %Calhoun County17.196Mingo County: 17.126 %Mingo County17.126Logan County: 14.887 %Logan County14.887Putnam County: 14.647 %Putnam County14.647Tyler County: 14.246 %Tyler County14.246Harrison County: 14.134 %Harrison County14.134Fayette County: 14.066 %Fayette County14.066Clay County: 13.815 %Clay County13.815Wyoming County: 13.452 %Wyoming County13.452Wirt County: 13.436 %Wirt County13.436Doddridge County: 13.093 %Doddridge County13.093Pendleton County: 12.827 %Pendleton County12.827Lincoln County: 12.446 %Lincoln County12.446Berkeley County: 12.046 %Berkeley County12.046Morgan County: 11.982 %Morgan County11.982Summers County: 11.945 %Summers County11.945Pleasants County: 11.806 %Pleasants County11.806Raleigh County: 11.734 %Raleigh County11.734Gilmer County: 11.456 %Gilmer County11.456McDowell County: 11.342 %McDowell County11.342Marion County: 10.888 %Marion County10.888Mercer County: 10.815 %Mercer County10.815Wood County: 10.761 %Wood County10.761Boone County: 10.454 %Boone County10.454Mason County: 10.274 %Mason County10.274Kanawha County: 10.182 %Kanawha County10.182Barbour County: 10.097 %Barbour County10.097Cabell County: 10.042 %Cabell County10.042Greenbrier County: 9.861 %Greenbrier County9.861Wetzel County: 9.732 %Wetzel County9.732Nicholas County: 9.527 %Nicholas County9.527Lewis County: 9.392 %Lewis County9.392Upshur County: 9.337 %Upshur County9.337Jefferson County: 9.23 %Jefferson County9.23Monongalia County: 9.07 %Monongalia County9.07Wayne County: 9.044 %Wayne County9.044Ohio County: 8.931 %Ohio County8.931Monroe County: 8.659 %Monroe County8.659Jackson County: 8.559 %Jackson County8.559Marshall County: 8.455 %Marshall County8.455Hancock County: 8.438 %Hancock County8.438Braxton County: 8.086 %Braxton County8.086Mineral County: 8.047 %Mineral County8.047Preston County: 7.848 %Preston County7.848Brooke County: 7.64 %Brooke County7.64Roane County: 7.334 %Roane County7.334Hampshire County: 6.776 %Hampshire County6.776Tucker County: 6.521 %Tucker County6.521Hardy County: 6.321 %Hardy County6.321Ritchie County: 6.302 %Ritchie County6.302Pocahontas County: 5.989 %Pocahontas County5.989Randolph County: 5.867 %Randolph County5.867Grant County: 5.834 %Grant County5.834Taylor County: 5.78 %Taylor County5.78Webster County: 4.244 %Webster County4.244
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Calhoun County17.196+4.33 pts
2Mingo County17.126-1.25 pts
3Logan County14.887+1.38 pts
4Putnam County14.647+3.12 pts
5Tyler County14.246+0.53 pts
6Harrison County14.134-1.05 pts
7Fayette County14.066+0.26 pts
8Clay County13.815+4.14 pts
9Wyoming County13.452-3.67 pts
10Wirt County13.436+6.17 pts
11Doddridge County13.093-20.39 pts
12Pendleton County12.827+4.27 pts
13Lincoln County12.446+4.73 pts
14Berkeley County12.046-3.21 pts
15Morgan County11.982-0.68 pts
16Summers County11.945+2.28 pts
17Pleasants County11.806-8.4 pts
18Raleigh County11.734-3.53 pts
19Gilmer County11.456+4.97 pts
20McDowell County11.342-0.92 pts
21Marion County10.888-2.41 pts
22Mercer County10.815+1.46 pts
23Wood County10.761-2.25 pts
24Boone County10.454-5.49 pts
25Mason County10.274+0.49 pts
26Kanawha County10.182-2.63 pts
27Barbour County10.097+2.76 pts
28Cabell County10.042+0.03 pts
29Greenbrier County9.861-0.81 pts
30Wetzel County9.732+4.02 pts
31Nicholas County9.527-0.65 pts
32Lewis County9.392-1.7 pts
33Upshur County9.337-5.48 pts
34Jefferson County9.23+0.39 pts
35Monongalia County9.07-4.33 pts
36Wayne County9.044-11.48 pts
37Ohio County8.931-1.95 pts
38Monroe County8.659+2.7 pts
39Jackson County8.559-1.93 pts
40Marshall County8.455-1.52 pts
41Hancock County8.438+0.41 pts
42Braxton County8.086+1.33 pts
43Mineral County8.047-2.35 pts
44Preston County7.848-3.22 pts
45Brooke County7.64-3.59 pts
46Roane County7.334-3.41 pts
47Hampshire County6.776-3.69 pts
48Tucker County6.521-2.78 pts
49Hardy County6.321+0.18 pts
50Ritchie County6.302-5.12 pts
51Pocahontas County5.989-2.53 pts
52Randolph County5.867-3.94 pts
53Grant County5.834-2.88 pts
54Taylor County5.78-5.89 pts
55Webster County4.244-2.06 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Calhoun County, with 17.196% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Webster County, with 4.244% in 2019.

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