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Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate, 2023

Summers County had the highest job destruction rate of 55 counties in 2023, at 25.463%. Hardy County had the lowest, at 3.943%. The median was 9.927% and the figure for West Virginia was 10.565%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.463Summers County
Lowest3.943Hardy County
Median9.92755 counties
West Virginia10.565History

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 7.854 %Berkeley County: 10.836 %Boone County: 9.787 %Braxton County: 6.948 %Brooke County: 12.74 %Cabell County: 10.056 %Calhoun County: 6.443 %Clay County: 6.621 %Doddridge County: 8.004 %Fayette County: 10.905 %Gilmer County: 8.166 %Grant County: 7.486 %Greenbrier County: 10.009 %Hampshire County: 9.443 %Hancock County: 12.52 %Hardy County: 3.943 %Harrison County: 10.184 %Jackson County: 10.364 %Jefferson County: 10.993 %Kanawha County: 11.592 %Lewis County: 9.927 %Lincoln County: 8.807 %Logan County: 13.437 %McDowell County: 8.892 %Marion County: 10.502 %Marshall County: 7.559 %Mason County: 8.624 %Mercer County: 10.443 %Mineral County: 9.647 %Mingo County: 21.606 %Monongalia County: 12.835 %Monroe County: 12.978 %Morgan County: 10.826 %Nicholas County: 7.865 %Ohio County: 10.101 %Pendleton County: 19.631 %Pleasants County: 10.386 %Pocahontas County: 9.164 %Preston County: 8.874 %Putnam County: 10.415 %Raleigh County: 7.501 %Randolph County: 8.444 %Ritchie County: 4.974 %Roane County: 10.904 %Summers County: 25.463 %Taylor County: 4.886 %Tucker County: 8.087 %Tyler County: 6.088 %Upshur County: 16.835 %Wayne County: 8.184 %Webster County: 9.325 %Wetzel County: 11.774 %Wirt County: 10.627 %Wood County: 9.627 %Wyoming County: 10.31 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Summers County: 25.463 %Summers County25.463Mingo County: 21.606 %Mingo County21.606Pendleton County: 19.631 %Pendleton County19.631Upshur County: 16.835 %Upshur County16.835Logan County: 13.437 %Logan County13.437Monroe County: 12.978 %Monroe County12.978Monongalia County: 12.835 %Monongalia County12.835Brooke County: 12.74 %Brooke County12.74Hancock County: 12.52 %Hancock County12.52Wetzel County: 11.774 %Wetzel County11.774Kanawha County: 11.592 %Kanawha County11.592Jefferson County: 10.993 %Jefferson County10.993Fayette County: 10.905 %Fayette County10.905Roane County: 10.904 %Roane County10.904Berkeley County: 10.836 %Berkeley County10.836Morgan County: 10.826 %Morgan County10.826Wirt County: 10.627 %Wirt County10.627Marion County: 10.502 %Marion County10.502Mercer County: 10.443 %Mercer County10.443Putnam County: 10.415 %Putnam County10.415Pleasants County: 10.386 %Pleasants County10.386Jackson County: 10.364 %Jackson County10.364Wyoming County: 10.31 %Wyoming County10.31Harrison County: 10.184 %Harrison County10.184Ohio County: 10.101 %Ohio County10.101Cabell County: 10.056 %Cabell County10.056Greenbrier County: 10.009 %Greenbrier County10.009Lewis County: 9.927 %Lewis County9.927Boone County: 9.787 %Boone County9.787Mineral County: 9.647 %Mineral County9.647Wood County: 9.627 %Wood County9.627Hampshire County: 9.443 %Hampshire County9.443Webster County: 9.325 %Webster County9.325Pocahontas County: 9.164 %Pocahontas County9.164McDowell County: 8.892 %McDowell County8.892Preston County: 8.874 %Preston County8.874Lincoln County: 8.807 %Lincoln County8.807Mason County: 8.624 %Mason County8.624Randolph County: 8.444 %Randolph County8.444Wayne County: 8.184 %Wayne County8.184Gilmer County: 8.166 %Gilmer County8.166Tucker County: 8.087 %Tucker County8.087Doddridge County: 8.004 %Doddridge County8.004Nicholas County: 7.865 %Nicholas County7.865Barbour County: 7.854 %Barbour County7.854Marshall County: 7.559 %Marshall County7.559Raleigh County: 7.501 %Raleigh County7.501Grant County: 7.486 %Grant County7.486Braxton County: 6.948 %Braxton County6.948Clay County: 6.621 %Clay County6.621Calhoun County: 6.443 %Calhoun County6.443Tyler County: 6.088 %Tyler County6.088Ritchie County: 4.974 %Ritchie County4.974Taylor County: 4.886 %Taylor County4.886Hardy County: 3.943 %Hardy County3.943Summers County: 25.463 %Summers County25.463Mingo County: 21.606 %Mingo County21.606Pendleton County: 19.631 %Pendleton County19.631Upshur County: 16.835 %Upshur County16.835Logan County: 13.437 %Logan County13.437Monroe County: 12.978 %Monroe County12.978Monongalia County: 12.835 %Monongalia County12.835Brooke County: 12.74 %Brooke County12.74Hancock County: 12.52 %Hancock County12.52Wetzel County: 11.774 %Wetzel County11.774Kanawha County: 11.592 %Kanawha County11.592Jefferson County: 10.993 %Jefferson County10.993Fayette County: 10.905 %Fayette County10.905Roane County: 10.904 %Roane County10.904Berkeley County: 10.836 %Berkeley County10.836Morgan County: 10.826 %Morgan County10.826Wirt County: 10.627 %Wirt County10.627Marion County: 10.502 %Marion County10.502Mercer County: 10.443 %Mercer County10.443Putnam County: 10.415 %Putnam County10.415Pleasants County: 10.386 %Pleasants County10.386Jackson County: 10.364 %Jackson County10.364Wyoming County: 10.31 %Wyoming County10.31Harrison County: 10.184 %Harrison County10.184Ohio County: 10.101 %Ohio County10.101Cabell County: 10.056 %Cabell County10.056Greenbrier County: 10.009 %Greenbrier County10.009Lewis County: 9.927 %Lewis County9.927Boone County: 9.787 %Boone County9.787Mineral County: 9.647 %Mineral County9.647Wood County: 9.627 %Wood County9.627Hampshire County: 9.443 %Hampshire County9.443Webster County: 9.325 %Webster County9.325Pocahontas County: 9.164 %Pocahontas County9.164McDowell County: 8.892 %McDowell County8.892Preston County: 8.874 %Preston County8.874Lincoln County: 8.807 %Lincoln County8.807Mason County: 8.624 %Mason County8.624Randolph County: 8.444 %Randolph County8.444Wayne County: 8.184 %Wayne County8.184Gilmer County: 8.166 %Gilmer County8.166Tucker County: 8.087 %Tucker County8.087Doddridge County: 8.004 %Doddridge County8.004Nicholas County: 7.865 %Nicholas County7.865Barbour County: 7.854 %Barbour County7.854Marshall County: 7.559 %Marshall County7.559Raleigh County: 7.501 %Raleigh County7.501Grant County: 7.486 %Grant County7.486Braxton County: 6.948 %Braxton County6.948Clay County: 6.621 %Clay County6.621Calhoun County: 6.443 %Calhoun County6.443Tyler County: 6.088 %Tyler County6.088Ritchie County: 4.974 %Ritchie County4.974Taylor County: 4.886 %Taylor County4.886Hardy County: 3.943 %Hardy County3.943
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Summers County25.463+16.73 pts
2Mingo County21.606+11.55 pts
3Pendleton County19.631+8.19 pts
4Upshur County16.835+7.21 pts
5Logan County13.437+5.14 pts
6Monroe County12.978+5.43 pts
7Monongalia County12.835+1.37 pts
8Brooke County12.74+0.21 pts
9Hancock County12.52+5.01 pts
10Wetzel County11.774+3.37 pts
11Kanawha County11.592+0.95 pts
12Jefferson County10.993+3.24 pts
13Fayette County10.905+1.63 pts
14Roane County10.904-7.67 pts
15Berkeley County10.836+2.31 pts
16Morgan County10.826-3.69 pts
17Wirt County10.627+4.15 pts
18Marion County10.502-3.5 pts
19Mercer County10.443-1.19 pts
20Putnam County10.415-0.59 pts
21Pleasants County10.386+1.73 pts
22Jackson County10.364-0.54 pts
23Wyoming County10.31-2.68 pts
24Harrison County10.184-1.46 pts
25Ohio County10.101-0.95 pts
26Cabell County10.056+0.61 pts
27Greenbrier County10.009-1.4 pts
28Lewis County9.927+1.44 pts
29Boone County9.787+3.44 pts
30Mineral County9.647-1.1 pts
31Wood County9.627-4.26 pts
32Hampshire County9.443-2.49 pts
33Webster County9.325+1.91 pts
34Pocahontas County9.164+2.5 pts
35McDowell County8.892-0.11 pts
36Preston County8.874-2.46 pts
37Lincoln County8.807-2.5 pts
38Mason County8.624-0.18 pts
39Randolph County8.444-2.03 pts
40Wayne County8.184-3.22 pts
41Gilmer County8.166-0.27 pts
42Tucker County8.087-6.86 pts
43Doddridge County8.004-1.42 pts
44Nicholas County7.865-1.43 pts
45Barbour County7.854-3.46 pts
46Marshall County7.559+2.05 pts
47Raleigh County7.501-1.25 pts
48Grant County7.486-3.07 pts
49Braxton County6.948-4.23 pts
50Clay County6.621+2.11 pts
51Calhoun County6.443-10.99 pts
52Tyler County6.088-6.48 pts
53Ritchie County4.974+0.14 pts
54Taylor County4.886-8.45 pts
55Hardy County3.943-4.24 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/west-virginia-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Summers County, with 25.463% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Hardy County, with 3.943% in 2023.

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