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Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate

Boone County had the highest job destruction rate of 55 counties in 2012, at 20.939%. Tyler County had the lowest, at 4.242%. The median was 10.544% and the figure for West Virginia was 10.826%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.939Boone County
Lowest4.242Tyler County
Median10.54455 counties
West Virginia10.826History

Map of counties, 2012

Barbour County: 7 %Berkeley County: 8.848 %Boone County: 20.939 %Braxton County: 9.575 %Brooke County: 7.869 %Cabell County: 10.544 %Calhoun County: 10.072 %Clay County: 19.009 %Doddridge County: 13.565 %Fayette County: 14.263 %Gilmer County: 10.698 %Grant County: 9.437 %Greenbrier County: 12.904 %Hampshire County: 11.19 %Hancock County: 7.925 %Hardy County: 10.648 %Harrison County: 10.284 %Jackson County: 9.659 %Jefferson County: 8.902 %Kanawha County: 11.46 %Lewis County: 11.341 %Lincoln County: 8.426 %Logan County: 11.3 %McDowell County: 10.088 %Marion County: 11.636 %Marshall County: 4.802 %Mason County: 7.069 %Mercer County: 13.622 %Mineral County: 9.273 %Mingo County: 15.963 %Monongalia County: 8.506 %Monroe County: 8.854 %Morgan County: 8.827 %Nicholas County: 11.708 %Ohio County: 7.642 %Pendleton County: 7.625 %Pleasants County: 13.476 %Pocahontas County: 9.187 %Preston County: 13.282 %Putnam County: 12.815 %Raleigh County: 12.779 %Randolph County: 13.299 %Ritchie County: 5.427 %Roane County: 11.292 %Summers County: 14.683 %Taylor County: 8.09 %Tucker County: 12.12 %Tyler County: 4.242 %Upshur County: 10.006 %Wayne County: 7.584 %Webster County: 14.326 %Wetzel County: 7.974 %Wirt County: 18.217 %Wood County: 13.128 %Wyoming County: 12.336 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Boone County: 20.939 %Boone County20.939Clay County: 19.009 %Clay County19.009Wirt County: 18.217 %Wirt County18.217Mingo County: 15.963 %Mingo County15.963Summers County: 14.683 %Summers County14.683Webster County: 14.326 %Webster County14.326Fayette County: 14.263 %Fayette County14.263Mercer County: 13.622 %Mercer County13.622Doddridge County: 13.565 %Doddridge County13.565Pleasants County: 13.476 %Pleasants County13.476Randolph County: 13.299 %Randolph County13.299Preston County: 13.282 %Preston County13.282Wood County: 13.128 %Wood County13.128Greenbrier County: 12.904 %Greenbrier County12.904Putnam County: 12.815 %Putnam County12.815Raleigh County: 12.779 %Raleigh County12.779Wyoming County: 12.336 %Wyoming County12.336Tucker County: 12.12 %Tucker County12.12Nicholas County: 11.708 %Nicholas County11.708Marion County: 11.636 %Marion County11.636Kanawha County: 11.46 %Kanawha County11.46Lewis County: 11.341 %Lewis County11.341Logan County: 11.3 %Logan County11.3Roane County: 11.292 %Roane County11.292Hampshire County: 11.19 %Hampshire County11.19Gilmer County: 10.698 %Gilmer County10.698Hardy County: 10.648 %Hardy County10.648Cabell County: 10.544 %Cabell County10.544Harrison County: 10.284 %Harrison County10.284McDowell County: 10.088 %McDowell County10.088Calhoun County: 10.072 %Calhoun County10.072Upshur County: 10.006 %Upshur County10.006Jackson County: 9.659 %Jackson County9.659Braxton County: 9.575 %Braxton County9.575Grant County: 9.437 %Grant County9.437Mineral County: 9.273 %Mineral County9.273Pocahontas County: 9.187 %Pocahontas County9.187Jefferson County: 8.902 %Jefferson County8.902Monroe County: 8.854 %Monroe County8.854Berkeley County: 8.848 %Berkeley County8.848Morgan County: 8.827 %Morgan County8.827Monongalia County: 8.506 %Monongalia County8.506Lincoln County: 8.426 %Lincoln County8.426Taylor County: 8.09 %Taylor County8.09Wetzel County: 7.974 %Wetzel County7.974Hancock County: 7.925 %Hancock County7.925Brooke County: 7.869 %Brooke County7.869Ohio County: 7.642 %Ohio County7.642Pendleton County: 7.625 %Pendleton County7.625Wayne County: 7.584 %Wayne County7.584Mason County: 7.069 %Mason County7.069Barbour County: 7 %Barbour County7Ritchie County: 5.427 %Ritchie County5.427Marshall County: 4.802 %Marshall County4.802Tyler County: 4.242 %Tyler County4.242Boone County: 20.939 %Boone County20.939Clay County: 19.009 %Clay County19.009Wirt County: 18.217 %Wirt County18.217Mingo County: 15.963 %Mingo County15.963Summers County: 14.683 %Summers County14.683Webster County: 14.326 %Webster County14.326Fayette County: 14.263 %Fayette County14.263Mercer County: 13.622 %Mercer County13.622Doddridge County: 13.565 %Doddridge County13.565Pleasants County: 13.476 %Pleasants County13.476Randolph County: 13.299 %Randolph County13.299Preston County: 13.282 %Preston County13.282Wood County: 13.128 %Wood County13.128Greenbrier County: 12.904 %Greenbrier County12.904Putnam County: 12.815 %Putnam County12.815Raleigh County: 12.779 %Raleigh County12.779Wyoming County: 12.336 %Wyoming County12.336Tucker County: 12.12 %Tucker County12.12Nicholas County: 11.708 %Nicholas County11.708Marion County: 11.636 %Marion County11.636Kanawha County: 11.46 %Kanawha County11.46Lewis County: 11.341 %Lewis County11.341Logan County: 11.3 %Logan County11.3Roane County: 11.292 %Roane County11.292Hampshire County: 11.19 %Hampshire County11.19Gilmer County: 10.698 %Gilmer County10.698Hardy County: 10.648 %Hardy County10.648Cabell County: 10.544 %Cabell County10.544Harrison County: 10.284 %Harrison County10.284McDowell County: 10.088 %McDowell County10.088Calhoun County: 10.072 %Calhoun County10.072Upshur County: 10.006 %Upshur County10.006Jackson County: 9.659 %Jackson County9.659Braxton County: 9.575 %Braxton County9.575Grant County: 9.437 %Grant County9.437Mineral County: 9.273 %Mineral County9.273Pocahontas County: 9.187 %Pocahontas County9.187Jefferson County: 8.902 %Jefferson County8.902Monroe County: 8.854 %Monroe County8.854Berkeley County: 8.848 %Berkeley County8.848Morgan County: 8.827 %Morgan County8.827Monongalia County: 8.506 %Monongalia County8.506Lincoln County: 8.426 %Lincoln County8.426Taylor County: 8.09 %Taylor County8.09Wetzel County: 7.974 %Wetzel County7.974Hancock County: 7.925 %Hancock County7.925Brooke County: 7.869 %Brooke County7.869Ohio County: 7.642 %Ohio County7.642Pendleton County: 7.625 %Pendleton County7.625Wayne County: 7.584 %Wayne County7.584Mason County: 7.069 %Mason County7.069Barbour County: 7 %Barbour County7Ritchie County: 5.427 %Ritchie County5.427Marshall County: 4.802 %Marshall County4.802Tyler County: 4.242 %Tyler County4.242
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Boone County20.939+9.15 pts
2Clay County19.009+3.27 pts
3Wirt County18.217+10.49 pts
4Mingo County15.963+5.57 pts
5Summers County14.683+3.37 pts
6Webster County14.326-1.41 pts
7Fayette County14.263+0.16 pts
8Mercer County13.622+0.72 pts
9Doddridge County13.565+5.4 pts
10Pleasants County13.476+6.24 pts
11Randolph County13.299+1.48 pts
12Preston County13.282+1.66 pts
13Wood County13.128+2.88 pts
14Greenbrier County12.904+2.47 pts
15Putnam County12.815+0.55 pts
16Raleigh County12.779+2.69 pts
17Wyoming County12.336-0.28 pts
18Tucker County12.12-0.25 pts
19Nicholas County11.708+1.56 pts
20Marion County11.636+4.21 pts
21Kanawha County11.46-0.18 pts
22Lewis County11.341-6.49 pts
23Logan County11.3+2.58 pts
24Roane County11.292+1.34 pts
25Hampshire County11.19+1.11 pts
26Gilmer County10.698-0.98 pts
27Hardy County10.648+1.05 pts
28Cabell County10.544-0.98 pts
29Harrison County10.284-1.09 pts
30McDowell County10.088-1.54 pts
31Calhoun County10.072-19.02 pts
32Upshur County10.006-1.78 pts
33Jackson County9.659-5.86 pts
34Braxton County9.575-1.26 pts
35Grant County9.437-2.75 pts
36Mineral County9.273+1.75 pts
37Pocahontas County9.187-2.12 pts
38Jefferson County8.902+0.82 pts
39Monroe County8.854-1.95 pts
40Berkeley County8.848-1.94 pts
41Morgan County8.827-3.83 pts
42Monongalia County8.506-0.87 pts
43Lincoln County8.426-1.25 pts
44Taylor County8.09-1.2 pts
45Wetzel County7.974-0.84 pts
46Hancock County7.925-3.29 pts
47Brooke County7.869-8.8 pts
48Ohio County7.642-1.44 pts
49Pendleton County7.625-4.11 pts
50Wayne County7.584-3.01 pts
51Mason County7.069-4.3 pts
52Barbour County7-0.6 pts
53Ritchie County5.427-8.3 pts
54Marshall County4.802-2.85 pts
55Tyler County4.242-3.81 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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Boone County, with 20.939% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Tyler County, with 4.242% in 2012.

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