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Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate

Wirt County had the highest job destruction rate of 55 counties in 2013, at 40.166%. Pocahontas County had the lowest, at 6.232%. The median was 11.697% and the figure for West Virginia was 11.823%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.166Wirt County
Lowest6.232Pocahontas County
Median11.69755 counties
West Virginia11.823History

Map of counties, 2013

Barbour County: 12.326 %Berkeley County: 9.307 %Boone County: 14.987 %Braxton County: 9.391 %Brooke County: 10.493 %Cabell County: 9.287 %Calhoun County: 15.34 %Clay County: 38.4 %Doddridge County: 27.483 %Fayette County: 20.375 %Gilmer County: 9.024 %Grant County: 7.401 %Greenbrier County: 14.305 %Hampshire County: 12.565 %Hancock County: 7.27 %Hardy County: 17.104 %Harrison County: 11.106 %Jackson County: 12.468 %Jefferson County: 8.67 %Kanawha County: 11.056 %Lewis County: 12.377 %Lincoln County: 11.088 %Logan County: 10.394 %McDowell County: 18.22 %Marion County: 11.923 %Marshall County: 7.715 %Mason County: 7.677 %Mercer County: 8.754 %Mineral County: 11.976 %Mingo County: 17.489 %Monongalia County: 11.697 %Monroe County: 10.087 %Morgan County: 10.928 %Nicholas County: 13.638 %Ohio County: 12.607 %Pendleton County: 11.293 %Pleasants County: 18.363 %Pocahontas County: 6.232 %Preston County: 14.113 %Putnam County: 10.038 %Raleigh County: 14.137 %Randolph County: 14.453 %Ritchie County: 9.019 %Roane County: 9.514 %Summers County: 10.217 %Taylor County: 6.742 %Tucker County: 7.964 %Tyler County: 19.889 %Upshur County: 12.579 %Wayne County: 13.719 %Webster County: 16.499 %Wetzel County: 9.209 %Wirt County: 40.166 %Wood County: 10.253 %Wyoming County: 12.144 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Wirt County: 40.166 %Wirt County40.166Clay County: 38.4 %Clay County38.4Doddridge County: 27.483 %Doddridge County27.483Fayette County: 20.375 %Fayette County20.375Tyler County: 19.889 %Tyler County19.889Pleasants County: 18.363 %Pleasants County18.363McDowell County: 18.22 %McDowell County18.22Mingo County: 17.489 %Mingo County17.489Hardy County: 17.104 %Hardy County17.104Webster County: 16.499 %Webster County16.499Calhoun County: 15.34 %Calhoun County15.34Boone County: 14.987 %Boone County14.987Randolph County: 14.453 %Randolph County14.453Greenbrier County: 14.305 %Greenbrier County14.305Raleigh County: 14.137 %Raleigh County14.137Preston County: 14.113 %Preston County14.113Wayne County: 13.719 %Wayne County13.719Nicholas County: 13.638 %Nicholas County13.638Ohio County: 12.607 %Ohio County12.607Upshur County: 12.579 %Upshur County12.579Hampshire County: 12.565 %Hampshire County12.565Jackson County: 12.468 %Jackson County12.468Lewis County: 12.377 %Lewis County12.377Barbour County: 12.326 %Barbour County12.326Wyoming County: 12.144 %Wyoming County12.144Mineral County: 11.976 %Mineral County11.976Marion County: 11.923 %Marion County11.923Monongalia County: 11.697 %Monongalia County11.697Pendleton County: 11.293 %Pendleton County11.293Harrison County: 11.106 %Harrison County11.106Lincoln County: 11.088 %Lincoln County11.088Kanawha County: 11.056 %Kanawha County11.056Morgan County: 10.928 %Morgan County10.928Brooke County: 10.493 %Brooke County10.493Logan County: 10.394 %Logan County10.394Wood County: 10.253 %Wood County10.253Summers County: 10.217 %Summers County10.217Monroe County: 10.087 %Monroe County10.087Putnam County: 10.038 %Putnam County10.038Roane County: 9.514 %Roane County9.514Braxton County: 9.391 %Braxton County9.391Berkeley County: 9.307 %Berkeley County9.307Cabell County: 9.287 %Cabell County9.287Wetzel County: 9.209 %Wetzel County9.209Gilmer County: 9.024 %Gilmer County9.024Ritchie County: 9.019 %Ritchie County9.019Mercer County: 8.754 %Mercer County8.754Jefferson County: 8.67 %Jefferson County8.67Tucker County: 7.964 %Tucker County7.964Marshall County: 7.715 %Marshall County7.715Mason County: 7.677 %Mason County7.677Grant County: 7.401 %Grant County7.401Hancock County: 7.27 %Hancock County7.27Taylor County: 6.742 %Taylor County6.742Pocahontas County: 6.232 %Pocahontas County6.232Wirt County: 40.166 %Wirt County40.166Clay County: 38.4 %Clay County38.4Doddridge County: 27.483 %Doddridge County27.483Fayette County: 20.375 %Fayette County20.375Tyler County: 19.889 %Tyler County19.889Pleasants County: 18.363 %Pleasants County18.363McDowell County: 18.22 %McDowell County18.22Mingo County: 17.489 %Mingo County17.489Hardy County: 17.104 %Hardy County17.104Webster County: 16.499 %Webster County16.499Calhoun County: 15.34 %Calhoun County15.34Boone County: 14.987 %Boone County14.987Randolph County: 14.453 %Randolph County14.453Greenbrier County: 14.305 %Greenbrier County14.305Raleigh County: 14.137 %Raleigh County14.137Preston County: 14.113 %Preston County14.113Wayne County: 13.719 %Wayne County13.719Nicholas County: 13.638 %Nicholas County13.638Ohio County: 12.607 %Ohio County12.607Upshur County: 12.579 %Upshur County12.579Hampshire County: 12.565 %Hampshire County12.565Jackson County: 12.468 %Jackson County12.468Lewis County: 12.377 %Lewis County12.377Barbour County: 12.326 %Barbour County12.326Wyoming County: 12.144 %Wyoming County12.144Mineral County: 11.976 %Mineral County11.976Marion County: 11.923 %Marion County11.923Monongalia County: 11.697 %Monongalia County11.697Pendleton County: 11.293 %Pendleton County11.293Harrison County: 11.106 %Harrison County11.106Lincoln County: 11.088 %Lincoln County11.088Kanawha County: 11.056 %Kanawha County11.056Morgan County: 10.928 %Morgan County10.928Brooke County: 10.493 %Brooke County10.493Logan County: 10.394 %Logan County10.394Wood County: 10.253 %Wood County10.253Summers County: 10.217 %Summers County10.217Monroe County: 10.087 %Monroe County10.087Putnam County: 10.038 %Putnam County10.038Roane County: 9.514 %Roane County9.514Braxton County: 9.391 %Braxton County9.391Berkeley County: 9.307 %Berkeley County9.307Cabell County: 9.287 %Cabell County9.287Wetzel County: 9.209 %Wetzel County9.209Gilmer County: 9.024 %Gilmer County9.024Ritchie County: 9.019 %Ritchie County9.019Mercer County: 8.754 %Mercer County8.754Jefferson County: 8.67 %Jefferson County8.67Tucker County: 7.964 %Tucker County7.964Marshall County: 7.715 %Marshall County7.715Mason County: 7.677 %Mason County7.677Grant County: 7.401 %Grant County7.401Hancock County: 7.27 %Hancock County7.27Taylor County: 6.742 %Taylor County6.742Pocahontas County: 6.232 %Pocahontas County6.232
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Wirt County40.166+21.95 pts
2Clay County38.4+19.39 pts
3Doddridge County27.483+13.92 pts
4Fayette County20.375+6.11 pts
5Tyler County19.889+15.65 pts
6Pleasants County18.363+4.89 pts
7McDowell County18.22+8.13 pts
8Mingo County17.489+1.53 pts
9Hardy County17.104+6.46 pts
10Webster County16.499+2.17 pts
11Calhoun County15.34+5.27 pts
12Boone County14.987-5.95 pts
13Randolph County14.453+1.15 pts
14Greenbrier County14.305+1.4 pts
15Raleigh County14.137+1.36 pts
16Preston County14.113+0.83 pts
17Wayne County13.719+6.13 pts
18Nicholas County13.638+1.93 pts
19Ohio County12.607+4.96 pts
20Upshur County12.579+2.57 pts
21Hampshire County12.565+1.38 pts
22Jackson County12.468+2.81 pts
23Lewis County12.377+1.04 pts
24Barbour County12.326+5.33 pts
25Wyoming County12.144-0.19 pts
26Mineral County11.976+2.7 pts
27Marion County11.923+0.29 pts
28Monongalia County11.697+3.19 pts
29Pendleton County11.293+3.67 pts
30Harrison County11.106+0.82 pts
31Lincoln County11.088+2.66 pts
32Kanawha County11.056-0.4 pts
33Morgan County10.928+2.1 pts
34Brooke County10.493+2.62 pts
35Logan County10.394-0.91 pts
36Wood County10.253-2.88 pts
37Summers County10.217-4.47 pts
38Monroe County10.087+1.23 pts
39Putnam County10.038-2.78 pts
40Roane County9.514-1.78 pts
41Braxton County9.391-0.18 pts
42Berkeley County9.307+0.46 pts
43Cabell County9.287-1.26 pts
44Wetzel County9.209+1.23 pts
45Gilmer County9.024-1.67 pts
46Ritchie County9.019+3.59 pts
47Mercer County8.754-4.87 pts
48Jefferson County8.67-0.23 pts
49Tucker County7.964-4.16 pts
50Marshall County7.715+2.91 pts
51Mason County7.677+0.61 pts
52Grant County7.401-2.04 pts
53Hancock County7.27-0.66 pts
54Taylor County6.742-1.35 pts
55Pocahontas County6.232-2.95 pts

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wirt County, with 40.166% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Pocahontas County, with 6.232% in 2013.

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