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Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate

Boone County had the highest job destruction rate of 55 counties in 2014, at 61.747%. Hardy County had the lowest, at 4.378%. The median was 11.277% and the figure for West Virginia was 11.646%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.747Boone County
Lowest4.378Hardy County
Median11.27755 counties
West Virginia11.646History

Map of counties, 2014

Barbour County: 8.572 %Berkeley County: 8.676 %Boone County: 61.747 %Braxton County: 14.85 %Brooke County: 9.438 %Cabell County: 7.696 %Calhoun County: 15.228 %Clay County: 21.053 %Doddridge County: 12.682 %Fayette County: 13.993 %Gilmer County: 14.251 %Grant County: 11.05 %Greenbrier County: 12.254 %Hampshire County: 11.038 %Hancock County: 7.534 %Hardy County: 4.378 %Harrison County: 10.36 %Jackson County: 8.612 %Jefferson County: 9.095 %Kanawha County: 10.656 %Lewis County: 13.252 %Lincoln County: 17.342 %Logan County: 12.298 %McDowell County: 17.174 %Marion County: 14.933 %Marshall County: 11.029 %Mason County: 17.939 %Mercer County: 12.179 %Mineral County: 8.852 %Mingo County: 34.323 %Monongalia County: 9.585 %Monroe County: 11.227 %Morgan County: 9.176 %Nicholas County: 25.818 %Ohio County: 8.835 %Pendleton County: 12.993 %Pleasants County: 16.1 %Pocahontas County: 5.963 %Preston County: 11.098 %Putnam County: 11.772 %Raleigh County: 13.994 %Randolph County: 9.702 %Ritchie County: 9.416 %Roane County: 8.092 %Summers County: 20.318 %Taylor County: 15.762 %Tucker County: 8.87 %Tyler County: 4.802 %Upshur County: 12.323 %Wayne County: 11.277 %Webster County: 13.043 %Wetzel County: 8.826 %Wirt County: 14.249 %Wood County: 10.792 %Wyoming County: 16.93 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Boone County: 61.747 %Boone County61.747Mingo County: 34.323 %Mingo County34.323Nicholas County: 25.818 %Nicholas County25.818Clay County: 21.053 %Clay County21.053Summers County: 20.318 %Summers County20.318Mason County: 17.939 %Mason County17.939Lincoln County: 17.342 %Lincoln County17.342McDowell County: 17.174 %McDowell County17.174Wyoming County: 16.93 %Wyoming County16.93Pleasants County: 16.1 %Pleasants County16.1Taylor County: 15.762 %Taylor County15.762Calhoun County: 15.228 %Calhoun County15.228Marion County: 14.933 %Marion County14.933Braxton County: 14.85 %Braxton County14.85Gilmer County: 14.251 %Gilmer County14.251Wirt County: 14.249 %Wirt County14.249Raleigh County: 13.994 %Raleigh County13.994Fayette County: 13.993 %Fayette County13.993Lewis County: 13.252 %Lewis County13.252Webster County: 13.043 %Webster County13.043Pendleton County: 12.993 %Pendleton County12.993Doddridge County: 12.682 %Doddridge County12.682Upshur County: 12.323 %Upshur County12.323Logan County: 12.298 %Logan County12.298Greenbrier County: 12.254 %Greenbrier County12.254Mercer County: 12.179 %Mercer County12.179Putnam County: 11.772 %Putnam County11.772Wayne County: 11.277 %Wayne County11.277Monroe County: 11.227 %Monroe County11.227Preston County: 11.098 %Preston County11.098Grant County: 11.05 %Grant County11.05Hampshire County: 11.038 %Hampshire County11.038Marshall County: 11.029 %Marshall County11.029Wood County: 10.792 %Wood County10.792Kanawha County: 10.656 %Kanawha County10.656Harrison County: 10.36 %Harrison County10.36Randolph County: 9.702 %Randolph County9.702Monongalia County: 9.585 %Monongalia County9.585Brooke County: 9.438 %Brooke County9.438Ritchie County: 9.416 %Ritchie County9.416Morgan County: 9.176 %Morgan County9.176Jefferson County: 9.095 %Jefferson County9.095Tucker County: 8.87 %Tucker County8.87Mineral County: 8.852 %Mineral County8.852Ohio County: 8.835 %Ohio County8.835Wetzel County: 8.826 %Wetzel County8.826Berkeley County: 8.676 %Berkeley County8.676Jackson County: 8.612 %Jackson County8.612Barbour County: 8.572 %Barbour County8.572Roane County: 8.092 %Roane County8.092Cabell County: 7.696 %Cabell County7.696Hancock County: 7.534 %Hancock County7.534Pocahontas County: 5.963 %Pocahontas County5.963Tyler County: 4.802 %Tyler County4.802Hardy County: 4.378 %Hardy County4.378Boone County: 61.747 %Boone County61.747Mingo County: 34.323 %Mingo County34.323Nicholas County: 25.818 %Nicholas County25.818Clay County: 21.053 %Clay County21.053Summers County: 20.318 %Summers County20.318Mason County: 17.939 %Mason County17.939Lincoln County: 17.342 %Lincoln County17.342McDowell County: 17.174 %McDowell County17.174Wyoming County: 16.93 %Wyoming County16.93Pleasants County: 16.1 %Pleasants County16.1Taylor County: 15.762 %Taylor County15.762Calhoun County: 15.228 %Calhoun County15.228Marion County: 14.933 %Marion County14.933Braxton County: 14.85 %Braxton County14.85Gilmer County: 14.251 %Gilmer County14.251Wirt County: 14.249 %Wirt County14.249Raleigh County: 13.994 %Raleigh County13.994Fayette County: 13.993 %Fayette County13.993Lewis County: 13.252 %Lewis County13.252Webster County: 13.043 %Webster County13.043Pendleton County: 12.993 %Pendleton County12.993Doddridge County: 12.682 %Doddridge County12.682Upshur County: 12.323 %Upshur County12.323Logan County: 12.298 %Logan County12.298Greenbrier County: 12.254 %Greenbrier County12.254Mercer County: 12.179 %Mercer County12.179Putnam County: 11.772 %Putnam County11.772Wayne County: 11.277 %Wayne County11.277Monroe County: 11.227 %Monroe County11.227Preston County: 11.098 %Preston County11.098Grant County: 11.05 %Grant County11.05Hampshire County: 11.038 %Hampshire County11.038Marshall County: 11.029 %Marshall County11.029Wood County: 10.792 %Wood County10.792Kanawha County: 10.656 %Kanawha County10.656Harrison County: 10.36 %Harrison County10.36Randolph County: 9.702 %Randolph County9.702Monongalia County: 9.585 %Monongalia County9.585Brooke County: 9.438 %Brooke County9.438Ritchie County: 9.416 %Ritchie County9.416Morgan County: 9.176 %Morgan County9.176Jefferson County: 9.095 %Jefferson County9.095Tucker County: 8.87 %Tucker County8.87Mineral County: 8.852 %Mineral County8.852Ohio County: 8.835 %Ohio County8.835Wetzel County: 8.826 %Wetzel County8.826Berkeley County: 8.676 %Berkeley County8.676Jackson County: 8.612 %Jackson County8.612Barbour County: 8.572 %Barbour County8.572Roane County: 8.092 %Roane County8.092Cabell County: 7.696 %Cabell County7.696Hancock County: 7.534 %Hancock County7.534Pocahontas County: 5.963 %Pocahontas County5.963Tyler County: 4.802 %Tyler County4.802Hardy County: 4.378 %Hardy County4.378
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Boone County61.747+46.76 pts
2Mingo County34.323+16.83 pts
3Nicholas County25.818+12.18 pts
4Clay County21.053-17.35 pts
5Summers County20.318+10.1 pts
6Mason County17.939+10.26 pts
7Lincoln County17.342+6.25 pts
8McDowell County17.174-1.05 pts
9Wyoming County16.93+4.79 pts
10Pleasants County16.1-2.26 pts
11Taylor County15.762+9.02 pts
12Calhoun County15.228-0.11 pts
13Marion County14.933+3.01 pts
14Braxton County14.85+5.46 pts
15Gilmer County14.251+5.23 pts
16Wirt County14.249-25.92 pts
17Raleigh County13.994-0.14 pts
18Fayette County13.993-6.38 pts
19Lewis County13.252+0.88 pts
20Webster County13.043-3.46 pts
21Pendleton County12.993+1.7 pts
22Doddridge County12.682-14.8 pts
23Upshur County12.323-0.26 pts
24Logan County12.298+1.9 pts
25Greenbrier County12.254-2.05 pts
26Mercer County12.179+3.43 pts
27Putnam County11.772+1.73 pts
28Wayne County11.277-2.44 pts
29Monroe County11.227+1.14 pts
30Preston County11.098-3.01 pts
31Grant County11.05+3.65 pts
32Hampshire County11.038-1.53 pts
33Marshall County11.029+3.31 pts
34Wood County10.792+0.54 pts
35Kanawha County10.656-0.4 pts
36Harrison County10.36-0.75 pts
37Randolph County9.702-4.75 pts
38Monongalia County9.585-2.11 pts
39Brooke County9.438-1.05 pts
40Ritchie County9.416+0.4 pts
41Morgan County9.176-1.75 pts
42Jefferson County9.095+0.43 pts
43Tucker County8.87+0.91 pts
44Mineral County8.852-3.12 pts
45Ohio County8.835-3.77 pts
46Wetzel County8.826-0.38 pts
47Berkeley County8.676-0.63 pts
48Jackson County8.612-3.86 pts
49Barbour County8.572-3.75 pts
50Roane County8.092-1.42 pts
51Cabell County7.696-1.59 pts
52Hancock County7.534+0.26 pts
53Pocahontas County5.963-0.27 pts
54Tyler County4.802-15.09 pts
55Hardy County4.378-12.73 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Boone County, with 61.747% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Hardy County, with 4.378% in 2014.

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