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Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate

Mingo County had the highest job destruction rate of 55 counties in 2021, at 32.864%. Mineral County had the lowest, at 8.378%. The median was 14.076% and the figure for West Virginia was 14.697%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.864Mingo County
Lowest8.378Mineral County
Median14.07655 counties
West Virginia14.697History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 12.353 %Berkeley County: 11.984 %Boone County: 14.327 %Braxton County: 11.881 %Brooke County: 17.84 %Cabell County: 12.425 %Calhoun County: 10.736 %Clay County: 19.171 %Doddridge County: 25.719 %Fayette County: 13.839 %Gilmer County: 15.808 %Grant County: 13.03 %Greenbrier County: 15.724 %Hampshire County: 17.55 %Hancock County: 14.358 %Hardy County: 10.88 %Harrison County: 16.655 %Jackson County: 14.749 %Jefferson County: 17.572 %Kanawha County: 15.269 %Lewis County: 13.076 %Lincoln County: 10.307 %Logan County: 15.323 %McDowell County: 14.98 %Marion County: 17.312 %Marshall County: 9.88 %Mason County: 15.335 %Mercer County: 17.972 %Mineral County: 8.378 %Mingo County: 32.864 %Monongalia County: 14.888 %Monroe County: 16.244 %Morgan County: 23.05 %Nicholas County: 12.108 %Ohio County: 20.289 %Pendleton County: 15.492 %Pleasants County: 13.428 %Pocahontas County: 12.932 %Preston County: 13.753 %Putnam County: 12.397 %Raleigh County: 14.564 %Randolph County: 12.999 %Ritchie County: 13.964 %Roane County: 12.765 %Summers County: 14.076 %Taylor County: 11.212 %Tucker County: 14.559 %Tyler County: 13.559 %Upshur County: 13.004 %Wayne County: 14.216 %Webster County: 12.564 %Wetzel County: 14.321 %Wirt County: 9.091 %Wood County: 12.892 %Wyoming County: 12.56 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Mingo County: 32.864 %Mingo County32.864Doddridge County: 25.719 %Doddridge County25.719Morgan County: 23.05 %Morgan County23.05Ohio County: 20.289 %Ohio County20.289Clay County: 19.171 %Clay County19.171Mercer County: 17.972 %Mercer County17.972Brooke County: 17.84 %Brooke County17.84Jefferson County: 17.572 %Jefferson County17.572Hampshire County: 17.55 %Hampshire County17.55Marion County: 17.312 %Marion County17.312Harrison County: 16.655 %Harrison County16.655Monroe County: 16.244 %Monroe County16.244Gilmer County: 15.808 %Gilmer County15.808Greenbrier County: 15.724 %Greenbrier County15.724Pendleton County: 15.492 %Pendleton County15.492Mason County: 15.335 %Mason County15.335Logan County: 15.323 %Logan County15.323Kanawha County: 15.269 %Kanawha County15.269McDowell County: 14.98 %McDowell County14.98Monongalia County: 14.888 %Monongalia County14.888Jackson County: 14.749 %Jackson County14.749Raleigh County: 14.564 %Raleigh County14.564Tucker County: 14.559 %Tucker County14.559Hancock County: 14.358 %Hancock County14.358Boone County: 14.327 %Boone County14.327Wetzel County: 14.321 %Wetzel County14.321Wayne County: 14.216 %Wayne County14.216Summers County: 14.076 %Summers County14.076Ritchie County: 13.964 %Ritchie County13.964Fayette County: 13.839 %Fayette County13.839Preston County: 13.753 %Preston County13.753Tyler County: 13.559 %Tyler County13.559Pleasants County: 13.428 %Pleasants County13.428Lewis County: 13.076 %Lewis County13.076Grant County: 13.03 %Grant County13.03Upshur County: 13.004 %Upshur County13.004Randolph County: 12.999 %Randolph County12.999Pocahontas County: 12.932 %Pocahontas County12.932Wood County: 12.892 %Wood County12.892Roane County: 12.765 %Roane County12.765Webster County: 12.564 %Webster County12.564Wyoming County: 12.56 %Wyoming County12.56Cabell County: 12.425 %Cabell County12.425Putnam County: 12.397 %Putnam County12.397Barbour County: 12.353 %Barbour County12.353Nicholas County: 12.108 %Nicholas County12.108Berkeley County: 11.984 %Berkeley County11.984Braxton County: 11.881 %Braxton County11.881Taylor County: 11.212 %Taylor County11.212Hardy County: 10.88 %Hardy County10.88Calhoun County: 10.736 %Calhoun County10.736Lincoln County: 10.307 %Lincoln County10.307Marshall County: 9.88 %Marshall County9.88Wirt County: 9.091 %Wirt County9.091Mineral County: 8.378 %Mineral County8.378Mingo County: 32.864 %Mingo County32.864Doddridge County: 25.719 %Doddridge County25.719Morgan County: 23.05 %Morgan County23.05Ohio County: 20.289 %Ohio County20.289Clay County: 19.171 %Clay County19.171Mercer County: 17.972 %Mercer County17.972Brooke County: 17.84 %Brooke County17.84Jefferson County: 17.572 %Jefferson County17.572Hampshire County: 17.55 %Hampshire County17.55Marion County: 17.312 %Marion County17.312Harrison County: 16.655 %Harrison County16.655Monroe County: 16.244 %Monroe County16.244Gilmer County: 15.808 %Gilmer County15.808Greenbrier County: 15.724 %Greenbrier County15.724Pendleton County: 15.492 %Pendleton County15.492Mason County: 15.335 %Mason County15.335Logan County: 15.323 %Logan County15.323Kanawha County: 15.269 %Kanawha County15.269McDowell County: 14.98 %McDowell County14.98Monongalia County: 14.888 %Monongalia County14.888Jackson County: 14.749 %Jackson County14.749Raleigh County: 14.564 %Raleigh County14.564Tucker County: 14.559 %Tucker County14.559Hancock County: 14.358 %Hancock County14.358Boone County: 14.327 %Boone County14.327Wetzel County: 14.321 %Wetzel County14.321Wayne County: 14.216 %Wayne County14.216Summers County: 14.076 %Summers County14.076Ritchie County: 13.964 %Ritchie County13.964Fayette County: 13.839 %Fayette County13.839Preston County: 13.753 %Preston County13.753Tyler County: 13.559 %Tyler County13.559Pleasants County: 13.428 %Pleasants County13.428Lewis County: 13.076 %Lewis County13.076Grant County: 13.03 %Grant County13.03Upshur County: 13.004 %Upshur County13.004Randolph County: 12.999 %Randolph County12.999Pocahontas County: 12.932 %Pocahontas County12.932Wood County: 12.892 %Wood County12.892Roane County: 12.765 %Roane County12.765Webster County: 12.564 %Webster County12.564Wyoming County: 12.56 %Wyoming County12.56Cabell County: 12.425 %Cabell County12.425Putnam County: 12.397 %Putnam County12.397Barbour County: 12.353 %Barbour County12.353Nicholas County: 12.108 %Nicholas County12.108Berkeley County: 11.984 %Berkeley County11.984Braxton County: 11.881 %Braxton County11.881Taylor County: 11.212 %Taylor County11.212Hardy County: 10.88 %Hardy County10.88Calhoun County: 10.736 %Calhoun County10.736Lincoln County: 10.307 %Lincoln County10.307Marshall County: 9.88 %Marshall County9.88Wirt County: 9.091 %Wirt County9.091Mineral County: 8.378 %Mineral County8.378
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Mingo County32.864+14.63 pts
2Doddridge County25.719+3.47 pts
3Morgan County23.05+13.97 pts
4Ohio County20.289+8.2 pts
5Clay County19.171+2.61 pts
6Mercer County17.972+8.86 pts
7Brooke County17.84+8.74 pts
8Jefferson County17.572+8.55 pts
9Hampshire County17.55+10.1 pts
10Marion County17.312+3.8 pts
11Harrison County16.655+2.35 pts
12Monroe County16.244-5.91 pts
13Gilmer County15.808+1.23 pts
14Greenbrier County15.724+7.68 pts
15Pendleton County15.492+5.91 pts
16Mason County15.335+3.87 pts
17Logan County15.323+0.57 pts
18Kanawha County15.269+3.87 pts
19McDowell County14.98-3.44 pts
20Monongalia County14.888+3.38 pts
21Jackson County14.749+4.19 pts
22Raleigh County14.564-0.07 pts
23Tucker County14.559+5.84 pts
24Hancock County14.358+1.92 pts
25Boone County14.327+0.69 pts
26Wetzel County14.321+5.76 pts
27Wayne County14.216+3.18 pts
28Summers County14.076+4.62 pts
29Ritchie County13.964+9.2 pts
30Fayette County13.839+1.9 pts
31Preston County13.753+3.65 pts
32Tyler County13.559+6.55 pts
33Pleasants County13.428+0.4 pts
34Lewis County13.076-2.73 pts
35Grant County13.03+7.05 pts
36Upshur County13.004-1.06 pts
37Randolph County12.999+4.37 pts
38Pocahontas County12.932+5.22 pts
39Wood County12.892-0.06 pts
40Roane County12.765-15.16 pts
41Webster County12.564-0.77 pts
42Wyoming County12.56+1.61 pts
43Cabell County12.425+1.99 pts
44Putnam County12.397-1.6 pts
45Barbour County12.353+5.69 pts
46Nicholas County12.108-2.03 pts
47Berkeley County11.984+2.72 pts
48Braxton County11.881-0.63 pts
49Taylor County11.212+1.22 pts
50Hardy County10.88+4.5 pts
51Calhoun County10.736-1.69 pts
52Lincoln County10.307-2.68 pts
53Marshall County9.88+1.04 pts
54Wirt County9.091-2.72 pts
55Mineral County8.378+1.1 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Mingo County, with 32.864% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mineral County, with 8.378% in 2021.

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