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Counties in West Virginia by job destruction rate

Roane County had the highest job destruction rate of 55 counties in 2022, at 18.575%. Clay County had the lowest, at 4.516%. The median was 10.479% and the figure for West Virginia was 10.52%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.575Roane County
Lowest4.516Clay County
Median10.47955 counties
West Virginia10.52History

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 11.316 %Berkeley County: 8.529 %Boone County: 6.351 %Braxton County: 11.182 %Brooke County: 12.535 %Cabell County: 9.446 %Calhoun County: 17.434 %Clay County: 4.516 %Doddridge County: 9.422 %Fayette County: 9.276 %Gilmer County: 8.439 %Grant County: 10.56 %Greenbrier County: 11.406 %Hampshire County: 11.934 %Hancock County: 7.508 %Hardy County: 8.187 %Harrison County: 11.642 %Jackson County: 10.909 %Jefferson County: 7.754 %Kanawha County: 10.641 %Lewis County: 8.491 %Lincoln County: 11.305 %Logan County: 8.293 %McDowell County: 9.003 %Marion County: 14.001 %Marshall County: 5.513 %Mason County: 8.802 %Mercer County: 11.636 %Mineral County: 10.746 %Mingo County: 10.056 %Monongalia County: 11.461 %Monroe County: 7.551 %Morgan County: 14.517 %Nicholas County: 9.299 %Ohio County: 11.055 %Pendleton County: 11.444 %Pleasants County: 8.66 %Pocahontas County: 6.663 %Preston County: 11.329 %Putnam County: 11.004 %Raleigh County: 8.753 %Randolph County: 10.479 %Ritchie County: 4.835 %Roane County: 18.575 %Summers County: 8.737 %Taylor County: 13.336 %Tucker County: 14.944 %Tyler County: 12.566 %Upshur County: 9.627 %Wayne County: 11.401 %Webster County: 7.411 %Wetzel County: 8.404 %Wirt County: 6.474 %Wood County: 13.892 %Wyoming County: 12.992 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Roane County: 18.575 %Roane County18.575Calhoun County: 17.434 %Calhoun County17.434Tucker County: 14.944 %Tucker County14.944Morgan County: 14.517 %Morgan County14.517Marion County: 14.001 %Marion County14.001Wood County: 13.892 %Wood County13.892Taylor County: 13.336 %Taylor County13.336Wyoming County: 12.992 %Wyoming County12.992Tyler County: 12.566 %Tyler County12.566Brooke County: 12.535 %Brooke County12.535Hampshire County: 11.934 %Hampshire County11.934Harrison County: 11.642 %Harrison County11.642Mercer County: 11.636 %Mercer County11.636Monongalia County: 11.461 %Monongalia County11.461Pendleton County: 11.444 %Pendleton County11.444Greenbrier County: 11.406 %Greenbrier County11.406Wayne County: 11.401 %Wayne County11.401Preston County: 11.329 %Preston County11.329Barbour County: 11.316 %Barbour County11.316Lincoln County: 11.305 %Lincoln County11.305Braxton County: 11.182 %Braxton County11.182Ohio County: 11.055 %Ohio County11.055Putnam County: 11.004 %Putnam County11.004Jackson County: 10.909 %Jackson County10.909Mineral County: 10.746 %Mineral County10.746Kanawha County: 10.641 %Kanawha County10.641Grant County: 10.56 %Grant County10.56Randolph County: 10.479 %Randolph County10.479Mingo County: 10.056 %Mingo County10.056Upshur County: 9.627 %Upshur County9.627Cabell County: 9.446 %Cabell County9.446Doddridge County: 9.422 %Doddridge County9.422Nicholas County: 9.299 %Nicholas County9.299Fayette County: 9.276 %Fayette County9.276McDowell County: 9.003 %McDowell County9.003Mason County: 8.802 %Mason County8.802Raleigh County: 8.753 %Raleigh County8.753Summers County: 8.737 %Summers County8.737Pleasants County: 8.66 %Pleasants County8.66Berkeley County: 8.529 %Berkeley County8.529Lewis County: 8.491 %Lewis County8.491Gilmer County: 8.439 %Gilmer County8.439Wetzel County: 8.404 %Wetzel County8.404Logan County: 8.293 %Logan County8.293Hardy County: 8.187 %Hardy County8.187Jefferson County: 7.754 %Jefferson County7.754Monroe County: 7.551 %Monroe County7.551Hancock County: 7.508 %Hancock County7.508Webster County: 7.411 %Webster County7.411Pocahontas County: 6.663 %Pocahontas County6.663Wirt County: 6.474 %Wirt County6.474Boone County: 6.351 %Boone County6.351Marshall County: 5.513 %Marshall County5.513Ritchie County: 4.835 %Ritchie County4.835Clay County: 4.516 %Clay County4.516Roane County: 18.575 %Roane County18.575Calhoun County: 17.434 %Calhoun County17.434Tucker County: 14.944 %Tucker County14.944Morgan County: 14.517 %Morgan County14.517Marion County: 14.001 %Marion County14.001Wood County: 13.892 %Wood County13.892Taylor County: 13.336 %Taylor County13.336Wyoming County: 12.992 %Wyoming County12.992Tyler County: 12.566 %Tyler County12.566Brooke County: 12.535 %Brooke County12.535Hampshire County: 11.934 %Hampshire County11.934Harrison County: 11.642 %Harrison County11.642Mercer County: 11.636 %Mercer County11.636Monongalia County: 11.461 %Monongalia County11.461Pendleton County: 11.444 %Pendleton County11.444Greenbrier County: 11.406 %Greenbrier County11.406Wayne County: 11.401 %Wayne County11.401Preston County: 11.329 %Preston County11.329Barbour County: 11.316 %Barbour County11.316Lincoln County: 11.305 %Lincoln County11.305Braxton County: 11.182 %Braxton County11.182Ohio County: 11.055 %Ohio County11.055Putnam County: 11.004 %Putnam County11.004Jackson County: 10.909 %Jackson County10.909Mineral County: 10.746 %Mineral County10.746Kanawha County: 10.641 %Kanawha County10.641Grant County: 10.56 %Grant County10.56Randolph County: 10.479 %Randolph County10.479Mingo County: 10.056 %Mingo County10.056Upshur County: 9.627 %Upshur County9.627Cabell County: 9.446 %Cabell County9.446Doddridge County: 9.422 %Doddridge County9.422Nicholas County: 9.299 %Nicholas County9.299Fayette County: 9.276 %Fayette County9.276McDowell County: 9.003 %McDowell County9.003Mason County: 8.802 %Mason County8.802Raleigh County: 8.753 %Raleigh County8.753Summers County: 8.737 %Summers County8.737Pleasants County: 8.66 %Pleasants County8.66Berkeley County: 8.529 %Berkeley County8.529Lewis County: 8.491 %Lewis County8.491Gilmer County: 8.439 %Gilmer County8.439Wetzel County: 8.404 %Wetzel County8.404Logan County: 8.293 %Logan County8.293Hardy County: 8.187 %Hardy County8.187Jefferson County: 7.754 %Jefferson County7.754Monroe County: 7.551 %Monroe County7.551Hancock County: 7.508 %Hancock County7.508Webster County: 7.411 %Webster County7.411Pocahontas County: 6.663 %Pocahontas County6.663Wirt County: 6.474 %Wirt County6.474Boone County: 6.351 %Boone County6.351Marshall County: 5.513 %Marshall County5.513Ritchie County: 4.835 %Ritchie County4.835Clay County: 4.516 %Clay County4.516
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Roane County18.575+5.81 pts
2Calhoun County17.434+6.7 pts
3Tucker County14.944+0.39 pts
4Morgan County14.517-8.53 pts
5Marion County14.001-3.31 pts
6Wood County13.892+1 pts
7Taylor County13.336+2.12 pts
8Wyoming County12.992+0.43 pts
9Tyler County12.566-0.99 pts
10Brooke County12.535-5.3 pts
11Hampshire County11.934-5.62 pts
12Harrison County11.642-5.01 pts
13Mercer County11.636-6.34 pts
14Monongalia County11.461-3.43 pts
15Pendleton County11.444-4.05 pts
16Greenbrier County11.406-4.32 pts
17Wayne County11.401-2.81 pts
18Preston County11.329-2.42 pts
19Barbour County11.316-1.04 pts
20Lincoln County11.305+1 pts
21Braxton County11.182-0.7 pts
22Ohio County11.055-9.23 pts
23Putnam County11.004-1.39 pts
24Jackson County10.909-3.84 pts
25Mineral County10.746+2.37 pts
26Kanawha County10.641-4.63 pts
27Grant County10.56-2.47 pts
28Randolph County10.479-2.52 pts
29Mingo County10.056-22.81 pts
30Upshur County9.627-3.38 pts
31Cabell County9.446-2.98 pts
32Doddridge County9.422-16.3 pts
33Nicholas County9.299-2.81 pts
34Fayette County9.276-4.56 pts
35McDowell County9.003-5.98 pts
36Mason County8.802-6.53 pts
37Raleigh County8.753-5.81 pts
38Summers County8.737-5.34 pts
39Pleasants County8.66-4.77 pts
40Berkeley County8.529-3.46 pts
41Lewis County8.491-4.59 pts
42Gilmer County8.439-7.37 pts
43Wetzel County8.404-5.92 pts
44Logan County8.293-7.03 pts
45Hardy County8.187-2.69 pts
46Jefferson County7.754-9.82 pts
47Monroe County7.551-8.69 pts
48Hancock County7.508-6.85 pts
49Webster County7.411-5.15 pts
50Pocahontas County6.663-6.27 pts
51Wirt County6.474-2.62 pts
52Boone County6.351-7.98 pts
53Marshall County5.513-4.37 pts
54Ritchie County4.835-9.13 pts
55Clay County4.516-14.65 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Roane County, with 18.575% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clay County, with 4.516% in 2022.

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