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Counties in West Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Berkeley County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 55 counties in 2024, at 66.2%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 27.1%. The median was 49.8% and the figure for West Virginia was 53.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.2Berkeley County
Lowest27.1McDowell County
Median49.855 counties
West Virginia53.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 48.2 %Berkeley County: 66.2 %Boone County: 46.2 %Braxton County: 42.9 %Brooke County: 55 %Cabell County: 57.1 %Calhoun County: 40.8 %Clay County: 43.7 %Doddridge County: 41.7 %Fayette County: 48.1 %Gilmer County: 35.4 %Grant County: 55.1 %Greenbrier County: 49.8 %Hampshire County: 51.8 %Hancock County: 57.8 %Hardy County: 56.1 %Harrison County: 56.2 %Jackson County: 48.9 %Jefferson County: 64.3 %Kanawha County: 55.8 %Lewis County: 53 %Lincoln County: 40.6 %Logan County: 45.3 %McDowell County: 27.1 %Marion County: 59.1 %Marshall County: 53.9 %Mason County: 46.4 %Mercer County: 50.8 %Mineral County: 54 %Mingo County: 35.9 %Monongalia County: 63.9 %Monroe County: 48.3 %Morgan County: 56.9 %Nicholas County: 46.8 %Ohio County: 58 %Pendleton County: 51.3 %Pleasants County: 54.6 %Pocahontas County: 43.1 %Preston County: 49.8 %Putnam County: 59.5 %Raleigh County: 48 %Randolph County: 51 %Ritchie County: 47.7 %Roane County: 42.8 %Summers County: 35.8 %Taylor County: 53.6 %Tucker County: 50.4 %Tyler County: 45.5 %Upshur County: 49.2 %Wayne County: 50.9 %Webster County: 44 %Wetzel County: 47.9 %Wirt County: 47.5 %Wood County: 56.2 %Wyoming County: 39.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Berkeley County: 66.2 %Berkeley County66.2Jefferson County: 64.3 %Jefferson County64.3Monongalia County: 63.9 %Monongalia County63.9Putnam County: 59.5 %Putnam County59.5Marion County: 59.1 %Marion County59.1Ohio County: 58 %Ohio County58Hancock County: 57.8 %Hancock County57.8Cabell County: 57.1 %Cabell County57.1Morgan County: 56.9 %Morgan County56.9Wood County: 56.2 %Wood County56.2Harrison County: 56.2 %Harrison County56.2Hardy County: 56.1 %Hardy County56.1Kanawha County: 55.8 %Kanawha County55.8Grant County: 55.1 %Grant County55.1Brooke County: 55 %Brooke County55Pleasants County: 54.6 %Pleasants County54.6Mineral County: 54 %Mineral County54Marshall County: 53.9 %Marshall County53.9Taylor County: 53.6 %Taylor County53.6Lewis County: 53 %Lewis County53Hampshire County: 51.8 %Hampshire County51.8Pendleton County: 51.3 %Pendleton County51.3Randolph County: 51 %Randolph County51Wayne County: 50.9 %Wayne County50.9Mercer County: 50.8 %Mercer County50.8Tucker County: 50.4 %Tucker County50.4Greenbrier County: 49.8 %Greenbrier County49.8Preston County: 49.8 %Preston County49.8Upshur County: 49.2 %Upshur County49.2Jackson County: 48.9 %Jackson County48.9Monroe County: 48.3 %Monroe County48.3Barbour County: 48.2 %Barbour County48.2Fayette County: 48.1 %Fayette County48.1Raleigh County: 48 %Raleigh County48Wetzel County: 47.9 %Wetzel County47.9Ritchie County: 47.7 %Ritchie County47.7Wirt County: 47.5 %Wirt County47.5Nicholas County: 46.8 %Nicholas County46.8Mason County: 46.4 %Mason County46.4Boone County: 46.2 %Boone County46.2Tyler County: 45.5 %Tyler County45.5Logan County: 45.3 %Logan County45.3Webster County: 44 %Webster County44Clay County: 43.7 %Clay County43.7Pocahontas County: 43.1 %Pocahontas County43.1Braxton County: 42.9 %Braxton County42.9Roane County: 42.8 %Roane County42.8Doddridge County: 41.7 %Doddridge County41.7Calhoun County: 40.8 %Calhoun County40.8Lincoln County: 40.6 %Lincoln County40.6Wyoming County: 39.8 %Wyoming County39.8Mingo County: 35.9 %Mingo County35.9Summers County: 35.8 %Summers County35.8Gilmer County: 35.4 %Gilmer County35.4McDowell County: 27.1 %McDowell County27.1Berkeley County: 66.2 %Berkeley County66.2Jefferson County: 64.3 %Jefferson County64.3Monongalia County: 63.9 %Monongalia County63.9Putnam County: 59.5 %Putnam County59.5Marion County: 59.1 %Marion County59.1Ohio County: 58 %Ohio County58Hancock County: 57.8 %Hancock County57.8Cabell County: 57.1 %Cabell County57.1Morgan County: 56.9 %Morgan County56.9Wood County: 56.2 %Wood County56.2Harrison County: 56.2 %Harrison County56.2Hardy County: 56.1 %Hardy County56.1Kanawha County: 55.8 %Kanawha County55.8Grant County: 55.1 %Grant County55.1Brooke County: 55 %Brooke County55Pleasants County: 54.6 %Pleasants County54.6Mineral County: 54 %Mineral County54Marshall County: 53.9 %Marshall County53.9Taylor County: 53.6 %Taylor County53.6Lewis County: 53 %Lewis County53Hampshire County: 51.8 %Hampshire County51.8Pendleton County: 51.3 %Pendleton County51.3Randolph County: 51 %Randolph County51Wayne County: 50.9 %Wayne County50.9Mercer County: 50.8 %Mercer County50.8Tucker County: 50.4 %Tucker County50.4Greenbrier County: 49.8 %Greenbrier County49.8Preston County: 49.8 %Preston County49.8Upshur County: 49.2 %Upshur County49.2Jackson County: 48.9 %Jackson County48.9Monroe County: 48.3 %Monroe County48.3Barbour County: 48.2 %Barbour County48.2Fayette County: 48.1 %Fayette County48.1Raleigh County: 48 %Raleigh County48Wetzel County: 47.9 %Wetzel County47.9Ritchie County: 47.7 %Ritchie County47.7Wirt County: 47.5 %Wirt County47.5Nicholas County: 46.8 %Nicholas County46.8Mason County: 46.4 %Mason County46.4Boone County: 46.2 %Boone County46.2Tyler County: 45.5 %Tyler County45.5Logan County: 45.3 %Logan County45.3Webster County: 44 %Webster County44Clay County: 43.7 %Clay County43.7Pocahontas County: 43.1 %Pocahontas County43.1Braxton County: 42.9 %Braxton County42.9Roane County: 42.8 %Roane County42.8Doddridge County: 41.7 %Doddridge County41.7Calhoun County: 40.8 %Calhoun County40.8Lincoln County: 40.6 %Lincoln County40.6Wyoming County: 39.8 %Wyoming County39.8Mingo County: 35.9 %Mingo County35.9Summers County: 35.8 %Summers County35.8Gilmer County: 35.4 %Gilmer County35.4McDowell County: 27.1 %McDowell County27.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Berkeley County66.2-0.5 pts
2Jefferson County64.3+0.5 pts
3Monongalia County63.9+0.5 pts
4Putnam County59.5+0.4 pts
5Marion County59.1-0.5 pts
6Ohio County58+1.2 pts
7Hancock County57.8+0.5 pts
8Cabell County57.1+0.2 pts
9Morgan County56.9-0.6 pts
10Wood County56.2+0.7 pts
11Harrison County56.2-1.2 pts
12Hardy County56.1-2.6 pts
13Kanawha County55.8+0.1 pts
14Grant County55.1-1.7 pts
15Brooke County55+0.4 pts
16Pleasants County54.6+0.4 pts
17Mineral County54+0.4 pts
18Marshall County53.9-1.4 pts
19Taylor County53.60 pts
20Lewis County53+2.4 pts
21Hampshire County51.8+0.8 pts
22Pendleton County51.3-0.1 pts
23Randolph County51+0.8 pts
24Wayne County50.9+1.7 pts
25Mercer County50.8+1.2 pts
26Tucker County50.4-3.1 pts
27Greenbrier County49.8-0.9 pts
28Preston County49.8-0.1 pts
29Upshur County49.2-1.1 pts
30Jackson County48.9+1.1 pts
31Monroe County48.3-1.7 pts
32Barbour County48.2-1.8 pts
33Fayette County48.1+0.5 pts
34Raleigh County48-0.5 pts
35Wetzel County47.9+1.2 pts
36Ritchie County47.7+4.6 pts
37Wirt County47.5-0.6 pts
38Nicholas County46.8-0.4 pts
39Mason County46.4-0.4 pts
40Boone County46.2+1.8 pts
41Tyler County45.5+0.2 pts
42Logan County45.3+2.1 pts
43Webster County44+3 pts
44Clay County43.7+2.6 pts
45Pocahontas County43.1+1.8 pts
46Braxton County42.9+0.8 pts
47Roane County42.8+1.4 pts
48Doddridge County41.7-2.6 pts
49Calhoun County40.8+0.6 pts
50Lincoln County40.6-2.4 pts
51Wyoming County39.8+1.3 pts
52Mingo County35.9-0.8 pts
53Summers County35.8-0.1 pts
54Gilmer County35.4-1.1 pts
55McDowell County27.1-1.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in West Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in West Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in West Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in West Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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Berkeley County, with 66.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McDowell County, with 27.1% in 2024.

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