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

Berkeley County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 55 counties in 2022, at 66.4%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 25.2%. The median was 49.7% and the figure for West Virginia was 53.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.4Berkeley County
Lowest25.2McDowell County
Median49.755 counties
West Virginia53.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 49.9 %Berkeley County: 66.4 %Boone County: 44.2 %Braxton County: 42.6 %Brooke County: 54 %Cabell County: 55.5 %Calhoun County: 42.4 %Clay County: 44.6 %Doddridge County: 45.4 %Fayette County: 46.2 %Gilmer County: 39.9 %Grant County: 57.7 %Greenbrier County: 51.2 %Hampshire County: 49.1 %Hancock County: 56.7 %Hardy County: 57.4 %Harrison County: 57.2 %Jackson County: 46.9 %Jefferson County: 63.4 %Kanawha County: 55.1 %Lewis County: 52.5 %Lincoln County: 43 %Logan County: 41.3 %McDowell County: 25.2 %Marion County: 58.8 %Marshall County: 53.6 %Mason County: 46.6 %Mercer County: 49.7 %Mineral County: 55.6 %Mingo County: 37.6 %Monongalia County: 63.5 %Monroe County: 50.6 %Morgan County: 56.2 %Nicholas County: 48.2 %Ohio County: 56.7 %Pendleton County: 51.5 %Pleasants County: 52 %Pocahontas County: 41.8 %Preston County: 50.3 %Putnam County: 58.6 %Raleigh County: 48.1 %Randolph County: 49 %Ritchie County: 42.7 %Roane County: 40.8 %Summers County: 37.3 %Taylor County: 54.2 %Tucker County: 54.1 %Tyler County: 45.6 %Upshur County: 52.2 %Wayne County: 46.7 %Webster County: 43.4 %Wetzel County: 46.1 %Wirt County: 48.4 %Wood County: 55.2 %Wyoming County: 37.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Berkeley County: 66.4 %Berkeley County66.4Monongalia County: 63.5 %Monongalia County63.5Jefferson County: 63.4 %Jefferson County63.4Marion County: 58.8 %Marion County58.8Putnam County: 58.6 %Putnam County58.6Grant County: 57.7 %Grant County57.7Hardy County: 57.4 %Hardy County57.4Harrison County: 57.2 %Harrison County57.2Ohio County: 56.7 %Ohio County56.7Hancock County: 56.7 %Hancock County56.7Morgan County: 56.2 %Morgan County56.2Mineral County: 55.6 %Mineral County55.6Cabell County: 55.5 %Cabell County55.5Wood County: 55.2 %Wood County55.2Kanawha County: 55.1 %Kanawha County55.1Taylor County: 54.2 %Taylor County54.2Tucker County: 54.1 %Tucker County54.1Brooke County: 54 %Brooke County54Marshall County: 53.6 %Marshall County53.6Lewis County: 52.5 %Lewis County52.5Upshur County: 52.2 %Upshur County52.2Pleasants County: 52 %Pleasants County52Pendleton County: 51.5 %Pendleton County51.5Greenbrier County: 51.2 %Greenbrier County51.2Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Preston County: 50.3 %Preston County50.3Barbour County: 49.9 %Barbour County49.9Mercer County: 49.7 %Mercer County49.7Hampshire County: 49.1 %Hampshire County49.1Randolph County: 49 %Randolph County49Wirt County: 48.4 %Wirt County48.4Nicholas County: 48.2 %Nicholas County48.2Raleigh County: 48.1 %Raleigh County48.1Jackson County: 46.9 %Jackson County46.9Wayne County: 46.7 %Wayne County46.7Mason County: 46.6 %Mason County46.6Fayette County: 46.2 %Fayette County46.2Wetzel County: 46.1 %Wetzel County46.1Tyler County: 45.6 %Tyler County45.6Doddridge County: 45.4 %Doddridge County45.4Clay County: 44.6 %Clay County44.6Boone County: 44.2 %Boone County44.2Webster County: 43.4 %Webster County43.4Lincoln County: 43 %Lincoln County43Ritchie County: 42.7 %Ritchie County42.7Braxton County: 42.6 %Braxton County42.6Calhoun County: 42.4 %Calhoun County42.4Pocahontas County: 41.8 %Pocahontas County41.8Logan County: 41.3 %Logan County41.3Roane County: 40.8 %Roane County40.8Gilmer County: 39.9 %Gilmer County39.9Mingo County: 37.6 %Mingo County37.6Wyoming County: 37.3 %Wyoming County37.3Summers County: 37.3 %Summers County37.3McDowell County: 25.2 %McDowell County25.2Berkeley County: 66.4 %Berkeley County66.4Monongalia County: 63.5 %Monongalia County63.5Jefferson County: 63.4 %Jefferson County63.4Marion County: 58.8 %Marion County58.8Putnam County: 58.6 %Putnam County58.6Grant County: 57.7 %Grant County57.7Hardy County: 57.4 %Hardy County57.4Harrison County: 57.2 %Harrison County57.2Ohio County: 56.7 %Ohio County56.7Hancock County: 56.7 %Hancock County56.7Morgan County: 56.2 %Morgan County56.2Mineral County: 55.6 %Mineral County55.6Cabell County: 55.5 %Cabell County55.5Wood County: 55.2 %Wood County55.2Kanawha County: 55.1 %Kanawha County55.1Taylor County: 54.2 %Taylor County54.2Tucker County: 54.1 %Tucker County54.1Brooke County: 54 %Brooke County54Marshall County: 53.6 %Marshall County53.6Lewis County: 52.5 %Lewis County52.5Upshur County: 52.2 %Upshur County52.2Pleasants County: 52 %Pleasants County52Pendleton County: 51.5 %Pendleton County51.5Greenbrier County: 51.2 %Greenbrier County51.2Monroe County: 50.6 %Monroe County50.6Preston County: 50.3 %Preston County50.3Barbour County: 49.9 %Barbour County49.9Mercer County: 49.7 %Mercer County49.7Hampshire County: 49.1 %Hampshire County49.1Randolph County: 49 %Randolph County49Wirt County: 48.4 %Wirt County48.4Nicholas County: 48.2 %Nicholas County48.2Raleigh County: 48.1 %Raleigh County48.1Jackson County: 46.9 %Jackson County46.9Wayne County: 46.7 %Wayne County46.7Mason County: 46.6 %Mason County46.6Fayette County: 46.2 %Fayette County46.2Wetzel County: 46.1 %Wetzel County46.1Tyler County: 45.6 %Tyler County45.6Doddridge County: 45.4 %Doddridge County45.4Clay County: 44.6 %Clay County44.6Boone County: 44.2 %Boone County44.2Webster County: 43.4 %Webster County43.4Lincoln County: 43 %Lincoln County43Ritchie County: 42.7 %Ritchie County42.7Braxton County: 42.6 %Braxton County42.6Calhoun County: 42.4 %Calhoun County42.4Pocahontas County: 41.8 %Pocahontas County41.8Logan County: 41.3 %Logan County41.3Roane County: 40.8 %Roane County40.8Gilmer County: 39.9 %Gilmer County39.9Mingo County: 37.6 %Mingo County37.6Wyoming County: 37.3 %Wyoming County37.3Summers County: 37.3 %Summers County37.3McDowell County: 25.2 %McDowell County25.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Berkeley County66.4+0.4 pts
2Monongalia County63.5-0.5 pts
3Jefferson County63.4-1.5 pts
4Marion County58.8+0.3 pts
5Putnam County58.6-1 pts
6Grant County57.7+2.1 pts
7Hardy County57.4+1.8 pts
8Harrison County57.2-0.9 pts
9Ohio County56.7-0.4 pts
10Hancock County56.7-0.9 pts
11Morgan County56.2+1 pts
12Mineral County55.6+0.3 pts
13Cabell County55.5+1.2 pts
14Wood County55.2+0.3 pts
15Kanawha County55.1-0.5 pts
16Taylor County54.2-0.4 pts
17Tucker County54.1+1.5 pts
18Brooke County54-0.7 pts
19Marshall County53.6+1.1 pts
20Lewis County52.5+0.7 pts
21Upshur County52.2-1.6 pts
22Pleasants County52-2.4 pts
23Pendleton County51.50 pts
24Greenbrier County51.2-0.8 pts
25Monroe County50.6-0.3 pts
26Preston County50.3-1.5 pts
27Barbour County49.9-0.4 pts
28Mercer County49.7+0.5 pts
29Hampshire County49.1-0.5 pts
30Randolph County49-0.3 pts
31Wirt County48.4-0.9 pts
32Nicholas County48.2+0.3 pts
33Raleigh County48.1-1.1 pts
34Jackson County46.9+0.2 pts
35Wayne County46.7+0.9 pts
36Mason County46.6-0.7 pts
37Fayette County46.2-0.3 pts
38Wetzel County46.1+0.3 pts
39Tyler County45.6-0.4 pts
40Doddridge County45.4-2 pts
41Clay County44.6+5.1 pts
42Boone County44.2+1.8 pts
43Webster County43.4+1 pts
44Lincoln County43+0.5 pts
45Ritchie County42.7-0.4 pts
46Braxton County42.6-3 pts
47Calhoun County42.4-0.1 pts
48Pocahontas County41.8-0.5 pts
49Logan County41.3+1.3 pts
50Roane County40.8-0.8 pts
51Gilmer County39.9-3.1 pts
52Mingo County37.6+0.8 pts
53Wyoming County37.3+0.4 pts
54Summers County37.3-1.2 pts
55McDowell County25.2-2.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Berkeley County, with 66.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McDowell County, with 25.2% in 2022.

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