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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 2023, at 66.7%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 28.5%. The median was 50% and the figure for West Virginia was 53.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.7Berkeley County
Lowest28.5McDowell County
Median5055 counties
West Virginia53.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 50 %Berkeley County: 66.7 %Boone County: 44.4 %Braxton County: 42.1 %Brooke County: 54.6 %Cabell County: 56.9 %Calhoun County: 40.2 %Clay County: 41 %Doddridge County: 44.3 %Fayette County: 47.6 %Gilmer County: 36.5 %Grant County: 56.8 %Greenbrier County: 50.7 %Hampshire County: 51 %Hancock County: 57.3 %Hardy County: 58.7 %Harrison County: 57.4 %Jackson County: 47.9 %Jefferson County: 63.8 %Kanawha County: 55.8 %Lewis County: 50.7 %Lincoln County: 43.1 %Logan County: 43.2 %McDowell County: 28.5 %Marion County: 59.6 %Marshall County: 55.2 %Mason County: 46.8 %Mercer County: 49.6 %Mineral County: 53.6 %Mingo County: 36.7 %Monongalia County: 63.4 %Monroe County: 50 %Morgan County: 57.5 %Nicholas County: 47.1 %Ohio County: 56.8 %Pendleton County: 51.4 %Pleasants County: 54.2 %Pocahontas County: 41.3 %Preston County: 49.8 %Putnam County: 59.1 %Raleigh County: 48.5 %Randolph County: 50.2 %Ritchie County: 43.1 %Roane County: 41.3 %Summers County: 35.9 %Taylor County: 53.6 %Tucker County: 53.4 %Tyler County: 45.3 %Upshur County: 50.4 %Wayne County: 49.1 %Webster County: 41 %Wetzel County: 46.6 %Wirt County: 48.1 %Wood County: 55.5 %Wyoming County: 38.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Berkeley County: 66.7 %Berkeley County66.7Jefferson County: 63.8 %Jefferson County63.8Monongalia County: 63.4 %Monongalia County63.4Marion County: 59.6 %Marion County59.6Putnam County: 59.1 %Putnam County59.1Hardy County: 58.7 %Hardy County58.7Morgan County: 57.5 %Morgan County57.5Harrison County: 57.4 %Harrison County57.4Hancock County: 57.3 %Hancock County57.3Cabell County: 56.9 %Cabell County56.9Grant County: 56.8 %Grant County56.8Ohio County: 56.8 %Ohio County56.8Kanawha County: 55.8 %Kanawha County55.8Wood County: 55.5 %Wood County55.5Marshall County: 55.2 %Marshall County55.2Brooke County: 54.6 %Brooke County54.6Pleasants County: 54.2 %Pleasants County54.2Mineral County: 53.6 %Mineral County53.6Taylor County: 53.6 %Taylor County53.6Tucker County: 53.4 %Tucker County53.4Pendleton County: 51.4 %Pendleton County51.4Hampshire County: 51 %Hampshire County51Lewis County: 50.7 %Lewis County50.7Greenbrier County: 50.7 %Greenbrier County50.7Upshur County: 50.4 %Upshur County50.4Randolph County: 50.2 %Randolph County50.2Barbour County: 50 %Barbour County50Monroe County: 50 %Monroe County50Preston County: 49.8 %Preston County49.8Mercer County: 49.6 %Mercer County49.6Wayne County: 49.1 %Wayne County49.1Raleigh County: 48.5 %Raleigh County48.5Wirt County: 48.1 %Wirt County48.1Jackson County: 47.9 %Jackson County47.9Fayette County: 47.6 %Fayette County47.6Nicholas County: 47.1 %Nicholas County47.1Mason County: 46.8 %Mason County46.8Wetzel County: 46.6 %Wetzel County46.6Tyler County: 45.3 %Tyler County45.3Boone County: 44.4 %Boone County44.4Doddridge County: 44.3 %Doddridge County44.3Logan County: 43.2 %Logan County43.2Ritchie County: 43.1 %Ritchie County43.1Lincoln County: 43.1 %Lincoln County43.1Braxton County: 42.1 %Braxton County42.1Roane County: 41.3 %Roane County41.3Pocahontas County: 41.3 %Pocahontas County41.3Clay County: 41 %Clay County41Webster County: 41 %Webster County41Calhoun County: 40.2 %Calhoun County40.2Wyoming County: 38.5 %Wyoming County38.5Mingo County: 36.7 %Mingo County36.7Gilmer County: 36.5 %Gilmer County36.5Summers County: 35.9 %Summers County35.9McDowell County: 28.5 %McDowell County28.5Berkeley County: 66.7 %Berkeley County66.7Jefferson County: 63.8 %Jefferson County63.8Monongalia County: 63.4 %Monongalia County63.4Marion County: 59.6 %Marion County59.6Putnam County: 59.1 %Putnam County59.1Hardy County: 58.7 %Hardy County58.7Morgan County: 57.5 %Morgan County57.5Harrison County: 57.4 %Harrison County57.4Hancock County: 57.3 %Hancock County57.3Cabell County: 56.9 %Cabell County56.9Grant County: 56.8 %Grant County56.8Ohio County: 56.8 %Ohio County56.8Kanawha County: 55.8 %Kanawha County55.8Wood County: 55.5 %Wood County55.5Marshall County: 55.2 %Marshall County55.2Brooke County: 54.6 %Brooke County54.6Pleasants County: 54.2 %Pleasants County54.2Mineral County: 53.6 %Mineral County53.6Taylor County: 53.6 %Taylor County53.6Tucker County: 53.4 %Tucker County53.4Pendleton County: 51.4 %Pendleton County51.4Hampshire County: 51 %Hampshire County51Lewis County: 50.7 %Lewis County50.7Greenbrier County: 50.7 %Greenbrier County50.7Upshur County: 50.4 %Upshur County50.4Randolph County: 50.2 %Randolph County50.2Barbour County: 50 %Barbour County50Monroe County: 50 %Monroe County50Preston County: 49.8 %Preston County49.8Mercer County: 49.6 %Mercer County49.6Wayne County: 49.1 %Wayne County49.1Raleigh County: 48.5 %Raleigh County48.5Wirt County: 48.1 %Wirt County48.1Jackson County: 47.9 %Jackson County47.9Fayette County: 47.6 %Fayette County47.6Nicholas County: 47.1 %Nicholas County47.1Mason County: 46.8 %Mason County46.8Wetzel County: 46.6 %Wetzel County46.6Tyler County: 45.3 %Tyler County45.3Boone County: 44.4 %Boone County44.4Doddridge County: 44.3 %Doddridge County44.3Logan County: 43.2 %Logan County43.2Ritchie County: 43.1 %Ritchie County43.1Lincoln County: 43.1 %Lincoln County43.1Braxton County: 42.1 %Braxton County42.1Roane County: 41.3 %Roane County41.3Pocahontas County: 41.3 %Pocahontas County41.3Clay County: 41 %Clay County41Webster County: 41 %Webster County41Calhoun County: 40.2 %Calhoun County40.2Wyoming County: 38.5 %Wyoming County38.5Mingo County: 36.7 %Mingo County36.7Gilmer County: 36.5 %Gilmer County36.5Summers County: 35.9 %Summers County35.9McDowell County: 28.5 %McDowell County28.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Berkeley County66.7+0.4 pts
2Jefferson County63.8+0.5 pts
3Monongalia County63.4-0.1 pts
4Marion County59.6+0.8 pts
5Putnam County59.1+0.5 pts
6Hardy County58.7+1.3 pts
7Morgan County57.5+1.3 pts
8Harrison County57.4+0.2 pts
9Hancock County57.3+0.6 pts
10Cabell County56.9+1.4 pts
11Grant County56.8-0.9 pts
12Ohio County56.8+0.1 pts
13Kanawha County55.8+0.6 pts
14Wood County55.5+0.3 pts
15Marshall County55.2+1.6 pts
16Brooke County54.6+0.6 pts
17Pleasants County54.2+2.2 pts
18Mineral County53.6-2 pts
19Taylor County53.6-0.6 pts
20Tucker County53.4-0.7 pts
21Pendleton County51.4-0.1 pts
22Hampshire County51+1.9 pts
23Lewis County50.7-1.9 pts
24Greenbrier County50.7-0.5 pts
25Upshur County50.4-1.8 pts
26Randolph County50.2+1.3 pts
27Barbour County50+0.1 pts
28Monroe County50-0.6 pts
29Preston County49.8-0.5 pts
30Mercer County49.6-0.1 pts
31Wayne County49.1+2.4 pts
32Raleigh County48.5+0.4 pts
33Wirt County48.1-0.3 pts
34Jackson County47.9+1 pts
35Fayette County47.6+1.4 pts
36Nicholas County47.1-1.1 pts
37Mason County46.8+0.2 pts
38Wetzel County46.6+0.5 pts
39Tyler County45.3-0.3 pts
40Boone County44.4+0.2 pts
41Doddridge County44.3-1.1 pts
42Logan County43.2+1.9 pts
43Ritchie County43.1+0.4 pts
44Lincoln County43.1+0.1 pts
45Braxton County42.1-0.5 pts
46Roane County41.3+0.5 pts
47Pocahontas County41.3-0.5 pts
48Clay County41-3.6 pts
49Webster County41-2.4 pts
50Calhoun County40.2-2.2 pts
51Wyoming County38.5+1.1 pts
52Mingo County36.7-0.9 pts
53Gilmer County36.5-3.5 pts
54Summers County35.9-1.4 pts
55McDowell County28.5+3.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/west-virginia-counties?period=2023 (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 66.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McDowell County, with 28.5% in 2023.

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