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Highest labor force participation, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Berkeley County, WVWV139,52266.9%–

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,10265.2%–

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,99162.5%–

04Harrison County, WVWV64,22159.0%–

05Hardy County, WVWV14,33758.7%–

06Putnam County, WVWV56,88558.5%–

07Marion County, WVWV55,58458.4%–

08Ohio County, WVWV40,49657.6%–

09Hancock County, WVWV27,72957.5%–

10Morgan County, WVWV18,02757.2%–

11Taylor County, WVWV16,28756.0%–

12Mineral County, WVWV26,79255.6%–

13Kanawha County, WVWV172,38155.6%–

14Grant County, WVWV11,04154.9%–

15Brooke County, WVWV21,14254.7%–

16Wood County, WVWV82,38554.5%–

17Pleasants County, WVWV7,33853.8%–

18Tucker County, WVWV6,54053.7%–

19Hampshire County, WVWV24,10553.3%–

20Cabell County, WVWV91,18353.2%–

21Upshur County, WVWV23,75853.1%–

22Pendleton County, WVWV5,82653.1%–

23Barbour County, WVWV15,41453.0%–

24Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57852.5%–

25Preston County, WVWV34,00452.0%–

26Lewis County, WVWV16,39451.4%–

27Marshall County, WVWV29,15951.2%–

28Monroe County, WVWV12,49150.9%–

29Raleigh County, WVWV71,77550.3%–

30Braxton County, WVWV11,88550.2%–

31Wirt County, WVWV4,87949.6%–

32Nicholas County, WVWV23,84849.0%–

33Mercer County, WVWV57,50348.7%–

34Randolph County, WVWV26,88248.6%–

35Fayette County, WVWV38,16548.5%–

36Mason County, WVWV24,70748.0%–

37Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60247.7%–

38Jackson County, WVWV27,45047.5%–

39Ritchie County, WVWV8,03447.1%–

40Calhoun County, WVWV5,97846.7%–

41Wetzel County, WVWV13,73446.5%–

42Tyler County, WVWV7,88145.5%–

43Lincoln County, WVWV19,17745.1%–

44Gilmer County, WVWV7,08545.0%–

45Roane County, WVWV13,31744.8%–

46Wayne County, WVWV37,30944.7%–

47Doddridge County, WVWV7,63444.3%–

48Logan County, WVWV30,37543.6%–

49Webster County, WVWV7,76043.2%–

50Boone County, WVWV20,25142.7%–

51Clay County, WVWV7,53841.6%–

52Summers County, WVWV11,53241.5%–

53Mingo County, WVWV21,45541.1%–

54Wyoming County, WVWV19,80141.0%–

55McDowell County, WVWV16,87828.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES