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Highest unemployment, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Parkersburg, WVWV28,5937.9%+0.7 pts

02Weirton, WVWV18,1337.1%−1.3 pts

03South Charleston, WVWV13,0727.0%+0.5 pts

04Brookhaven, WVWV6,2127.0%−3.4 pts

05Huntington, WVWV44,8156.8%−0.6 pts

06Fairmont, WVWV18,0356.7%−0.0 pts

07Charleston, WVWV46,1176.5%+1.0 pts

08Elkins, WVWV6,6226.5%−1.5 pts

09Wheeling, WVWV25,6806.5%−0.0 pts

10Morgantown, WVWV30,2936.2%−4.7 pts

11Charles, WVWV9,3295.9%−3.1 pts

12Nitro, WVWV6,2705.4%−0.6 pts

13St. Albans, WVWV10,2105.4%−1.0 pts

14New Martinsville, WVWV5,0395.3%−4.0 pts

15Martinsburg, WVWV19,2115.2%−8.9 pts

16Buckhannon, WVWV5,0544.7%−2.7 pts

17Oak Hill, WVWV7,6294.6%−4.5 pts

18Bluefield, WVWV9,1584.4%−5.7 pts

19Clarksburg, WVWV15,5624.4%−1.8 pts

20Hurricane, WVWV7,3673.6%+0.6 pts

21Vienna, WVWV10,3213.5%−3.2 pts

22Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6713.5%−3.0 pts

23Beckley, WVWV16,3733.2%−1.2 pts

24Moundsville, WVWV7,6593.2%−1.9 pts

25Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8532.5%−3.6 pts

26Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9882.4%−2.9 pts

27Bridgeport, WVWV9,4272.3%−0.8 pts

28Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9022.2%+0.8 pts

29Teays Valley, WVWV14,1512.0%−1.9 pts

30Dunbar, WVWV7,0501.8%−2.1 pts

31Princeton, WVWV5,5781.6%−7.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES