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Highest unemployment, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 5.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hardy County, WV, up 35 places to #18.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲25Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60211.9%+4.9 pts

02▲2Clay County, WVWV7,53811.9%−0.9 pts

03Mingo County, WVWV21,45511.5%−2.5 pts

04▲2Braxton County, WVWV11,8859.4%−2.9 pts

05▲2Webster County, WVWV7,7609.2%−2.7 pts

06▲6Roane County, WVWV13,3179.1%−1.0 pts

07▲18Hampshire County, WVWV24,1059.0%+2.0 pts

08▲2Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788.9%−1.7 pts

09▼4Boone County, WVWV20,2518.9%−3.5 pts

10▲20Lewis County, WVWV16,3948.6%+2.1 pts

11▲10Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%+0.9 pts

12▼10Logan County, WVWV30,3758.5%−5.6 pts

13▲3Barbour County, WVWV15,4148.5%+0.1 pts

14▲4Hancock County, WVWV27,7298.4%+0.3 pts

15▼14McDowell County, WVWV16,8788.2%−6.8 pts

16▼5Taylor County, WVWV16,2877.5%−2.6 pts

17▲7Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.4%+0.3 pts

18▲35Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.3%+3.7 pts

19▲1Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.0%−0.7 pts

20▼11Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.8%−4.3 pts

21▲1Mineral County, WVWV26,7926.6%−0.8 pts

22▲30Pendleton County, WVWV5,8266.3%+2.7 pts

23▲26Brooke County, WVWV21,1426.3%+2.4 pts

24▲20Tucker County, WVWV6,5406.1%+1.0 pts

25▲10Ohio County, WVWV40,4966.0%+0.1 pts

26▲12Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.9%+0.2 pts

27▼10Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485.9%−2.4 pts

28▲19Doddridge County, WVWV7,6345.7%+1.5 pts

29▲7Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.7%−0.1 pts

30▼22Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.7%−6.0 pts

31▲9Kanawha County, WVWV172,3815.6%−0.1 pts

32▼9Fayette County, WVWV38,1655.6%−1.7 pts

33▼14Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.4%−2.7 pts

34▲11Wood County, WVWV82,3855.4%+0.3 pts

35▼20Preston County, WVWV34,0045.3%−3.8 pts

36▲18Jackson County, WVWV27,4505.1%+1.7 pts

37▲2Cabell County, WVWV91,1835.1%−0.6 pts

38▼11Raleigh County, WVWV71,7755.0%−1.9 pts

39▲9Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.9%+0.8 pts

40▲6Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.9%0.0 pts

41▲1Marion County, WVWV55,5844.8%−0.9 pts

42▼29Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.8%−5.2 pts

43▼10Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.7%−1.2 pts

44▼16Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.7%−1.9 pts

45▲6Marshall County, WVWV29,1594.3%+0.6 pts

46▼12Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5784.2%−1.8 pts

47▼10Harrison County, WVWV64,2214.0%−1.8 pts

48▼16Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.9%−2.3 pts

49▼8Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.9%−1.8 pts

50▲5Mason County, WVWV24,7073.8%+0.9 pts

51▼22Grant County, WVWV11,0413.3%−3.3 pts

52▼2Putnam County, WVWV56,8853.1%−0.6 pts

53▼22Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.7%−3.7 pts

54▼11Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.4%−2.8 pts

55▼41Summers County, WVWV11,5322.2%−7.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES