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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60211.9%+4.9 pts

02Clay County, WVWV7,53811.9%−0.9 pts

03Mingo County, WVWV21,45511.5%−2.5 pts

04Braxton County, WVWV11,8859.4%−2.9 pts

05Webster County, WVWV7,7609.2%−2.7 pts

06Roane County, WVWV13,3179.1%−1.0 pts

07Hampshire County, WVWV24,1059.0%+2.0 pts

08Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788.9%−1.7 pts

09Boone County, WVWV20,2518.9%−3.5 pts

10Lewis County, WVWV16,3948.6%+2.1 pts

11Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%+0.9 pts

12Logan County, WVWV30,3758.5%−5.6 pts

13Barbour County, WVWV15,4148.5%+0.1 pts

14Hancock County, WVWV27,7298.4%+0.3 pts

15McDowell County, WVWV16,8788.2%−6.8 pts

16Taylor County, WVWV16,2877.5%−2.6 pts

17Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.4%+0.3 pts

18Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.3%+3.7 pts

19Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.0%−0.7 pts

20Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.8%−4.3 pts

21Mineral County, WVWV26,7926.6%−0.8 pts

22Pendleton County, WVWV5,8266.3%+2.7 pts

23Brooke County, WVWV21,1426.3%+2.4 pts

24Tucker County, WVWV6,5406.1%+1.0 pts

25Ohio County, WVWV40,4966.0%+0.1 pts

26Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.9%+0.2 pts

27Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485.9%−2.4 pts

28Doddridge County, WVWV7,6345.7%+1.5 pts

29Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.7%−0.1 pts

30Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.7%−6.0 pts

31Kanawha County, WVWV172,3815.6%−0.1 pts

32Fayette County, WVWV38,1655.6%−1.7 pts

33Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.4%−2.7 pts

34Wood County, WVWV82,3855.4%+0.3 pts

35Preston County, WVWV34,0045.3%−3.8 pts

36Jackson County, WVWV27,4505.1%+1.7 pts

37Cabell County, WVWV91,1835.1%−0.6 pts

38Raleigh County, WVWV71,7755.0%−1.9 pts

39Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.9%+0.8 pts

40Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.9%−0.0 pts

41Marion County, WVWV55,5844.8%−0.9 pts

42Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.8%−5.2 pts

43Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.7%−1.2 pts

44Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.7%−1.9 pts

45Marshall County, WVWV29,1594.3%+0.6 pts

46Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5784.2%−1.8 pts

47Harrison County, WVWV64,2214.0%−1.8 pts

48Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.9%−2.3 pts

49Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.9%−1.8 pts

50Mason County, WVWV24,7073.8%+0.9 pts

51Grant County, WVWV11,0413.3%−3.3 pts

52Putnam County, WVWV56,8853.1%−0.6 pts

53Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.7%−3.7 pts

54Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.4%−2.8 pts

55Summers County, WVWV11,5322.2%−7.6 pts

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