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Highest unemployment, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 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 2000

01McDowell County, WVWV16,87815.0%–

02Logan County, WVWV30,37514.1%–

03Mingo County, WVWV21,45514.0%–

04Clay County, WVWV7,53812.8%–

05Boone County, WVWV20,25112.4%–

06Braxton County, WVWV11,88512.3%–

07Webster County, WVWV7,76011.8%–

08Wyoming County, WVWV19,80111.6%–

09Gilmer County, WVWV7,08511.1%–

10Calhoun County, WVWV5,97810.6%–

11Taylor County, WVWV16,28710.1%–

12Roane County, WVWV13,31710.1%–

13Monroe County, WVWV12,49110.0%–

14Summers County, WVWV11,5329.8%–

15Preston County, WVWV34,0049.1%–

16Barbour County, WVWV15,4148.4%–

17Nicholas County, WVWV23,8488.3%–

18Hancock County, WVWV27,7298.2%–

19Wetzel County, WVWV13,7348.1%–

20Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.6%–

21Pleasants County, WVWV7,3387.6%–

22Mineral County, WVWV26,7927.4%–

23Fayette County, WVWV38,1657.3%–

24Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.1%–

25Hampshire County, WVWV24,1057.0%–

26Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6027.0%–

27Raleigh County, WVWV71,7756.9%–

28Monongalia County, WVWV107,9916.6%–

29Grant County, WVWV11,0416.6%–

30Lewis County, WVWV16,3946.6%–

31Mercer County, WVWV57,5036.4%–

32Morgan County, WVWV18,0276.2%–

33Berkeley County, WVWV139,5226.0%–

34Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.9%–

35Ohio County, WVWV40,4965.9%–

36Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.8%–

37Harrison County, WVWV64,2215.8%–

38Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.8%–

39Cabell County, WVWV91,1835.7%–

40Kanawha County, WVWV172,3815.7%–

41Jefferson County, WVWV63,1025.7%–

42Marion County, WVWV55,5845.7%–

43Ritchie County, WVWV8,0345.2%–

44Tucker County, WVWV6,5405.1%–

45Wood County, WVWV82,3855.0%–

46Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.9%–

47Doddridge County, WVWV7,6344.2%–

48Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.2%–

49Brooke County, WVWV21,1423.8%–

50Putnam County, WVWV56,8853.7%–

51Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.7%–

52Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.6%–

53Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.6%–

54Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.4%–

55Mason County, WVWV24,7072.9%–

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