RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Lowest labor force participation, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the smallest 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

01McDowell County, WVWV16,87827.1%–

02Gilmer County, WVWV7,08535.4%–

03Summers County, WVWV11,53235.8%–

04Mingo County, WVWV21,45535.9%–

05Wyoming County, WVWV19,80139.8%–

06Lincoln County, WVWV19,17740.6%–

07Calhoun County, WVWV5,97840.8%–

08Doddridge County, WVWV7,63441.7%–

09Roane County, WVWV13,31742.8%–

10Braxton County, WVWV11,88542.9%–

11Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60243.1%–

12Clay County, WVWV7,53843.6%–

13Webster County, WVWV7,76044.0%–

14Logan County, WVWV30,37545.3%–

15Tyler County, WVWV7,88145.5%–

16Boone County, WVWV20,25146.2%–

17Mason County, WVWV24,70746.4%–

18Nicholas County, WVWV23,84846.7%–

19Wirt County, WVWV4,87947.5%–

20Ritchie County, WVWV8,03447.7%–

21Wetzel County, WVWV13,73447.9%–

22Raleigh County, WVWV71,77548.0%–

23Fayette County, WVWV38,16548.1%–

24Barbour County, WVWV15,41448.2%–

25Monroe County, WVWV12,49148.3%–

26Jackson County, WVWV27,45048.9%–

27Upshur County, WVWV23,75849.2%–

28Preston County, WVWV34,00449.8%–

29Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57849.8%–

30Tucker County, WVWV6,54050.4%–

31Mercer County, WVWV57,50350.8%–

32Wayne County, WVWV37,30950.8%–

33Randolph County, WVWV26,88251.0%–

34Pendleton County, WVWV5,82651.3%–

35Hampshire County, WVWV24,10551.8%–

36Lewis County, WVWV16,39453.0%–

37Taylor County, WVWV16,28753.6%–

38Marshall County, WVWV29,15953.9%–

39Mineral County, WVWV26,79254.0%–

40Pleasants County, WVWV7,33854.5%–

41Brooke County, WVWV21,14255.0%–

42Grant County, WVWV11,04155.1%–

43Kanawha County, WVWV172,38155.8%–

44Hardy County, WVWV14,33756.0%–

45Harrison County, WVWV64,22156.2%–

46Wood County, WVWV82,38556.2%–

47Morgan County, WVWV18,02756.9%–

48Cabell County, WVWV91,18357.1%–

49Hancock County, WVWV27,72957.8%–

50Ohio County, WVWV40,49658.0%–

51Marion County, WVWV55,58459.1%–

52Putnam County, WVWV56,88559.5%–

53Monongalia County, WVWV107,99163.9%–

54Jefferson County, WVWV63,10264.3%–

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,52266.2%–

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