RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Lowest labor force participation, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 50.9%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01McDowell County, WVWV16,87828.7%–

02Wyoming County, WVWV19,80141.0%–

03Mingo County, WVWV21,45541.1%–

04Summers County, WVWV11,53241.5%–

05Clay County, WVWV7,53841.6%–

06Boone County, WVWV20,25142.7%–

07Webster County, WVWV7,76043.2%–

08Logan County, WVWV30,37543.6%–

09Doddridge County, WVWV7,63444.3%–

10Wayne County, WVWV37,30944.7%–

11Roane County, WVWV13,31744.8%–

12Gilmer County, WVWV7,08545.0%–

13Lincoln County, WVWV19,17745.1%–

14Tyler County, WVWV7,88145.5%–

15Wetzel County, WVWV13,73446.5%–

16Calhoun County, WVWV5,97846.7%–

17Ritchie County, WVWV8,03447.1%–

18Jackson County, WVWV27,45047.5%–

19Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60247.7%–

20Mason County, WVWV24,70748.0%–

21Fayette County, WVWV38,16548.5%–

22Randolph County, WVWV26,88248.6%–

23Mercer County, WVWV57,50348.7%–

24Nicholas County, WVWV23,84849.0%–

25Wirt County, WVWV4,87949.6%–

26Braxton County, WVWV11,88550.2%–

27Raleigh County, WVWV71,77550.3%–

28Monroe County, WVWV12,49150.9%–

29Marshall County, WVWV29,15951.2%–

30Lewis County, WVWV16,39451.4%–

31Preston County, WVWV34,00452.0%–

32Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57852.5%–

33Barbour County, WVWV15,41453.0%–

34Pendleton County, WVWV5,82653.1%–

35Upshur County, WVWV23,75853.1%–

36Cabell County, WVWV91,18353.2%–

37Hampshire County, WVWV24,10553.3%–

38Tucker County, WVWV6,54053.7%–

39Pleasants County, WVWV7,33853.8%–

40Wood County, WVWV82,38554.5%–

41Brooke County, WVWV21,14254.7%–

42Grant County, WVWV11,04154.9%–

43Kanawha County, WVWV172,38155.6%–

44Mineral County, WVWV26,79255.6%–

45Taylor County, WVWV16,28756.0%–

46Morgan County, WVWV18,02757.2%–

47Hancock County, WVWV27,72957.5%–

48Ohio County, WVWV40,49657.6%–

49Marion County, WVWV55,58458.4%–

50Putnam County, WVWV56,88558.5%–

51Hardy County, WVWV14,33758.7%–

52Harrison County, WVWV64,22159.0%–

53Monongalia County, WVWV107,99162.5%–

54Jefferson County, WVWV63,10265.2%–

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,52266.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS