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Lowest unemployment, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9021.4%–

02Hurricane, WVWV7,3673.0%–

03Bridgeport, WVWV9,4273.1%–

04Teays Valley, WVWV14,1513.9%–

05Dunbar, WVWV7,0503.9%–

06Beckley, WVWV16,3734.5%–

07Moundsville, WVWV7,6595.1%–

08Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9885.2%–

09Charleston, WVWV46,1175.5%–

10Nitro, WVWV6,2706.0%–

11Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8536.1%–

12Clarksburg, WVWV15,5626.2%–

13St. Albans, WVWV10,2106.4%–

14South Charleston, WVWV13,0726.4%–

15Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6716.5%–

16Wheeling, WVWV25,6806.5%–

17Fairmont, WVWV18,0356.7%–

18Vienna, WVWV10,3216.7%–

19Parkersburg, WVWV28,5937.2%–

20Buckhannon, WVWV5,0547.4%–

21Huntington, WVWV44,8157.4%–

22Elkins, WVWV6,6228.0%–

23Weirton, WVWV18,1338.4%–

24Princeton, WVWV5,5788.8%–

25Charles, WVWV9,3299.0%–

26Oak Hill, WVWV7,6299.1%–

27New Martinsville, WVWV5,0399.3%–

28Bluefield, WVWV9,15810.1%–

29Brookhaven, WVWV6,21210.3%–

30Morgantown, WVWV30,29310.9%–

31Martinsburg, WVWV19,21114.1%–

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