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Lowest unemployment, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the lowest 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

01Summers County, WVWV11,5322.2%–

02Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.4%–

03Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.7%–

04Putnam County, WVWV56,8853.1%–

05Grant County, WVWV11,0413.3%–

06Mason County, WVWV24,7073.8%–

07Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.9%–

08Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.9%–

09Harrison County, WVWV64,2214.0%–

10Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5784.2%–

11Marshall County, WVWV29,1594.3%–

12Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.7%–

13Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.7%–

14Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.8%–

15Marion County, WVWV55,5844.8%–

16Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.9%–

17Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.9%–

18Raleigh County, WVWV71,7755.0%–

19Cabell County, WVWV91,1835.1%–

20Jackson County, WVWV27,4505.1%–

21Preston County, WVWV34,0045.3%–

22Wood County, WVWV82,3855.4%–

23Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.4%–

24Fayette County, WVWV38,1655.6%–

25Kanawha County, WVWV172,3815.6%–

26Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.7%–

27Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.7%–

28Doddridge County, WVWV7,6345.7%–

29Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485.9%–

30Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.9%–

31Ohio County, WVWV40,4966.0%–

32Tucker County, WVWV6,5406.1%–

33Brooke County, WVWV21,1426.3%–

34Pendleton County, WVWV5,8266.3%–

35Mineral County, WVWV26,7926.6%–

36Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.8%–

37Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.0%–

38Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.3%–

39Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.4%–

40Taylor County, WVWV16,2877.5%–

41McDowell County, WVWV16,8788.2%–

42Hancock County, WVWV27,7298.4%–

43Barbour County, WVWV15,4148.5%–

44Logan County, WVWV30,3758.5%–

45Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%–

46Lewis County, WVWV16,3948.6%–

47Boone County, WVWV20,2518.9%–

48Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788.9%–

49Hampshire County, WVWV24,1059.0%–

50Roane County, WVWV13,3179.1%–

51Webster County, WVWV7,7609.2%–

52Braxton County, WVWV11,8859.4%–

53Mingo County, WVWV21,45511.5%–

54Clay County, WVWV7,53811.9%–

55Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60211.9%–

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