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Lowest unemployment, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Summers County, WVWV11,5322.2%−7.6 pts
02Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.4%−2.8 pts
03Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.7%−3.7 pts
04Putnam County, WVWV56,8853.1%−0.6 pts
05Grant County, WVWV11,0413.3%−3.3 pts
06Mason County, WVWV24,7073.8%+0.9 pts
07Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.9%−1.8 pts
08Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.9%−2.3 pts
09Harrison County, WVWV64,2214.0%−1.8 pts
10Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5784.2%−1.8 pts
11Marshall County, WVWV29,1594.3%+0.6 pts
12Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.7%−1.9 pts
13Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.7%−1.2 pts
14Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.8%−5.2 pts
15Marion County, WVWV55,5844.8%−0.9 pts
16Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.9%−0.0 pts
17Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.9%+0.8 pts
18Raleigh County, WVWV71,7755.0%−1.9 pts
19Cabell County, WVWV91,1835.1%−0.6 pts
20Jackson County, WVWV27,4505.1%+1.7 pts
21Preston County, WVWV34,0045.3%−3.8 pts
22Wood County, WVWV82,3855.4%+0.3 pts
23Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.4%−2.7 pts
24Fayette County, WVWV38,1655.6%−1.7 pts
25Kanawha County, WVWV172,3815.6%−0.1 pts
26Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.7%−6.0 pts
27Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.7%−0.1 pts
28Doddridge County, WVWV7,6345.7%+1.5 pts
29Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485.9%−2.4 pts
30Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.9%+0.2 pts
31Ohio County, WVWV40,4966.0%+0.1 pts
32Tucker County, WVWV6,5406.1%+1.0 pts
33Brooke County, WVWV21,1426.3%+2.4 pts
34Pendleton County, WVWV5,8266.3%+2.7 pts
35Mineral County, WVWV26,7926.6%−0.8 pts
36Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.8%−4.3 pts
37Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.0%−0.7 pts
38Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.3%+3.7 pts
39Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.4%+0.3 pts
40Taylor County, WVWV16,2877.5%−2.6 pts
41McDowell County, WVWV16,8788.2%−6.8 pts
42Hancock County, WVWV27,7298.4%+0.3 pts
43Barbour County, WVWV15,4148.5%+0.1 pts
44Logan County, WVWV30,3758.5%−5.6 pts
45Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%+0.9 pts
46Lewis County, WVWV16,3948.6%+2.1 pts
47Boone County, WVWV20,2518.9%−3.5 pts
48Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788.9%−1.7 pts
49Hampshire County, WVWV24,1059.0%+2.0 pts
50Roane County, WVWV13,3179.1%−1.0 pts
51Webster County, WVWV7,7609.2%−2.7 pts
52Braxton County, WVWV11,8859.4%−2.9 pts
53Mingo County, WVWV21,45511.5%−2.5 pts
54Clay County, WVWV7,53811.9%−0.9 pts
55Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60211.9%+4.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES