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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. The median across all 55 is 5.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Summers County, WV, up 41 places to #1.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲41Summers County, WVWV11,5322.2%−7.6 pts

02▲11Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.4%−2.8 pts

03▲22Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.7%−3.7 pts

04▲2Putnam County, WVWV56,8853.1%−0.6 pts

05▲22Grant County, WVWV11,0413.3%−3.3 pts

06▼5Mason County, WVWV24,7073.8%+0.9 pts

07▲8Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.9%−1.8 pts

08▲16Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.9%−2.3 pts

09▲10Harrison County, WVWV64,2214.0%−1.8 pts

10▲12Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5784.2%−1.8 pts

11▼6Marshall County, WVWV29,1594.3%+0.6 pts

12▲16Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.7%−1.9 pts

13▲10Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.7%−1.2 pts

14▲29Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.8%−5.2 pts

15▼1Marion County, WVWV55,5844.8%−0.9 pts

16▼6Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.9%0.0 pts

17▼9Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.9%+0.8 pts

18▲11Raleigh County, WVWV71,7755.0%−1.9 pts

19▼2Cabell County, WVWV91,1835.1%−0.6 pts

20▼18Jackson County, WVWV27,4505.1%+1.7 pts

21▲20Preston County, WVWV34,0045.3%−3.8 pts

22▼11Wood County, WVWV82,3855.4%+0.3 pts

23▲14Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.4%−2.7 pts

24▲9Fayette County, WVWV38,1655.6%−1.7 pts

25▼9Kanawha County, WVWV172,3815.6%−0.1 pts

26▲22Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.7%−6.0 pts

27▼7Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.7%−0.1 pts

28▼19Doddridge County, WVWV7,6345.7%+1.5 pts

29▲10Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485.9%−2.4 pts

30▼12Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.9%+0.2 pts

31▼10Ohio County, WVWV40,4966.0%+0.1 pts

32▼20Tucker County, WVWV6,5406.1%+1.0 pts

33▼26Brooke County, WVWV21,1426.3%+2.4 pts

34▼30Pendleton County, WVWV5,8266.3%+2.7 pts

35▼1Mineral County, WVWV26,7926.6%−0.8 pts

36▲11Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.8%−4.3 pts

37▼1Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.0%−0.7 pts

38▼35Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.3%+3.7 pts

39▼7Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.4%+0.3 pts

40▲5Taylor County, WVWV16,2877.5%−2.6 pts

41▲14McDowell County, WVWV16,8788.2%−6.8 pts

42▼4Hancock County, WVWV27,7298.4%+0.3 pts

43▼3Barbour County, WVWV15,4148.5%+0.1 pts

44▲10Logan County, WVWV30,3758.5%−5.6 pts

45▼10Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%+0.9 pts

46▼20Lewis County, WVWV16,3948.6%+2.1 pts

47▲4Boone County, WVWV20,2518.9%−3.5 pts

48▼2Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788.9%−1.7 pts

49▼18Hampshire County, WVWV24,1059.0%+2.0 pts

50▼6Roane County, WVWV13,3179.1%−1.0 pts

51▼2Webster County, WVWV7,7609.2%−2.7 pts

52▼2Braxton County, WVWV11,8859.4%−2.9 pts

53Mingo County, WVWV21,45511.5%−2.5 pts

54▼2Clay County, WVWV7,53811.9%−0.9 pts

55▼25Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60211.9%+4.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES