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Lowest unemployment, West Virginia counties · 2020

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

01Mason County, WVWV24,7072.9%–

02Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.4%–

03Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.6%–

04Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.6%–

05Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.7%–

06Putnam County, WVWV56,8853.7%–

07Brooke County, WVWV21,1423.8%–

08Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.2%–

09Doddridge County, WVWV7,6344.2%–

10Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.9%–

11Wood County, WVWV82,3855.0%–

12Tucker County, WVWV6,5405.1%–

13Ritchie County, WVWV8,0345.2%–

14Marion County, WVWV55,5845.7%–

15Jefferson County, WVWV63,1025.7%–

16Kanawha County, WVWV172,3815.7%–

17Cabell County, WVWV91,1835.7%–

18Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.8%–

19Harrison County, WVWV64,2215.8%–

20Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.8%–

21Ohio County, WVWV40,4965.9%–

22Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785.9%–

23Berkeley County, WVWV139,5226.0%–

24Morgan County, WVWV18,0276.2%–

25Mercer County, WVWV57,5036.4%–

26Lewis County, WVWV16,3946.6%–

27Grant County, WVWV11,0416.6%–

28Monongalia County, WVWV107,9916.6%–

29Raleigh County, WVWV71,7756.9%–

30Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6027.0%–

31Hampshire County, WVWV24,1057.0%–

32Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.1%–

33Fayette County, WVWV38,1657.3%–

34Mineral County, WVWV26,7927.4%–

35Pleasants County, WVWV7,3387.6%–

36Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.6%–

37Wetzel County, WVWV13,7348.1%–

38Hancock County, WVWV27,7298.2%–

39Nicholas County, WVWV23,8488.3%–

40Barbour County, WVWV15,4148.4%–

41Preston County, WVWV34,0049.1%–

42Summers County, WVWV11,5329.8%–

43Monroe County, WVWV12,49110.0%–

44Roane County, WVWV13,31710.1%–

45Taylor County, WVWV16,28710.1%–

46Calhoun County, WVWV5,97810.6%–

47Gilmer County, WVWV7,08511.1%–

48Wyoming County, WVWV19,80111.6%–

49Webster County, WVWV7,76011.8%–

50Braxton County, WVWV11,88512.3%–

51Boone County, WVWV20,25112.4%–

52Clay County, WVWV7,53812.8%–

53Mingo County, WVWV21,45514.0%–

54Logan County, WVWV30,37514.1%–

55McDowell County, WVWV16,87815.0%–

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