RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most healthcare & education jobs, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2010

01Doddridge County, WVWV7,6349.0%+7.5 pts

02Pleasants County, WVWV7,3385.4%+4.3 pts

03Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.1%+3.4 pts

04Tucker County, WVWV6,5404.3%+1.4 pts

05Lewis County, WVWV16,3944.0%+1.6 pts

06Roane County, WVWV13,3173.9%+3.4 pts

07Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483.6%+2.5 pts

08Mason County, WVWV24,7073.5%−2.5 pts

09Webster County, WVWV7,7603.4%+2.9 pts

10Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.3%+1.8 pts

11Marion County, WVWV55,5843.2%+0.4 pts

12Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.9%+0.1 pts

13Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.8%+1.4 pts

14Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.8%+0.8 pts

15Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.8%+1.8 pts

16Grant County, WVWV11,0412.8%+0.4 pts

17Hampshire County, WVWV24,1052.7%+2.0 pts

18Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.5%+0.3 pts

19Preston County, WVWV34,0042.4%+0.6 pts

20Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.4%+0.1 pts

21Wyoming County, WVWV19,8012.4%−0.2 pts

22Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.3%+0.5 pts

23Logan County, WVWV30,3752.1%+0.6 pts

24Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.0%+0.3 pts

25Morgan County, WVWV18,0271.9%+1.4 pts

26Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.9%+0.5 pts

27Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.9%+1.5 pts

28Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.8%+1.0 pts

29Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.6%+0.6 pts

30Mineral County, WVWV26,7921.6%−1.2 pts

31Hardy County, WVWV14,3371.6%+0.9 pts

32Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261.5%−0.4 pts

33Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.4%−0.4 pts

34Jackson County, WVWV27,4501.3%−0.1 pts

35Kanawha County, WVWV172,3811.2%−0.4 pts

36Braxton County, WVWV11,8851.2%−0.3 pts

37Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.2%+0.2 pts

38Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.2%+0.5 pts

39Summers County, WVWV11,5321.2%+1.2 pts

40Wood County, WVWV82,3851.2%+0.2 pts

41Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.0%−0.3 pts

42Hancock County, WVWV27,7291.0%+0.3 pts

43Fayette County, WVWV38,1651.0%−0.3 pts

44Wirt County, WVWV4,8791.0%+1.0 pts

45Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5781.0%+0.2 pts

46Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021.0%−0.0 pts

47Clay County, WVWV7,5380.9%−1.5 pts

48Ohio County, WVWV40,4960.9%−0.5 pts

49Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.8%+0.0 pts

50Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.8%−0.2 pts

51Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.5%−0.6 pts

52Boone County, WVWV20,2510.5%−0.1 pts

53Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.5%+0.2 pts

54Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.3%−0.8 pts

55McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.2%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES