RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most healthcare & education jobs, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2020 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, WVWV7,6347.8%+6.3 pts

02Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.4%+3.7 pts

03Mason County, WVWV24,7073.6%−2.4 pts

04Clay County, WVWV7,5383.4%+1.1 pts

05Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.4%+2.0 pts

06Tucker County, WVWV6,5403.3%+0.4 pts

07Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013.3%+0.7 pts

08Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.1%+1.7 pts

09Lewis County, WVWV16,3943.0%+0.6 pts

10Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.9%+1.9 pts

11Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.9%+0.7 pts

12Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.9%+0.9 pts

13Roane County, WVWV13,3172.8%+2.3 pts

14Grant County, WVWV11,0412.8%+0.4 pts

15Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.7%+1.7 pts

16Marion County, WVWV55,5842.7%−0.2 pts

17Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.7%+1.3 pts

18Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.6%+0.8 pts

19Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.6%−0.2 pts

20Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.6%+1.5 pts

21Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.5%+0.3 pts

22Preston County, WVWV34,0042.4%+0.6 pts

23Boone County, WVWV20,2512.4%+1.8 pts

24Webster County, WVWV7,7602.3%+1.9 pts

25Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.2%+1.4 pts

26Logan County, WVWV30,3752.0%+0.6 pts

27Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.0%−0.8 pts

28Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051.8%+1.2 pts

29Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.8%+0.8 pts

30Barbour County, WVWV15,4141.8%+1.0 pts

31Summers County, WVWV11,5321.8%+1.8 pts

32Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.7%−0.2 pts

33Fayette County, WVWV38,1651.6%+0.3 pts

34Wayne County, WVWV37,3091.5%+0.4 pts

35Wirt County, WVWV4,8791.5%+1.5 pts

36Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.4%+0.0 pts

37Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.3%+0.8 pts

38Ohio County, WVWV40,4961.2%−0.1 pts

39Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.2%+0.5 pts

40Kanawha County, WVWV172,3811.2%−0.4 pts

41Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.2%+1.0 pts

42Mingo County, WVWV21,4551.1%−0.0 pts

43Hardy County, WVWV14,3371.1%+0.4 pts

44Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.1%−0.3 pts

45Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.0%+0.0 pts

46Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.9%−0.1 pts

47Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.9%−0.8 pts

48Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5780.8%+0.0 pts

49Wood County, WVWV82,3850.8%−0.2 pts

50Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.8%−0.2 pts

51Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.6%+0.0 pts

52Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.6%−0.2 pts

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.5%−1.4 pts

54McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.2%−1.2 pts

55Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.1%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS