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 (2023 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 2000

01Doddridge County, WVWV7,6347.8%–

02Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.4%–

03Mason County, WVWV24,7073.6%–

04Clay County, WVWV7,5383.4%–

05Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.4%–

06Tucker County, WVWV6,5403.3%–

07Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013.3%–

08Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.1%–

09Lewis County, WVWV16,3943.0%–

10Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.9%–

11Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.9%–

12Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.9%–

13Roane County, WVWV13,3172.8%–

14Grant County, WVWV11,0412.8%–

15Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.7%–

16Marion County, WVWV55,5842.7%–

17Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.7%–

18Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.6%–

19Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.6%–

20Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.6%–

21Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.5%–

22Preston County, WVWV34,0042.4%–

23Boone County, WVWV20,2512.4%–

24Webster County, WVWV7,7602.3%–

25Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.2%–

26Logan County, WVWV30,3752.0%–

27Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.0%–

28Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051.8%–

29Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.8%–

30Barbour County, WVWV15,4141.8%–

31Summers County, WVWV11,5321.8%–

32Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.7%–

33Fayette County, WVWV38,1651.6%–

34Wayne County, WVWV37,3091.5%–

35Wirt County, WVWV4,8791.5%–

36Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.4%–

37Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.3%–

38Ohio County, WVWV40,4961.2%–

39Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.2%–

40Kanawha County, WVWV172,3811.2%–

41Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.2%–

42Mingo County, WVWV21,4551.1%–

43Hardy County, WVWV14,3371.1%–

44Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.1%–

45Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.0%–

46Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.9%–

47Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.9%–

48Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5780.8%–

49Wood County, WVWV82,3850.8%–

50Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.8%–

51Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.6%–

52Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.6%–

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.5%–

54McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.2%–

55Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.1%–

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