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Most manufacturing jobs, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 2.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pendleton County, WV, up 20 places to #35.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010

01▲2Mingo County, WVWV21,45514.8%−6.8 pts

02▲2Boone County, WVWV20,25112.5%−10.4 pts

03▼2McDowell County, WVWV16,87811.6%−2.4 pts

04▼2Wyoming County, WVWV19,80111.5%−10.8 pts

05▲6Webster County, WVWV7,7609.4%−6.4 pts

06▲7Gilmer County, WVWV7,0859.3%+1.7 pts

07▲7Barbour County, WVWV15,4148.8%+3.1 pts

08Logan County, WVWV30,3758.3%−6.1 pts

09▼3Calhoun County, WVWV5,9787.9%−4.7 pts

10▼3Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.2%+2.4 pts

11▲7Wetzel County, WVWV13,7346.4%+1.5 pts

12▼2Ritchie County, WVWV8,0346.4%+2.9 pts

13▼8Lewis County, WVWV16,3946.1%−1.8 pts

14▲5Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485.7%−5.7 pts

15▼3Doddridge County, WVWV7,6345.7%−0.3 pts

16▲15Roane County, WVWV13,3175.6%−2.3 pts

17▲5Clay County, WVWV7,5385.3%−8.2 pts

18▲2Marshall County, WVWV29,1595.0%0.0 pts

19▼4Upshur County, WVWV23,7584.9%−2.5 pts

20▼4Preston County, WVWV34,0044.6%−4.2 pts

21▲11Lincoln County, WVWV19,1774.4%−9.6 pts

22▼5Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.0%−4.8 pts

23Fayette County, WVWV38,1653.7%−5.6 pts

24▼3Marion County, WVWV55,5843.6%−1.4 pts

25▼1Harrison County, WVWV64,2213.0%+0.6 pts

26▲13Grant County, WVWV11,0412.8%+1.5 pts

27▲3Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.8%−0.5 pts

28▼2Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.6%−0.2 pts

29▼20Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.5%+1.0 pts

30▼5Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.5%+0.2 pts

31▼3Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.0%+0.1 pts

32▲3Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.9%−1.2 pts

33▲4Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.9%−1.1 pts

34Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.7%−0.8 pts

35▲20Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261.6%−0.6 pts

36▲2Kanawha County, WVWV172,3811.6%−0.7 pts

37▼1Hancock County, WVWV27,7291.6%+1.4 pts

38▼9Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.5%+0.8 pts

39▲5Wood County, WVWV82,3851.4%+0.4 pts

40▲2Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5781.3%+0.2 pts

41▼14Braxton County, WVWV11,8851.2%−6.3 pts

42▲1Wayne County, WVWV37,3091.0%−1.6 pts

43▼2Morgan County, WVWV18,0271.0%−1.9 pts

44▲3Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.6%−0.6 pts

45▲1Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.6%−0.7 pts

46▲6Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.5%+0.1 pts

47▲6Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.5%0.0 pts

48▼8Summers County, WVWV11,5320.4%−3.5 pts

49▲1Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.4%+0.1 pts

50▼1Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.3%−1.1 pts

51Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.3%+0.1 pts

52▲2Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.2%+0.1 pts

53▼5Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.2%−0.1 pts

54▼9Mason County, WVWV24,7070.1%−0.7 pts

55▼22Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.0%−3.9 pts

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