RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most manufacturing jobs, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2000

01McDowell County, WVWV16,87815.5%–

02Wyoming County, WVWV19,80114.0%–

03Mingo County, WVWV21,45513.0%–

04Boone County, WVWV20,25112.6%–

05Lewis County, WVWV16,3949.3%–

06Calhoun County, WVWV5,9789.3%–

07Tyler County, WVWV7,8819.2%–

08Logan County, WVWV30,3759.1%–

09Pleasants County, WVWV7,3388.5%–

10Ritchie County, WVWV8,0348.1%–

11Webster County, WVWV7,7606.7%–

12Doddridge County, WVWV7,6346.7%–

13Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.1%–

14Barbour County, WVWV15,4145.9%–

15Upshur County, WVWV23,7585.6%–

16Preston County, WVWV34,0045.5%–

17Raleigh County, WVWV71,7755.1%–

18Wetzel County, WVWV13,7345.1%–

19Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485.0%–

20Marshall County, WVWV29,1594.5%–

21Marion County, WVWV55,5844.3%–

22Clay County, WVWV7,5384.2%–

23Fayette County, WVWV38,1654.0%–

24Harrison County, WVWV64,2213.6%–

25Tucker County, WVWV6,5403.5%–

26Taylor County, WVWV16,2873.4%–

27Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.4%–

28Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.9%–

29Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.9%–

30Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.9%–

31Roane County, WVWV13,3172.8%–

32Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.5%–

33Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.4%–

34Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.4%–

35Monongalia County, WVWV107,9912.4%–

36Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.1%–

37Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.0%–

38Kanawha County, WVWV172,3811.7%–

39Grant County, WVWV11,0411.7%–

40Summers County, WVWV11,5321.5%–

41Morgan County, WVWV18,0271.5%–

42Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5781.5%–

43Wayne County, WVWV37,3091.2%–

44Wood County, WVWV82,3851.2%–

45Mason County, WVWV24,7071.1%–

46Mineral County, WVWV26,7921.0%–

47Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.9%–

48Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.7%–

49Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.7%–

50Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.6%–

51Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.6%–

52Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.6%–

53Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.4%–

54Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.3%–

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.0%–

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