RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most self-employed workers, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Clay County, WVWV7,53824.5%+26%

02Tucker County, WVWV6,54024.2%+32%

03McDowell County, WVWV16,87823.0%−13%

04Hampshire County, WVWV24,10520.8%+103%

05Summers County, WVWV11,53220.8%+31%

06Logan County, WVWV30,37520.1%+34%

07Tyler County, WVWV7,88118.9%+56%

08Lincoln County, WVWV19,17718.6%+26%

09Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.3%+31%

10Wetzel County, WVWV13,73418.2%+18%

11Roane County, WVWV13,31718.2%+59%

12Kanawha County, WVWV172,38118.1%+13%

13Boone County, WVWV20,25118.0%+24%

14Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60217.9%+6%

15Wyoming County, WVWV19,80117.9%−7%

16Mason County, WVWV24,70717.8%+32%

17Gilmer County, WVWV7,08517.6%+26%

18Brooke County, WVWV21,14217.5%+51%

19Ritchie County, WVWV8,03417.0%+33%

20Wayne County, WVWV37,30917.0%−2%

21Monroe County, WVWV12,49116.7%+24%

22Mercer County, WVWV57,50316.4%+6%

23Monongalia County, WVWV107,99116.0%−14%

24Nicholas County, WVWV23,84816.0%−2%

25Hardy County, WVWV14,33715.9%+35%

26Marshall County, WVWV29,15915.8%+28%

27Cabell County, WVWV91,18315.7%+17%

28Pendleton County, WVWV5,82615.6%+37%

29Webster County, WVWV7,76015.5%+14%

30Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.2%−4%

31Harrison County, WVWV64,22115.1%+20%

32Morgan County, WVWV18,02715.1%+25%

33Braxton County, WVWV11,88514.7%−12%

34Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.7%+8%

35Grant County, WVWV11,04114.2%+18%

36Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.2%+41%

37Marion County, WVWV55,58414.0%+10%

38Wirt County, WVWV4,87913.9%+1%

39Doddridge County, WVWV7,63413.8%−12%

40Mineral County, WVWV26,79213.8%+34%

41Preston County, WVWV34,00413.7%+25%

42Jefferson County, WVWV63,10213.6%−16%

43Berkeley County, WVWV139,52213.5%−1%

44Mingo County, WVWV21,45513.5%−20%

45Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57813.5%−12%

46Raleigh County, WVWV71,77513.5%+6%

47Fayette County, WVWV38,16513.3%+5%

48Wood County, WVWV82,38513.2%+13%

49Upshur County, WVWV23,75813.0%−19%

50Calhoun County, WVWV5,97812.8%+13%

51Taylor County, WVWV16,28712.4%−17%

52Barbour County, WVWV15,41411.7%−13%

53Lewis County, WVWV16,39411.6%−15%

54Putnam County, WVWV56,88511.1%−13%

55Pleasants County, WVWV7,3389.5%−41%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES