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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.

Most self-employed workers by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010
01Clay County, WVWV7,53824.5%+5.1 pts
02Tucker County, WVWV6,54024.2%+5.8 pts
03McDowell County, WVWV16,87823.0%−3.5 pts
04Hampshire County, WVWV24,10520.8%+10.6 pts
05Summers County, WVWV11,53220.8%+4.9 pts
06Logan County, WVWV30,37520.1%+5.1 pts
07Tyler County, WVWV7,88118.9%+6.8 pts
08Lincoln County, WVWV19,17718.6%+3.9 pts
09Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.3%+4.3 pts
10Wetzel County, WVWV13,73418.2%+2.8 pts
11Roane County, WVWV13,31718.2%+6.8 pts
12Kanawha County, WVWV172,38118.1%+2.1 pts
13Boone County, WVWV20,25118.0%+3.5 pts
14Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60217.9%+1.1 pts
15Wyoming County, WVWV19,80117.9%−1.4 pts
16Mason County, WVWV24,70717.8%+4.3 pts
17Gilmer County, WVWV7,08517.6%+3.6 pts
18Brooke County, WVWV21,14217.5%+5.9 pts
19Ritchie County, WVWV8,03417.0%+4.2 pts
20Wayne County, WVWV37,30917.0%−0.4 pts
21Monroe County, WVWV12,49116.7%+3.2 pts
22Mercer County, WVWV57,50316.4%+1.0 pts
23Monongalia County, WVWV107,99116.0%−2.6 pts
24Nicholas County, WVWV23,84816.0%−0.4 pts
25Hardy County, WVWV14,33715.9%+4.1 pts
26Marshall County, WVWV29,15915.8%+3.5 pts
27Cabell County, WVWV91,18315.7%+2.2 pts
28Pendleton County, WVWV5,82615.6%+4.2 pts
29Webster County, WVWV7,76015.5%+1.9 pts
30Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.2%−0.7 pts
31Harrison County, WVWV64,22115.1%+2.5 pts
32Morgan County, WVWV18,02715.1%+3.0 pts
33Braxton County, WVWV11,88514.7%−1.9 pts
34Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.7%+1.0 pts
35Grant County, WVWV11,04114.2%+2.2 pts
36Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.2%+4.1 pts
37Marion County, WVWV55,58414.0%+1.2 pts
38Wirt County, WVWV4,87913.9%+0.2 pts
39Doddridge County, WVWV7,63413.8%−1.8 pts
40Mineral County, WVWV26,79213.8%+3.5 pts
41Preston County, WVWV34,00413.7%+2.7 pts
42Jefferson County, WVWV63,10213.6%−2.7 pts
43Berkeley County, WVWV139,52213.5%−0.1 pts
44Mingo County, WVWV21,45513.5%−3.4 pts
45Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57813.5%−1.9 pts
46Raleigh County, WVWV71,77513.5%+0.8 pts
47Fayette County, WVWV38,16513.3%+0.6 pts
48Wood County, WVWV82,38513.2%+1.5 pts
49Upshur County, WVWV23,75813.0%−3.1 pts
50Calhoun County, WVWV5,97812.8%+1.5 pts
51Taylor County, WVWV16,28712.4%−2.5 pts
52Barbour County, WVWV15,41411.7%−1.8 pts
53Lewis County, WVWV16,39411.6%−2.1 pts
54Putnam County, WVWV56,88511.1%−1.7 pts
55Pleasants County, WVWV7,3389.5%−6.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES