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Most unemployed people, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Kanawha County, WVWV172,3814,715–

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913,745–

03Berkeley County, WVWV139,5223,683–

04Cabell County, WVWV91,1832,320–

05Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752,115–

06Wood County, WVWV82,3851,882–

07Harrison County, WVWV64,2211,855–

08Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021,700–

09Logan County, WVWV30,3751,647–

10Marion County, WVWV55,5841,524–

11Mercer County, WVWV57,5031,512–

12Preston County, WVWV34,0041,331–

13Fayette County, WVWV38,1651,242–

14Ohio County, WVWV40,4961,180–

15Hancock County, WVWV27,7291,138–

16Mingo County, WVWV21,4551,105–

17Putnam County, WVWV56,885973–

18Boone County, WVWV20,251931–

19Mineral County, WVWV26,792921–

20Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578898–

21Nicholas County, WVWV23,848832–

22Randolph County, WVWV26,882820–

23Wyoming County, WVWV19,801820–

24Taylor County, WVWV16,287786–

25Hampshire County, WVWV24,105726–

26Wayne County, WVWV37,309722–

27Braxton County, WVWV11,885717–

28McDowell County, WVWV16,878638–

29Upshur County, WVWV23,758618–

30Barbour County, WVWV15,414608–

31Monroe County, WVWV12,491556–

32Morgan County, WVWV18,027535–

33Roane County, WVWV13,317508–

34Marshall County, WVWV29,159483–

35Wetzel County, WVWV13,734472–

36Summers County, WVWV11,532442–

37Lewis County, WVWV16,394438–

38Lincoln County, WVWV19,177428–

39Brooke County, WVWV21,142388–

40Jackson County, WVWV27,450379–

41Clay County, WVWV7,538367–

42Grant County, WVWV11,041350–

43Webster County, WVWV7,760349–

44Gilmer County, WVWV7,085345–

45Mason County, WVWV24,707304–

46Calhoun County, WVWV5,978296–

47Pleasants County, WVWV7,338256–

48Tyler County, WVWV7,881252–

49Hardy County, WVWV14,337237–

50Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602236–

51Ritchie County, WVWV8,034194–

52Tucker County, WVWV6,540164–

53Doddridge County, WVWV7,634136–

54Pendleton County, WVWV5,826114–

55Wirt County, WVWV4,87998–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS