RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most white-collar workforce, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99151.3%+26%

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,10244.5%+19%

03Jackson County, WVWV27,45043.4%+38%

04Kanawha County, WVWV172,38142.2%+20%

05Putnam County, WVWV56,88541.5%+6%

06Cabell County, WVWV91,18341.4%+24%

07Ohio County, WVWV40,49641.0%+23%

08Harrison County, WVWV64,22140.9%+34%

09Wayne County, WVWV37,30940.6%+57%

10Marion County, WVWV55,58440.0%+36%

11Hampshire County, WVWV24,10539.5%+109%

12Gilmer County, WVWV7,08538.6%+93%

13Summers County, WVWV11,53237.3%+57%

14Berkeley County, WVWV139,52237.0%+21%

15Tucker County, WVWV6,54036.9%+26%

16Nicholas County, WVWV23,84836.7%+39%

17Raleigh County, WVWV71,77536.7%+25%

18Wood County, WVWV82,38536.4%+18%

19Lewis County, WVWV16,39436.3%+48%

20Randolph County, WVWV26,88236.1%+25%

21Logan County, WVWV30,37535.8%+38%

22Mineral County, WVWV26,79235.5%+43%

23Brooke County, WVWV21,14235.4%+32%

24Mercer County, WVWV57,50335.3%+17%

25Taylor County, WVWV16,28735.1%+26%

26Roane County, WVWV13,31734.9%+75%

27Upshur County, WVWV23,75833.9%+19%

28Mason County, WVWV24,70732.6%+51%

29Doddridge County, WVWV7,63432.6%+81%

30Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57832.4%+14%

31Boone County, WVWV20,25132.3%+13%

32Hancock County, WVWV27,72932.1%+16%

33Mingo County, WVWV21,45532.1%+28%

34McDowell County, WVWV16,87830.9%+9%

35Monroe County, WVWV12,49130.5%+7%

36Braxton County, WVWV11,88530.4%+44%

37Clay County, WVWV7,53830.2%+22%

38Fayette County, WVWV38,16529.8%+15%

39Wetzel County, WVWV13,73429.6%+18%

40Wirt County, WVWV4,87929.1%+21%

41Marshall County, WVWV29,15929.0%+10%

42Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60228.9%+16%

43Pendleton County, WVWV5,82628.7%+29%

44Calhoun County, WVWV5,97828.7%+49%

45Barbour County, WVWV15,41428.6%+25%

46Wyoming County, WVWV19,80128.3%+7%

47Preston County, WVWV34,00428.2%+28%

48Hardy County, WVWV14,33728.2%+49%

49Morgan County, WVWV18,02728.2%+12%

50Pleasants County, WVWV7,33826.6%−3%

51Tyler County, WVWV7,88126.5%+25%

52Lincoln County, WVWV19,17726.5%+42%

53Grant County, WVWV11,04123.4%+5%

54Webster County, WVWV7,76022.7%+37%

55Ritchie County, WVWV8,03421.1%−17%

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