RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most white-collar workforce, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 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, WVWV107,99147.7%+17%

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,10243.3%+15%

03Putnam County, WVWV56,88539.5%+1%

04Kanawha County, WVWV172,38138.3%+9%

05Cabell County, WVWV91,18337.0%+11%

06Jackson County, WVWV27,45036.4%+15%

07Wood County, WVWV82,38536.1%+18%

08Ohio County, WVWV40,49635.5%+7%

09Harrison County, WVWV64,22135.3%+16%

10Marion County, WVWV55,58435.0%+19%

11Berkeley County, WVWV139,52234.8%+14%

12Wayne County, WVWV37,30934.7%+34%

13Roane County, WVWV13,31733.8%+69%

14Tyler County, WVWV7,88133.3%+57%

15Raleigh County, WVWV71,77532.4%+10%

16Wyoming County, WVWV19,80132.1%+21%

17Mercer County, WVWV57,50332.1%+6%

18Tucker County, WVWV6,54032.0%+9%

19Gilmer County, WVWV7,08531.6%+58%

20Brooke County, WVWV21,14231.5%+17%

21Upshur County, WVWV23,75830.9%+9%

22Hancock County, WVWV27,72930.4%+10%

23Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57830.3%+7%

24Boone County, WVWV20,25130.2%+6%

25Clay County, WVWV7,53830.2%+22%

26Mingo County, WVWV21,45530.1%+20%

27Logan County, WVWV30,37529.8%+15%

28Lewis County, WVWV16,39429.7%+21%

29Marshall County, WVWV29,15929.5%+11%

30Mason County, WVWV24,70729.3%+35%

31Fayette County, WVWV38,16529.1%+12%

32Randolph County, WVWV26,88228.9%−0%

33Summers County, WVWV11,53228.8%+21%

34Wirt County, WVWV4,87928.7%+20%

35McDowell County, WVWV16,87828.7%+2%

36Taylor County, WVWV16,28728.6%+3%

37Calhoun County, WVWV5,97828.5%+48%

38Preston County, WVWV34,00428.1%+28%

39Nicholas County, WVWV23,84827.5%+4%

40Grant County, WVWV11,04127.1%+22%

41Mineral County, WVWV26,79226.8%+8%

42Hampshire County, WVWV24,10526.7%+41%

43Pendleton County, WVWV5,82626.7%+20%

44Morgan County, WVWV18,02726.4%+5%

45Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60226.1%+5%

46Monroe County, WVWV12,49125.5%−10%

47Barbour County, WVWV15,41425.1%+10%

48Doddridge County, WVWV7,63424.5%+37%

49Webster County, WVWV7,76024.1%+45%

50Hardy County, WVWV14,33723.1%+22%

51Ritchie County, WVWV8,03422.6%−11%

52Lincoln County, WVWV19,17722.2%+19%

53Pleasants County, WVWV7,33822.1%−19%

54Braxton County, WVWV11,88521.7%+2%

55Wetzel County, WVWV13,73418.6%−26%

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