Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 8,902,365.
- Rank within US : N/A
West Virginia
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 42,641.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 37 of 52
Summers County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 79.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 318 of 3143
Ritchie County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 77.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 390 of 3143
Mercer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 636.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 513 of 3143
Putnam County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 852.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 683 of 3143
Grant County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 164.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 822 of 3143
Mason County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 364.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1144 of 3143
Jefferson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,199.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1215 of 3143
Morgan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 332.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1215 of 3143
Harrison County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,185.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1281 of 3143
Greenbrier County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 559.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1388 of 3143
Marshall County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 580.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1450 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 3,216.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1740 of 3143
Monongalia County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,754.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1740 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,299.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1807 of 3143
Monroe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 231.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1807 of 3143
Wayne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 778.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1886 of 3143
Wirt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 98.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1886 of 3143
Raleigh County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,424.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1951 of 3143
Cabell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,229.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2016 of 3143
Jackson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 565.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2016 of 3143
Preston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 759.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2125 of 3143
Wetzel County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 297.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2192 of 3143
Wood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,046.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2192 of 3143
Fayette County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 865.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2306 of 3143
Kanawha County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 4,526.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2306 of 3143
Doddridge County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 161.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2346 of 3143
Upshur County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 549.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2346 of 3143
Wyoming County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 388.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2346 of 3143
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 389.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2430 of 3143
Nicholas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 555.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2430 of 3143
Ohio County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,196.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2486 of 3143
Tucker County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 179.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2524 of 3143
Brooke County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 641.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2574 of 3143
Pendleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 165.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2574 of 3143
Mineral County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 785.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2668 of 3143
Gilmer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 150.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2717 of 3143
Tyler County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 213.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2758 of 3143
Hardy County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 486.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2812 of 3143
Randolph County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 873.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2830 of 3143
Taylor County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 542.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2843 of 3143
McDowell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 337.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2930 of 3143
Hancock County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,159.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2946 of 3143
Barbour County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 522.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2955 of 3143
Logan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 988.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2955 of 3143
Pleasants County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 292.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2955 of 3143
Lewis County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 616.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2962 of 3143
Boone County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 705.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2978 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 184.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2978 of 3143
Hampshire County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 923.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2985 of 3143
Roane County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 436.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2996 of 3143
Webster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 271.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3002 of 3143
Braxton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 411.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3020 of 3143
Mingo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 750.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3093 of 3143
Clay County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 326.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3098 of 3143
Pocahontas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 335.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3098 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 6:28 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.