Demographics Table
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
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 5.2 | 8,902,365 | N/A |
| West Virginia | N/A | 5.4 | 42,641 | 37 of 52 |
| Summers County | Rural | 2.2 | 79 | 318 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 2.4 | 77 | 390 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 2.7 | 636 | 513 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 3.1 | 852 | 683 |
| Grant County | Rural | 3.3 | 164 | 822 |
| Mason County | Rural | 3.8 | 364 | 1,144 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 3.9 | 1,199 | 1,215 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 3.9 | 332 | 1,215 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 4.0 | 1,185 | 1,281 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 4.2 | 559 | 1,388 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 4.3 | 580 | 1,450 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 4.7 | 3,216 | 1,740 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 4.7 | 2,754 | 1,740 |
| Marion County | Rural | 4.8 | 1,299 | 1,807 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 4.8 | 231 | 1,807 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 4.9 | 778 | 1,886 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 4.9 | 98 | 1,886 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 5.0 | 1,424 | 1,951 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 5.1 | 2,229 | 2,016 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 5.1 | 565 | 2,016 |
| Preston County | Urban | 5.3 | 759 | 2,125 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 5.4 | 297 | 2,192 |
| Wood County | Urban | 5.4 | 2,046 | 2,192 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 5.6 | 865 | 2,306 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 5.6 | 4,526 | 2,306 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 5.7 | 161 | 2,346 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 5.7 | 549 | 2,346 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 5.7 | 388 | 2,346 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 5.9 | 389 | 2,430 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 5.9 | 555 | 2,430 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 6.0 | 1,196 | 2,486 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 6.1 | 179 | 2,524 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 6.3 | 641 | 2,574 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 6.3 | 165 | 2,574 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 6.6 | 785 | 2,668 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 6.8 | 150 | 2,717 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 7.0 | 213 | 2,758 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 7.3 | 486 | 2,812 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 7.4 | 873 | 2,830 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 7.5 | 542 | 2,843 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 8.2 | 337 | 2,930 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 8.4 | 1,159 | 2,946 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 8.5 | 522 | 2,955 |
| Logan County | Rural | 8.5 | 988 | 2,955 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 8.5 | 292 | 2,955 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 8.6 | 616 | 2,962 |
| Boone County | Urban | 8.9 | 705 | 2,978 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 8.9 | 184 | 2,978 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 9.0 | 923 | 2,985 |
| Roane County | Rural | 9.1 | 436 | 2,996 |
| Webster County | Rural | 9.2 | 271 | 3,002 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 9.4 | 411 | 3,020 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 11.5 | 750 | 3,093 |
| Clay County | Urban | 11.9 | 326 | 3,098 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 11.9 | 335 | 3,098 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 6:11 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.