Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | N/A | 5.7 | 45,018 | 39 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 5.2 | 8,759,317 | N/A |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 1.7 | 51 | 193 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 3.3 | 67 | 755 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 4.7 | 140 | 1,695 |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 6.3 | 166 | 2,542 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 5.9 | 183 | 2,383 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 8.1 | 186 | 2,914 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 6.2 | 193 | 2,506 |
| Summers County | Rural | 5.7 | 207 | 2,295 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 10.9 | 224 | 3,078 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 6.6 | 226 | 2,640 |
| Grant County | Rural | 4.9 | 255 | 1,839 |
| Webster County | Rural | 9.6 | 268 | 3,025 |
| Mason County | Rural | 3.0 | 287 | 602 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 3.4 | 289 | 822 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 10.6 | 292 | 3,065 |
| Clay County | Urban | 11.8 | 311 | 3,100 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 5.8 | 314 | 2,339 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 5.6 | 374 | 2,254 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 5.7 | 398 | 2,295 |
| Roane County | Rural | 9.1 | 426 | 3,000 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 6.1 | 429 | 2,471 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 4.3 | 467 | 1,433 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 10.0 | 507 | 3,045 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 12.8 | 556 | 3,113 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 4.0 | 557 | 1,219 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 5.8 | 568 | 2,339 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 4.2 | 575 | 1,363 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 6.0 | 615 | 2,428 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 9.4 | 653 | 3,013 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 14.9 | 656 | 3,127 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 10.3 | 658 | 3,057 |
| Boone County | Urban | 8.8 | 675 | 2,979 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 9.6 | 697 | 3,025 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 6.0 | 711 | 2,428 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 7.2 | 720 | 2,783 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 10.8 | 738 | 3,070 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 7.0 | 816 | 2,746 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 8.6 | 819 | 2,964 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 5.4 | 836 | 2,132 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 3.2 | 878 | 706 |
| Preston County | Urban | 6.2 | 892 | 2,506 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 4.0 | 955 | 1,219 |
| Logan County | Rural | 9.8 | 1,101 | 3,035 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,113 | 2,760 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 8.2 | 1,130 | 2,925 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 5.8 | 1,134 | 2,339 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 4.1 | 1,248 | 1,291 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 4.3 | 1,289 | 1,433 |
| Marion County | Rural | 5.3 | 1,448 | 2,079 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 5.5 | 1,574 | 2,198 |
| Wood County | Urban | 5.6 | 2,119 | 2,254 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 5.8 | 2,514 | 2,339 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 5.0 | 2,864 | 1,898 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 4.8 | 3,174 | 1,766 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 5.5 | 4,475 | 2,198 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/28/2025 10:35 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/28/2025 10:35 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.