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Section IV: West Virginia’s Counties

While statewide figures reflecting West Virginia’s economy are central to this work, it is also important to recognize that they mask significant economic and demographic variation across the state’s regions and counties. As such, in this section we illustrate how three key economic statistics performed during the past decade across each of the state’s 55 counties and how these measures are expected to perform from a geographic perspective over the next five years.

  • Figure 2.01
    This figure illustrates population growth for each West Virginia county over the period 2013 through 2023.
  • Figure 2.02
    This figure illustrates projected population growth for each West Virginia county over the period 2024 through 2029.
  • Figure 2.03
    This figure illustrates employment growth for each West Virginia county over the period 2013 through 2023.
  • Figure 2.04
    This figure illustrates projected employment growth for each West Virginia county over the period 2024 through 2029.
  • Figure 2.05
    This figure illustrates per capita personal income growth for each West Virginia county over the period 2013 through 2023.
  • Figure 2.06
    This figure illustrates projected per capita personal income growth for each West Virginia county over the period 2024 through 2029.