Note: In December 2020, the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office revoked the business licenses of entities which had not filed their annual reports in three consecutive years. These revocations are reflected in the data for December 2020.
Business Statistics by County
Rankings based on number of New Businesses
County | # of Businesses at Begin Date | # of New Businesses | Total Businesses | Growth/Decline |
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OUT OF STATE | 35450 | 310 | 35659 | 0.59% Growth |
KANAWHA | 9174 | 91 | 9235 | 0.66% Growth |
MONONGALIA | 5664 | 62 | 5705 | 0.72% Growth |
BERKELEY | 4061 | 40 | 4092 | 0.76% Growth |
CABELL | 3678 | 34 | 3692 | 0.38% Growth |
JEFFERSON | 2431 | 33 | 2455 | 0.99% Growth |
WOOD | 3032 | 30 | 3053 | 0.69% Growth |
HARRISON | 2902 | 28 | 2919 | 0.59% Growth |
PUTNAM | 2474 | 26 | 2492 | 0.73% Growth |
GREENBRIER | 1689 | 22 | 1705 | 0.95% Growth |
FAYETTE | 1321 | 19 | 1333 | 0.91% Growth |
OHIO | 2163 | 19 | 2177 | 0.65% Growth |
RALEIGH | 2796 | 19 | 2810 | 0.50% Growth |
PRESTON | 1333 | 18 | 1342 | 0.68% Growth |
MARION | 1970 | 13 | 1978 | 0.41% Growth |
JACKSON | 899 | 12 | 911 | 1.33% Growth |
MERCER | 1625 | 11 | 1625 | 0% Growth |
LOGAN | 763 | 11 | 771 | 1.05% Growth |
TUCKER | 376 | 9 | 384 | 2.13% Growth |
MASON | 568 | 7 | 572 | 0.70% Growth |
HANCOCK | 819 | 7 | 825 | 0.73% Growth |
HARDY | 562 | 7 | 566 | 0.71% Growth |
BARBOUR | 455 | 7 | 459 | 0.88% Growth |
MORGAN | 620 | 6 | 622 | 0.32% Growth |
MARSHALL | 757 | 6 | 761 | 0.53% Growth |
POCAHONTAS | 554 | 6 | 559 | 0.90% Growth |
SUMMERS | 354 | 6 | 359 | 1.41% Growth |
WETZEL | 451 | 5 | 455 | 0.89% Growth |
LEWIS | 599 | 5 | 598 | -0.17% Decline |
MINGO | 698 | 5 | 702 | 0.57% Growth |
GILMER | 223 | 5 | 228 | 2.24% Growth |
GRANT | 432 | 5 | 433 | 0.23% Growth |
BOONE | 438 | 4 | 441 | 0.68% Growth |
BROOKE | 636 | 4 | 636 | 0% Growth |
MCDOWELL | 438 | 4 | 441 | 0.68% Growth |
LINCOLN | 281 | 4 | 284 | 1.07% Growth |
WYOMING | 482 | 4 | 484 | 0.41% Growth |
UPSHUR | 983 | 4 | 984 | 0.10% Growth |
WAYNE | 699 | 4 | 698 | -0.14% Decline |
TAYLOR | 412 | 4 | 416 | 0.97% Growth |
RITCHIE | 378 | 4 | 382 | 1.06% Growth |
RANDOLPH | 1086 | 3 | 1085 | -0.09% Decline |
NICHOLAS | 968 | 3 | 965 | -0.31% Decline |
PENDLETON | 352 | 3 | 354 | 0.57% Growth |
MONROE | 422 | 3 | 423 | 0.24% Growth |
DODDRIDGE | 205 | 3 | 208 | 1.46% Growth |
BRAXTON | 366 | 3 | 369 | 0.82% Growth |
HAMPSHIRE | 807 | 3 | 807 | 0% Growth |
MINERAL | 760 | 2 | 761 | 0.13% Growth |
ROANE | 422 | 2 | 424 | 0.47% Growth |
TYLER | 230 | 2 | 231 | 0.43% Growth |
WEBSTER | 232 | 1 | 233 | 0.43% Growth |
PLEASANTS | 184 | 1 | 184 | 0% Growth |
CALHOUN | 157 | 1 | 158 | 0.64% Growth |
CLAY | 170 | 1 | 171 | 0.59% Growth |
WIRT | 124 | 0 | 124 | 0% Growth |