Business Statistics by County
Rankings based on number of new businesses
Ranking | County | Start of Period Businesses | New Businesses | *Closed Businesses | Total Businesses | New Business Growth |
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1 | OUT OF STATE | 50686 | 303 | 66 | 50922 | 0.60% Growth |
2 | BERKELEY | 8468 | 106 | 21 | 8552 | 1.25% Growth |
3 | RALEIGH | 5574 | 97 | 14 | 5657 | 1.74% Growth |
4 | KANAWHA | 14036 | 90 | 31 | 14095 | 0.64% Growth |
5 | MONONGALIA | 9457 | 88 | 16 | 9528 | 0.93% Growth |
6 | JEFFERSON | 5095 | 54 | 8 | 5141 | 1.06% Growth |
7 | CABELL | 5914 | 53 | 8 | 5958 | 0.90% Growth |
8 | HARRISON | 4823 | 37 | 7 | 4853 | 0.77% Growth |
9 | WOOD | 4726 | 37 | 9 | 4754 | 0.78% Growth |
10 | OHIO | 3463 | 32 | 5 | 3489 | 0.92% Growth |
11 | PUTNAM | 3841 | 31 | 7 | 3865 | 0.81% Growth |
12 | MERCER | 3187 | 26 | 8 | 3205 | 0.82% Growth |
13 | MORGAN | 1288 | 22 | 4 | 1306 | 1.71% Growth |
14 | LOGAN | 1354 | 21 | 2 | 1373 | 1.55% Growth |
15 | MARION | 3369 | 21 | 3 | 3387 | 0.62% Growth |
16 | WAYNE | 1333 | 21 | 0 | 1354 | 1.58% Growth |
17 | GREENBRIER | 2972 | 20 | 3 | 2989 | 0.67% Growth |
18 | FAYETTE | 2326 | 19 | 7 | 2338 | 0.82% Growth |
19 | HAMPSHIRE | 1561 | 15 | 2 | 1574 | 0.96% Growth |
20 | UPSHUR | 1597 | 15 | 2 | 1610 | 0.94% Growth |
21 | NICHOLAS | 1573 | 14 | 2 | 1585 | 0.89% Growth |
22 | POCAHONTAS | 1203 | 14 | 4 | 1213 | 1.16% Growth |
23 | HARDY | 1115 | 14 | 4 | 1125 | 1.26% Growth |
24 | JACKSON | 1575 | 13 | 2 | 1586 | 0.83% Growth |
25 | PRESTON | 2173 | 13 | 4 | 2182 | 0.60% Growth |
26 | BARBOUR | 798 | 12 | 2 | 808 | 1.50% Growth |
27 | MARSHALL | 1223 | 12 | 4 | 1231 | 0.98% Growth |
28 | BROOKE | 1016 | 11 | 1 | 1026 | 1.08% Growth |
29 | HANCOCK | 1434 | 11 | 4 | 1441 | 0.77% Growth |
30 | WYOMING | 746 | 11 | 1 | 756 | 1.47% Growth |
31 | RANDOLPH | 1791 | 9 | 3 | 1797 | 0.50% Growth |
32 | BOONE | 666 | 9 | 0 | 675 | 1.35% Growth |
33 | MINERAL | 1368 | 9 | 3 | 1374 | 0.66% Growth |
34 | DODDRIDGE | 301 | 8 | 1 | 308 | 2.66% Growth |
35 | MONROE | 764 | 7 | 0 | 771 | 0.92% Growth |
36 | SUMMERS | 698 | 7 | 2 | 703 | 1.00% Growth |
37 | TAYLOR | 794 | 7 | 1 | 800 | 0.88% Growth |
38 | WETZEL | 667 | 6 | 3 | 670 | 0.90% Growth |
39 | MINGO | 1066 | 6 | 0 | 1072 | 0.56% Growth |
40 | LEWIS | 1061 | 6 | 2 | 1065 | 0.57% Growth |
41 | LINCOLN | 515 | 5 | 1 | 519 | 0.97% Growth |
42 | MASON | 1079 | 5 | 1 | 1083 | 0.46% Growth |
43 | MCDOWELL | 670 | 5 | 0 | 675 | 0.75% Growth |
44 | BRAXTON | 641 | 5 | 0 | 646 | 0.78% Growth |
45 | CLAY | 289 | 5 | 1 | 293 | 1.73% Growth |
46 | ROANE | 701 | 4 | 1 | 704 | 0.57% Growth |
47 | TUCKER | 764 | 4 | 1 | 767 | 0.52% Growth |
48 | GRANT | 729 | 4 | 0 | 733 | 0.55% Growth |
49 | PENDLETON | 650 | 4 | 1 | 653 | 0.62% Growth |
50 | PLEASANTS | 316 | 3 | 0 | 319 | 0.95% Growth |
51 | TYLER | 369 | 3 | 0 | 372 | 0.81% Growth |
52 | WIRT | 233 | 2 | 2 | 233 | 0.86% Growth |
53 | GILMER | 368 | 2 | 0 | 370 | 0.54% Growth |
54 | CALHOUN | 273 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 0.37% Growth |
55 | WEBSTER | 314 | 1 | 1 | 314 | 0.32% Growth |
56 | RITCHIE | 585 | 1 | 1 | 585 | 0.17% Growth |