Brush Fork is the #1 ranked city in West Virginia with 0.0% (unemployment rate). This ranking includes 150 West Virginia cities with available data.
| # | City | Population | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush Fork | 1,213 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Chapmanville | 1,005 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Shenandoah Junction | 1,339 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Fort Ashby | 1,011 | 0.0% |
| 5 | New Haven | 1,735 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Tornado | 1,101 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Lewisburg | 3,871 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Mabscott | 1,488 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Eleanor | 1,655 | 0.8% |
| 10 | Poca | 1,056 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Westover | 4,007 | 1.1% |
| 12 | Kenova | 2,977 | 1.2% |
| 13 | Boaz | 1,374 | 1.5% |
| 14 | Harrisville | 1,408 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Mineralwells | 2,489 | 1.8% |
| 16 | Bridgeport | 9,292 | 1.8% |
| 17 | Pea Ridge | 7,188 | 1.8% |
| 18 | Star City | 1,894 | 1.8% |
| 19 | Fayetteville | 2,864 | 2.0% |
| 20 | Cheat Lake | 10,485 | 2.0% |
| 21 | Teays Valley | 13,961 | 2.0% |
| 22 | Pinch | 3,893 | 2.0% |
| 23 | Pleasant Valley | 3,494 | 2.0% |
| 24 | Dunbar | 7,340 | 2.2% |
| 25 | Barboursville | 4,394 | 2.3% |
| 26 | Williamstown | 2,977 | 2.4% |
| 27 | Shinnston | 2,198 | 2.4% |
| 28 | Mannington | 1,679 | 2.4% |
| 29 | St. Marys | 2,178 | 2.5% |
| 30 | Milton | 2,773 | 2.6% |
| 31 | Hurricane | 6,891 | 2.6% |
| 32 | Gilbert Creek | 1,119 | 2.7% |
| 33 | Beckley | 16,977 | 2.7% |
| 34 | Mount Gay-Shamrock | 1,440 | 2.9% |
| 35 | Culloden | 3,158 | 3.0% |
| 36 | Mallory | 1,453 | 3.3% |
| 37 | Oceana | 1,421 | 3.3% |
| 38 | Benwood | 1,173 | 3.3% |
| 39 | Bethlehem | 2,568 | 3.4% |
| 40 | Nutter Fort | 1,890 | 3.4% |
| 41 | Alderson | 1,182 | 3.4% |
| 42 | Pennsboro | 1,227 | 3.5% |
| 43 | Winfield | 2,538 | 3.5% |
| 44 | Ranson corporation | 5,588 | 3.5% |
| 45 | Craigsville | 1,584 | 3.6% |
| 46 | Glen Dale | 1,517 | 3.6% |
| 47 | Wayne | 1,433 | 3.6% |
| 48 | Point Pleasant | 4,009 | 4.0% |
| 49 | Clarksburg | 15,829 | 4.1% |
| 50 | Cross Lanes | 10,172 | 4.1% |
| 51 | Salem | 1,812 | 4.2% |
| 52 | Moundsville | 7,934 | 4.2% |
| 53 | Ronceverte | 1,523 | 4.2% |
| 54 | Barrackville | 1,362 | 4.3% |
| 55 | Rainelle | 1,334 | 4.3% |
| 56 | Bethany | 1,066 | 4.4% |
| 57 | Follansbee | 2,790 | 4.4% |
| 58 | Hamlin | 1,173 | 4.5% |
| 59 | Stanaford | 1,327 | 4.5% |
| 60 | Mullens | 2,267 | 4.5% |
| 61 | Chesapeake | 1,615 | 4.7% |
| 62 | Kingwood | 2,980 | 4.7% |
| 63 | Hooverson Heights | 2,156 | 4.7% |
| 64 | Paden City | 2,529 | 4.7% |
| 65 | Daniels | 1,542 | 4.8% |
| 66 | West Liberty | 1,568 | 4.9% |
| 67 | White Sulphur Springs | 2,646 | 4.9% |
| 68 | Ripley | 3,066 | 4.9% |
| 69 | Moorefield | 2,952 | 5.0% |
| 70 | Vienna | 10,575 | 5.0% |
| 71 | Princeton | 5,780 | 5.1% |
| 72 | Madison | 2,840 | 5.2% |
| 73 | Ceredo | 1,432 | 5.2% |
| 74 | Ansted | 1,210 | 5.2% |
| 75 | Nitro | 6,941 | 5.3% |
| 76 | Ravenswood | 3,846 | 5.4% |
| 77 | Bolivar | 1,317 | 5.5% |
| 78 | Charles Town | 6,854 | 5.5% |
| 79 | Petersburg | 3,172 | 5.9% |
| 80 | Welch | 3,492 | 5.9% |
| 81 | Lesage | 1,165 | 6.2% |
| 82 | Buckhannon | 5,144 | 6.2% |
| 83 | South Charleston | 13,594 | 6.3% |
| 84 | Charleston | 47,918 | 6.3% |
| 85 | Blennerhassett | 3,229 | 6.3% |
| 86 | St. Albans | 10,637 | 6.3% |
| 87 | New Martinsville | 5,175 | 6.4% |
| 88 | Keyser | 4,870 | 6.5% |
| 89 | Shady Spring | 3,455 | 6.5% |
| 90 | Wheeling | 26,670 | 6.6% |
| 91 | Inwood | 2,605 | 6.6% |
| 92 | Shannondale | 3,441 | 6.8% |
| 93 | Bluefield | 9,511 | 6.9% |
| 94 | Fairmont | 18,303 | 7.0% |
| 95 | Belington | 1,843 | 7.0% |
| 96 | Weirton | 18,785 | 7.2% |
| 97 | Oak Hill | 8,057 | 7.3% |
| 98 | Glenville | 1,049 | 7.3% |
| 99 | McMechen | 1,735 | 7.4% |
| 100 | Brookhaven | 6,465 | 7.4% |
| 101 | Bluewell | 2,281 | 7.4% |
| 102 | Buffalo | 1,110 | 7.5% |
| 103 | Morgantown | 30,273 | 7.6% |
| 104 | Huntington | 46,189 | 7.6% |
| 105 | Martinsburg | 18,805 | 8.0% |
| 106 | Parkersburg | 29,461 | 8.0% |
| 107 | Athens | 1,156 | 8.2% |
| 108 | Washington | 1,129 | 8.4% |
| 109 | White Hall | 1,141 | 8.4% |
| 110 | Elkins | 6,875 | 8.7% |
| 111 | Alum Creek | 1,472 | 8.7% |
| 112 | Fairlea | 1,266 | 8.8% |
| 113 | Terra Alta | 1,992 | 8.9% |
| 114 | MacArthur | 1,287 | 9.0% |
| 115 | Sissonville | 2,706 | 9.1% |
| 116 | Grafton | 4,671 | 9.3% |
| 117 | Summersville | 3,397 | 9.4% |
| 118 | Enterprise | 1,084 | 9.6% |
| 119 | Philippi | 2,919 | 10.2% |
| 120 | Lubeck | 1,412 | 10.4% |
| 121 | Stonewood | 2,273 | 10.7% |
| 122 | Granville | 1,215 | 10.7% |
| 123 | Falling Waters | 2,384 | 10.9% |
| 124 | Montgomery | 1,635 | 10.9% |
| 125 | Sophia | 1,654 | 11.0% |
| 126 | Prosperity | 1,575 | 11.1% |
| 127 | Romney | 1,714 | 11.2% |
| 128 | Carpendale | 1,053 | 11.2% |
| 129 | Hinton | 2,413 | 11.6% |
| 130 | Chester | 2,302 | 11.8% |
| 131 | Man | 1,234 | 11.8% |
| 132 | Belle | 1,537 | 12.8% |
| 133 | Wellsburg | 2,364 | 13.0% |
| 134 | Shepherdstown | 1,399 | 13.2% |
| 135 | Weston | 3,884 | 13.4% |
| 136 | Bradley | 1,429 | 13.5% |
| 137 | Williamson | 2,979 | 13.9% |
| 138 | Coal City | 1,236 | 13.9% |
| 139 | Marmet | 1,520 | 14.0% |
| 140 | Parsons | 1,481 | 14.0% |
| 141 | Marlinton | 1,050 | 14.5% |
| 142 | Sistersville | 1,340 | 15.8% |
| 143 | Mount Hope | 1,369 | 17.2% |
| 144 | Spencer | 2,137 | 18.3% |
| 145 | Newell | 1,252 | 19.3% |
| 146 | Logan | 1,736 | 21.7% |
| 147 | Crab Orchard | 1,877 | 21.9% |
| 148 | Despard | 1,038 | 25.8% |
| 149 | Richwood | 2,617 | 27.1% |
| 150 | Coal Fork | 1,414 | 31.7% |
Cities in West Virginia are ranked by unemployment rate. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.