WV!A1=PROFILE("West Virginia")
West Virginia economy
West Virginia produced $111.3 billion of goods and services in 2025, ranking #43 among the states. Below: growth, income, prices, jobs and the industries behind the total.
Capital Charleston1,766,147 people, 2025Statehood 1863Southeast region
GDP, 2025$111.3B#43 of 51 · 0.4% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+2.8%#10 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$58,217#50 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20264.0%#30 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.
Industries, 2025
Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.
| Industry | Value added | Share | vs US share | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $11.2B | 10.1% | −3.7 pp | 45 | ||
| Government | $16.2B | 14.6% | +3.5 pp | 11 | ||
| Manufacturing | $9.3B | 8.3% | −1.2 pp | 31 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $4.7B | 4.3% | −4.4 pp | 47 | ||
| Professional services | $4.9B | 4.4% | −3.6 pp | 42 | ||
| Health care | $12.8B | 11.5% | +3.9 pp | 1 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $5.2B | 4.6% | −1.7 pp | 42 | ||
| Retail trade | $7.7B | 6.9% | +1.0 pp | 15 | ||
| Information | $2.1B | 1.9% | −3.8 pp | 46 | ||
| Construction | $4.7B | 4.2% | −0.1 pp | 31 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $2.8B | 2.5% | −0.7 pp | 39 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $3.3B | 3.0% | −0.1 pp | 25 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $2.9B | 2.6% | −0.4 pp | 41 | ||
| Other services | $2.2B | 2.0% | 0.0 pp | 36 | ||
| Management of companies | $997M | 0.9% | −0.9 pp | 44 | ||
| Utilities | $3.1B | 2.8% | +1.1 pp | 5 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $15.5B | 13.9% | +12.6 pp | 2 | ||
| Education | $564M | 0.5% | −0.6 pp | 45 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $619M | 0.6% | −0.5 pp | 47 | ||
| Agriculture | $562M | 0.5% | −0.3 pp | 33 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in West Virginia
Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | Income per person | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6,562,398 | $759.0B | $93,299 | 3.8% | |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 366,920 | $20.1B | $53,840 | 4.8% | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 311,295 | $16.5B | $57,929 | 3.9% | |
| Charleston, WV | 202,091 | $15.7B | $61,182 | 4.3% | |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 149,702 | $10.4B | $64,407 | 3.2% | |
| Morgantown, WV | 142,752 | $10.4B | $57,179 | 3.6% | |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 135,136 | $12.3B | $59,280 | 4.9% | |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 113,239 | $6.9B | $53,129 | 5.5% | |
| Beckley, WV | 110,979 | $6.1B | $54,147 | 4.5% | |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 87,681 | $4.8B | $59,788 | 4.4% |