County · West Virginia

Randolph County, West Virginia

Randolph County, West Virginia has a quality-of-life score of 33 out of 100 (low), ranking #2,104 of 3,143 US counties. Within West Virginia it ranks #23 of 55 counties. It ranks best on hot days (low), effective property tax rate (low) and severe housing problems (low). It ranks worst on depression (high), adult obesity (high) and frequent mental distress (high).

33Low

Quality-of-life score: #2,104 of 3,143 counties
West Virginia: #23 of 55 in WV
Population: 26,882 (2025)
Land area: 1,040 mi²
Density: 25.9 /mi²
FIPS code: 54083

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 78 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety38#1,922/3,096
Economy8#2,898/3,143
Housing73#855/3,140
Health7#2,935/3,144
Healthcare57#1,349/3,143
Environment54#1,442/3,108
Education18#2,579/3,144
Infrastructure29#2,226/3,144
Community44#1,765/3,144
Leisure & amenities74#824/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Randolph County, West Virginia ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Hot days · low0 days
99/100West Virginia 10 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Effective property tax rate · low0.39%
91/100West Virginia 0.50%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Severe housing problems · low9.4%
86/100West Virginia 11.1%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
81/100West Virginia 3.2 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Cost of buying a home today · low22.1%
81/100West Virginia 21.2%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high5.9 /10k
81/100West Virginia 5.9 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Weaknesses

Depression · high32.3%
1/100West Virginia 31.9%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Adult obesity · high46.2%
2/100West Virginia 41.3%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Frequent mental distress · high22.7%
3/100West Virginia 23.4%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Natural hazard risk · high96.3
3/100West Virginia 76.92025Federal Emergency Management Agency
Drug overdose deaths · high20.8 /100k
4/100West Virginia 36.6 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimateProvisional data
Some college · low42.0%
6/100West Virginia 56.7%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
0.0 /1k (2021) → 0.1 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+315%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Drought exposureWorsening
6% (2021) → 32% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+25 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Gyms and fitness centersImproving
0.4 /10k (2020) → 0.7 /10k (2025)
+108%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Homicide rateImproving
4.2 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Hot daysImproving
0 days (2011-2020) → 0 days (2016-2025)
−100%5 yearsUS 41 days → 42 days
New business applicationsImproving
5.1 /1k (2020) → 9.5 /1k (2025)
+87%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Randolph County, West Virginia improved on 6 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 23 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved6

Traffic deaths−46%22.8 /100k → 12.3 /100k
Unemployment−4.5 points10.0% → 5.5%
New businesses+87%5.1 /1k → 9.5 /1k
Broadband+14 points69.9% → 83.5%
Real income+27%$45,573 → $57,797

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Randolph County, West Virginia between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5.4 /10k2020	6.0 /10k2025	+11%	Within the margin of error	60%
Average commute time	23.1 min2015-2019	21.1 min2020-2024	−2.0 min	Within the margin of error	89%
Average weekly wage	$7562020	$9022025	+19%	Improved	20%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%2015-2019	19.8%2020-2024	+2.5 points	Within the margin of error	46%
Broadband subscriptions	69.9%2015-2019	83.5%2020-2024	+14 points	Improved	75%
Child poverty rate	22.4%2019	21.3%2024	−1.1 points	Within the margin of error	42%
Distance to an airport	114 mi2020	114 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	27.6 /100k2020	20.8 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−25%	Within the margin of error	47%
Effective property tax rate	0.42%2015-2019	0.39%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Firearm deaths	19.4 /100k2020	16.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−18%	Within the margin of error	76%
Grocery stores	2.2 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	−31%	Within the margin of error	11%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.4 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	+108%	Within the margin of error	97%
High school diploma or higher	85.5%2015-2019	88.3%2020-2024	+2.8 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	2.7×2020-2024	+0.2×	Within the margin of error	72%
Income adjusted for local prices	$45,5732019	$57,7972024	+27%	Improved	20%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4942015-2019	0.4562020-2024	−0.038	Within the margin of error	92%
Median household income	$46,2852019	$51,3382024	+11%	Within the margin of error	3%
New business applications	5.1 /1k2020	9.5 /1k2025	+87%	Improved	87%
Pharmacies	2.5 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	−26%	Within the margin of error	18%
Poverty rate	16.8%2019	17.3%2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	31%
Property crime rate	867 /100k2020	907 /100k2025	+4.6%	Within the margin of error	8%
Public libraries	1.7 /10k2019	2.2 /10k2024	+27%	Within the margin of error	96%
Rent as share of income	27.2%2015-2019	28.5%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	35%
Rent-burdened households	41.7%2015-2019	45.0%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Restaurants and bars	9.3 /10k2020	10.8 /10k2025	+16%	Within the margin of error	81%
Students per teacher	13.6×2019	13.2×2024	−0.4×	Little change	40%
Suicide rate	35.9 /100k2020	18.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−49%	Within the margin of error	95%
Traffic deaths	22.8 /100k2015-2019	12.3 /100k2020-2024	−46%	Improved	93%
Unemployment rate	10.0%2020	5.5%2025	−4.5 points	Improved	89%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.0%2019	8.0%2024	−1 points	Within the margin of error	49%
Violent crime rate	447 /100k2020	456 /100k2025	+1.9%	Within the margin of error	30%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Randolph County, West Virginia five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Randolph County, West Virginia in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Randolph County, West Virginia itself moved +2.1 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

27,576 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 men (+1.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

27,576 residents

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

White90%24,798
Black1.4%†387
Hispanic or Latino1.1%308
Asian0.0%†2
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†15
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races7.5%2,066

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+7.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

20,279 residents (±86)

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

No high school diploma12%2,373
High school or GED48%9,645
Some college16%3,188
Associate degree5.2%1,060
Bachelor's degree14%2,835
Graduate degree5.8%1,178

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Bachelor's degree (+3.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

10,678 households (±303)

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Under $25k24%2,581
$25k–50k23%2,504
$50k–75k16%1,708
$75k–100k11%1,223
$100k–150k16%1,691
$150k–200k3.8%†405
$200k or more5.3%†566

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−6.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

10,678 households (±303)

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Own75%8,007
Rent25%2,671

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

2,145 households (±328)

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Under $75041%878
$750–1,00031%†671
$1,000–1,50025%†538

Home values

8,007 homes (±425)

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Under $150k51%4,084
$150k–250k27%2,193
$250k–400k16%1,291

Age of homes

13,072 homes (±38)

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

2010 or later5.4%704
2000–200912%1,516
1980–199928%3,683

Size of homes

13,072 homes (±38)

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Studio1.1%†143
1 bedroom10%1,364
2 bedrooms24%3,164

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

10,710 workers (±475)

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Drive alone78%8,365
Carpool6.6%†706
Public transit0.1%†14
Walk2.3%†241
Bike0.0%0
Work from home8.1%†869
Other4.8%†515

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+5.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

9,841 workers (±548)

Randolph County, West Virginia
West Virginia share

Under 15 min45%4,391
15–29 min32%3,160
30–44 min12%1,184

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Elkins, WV

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Randolph County has 650 employer establishments, 237 for every 10,000 residents (0.96× the US rate of 248; 1.17× West Virginia's), with 8,790 paid employees at an average annual pay of $39,999. The Census Bureau also counts 1,593 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 650; 1,593 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 237; US 248 · West Virginia 202
Paid employees: 8,790
Average annual pay: $39,999; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Randolph County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	42	15.3	0.74×Fewer than typical	470	$47,617	50
Restaurants and other eating places	42	15.3	0.84×About typical	680	$16,921	9
Specialty trade contractors	31	11.3	0.73×Fewer than typical	162	$55,815	114
Truck transportation	27	9.9	1.95×More than typical	205	$58,088	35
Construction of buildings	26	9.5	1.26×More than typical	92	$33,250	70
Religious organizations	26	9.5	1.71×More than typical	90	$13,667	—
Full-service restaurants	24	8.8	1.14×About typical	385	$16,052	4
Gasoline stations	20	7.3	2.25×More than typical	177	$23,514	—
Lessors of real estate	18	6.6	0.53×Fewer than typical	92	$42,967	158
Automotive repair and maintenance	17	6.2	1.23×About typical	46	$54,043	28
Individual and family services	16	5.8	2.09×More than typical	672	$22,244	4
Child day care services	14	5.1	2.10×More than typical	58	$17,000	53

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $25.1M on contracts performed in Randolph County, West Virginia: $933 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $25.1M; +1,344% vs FY2025
Per resident: $933; US $1,995
Sole-source: 2.5%; US 30%
Single offer: 7.8%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Highway Administration$12.4M49%
Forest Service$11.9M48%
Office of the Chief Financial Officer$483K1.9%
Public Buildings Service$308K1.2%

Top recipients

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING GROUP INC$12.4M49%
GAVER INDUSTRIES, INC.$8.2M33%
GEOSTABILIZATION INTERNATIONAL, LLC$1.9M7.6%
VARNER CONSTRUCTION LLC$850.1K3.4%
ARLLUK TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC$483K1.9%

Spending by fiscal year

7.9MFY2017
3.3MFY2018
4.1MFY2019
6.4MFY2020
2.8MFY2021
3.1MFY2022
5.1MFY2023
7.3M

Top industries (NAICS)

Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$21.5M86%
Plastics product manufacturing · 3261$1.9M7.6%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$483K1.9%
Support activities for forestry · 1153$402.1K1.6%
Motor vehicle manufacturing · 3361$195.6K0.8%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$195.2K

Largest awards

PROJECT WV ERFO FS MNGAH921 2018-1(1) THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF ROADWAY, SHOULDER, AND SLOPE REPAIRS; REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF CULVERTS AND TRAIL BRIDGES; AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WORK AT THE FOLLOWING FOREST SERVICE ROADS (FSRS): 86, 102, 90, 13, 18$12.4M
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING GROUP INC· Randolph County, WV· Construction & real property· Jun 11, 2026 – Jun 11, 2026· 693C7326C000009
THIS PROJECT IS FOR ROAD REPAIR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ON THE MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST, FOREST ROAD 86. WORK INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO BASE FAILURE REPAIR, PAVEMENT FAILURE REPAIR, AND RESURFACING.$8.2M
GAVER INDUSTRIES, INC.· Randolph County, WV· Construction & real property· Jun 22, 2026 – Aug 26, 2026· 12445526P0034
JENNINGS RANDOLPH WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROJECT, JENNINGS RANDOLPH FEDERAL CENTER, ELKINS, WV. THIS AWARD IS FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.$2.7M
ARK CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC· Randolph County, WV

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $231.1M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Randolph County, West Virginia: $8,595 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $231.1M; +1% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,595; US $12,975
Loan face value: $2.9M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.4%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$116.9M51%
20.229 · Appalachian Development Highway System$29M13%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$21.2M9.2%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$19.7M8.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$13.4M5.8%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$7.6M3.3%
20.278 · National Highway Freight Program (NHFP)$5.9M2.6%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$4.3M1.9%

Top recipients (organizations)

WVDOT DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS$32.8M14%
CHARLESTON, WV
RANDOLPH COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY$5.8M2.5%
ELKINS, WV
DAVIS & ELKINS COLLEGE, INC.$2.4M1.0%
ELKINS, WV
ELKINS-RANDOLPH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY$2.2M1.0%
ELKINS, WV
VALLEY HEALTH CARE INC$1.6M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$157.5M68%
Federal Highway Administration$32.8M14%
Department of Transportation
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$23.7M10%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$4.8M2.1%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Education

Assistance by fiscal year

356.6MFY2021
305.3MFY2022
217.5MFY2023
309.8MFY2024
228.8MFY2025
231.1MFY2026

County aggregates

79%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Randolph County, West Virginia compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Randolph County, West Virginia
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Randolph County, West Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
FY2017	$273	$1,436
FY2018	$115	$1,552
FY2019	$142	$1,654
FY2020	$229	$1,880
FY2021	$101	$1,810
FY2022	$113	$1,917
FY2023	$186	$2,079
FY2024	$269	$2,047
FY2025	$64.65	$2,165
FY2026	$933 (partial year)	$1,912
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Randolph County, West Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
FY2017	$26.19	$93.28
FY2018	$51.76	$105
FY2019	$80.98	$128
FY2020	$167	$145
FY2021	$45.99	$117

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Randolph County, West Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
FY2021	$6,734	$5,748
FY2022	$4,876	$5,221
FY2023	$1,610	$5,364
FY2024	$4,828	$5,501
FY2025	$1,050	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Randolph County, West Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
FY2021	$6,268	$298
FY2022	$4,203	$357
FY2023	$987	$301
FY2024	$2,674	$319
FY2025	$752	$360
FY2026

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Randolph County, West Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
FY2021	$195	$239
FY2022	$199	$185
FY2023	$318	$229
FY2024	$270	$229
FY2025	$267	$249
FY2026	$229

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Randolph County, West Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
FY2021	$146	$2,304
FY2022	$117	$2,197
FY2023	$65.67	$2,274
FY2024	$55.48	$2,267
FY2025	$59.64	$2,397
FY2026

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Randolph County, West Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
FY2021	$625	$1,186
FY2022	$143	$465
FY2023	$62.32	$76.52
FY2024	$17.62	$120
FY2025	$29.99	$148
FY2026	$15.72

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Randolph County, West Virginia
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Randolph County, West Virginia and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	−0.8%	2.0%
2015

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

No jump in federal money met the criteria in the years loaded, so there is no comparison for this place.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/54083

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Randolph County, West Virginia is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Riley M. MooreR-WV-2 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 1.8%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

Metro area

The metro or micro area Randolph County belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Elkins, WV32Central county

Cities and towns in Randolph County

Places whose residents live mostly in Randolph County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-07
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	−2.7%	−4.2%
2015	−0.8%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.7%	+3.3%
2018	+9.0%	+6.8%
2019	+13.2%	+10.5%
2020	+20.0%	+19.4%
2021	+23.3%	+26.1%
2022	+30.6%	+30.6%
2023	+37.1%	+35.0%
2024	+39.5%	+41.0%
2025	+43.2%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	−4.2%	−5.5%
2015	−0.6%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.0%	+4.1%
2018	+8.0%	+8.9%
2019	+13.4%	+13.5%
2020	+22.5%	+20.8%
2021	+32.0%	+32.1%
2022	+33.1%	+35.4%
2023	+41.1%	+42.9%
2024	+45.7%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	0.3/1k	3.3/1k
2015	0.2/1k	3.7/1k
2016	0.1/1k	3.7/1k
2017	0.1/1k	3.9/1k
2018	0.5/1k	4.1/1k
2019	0.2/1k	4.2/1k
2020	0.1/1k	4.4/1k
2021	0.0/1k	5.2/1k
2022	0.9/1k	5.0/1k
2023	0.0/1k	4.5/1k
2024	0.1/1k	4.3/1k
2025	0.0/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	−2.8%	−6.9%
2015	−3.5%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−3.5%	+4.7%
2018	+3.9%	+7.5%
2019	+20.1%	+14.0%
2020	+25.3%	+16.9%
2021	+15.3%	+21.0%
2022	+28.1%	+29.7%
2023	+32.0%	+34.9%
2024	+33.2%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	20.8%	15.5%
2015	19.8%	14.7%
2016	18.7%	14.0%
2017	19.6%	13.4%
2018	19.4%	13.1%
2019	16.8%	12.3%
2020	15.2%	11.9%
2021	17.6%	12.8%
2022	16.9%	12.6%
2023	18.9%	12.5%
2024	17.3%	12.1%

Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	7.1%	6.2%
2015	6.8%	5.3%
2016	6.4%	4.9%
2017	5.9%	4.4%
2018	5.9%	3.9%
2019	6.5%	3.7%
2020	10.0%	8.1%
2021	6.3%	5.4%
2022	5.2%	3.7%
2023	5.2%	3.6%
2024	5.4%	4.0%
2025	5.5%	4.3%

Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	—	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	—	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+6.0% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+11.1% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+1.1% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+12.1% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+19.8% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+29.4% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+32.4% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+43.5% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+44.0% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	10.5%	13.5%
2015	8.2%	10.9%
2016	7.0%	10.0%
2017	8.0%	10.2%
2018	8.6%	10.4%
2019	9.0%	10.8%
2020	9.0%	10.4%
2021	8.3%	10.2%
2022	7.4%	9.5%
2023	8.1%	9.5%
2024	8.0%	9.8%

Calendar years	Randolph County, West Virginia	United States
2014	4.3/1k	8.5/1k
2015	3.8/1k	8.7/1k
2016	4.8/1k	9.1/1k
2017	5.4/1k	9.8/1k
2018	4.2/1k	10.7/1k
2019	4.6/1k	10.6/1k
2020	5.1/1k	13.1/1k
2021	7.2/1k	16.2/1k
2022	7.9/1k	15.1/1k
2023	9.0/1k	16.2/1k
2024	8.0/1k	15.4/1k
2025	9.5/1k	16.6/1k

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