What percent of the workforce in West Virginia are immigrants?
Refreshed annually
Immigrants were 2.4% of employed workers in West Virginia in 2020-2024. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, are authorized to work in the US, or are undocumented residents.
In 2020-2024,
1 in 40
employed workers in West Virginia were immigrants
In 2020-2024,
2.4%
of employed workers in West Virginia were immigrants
While immigrants were 2.4% of employed workers, they made up 2.1% of the working-age population in West Virginia. This indicates a similar employment rate to what is expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.
In West Virginia, 2.4% of employed workers were immigrants in 2020–2024.
Share of employed workers that are immigrants, by 5-year period
In what industries do immigrants work in West Virginia?
In 2020–2024, immigrants in West Virginia were most commonly employed in these industries:
- Education and health services (34.4% of all employed foreign-born workers)
- Professional and business services (11.6%)
- Leisure and hospitality (11.0%)
Immigrant and native-born workers are sometimes concentrated in different industries. In West Virginia, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the education and health services industry, where 34.4% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 27.9% of native-born workers.
Compared to the native-born population, West Virginia’s immigrants more often worked in the education and health services industry.
Share of employed workers across industries, by nativity (2020-2024)
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