West Virginia Total Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Amounts By Business County (2020)
According to data from the Small Businesss Administration (SBA), the SBA, as part of the paycheck protection program (PPP), has provided a total of 33,314 (33.31K) loans totaling $2,598,464,050 ($2.60B) to small businesses in West Virginia. The total number of jobs saved by these loans was 327,050 (327.05K).
As at April 2025, 31.63K number of loans has been completely forgiven by SBA (94.95% of the total number of loans), and a total of $2.55B has been forgiven (97.94% of the total loan amount). The PPP program was intended to provide incentives for small businesses to keep their workers on payroll.
See information below per county on the the total loan amount given to businesses, the total loan amount forgiven, and the total number of jobs saved by the PPP loan.
Total Loan Amount: In terms of total loan amounts given to businesses per county, Kanawha received the highest ($419,202,274), followed by Cabell ($233,797,406), and Monongalia ($180,369,888).
Number of Loans: For total number of loans given to businesses in each county, Kanawha received the highest (4,270), followed by Monongalia (2,527), and Cabell (1,963).
The chart and table below shows the total loan amount, and the number of loans given to businesses in West Virginia counties.
| County | Number of Loans | Total Loan Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 4270 | 419202274 |
| Cabell | 1963 | 233797406 |
| Monongalia | 2527 | 180369888 |
| Harrison | 1666 | 171026450 |
| Ohio | 1279 | 156752091 |
| Wood | 1561 | 128167995 |
| Raleigh | 1414 | 122219446 |
| Putnam | 1089 | 108377281 |
| Berkeley | 1758 | 82525010 |
| Mercer | 1124 | 77611815 |
| Marion | 1001 | 77355264 |
| Greenbrier | 899 | 59441064 |
| Jefferson | 1069 | 51647543 |
| Fayette | 590 | 45773300 |
| Preston | 689 | 41427768 |
| Hancock | 447 | 41139613 |
| Randolph | 732 | 39518600 |
| Upshur | 499 | 34672944 |
| Logan | 508 | 30466497 |
| Nicholas | 350 | 28875022 |
| Wayne | 360 | 27451699 |
| Mason | 281 | 27420485 |
| Lewis | 345 | 27393984 |
| Jackson | 499 | 27150883 |
| Marshall | 321 | 22501957 |
| Mineral | 491 | 22255584 |
| Brooke | 250 | 18113973 |
| Boone | 138 | 17530083 |
| Roane | 195 | 17072238 |
| Hampshire | 492 | 16598333 |
| Ritchie | 119 | 16443481 |
| Braxton | 196 | 15860201 |
| Hardy | 414 | 15463952 |
| Mingo | 335 | 15139953 |
| Morgan | 341 | 13834308 |
| Grant | 307 | 13277789 |
| Wetzel | 169 | 13166404 |
| Webster | 87 | 12745605 |
| Pocahontas | 253 | 12392205 |
| Barbour | 249 | 11775050 |
| Taylor | 191 | 10162846 |
| Wyoming | 187 | 10124555 |
| Calhoun | 61 | 9166079 |
| Summers | 131 | 8716774 |
| Mcdowell | 159 | 8411732 |
| Lincoln | 108 | 7867957 |
| Tucker | 215 | 7707061 |
| Gilmer | 108 | 7554966 |
| Pendleton | 318 | 6423250 |
| Monroe | 293 | 6313006 |
| Doddridge | 43 | 5963238 |
| Pleasants | 74 | 5676348 |
| Tyler | 51 | 5081440 |
| Clay | 62 | 2726573 |
| Wirt | 36 | 2612787 |
Total Loan Amount Forgiven: In terms of total loan amount forgiven per business county, Kanawha had the highest ($394,768,836), followed by Monongalia ($178,107,959), and Cabell ($229,759,535).
Number of Loans Completely Forgiven: For total number of loans that were completely forgiven per business county, Kanawha had the highest (3,934), followed by Monongalia (2,411), and Cabell (1,843).
The chart and table below shows the total loan amount forgiven, and the number of loans which were completely forgiven for West Virginia counties.
| County | Number of Loans Completely Forgiven | Total Loan Amount Forgiven ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 3934 | 394768836 |
| Cabell | 1843 | 229759535 |
| Monongalia | 2411 | 178107959 |
| Harrison | 1598 | 159357446 |
| Ohio | 1213 | 154680483 |
| Wood | 1477 | 127304099 |
| Raleigh | 1351 | 121575126 |
| Putnam | 1044 | 108676486 |
| Berkeley | 1656 | 81722202 |
| Mercer | 1067 | 77015152 |
| Marion | 943 | 76616913 |
| Greenbrier | 857 | 59312562 |
| Jefferson | 1026 | 51244308 |
| Fayette | 558 | 45705620 |
| Preston | 670 | 41461441 |
| Hancock | 419 | 40674171 |
| Randolph | 713 | 39457777 |
| Upshur | 484 | 34659893 |
| Logan | 462 | 29207822 |
| Nicholas | 337 | 28938910 |
| Wayne | 339 | 27031773 |
| Mason | 264 | 27579733 |
| Lewis | 325 | 27289539 |
| Jackson | 484 | 27064287 |
| Marshall | 301 | 22450728 |
| Mineral | 474 | 22118465 |
| Brooke | 234 | 17983077 |
| Boone | 133 | 17595205 |
| Roane | 186 | 17033595 |
| Hampshire | 480 | 16487797 |
| Ritchie | 117 | 16580532 |
| Braxton | 189 | 15823861 |
| Hardy | 410 | 15538269 |
| Mingo | 317 | 14275390 |
| Morgan | 324 | 13067706 |
| Grant | 301 | 13339812 |
| Wetzel | 161 | 13184920 |
| Webster | 82 | 12812372 |
| Pocahontas | 249 | 12264721 |
| Barbour | 233 | 11682047 |
| Taylor | 187 | 10211483 |
| Wyoming | 182 | 10178651 |
| Calhoun | 59 | 9138928 |
| Summers | 128 | 8771321 |
| Mcdowell | 152 | 8315103 |
| Lincoln | 96 | 7130551 |
| Tucker | 213 | 7754290 |
| Gilmer | 101 | 7507609 |
| Pendleton | 316 | 6434034 |
| Monroe | 287 | 6270208 |
| Doddridge | 34 | 5888158 |
| Pleasants | 70 | 5632194 |
| Tyler | 51 | 5125019 |
| Clay | 55 | 2586657 |
| Wirt | 35 | 2638627 |
Number of Jobs Saved By Loan: In terms of number of jobs saved by the PPP Loan per business county, Kanawha had the highest (48,341), followed by Cabell (27,987), and Monongalia (23,701).
The chart and table below shows the number of jobs saved by the PPP loan for West Virginia counties.
| County | Number of Jobs Saved |
|---|---|
| Kanawha | 48341 |
| Cabell | 27987 |
| Monongalia | 23701 |
| Harrison | 18114 |
| Ohio | 20720 |
| Wood | 17442 |
| Raleigh | 15390 |
| Putnam | 12158 |
| Berkeley | 11689 |
| Mercer | 9780 |
| Marion | 9857 |
| Greenbrier | 7686 |
| Jefferson | 6834 |
| Fayette | 6622 |
| Preston | 4898 |
| Hancock | 5698 |
| Randolph | 6000 |
| Upshur | 4645 |
| Logan | 3965 |
| Nicholas | 3678 |
| Wayne | 3590 |
| Mason | 3236 |
| Lewis | 3722 |
| Jackson | 4132 |
| Marshall | 2916 |
| Mineral | 3595 |
| Brooke | 2483 |
| Boone | 1949 |
| Roane | 1629 |
| Hampshire | 2584 |
| Ritchie | 1462 |
| Braxton | 1780 |
| Hardy | 1998 |
| Mingo | 2327 |
| Morgan | 1885 |
| Grant | 1768 |
| Wetzel | 1755 |
| Webster | 1384 |
| Pocahontas | 1948 |
| Barbour | 1943 |
| Taylor | 1082 |
| Wyoming | 1474 |
| Calhoun | 799 |
| Summers | 1568 |
| Mcdowell | 1073 |
| Lincoln | 903 |
| Tucker | 1394 |
| Gilmer | 1006 |
| Pendleton | 933 |
| Monroe | 929 |
| Doddridge | 478 |
| Pleasants | 788 |
| Tyler | 591 |
| Clay | 381 |
| Wirt | 360 |
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