Farming
Principle agricultural products include beef and other livestock. Farm land utilizes 76,080 acres (430 farms)

Government
Local, state and federal agencies employ 792 people. See telephone directory for listings.

Healthcare
Broaddus Hospital, 165
Good Samaritan Center, 90
Barbour County Health Department, 40
Myers Clinic, 28
Belington Medical Clinic, 19
Mountain Hospice, 18
Barbour County Family Medicine, 11

Higher Education
Alderson-Broaddus College, 180

Mining
3 mines employ 137

Public Education
Barbour County Schools, 351

Retail Businesses Employ 601

Wood Producers
Employ 147, 5 dry kilns, 1 treating plant, 1 rustic product producer, 5 concentration yards, 6 consumer products producers, 8 green lumber yards.