Current CPS workforce and projected need

Only 13 of West Virginia's 55 counties have the workers the agency estimates it needs to handle the population and caseload.

Percentage represents December 2024 CPS workforce data divided by the state's estimates of the workforce need based on each county's population and cases.
Chart: Erica PetersonSource: West Virginia Child Welfare Dashboard and "Child Protective Services Workforce Allocations," a report sent to the West Virginia Legislature from the Department of Human Services on July 1, 2024. Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper