RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Fastest gentrifying, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 44.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS –

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99182–

02Marion County, WVWV55,58481–

03Marshall County, WVWV29,15981–

04Doddridge County, WVWV7,63480–

05Tucker County, WVWV6,54075–

06Hampshire County, WVWV24,10575–

07Pendleton County, WVWV5,82674–

08Mineral County, WVWV26,79274–

09Cabell County, WVWV91,18370–

10Lewis County, WVWV16,39469–

11Tyler County, WVWV7,88167–

12Harrison County, WVWV64,22166–

13Taylor County, WVWV16,28763–

14Mercer County, WVWV57,50362–

15Roane County, WVWV13,31759–

16Summers County, WVWV11,53259–

17Preston County, WVWV34,00457–

18Wayne County, WVWV37,30955–

19Morgan County, WVWV18,02753–

20Ohio County, WVWV40,49653–

21Fayette County, WVWV38,16552–

22Nicholas County, WVWV23,84852–

23Grant County, WVWV11,04151–

24Pleasants County, WVWV7,33845–

25Gilmer County, WVWV7,08545–

26Raleigh County, WVWV71,77544–

27Brooke County, WVWV21,14244–

28Putnam County, WVWV56,88544–

29Ritchie County, WVWV8,03444–

30Hancock County, WVWV27,72943–

31Braxton County, WVWV11,88543–

32Barbour County, WVWV15,41441–

33Hardy County, WVWV14,33741–

34Wirt County, WVWV4,87939–

35Upshur County, WVWV23,75838–

36Jefferson County, WVWV63,10236–

37Berkeley County, WVWV139,52235–

38Webster County, WVWV7,76035–

39Calhoun County, WVWV5,97833–

40Kanawha County, WVWV172,38133–

41Wetzel County, WVWV13,73433–

42Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57832–

43Mason County, WVWV24,70730–

44Jackson County, WVWV27,45030–

45Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60229–

46Lincoln County, WVWV19,17727–

47Wood County, WVWV82,38527–

48Monroe County, WVWV12,49125–

49Logan County, WVWV30,37525–

50Randolph County, WVWV26,88222–

51McDowell County, WVWV16,87816–

52Boone County, WVWV20,25116–

53Wyoming County, WVWV19,80115–

54Clay County, WVWV7,53815–

55Mingo County, WVWV21,4557–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES