RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 29 SHOWN OF 29

Fastest growing, West Virginia cities · 2000

West Virginia cities ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 29 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

01Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902+60.2%–

02Teays Valley, WVWV14,151+50.6%–

03Brookhaven, WVWV6,212+23.4%–

04Hurricane, WVWV7,367+15.1%–

05Oak Hill, WVWV7,629+11.4%–

06Bridgeport, WVWV9,427+8.4%–

07Martinsburg, WVWV19,211+6.4%–

08Morgantown, WVWV30,293+3.6%–

09St. Albans, WVWV10,210+3.3%–

10Charles, WVWV9,329+0.5%–

11Vienna, WVWV10,321-0.0%–

12Nitro, WVWV6,270-0.4%–

13South Charleston, WVWV13,072-1.9%–

14Parkersburg, WVWV28,593-2.1%–

15Buckhannon, WVWV5,054-3.1%–

16Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671-4.8%–

17Elkins, WVWV6,622-5.2%–

18Fairmont, WVWV18,035-5.5%–

19Beckley, WVWV16,373-5.7%–

20Huntington, WVWV44,815-6.1%–

21Dunbar, WVWV7,050-6.2%–

22Charleston, WVWV46,117-6.7%–

23Moundsville, WVWV7,659-7.0%–

24Clarksburg, WVWV15,562-7.2%–

25Weirton, WVWV18,133-7.7%–

26Princeton, WVWV5,578-9.9%–

27Wheeling, WVWV25,680-9.9%–

28Bluefield, WVWV9,158-10.2%–

29New Martinsville, WVWV5,039-10.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS