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Fastest growing, West Virginia cities · 2010

West Virginia cities ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. This list covers the 30 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Charles, WVWV9,329+80.9%+80.4 pts

02Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902+24.9%−35.3 pts

03Hurricane, WVWV7,367+20.3%+5.2 pts

04Martinsburg, WVWV19,211+15.1%+8.7 pts

05Bridgeport, WVWV9,427+11.5%+3.1 pts

06Morgantown, WVWV30,293+10.6%+7.0 pts

07Brookhaven, WVWV6,212+9.2%−14.2 pts

08Nitro, WVWV6,270+5.2%+5.6 pts

09Pea Ridge, WVWV6,988+4.5%–

10Teays Valley, WVWV14,151+3.7%−46.9 pts

11Beckley, WVWV16,373+2.1%+7.8 pts

12Oak Hill, WVWV7,629+1.9%−9.5 pts

13Princeton, WVWV5,578+1.3%+11.2 pts

14Elkins, WVWV6,622+0.9%+6.1 pts

15South Charleston, WVWV13,072+0.4%+2.3 pts

16Clarksburg, WVWV15,562-1.0%+6.2 pts

17Vienna, WVWV10,321-1.0%−1.0 pts

18Buckhannon, WVWV5,054-1.5%+1.6 pts

19Fairmont, WVWV18,035-2.1%+3.4 pts

20Dunbar, WVWV7,050-3.0%+3.2 pts

21Weirton, WVWV18,133-3.3%+4.5 pts

22Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671-3.5%+1.4 pts

23Charleston, WVWV46,117-3.8%+3.0 pts

24St. Albans, WVWV10,210-4.5%−7.9 pts

25Huntington, WVWV44,815-4.5%+1.6 pts

26Parkersburg, WVWV28,593-4.9%−2.8 pts

27Moundsville, WVWV7,659-6.8%+0.2 pts

28Bluefield, WVWV9,158-8.8%+1.5 pts

29Wheeling, WVWV25,680-9.3%+0.6 pts

30New Martinsville, WVWV5,039-10.3%+0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS