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Fastest growing, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902+24.3%−60%

02Charles, WVWV9,329+24.2%+4574%

03Ranson corporation, WVWV6,853+22.4%–

04Bridgeport, WVWV9,427+14.6%+73%

05Hurricane, WVWV7,367+10.8%−29%

06Brookhaven, WVWV6,212+10.4%−56%

07Martinsburg, WVWV19,211+9.0%+41%

08Teays Valley, WVWV14,151+8.9%−82%

09Oak Hill, WVWV7,629+5.8%−49%

10Morgantown, WVWV30,293+2.3%−36%

11South Charleston, WVWV13,072+1.5%−178%

12Pea Ridge, WVWV6,988-0.7%–

13Vienna, WVWV10,321-0.9%+9702%

14Fairmont, WVWV18,035-1.5%−72%

15St. Albans, WVWV10,210-1.7%−150%

16Beckley, WVWV16,373-1.9%−67%

17Elkins, WVWV6,622-2.3%−57%

18Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671-2.7%−44%

19Weirton, WVWV18,133-3.0%−62%

20New Martinsville, WVWV5,039-3.0%−72%

21Clarksburg, WVWV15,562-3.1%−56%

22Huntington, WVWV44,815-4.7%−24%

23Charleston, WVWV46,117-4.9%−27%

24Wheeling, WVWV25,680-5.0%−49%

25Dunbar, WVWV7,050-5.4%−14%

26Parkersburg, WVWV28,593-5.6%+165%

27Bluefield, WVWV9,158-7.6%−26%

28Nitro, WVWV6,270-7.7%+1724%

29Buckhannon, WVWV5,054-8.0%+158%

30Princeton, WVWV5,578-8.7%−12%

31Moundsville, WVWV7,659-13.1%+87%

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