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Fastest growing, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+14.3%−49%

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+9.4%−46%

03Morgan County, WVWV18,027+5.6%−76%

04Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+4.4%−80%

05Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+2.0%−76%

06Monroe County, WVWV12,491+0.9%−95%

07Grant County, WVWV11,041+0.6%−93%

08Hardy County, WVWV14,337+0.3%−98%

09Upshur County, WVWV23,758-0.2%−110%

10Barbour County, WVWV15,414-0.3%−64%

11Mineral County, WVWV26,792-0.5%−138%

12Preston County, WVWV34,004-0.6%−161%

13Putnam County, WVWV56,885-1.0%−105%

14Marion County, WVWV55,584-1.1%−3%

15Jackson County, WVWV27,450-1.2%−115%

16Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-2.2%−138%

17Wood County, WVWV82,385-2.3%−284%

18Taylor County, WVWV16,287-2.5%−140%

19Harrison County, WVWV64,221-2.6%+149%

20Mason County, WVWV24,707-2.9%−195%

21Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-3.1%+286%

22Tucker County, WVWV6,540-3.3%−38%

23Cabell County, WVWV91,183-3.4%+7458%

24Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-3.4%−348%

25Summers County, WVWV11,532-3.6%−58%

26Mercer County, WVWV57,503-3.6%+18%

27Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.8%+113%

28Randolph County, WVWV26,882-3.8%−328%

29Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-3.8%−221%

30Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-4.0%+5%

31Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-4.1%+871%

32Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-4.2%+513%

33Wayne County, WVWV37,309-4.3%−241%

34Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-4.4%−34%

35Braxton County, WVWV11,885-4.5%−134%

36Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%−33%

37Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-4.6%+27%

38Marshall County, WVWV29,159-4.7%−5%

39Hancock County, WVWV27,729-4.7%−36%

40Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-4.9%−552%

41Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-4.9%−40%

42Roane County, WVWV13,317-5.1%−335%

43Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-5.2%−393%

44Tyler County, WVWV7,881-5.2%+150%

45Fayette County, WVWV38,165-5.7%+638%

46Wirt County, WVWV4,879-6.1%−146%

47Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%+10%

48Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-6.3%−285%

49Clay County, WVWV7,538-6.4%−283%

50Logan County, WVWV30,375-6.7%−46%

51Boone County, WVWV20,251-7.1%+452%

52Webster County, WVWV7,760-7.4%−22%

53Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-7.4%−35%

54Mingo County, WVWV21,455-9.0%−45%

55McDowell County, WVWV16,878-11.7%−48%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES