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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. The median across all 55 is -3.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monroe County, WV, up 31 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000
01Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+14.3%−13.8 pts
02▲1Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+9.4%−8.1 pts
03▲10Morgan County, WVWV18,027+5.6%−17.6 pts
04▲11Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+4.4%−18.1 pts
05▼3Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+2.0%−6.4 pts
06▲31Monroe County, WVWV12,491+0.9%−16.6 pts
07▲28Grant County, WVWV11,041+0.6%−7.8 pts
08▼1Hardy County, WVWV14,337+0.3%−15.1 pts
09▲2Upshur County, WVWV23,758-0.2%−2.6 pts
10▲21Barbour County, WVWV15,414-0.3%+0.6 pts
11▲6Mineral County, WVWV26,792-0.5%−2.0 pts
12▼6Preston County, WVWV34,004-0.6%−1.6 pts
13▼8Putnam County, WVWV56,885-1.0%−21.4 pts
14▼5Marion County, WVWV55,584-1.1%0.0 pts
15▲6Jackson County, WVWV27,450-1.2%−9.2 pts
16▲4Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-2.2%−8.1 pts
17▼3Wood County, WVWV82,385-2.3%−3.5 pts
18▼8Taylor County, WVWV16,287-2.5%−8.7 pts
19Harrison County, WVWV64,221-2.6%−1.5 pts
20▲12Mason County, WVWV24,707-2.9%−6.0 pts
21▲7Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-3.1%−2.3 pts
22▲2Tucker County, WVWV6,540-3.3%+2.0 pts
23▼11Cabell County, WVWV91,183-3.4%−3.3 pts
24▲17Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-3.4%−4.8 pts
25▲24Summers County, WVWV11,532-3.6%+4.9 pts
26▼10Mercer County, WVWV57,503-3.6%−0.5 pts
27▼23Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.8%−2.0 pts
28▼6Randolph County, WVWV26,882-3.8%−5.4 pts
29▼4Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-3.8%−6.9 pts
30▲23Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-4.0%−0.2 pts
31▼23Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-4.1%−3.7 pts
32▲1Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-4.2%−3.6 pts
33▲3Wayne County, WVWV37,309-4.3%−7.3 pts
34▲18Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-4.4%+2.3 pts
35▲16Braxton County, WVWV11,885-4.5%−17.6 pts
36▼18Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%+2.2 pts
37▼7Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-4.6%−1.0 pts
38▼4Marshall County, WVWV29,159-4.7%+0.2 pts
39▼16Hancock County, WVWV27,729-4.7%+2.6 pts
40▲14Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-4.9%−5.9 pts
41▲6Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-4.9%+3.2 pts
42▼15Roane County, WVWV13,317-5.1%−7.2 pts
43▲12Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-5.2%−6.9 pts
44▼4Tyler County, WVWV7,881-5.2%−3.1 pts
45Fayette County, WVWV38,165-5.7%−5.0 pts
46▼7Wirt County, WVWV4,879-6.1%−19.2 pts
47▼18Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%−0.6 pts
48▼22Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-6.3%−9.7 pts
49▲1Clay County, WVWV7,538-6.4%−9.8 pts
50▼7Logan County, WVWV30,375-6.7%+5.6 pts
51▼7Boone County, WVWV20,251-7.1%−5.8 pts
52▼14Webster County, WVWV7,760-7.4%+2.0 pts
53▼11Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-7.4%+3.9 pts
54▼8Mingo County, WVWV21,455-9.0%+7.3 pts
55▼7McDowell County, WVWV16,878-11.7%+10.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES