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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%−13.8 pts

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+9.4%−8.1 pts

03Morgan County, WVWV18,027+5.6%−17.6 pts

04Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+4.4%−18.1 pts

05Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+2.0%−6.4 pts

06Monroe County, WVWV12,491+0.9%−16.6 pts

07Grant County, WVWV11,041+0.6%−7.8 pts

08Hardy County, WVWV14,337+0.3%−15.1 pts

09Upshur County, WVWV23,758-0.2%−2.6 pts

10Barbour County, WVWV15,414-0.3%+0.6 pts

11Mineral County, WVWV26,792-0.5%−2.0 pts

12Preston County, WVWV34,004-0.6%−1.6 pts

13Putnam County, WVWV56,885-1.0%−21.4 pts

14Marion County, WVWV55,584-1.1%+0.0 pts

15Jackson County, WVWV27,450-1.2%−9.2 pts

16Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-2.2%−8.1 pts

17Wood County, WVWV82,385-2.3%−3.5 pts

18Taylor County, WVWV16,287-2.5%−8.7 pts

19Harrison County, WVWV64,221-2.6%−1.5 pts

20Mason County, WVWV24,707-2.9%−6.0 pts

21Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-3.1%−2.3 pts

22Tucker County, WVWV6,540-3.3%+2.0 pts

23Cabell County, WVWV91,183-3.4%−3.3 pts

24Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-3.4%−4.8 pts

25Summers County, WVWV11,532-3.6%+4.9 pts

26Mercer County, WVWV57,503-3.6%−0.5 pts

27Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.8%−2.0 pts

28Randolph County, WVWV26,882-3.8%−5.4 pts

29Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-3.8%−6.9 pts

30Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-4.0%−0.2 pts

31Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-4.1%−3.7 pts

32Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-4.2%−3.6 pts

33Wayne County, WVWV37,309-4.3%−7.3 pts

34Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-4.4%+2.3 pts

35Braxton County, WVWV11,885-4.5%−17.6 pts

36Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%+2.2 pts

37Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-4.6%−1.0 pts

38Marshall County, WVWV29,159-4.7%+0.2 pts

39Hancock County, WVWV27,729-4.7%+2.6 pts

40Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-4.9%−5.9 pts

41Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-4.9%+3.2 pts

42Roane County, WVWV13,317-5.1%−7.2 pts

43Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-5.2%−6.9 pts

44Tyler County, WVWV7,881-5.2%−3.1 pts

45Fayette County, WVWV38,165-5.7%−5.0 pts

46Wirt County, WVWV4,879-6.1%−19.2 pts

47Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%−0.6 pts

48Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-6.3%−9.7 pts

49Clay County, WVWV7,538-6.4%−9.8 pts

50Logan County, WVWV30,375-6.7%+5.6 pts

51Boone County, WVWV20,251-7.1%−5.8 pts

52Webster County, WVWV7,760-7.4%+2.0 pts

53Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-7.4%+3.9 pts

54Mingo County, WVWV21,455-9.0%+7.3 pts

55McDowell County, WVWV16,878-11.7%+10.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES