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Fastest growing, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. 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 –

01Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+28.1%–

02Morgan County, WVWV18,027+23.2%–

03Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+22.5%–

04Putnam County, WVWV56,885+20.4%–

05Monroe County, WVWV12,491+17.5%–

06Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+17.4%–

07Hardy County, WVWV14,337+15.4%–

08Wirt County, WVWV4,879+13.1%–

09Braxton County, WVWV11,885+13.1%–

10Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+8.4%–

11Grant County, WVWV11,041+8.4%–

12Jackson County, WVWV27,450+7.9%–

13Taylor County, WVWV16,287+6.2%–

14Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+5.8%–

15Clay County, WVWV7,538+3.5%–

16Lincoln County, WVWV19,177+3.4%–

17Raleigh County, WVWV71,775+3.1%–

18Mason County, WVWV24,707+3.1%–

19Wayne County, WVWV37,309+3.0%–

20Upshur County, WVWV23,758+2.3%–

21Roane County, WVWV13,317+2.2%–

22Pendleton County, WVWV5,826+1.8%–

23Randolph County, WVWV26,882+1.7%–

24Mineral County, WVWV26,792+1.4%–

25Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602+1.4%–

26Wood County, WVWV82,385+1.2%–

27Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+1.1%–

28Preston County, WVWV34,004+1.0%–

29Cabell County, WVWV91,183-0.0%–

30Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-0.4%–

31Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-0.7%–

32Fayette County, WVWV38,165-0.8%–

33Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-0.8%–

34Barbour County, WVWV15,414-0.9%–

35Harrison County, WVWV64,221-1.0%–

36Marion County, WVWV55,584-1.1%–

37Boone County, WVWV20,251-1.3%–

38Lewis County, WVWV16,394-1.8%–

39Tyler County, WVWV7,881-2.1%–

40Mercer County, WVWV57,503-3.1%–

41Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-3.6%–

42Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-3.8%–

43Marshall County, WVWV29,159-4.9%–

44Tucker County, WVWV6,540-5.3%–

45Brooke County, WVWV21,142-5.7%–

46Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-6.6%–

47Ohio County, WVWV40,496-6.8%–

48Hancock County, WVWV27,729-7.3%–

49Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-8.1%–

50Summers County, WVWV11,532-8.5%–

51Webster County, WVWV7,760-9.4%–

52Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-11.3%–

53Logan County, WVWV30,375-12.4%–

54Mingo County, WVWV21,455-16.3%–

55McDowell County, WVWV16,878-22.4%–

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