RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Fastest growing, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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+37.2%+9.1 pts

02Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+26.8%+9.4 pts

03Gilmer County, WVWV7,085+21.4%+28.0 pts

04Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+18.6%−3.8 pts

05Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+17.5%+9.1 pts

06Morgan County, WVWV18,027+17.4%−5.8 pts

07Preston County, WVWV34,004+14.3%+13.2 pts

08Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+10.8%+4.9 pts

09Hardy County, WVWV14,337+10.7%−4.7 pts

10Putnam County, WVWV56,885+7.6%−12.9 pts

11Summers County, WVWV11,532+7.1%+15.6 pts

12Barbour County, WVWV15,414+6.6%+7.5 pts

13Grant County, WVWV11,041+5.6%−2.7 pts

14Mason County, WVWV24,707+5.3%+2.2 pts

15Taylor County, WVWV16,287+5.0%−1.2 pts

16Jackson County, WVWV27,450+4.3%−3.6 pts

17Mineral County, WVWV26,792+4.2%+2.8 pts

18Randolph County, WVWV26,882+4.0%+2.4 pts

19Upshur County, WVWV23,758+3.6%+1.3 pts

20Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578+3.0%+3.7 pts

21Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+1.2%+1.6 pts

22Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+1.0%−0.1 pts

23Harrison County, WVWV64,221+0.7%+1.7 pts

24Calhoun County, WVWV5,978+0.6%+4.4 pts

25Marion County, WVWV55,584-0.3%+0.8 pts

26Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-0.5%−3.6 pts

27Cabell County, WVWV91,183-0.5%−0.4 pts

28Wayne County, WVWV37,309-1.0%−4.0 pts

29Mercer County, WVWV57,503-1.1%+1.9 pts

30Wood County, WVWV82,385-1.2%−2.4 pts

31Braxton County, WVWV11,885-1.2%−14.3 pts

32Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-1.2%−0.4 pts

33Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-1.8%−5.2 pts

34Tucker County, WVWV6,540-2.5%+2.8 pts

35Logan County, WVWV30,375-2.6%+9.8 pts

36Wirt County, WVWV4,879-2.7%−15.8 pts

37Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.2%−1.5 pts

38Fayette County, WVWV38,165-3.2%−2.5 pts

39Roane County, WVWV13,317-3.4%−5.5 pts

40Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-3.5%+0.1 pts

41Boone County, WVWV20,251-3.5%−2.3 pts

42Tyler County, WVWV7,881-4.0%−1.9 pts

43Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-4.5%−5.9 pts

44Mingo County, WVWV21,455-5.0%+11.3 pts

45Brooke County, WVWV21,142-5.4%+0.3 pts

46Webster County, WVWV7,760-5.8%+3.6 pts

47Hancock County, WVWV27,729-6.1%+1.2 pts

48Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-6.1%−7.9 pts

49Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-6.3%+1.9 pts

50Ohio County, WVWV40,496-6.3%+0.5 pts

51Marshall County, WVWV29,159-6.8%−1.9 pts

52Monroe County, WVWV12,491-7.4%−25.0 pts

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

54Clay County, WVWV7,538-9.1%−12.6 pts

55McDowell County, WVWV16,878-19.1%+3.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS