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Fastest growing, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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+17.2%−10.9 pts

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+10.0%+1.6 pts

03Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+7.9%−9.6 pts

04Lewis County, WVWV16,394+4.0%+5.8 pts

05Putnam County, WVWV56,885+3.5%−16.9 pts

06Preston County, WVWV34,004+2.1%+1.1 pts

07Hardy County, WVWV14,337+2.0%−13.5 pts

08Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+0.6%+1.1 pts

09Marion County, WVWV55,584-0.4%+0.8 pts

10Taylor County, WVWV16,287-1.1%−7.4 pts

11Upshur County, WVWV23,758-1.8%−4.2 pts

12Cabell County, WVWV91,183-2.0%−2.0 pts

13Morgan County, WVWV18,027-2.7%−25.9 pts

14Wood County, WVWV82,385-3.1%−4.3 pts

15Hampshire County, WVWV24,105-3.6%−26.1 pts

16Mercer County, WVWV57,503-4.2%−1.1 pts

17Mineral County, WVWV26,792-4.5%−5.9 pts

18Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%+2.2 pts

19Harrison County, WVWV64,221-4.6%−3.6 pts

20Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-4.8%−10.7 pts

21Jackson County, WVWV27,450-4.9%−12.8 pts

22Randolph County, WVWV26,882-5.0%−6.7 pts

23Hancock County, WVWV27,729-5.2%+2.1 pts

24Tucker County, WVWV6,540-5.3%−0.0 pts

25Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-5.4%−8.5 pts

26Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-5.8%−9.2 pts

27Roane County, WVWV13,317-6.0%−8.2 pts

28Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-6.2%−5.4 pts

29Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%−0.5 pts

30Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-6.4%−2.7 pts

31Barbour County, WVWV15,414-6.8%−5.9 pts

32Mason County, WVWV24,707-6.8%−9.9 pts

33Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-7.1%−6.4 pts

34Marshall County, WVWV29,159-7.6%−2.7 pts

35Grant County, WVWV11,041-8.1%−16.4 pts

36Wayne County, WVWV37,309-8.2%−11.3 pts

37Monroe County, WVWV12,491-8.3%−25.9 pts

38Webster County, WVWV7,760-8.5%+0.9 pts

39Wirt County, WVWV4,879-9.1%−22.3 pts

40Tyler County, WVWV7,881-9.7%−7.6 pts

41Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-9.7%−11.1 pts

42Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-10.1%+1.2 pts

43Logan County, WVWV30,375-11.4%+1.0 pts

44Boone County, WVWV20,251-11.4%−10.2 pts

45Fayette County, WVWV38,165-12.1%−11.3 pts

46Mingo County, WVWV21,455-12.2%+4.1 pts

47Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-12.9%−4.8 pts

48McDowell County, WVWV16,878-13.6%+8.9 pts

49Summers County, WVWV11,532-14.1%−5.6 pts

50Clay County, WVWV7,538-14.2%−17.7 pts

51Braxton County, WVWV11,885-14.3%−27.4 pts

52Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-14.8%−8.1 pts

53Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-18.3%−14.5 pts

54Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-19.2%−20.3 pts

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-20.2%−21.9 pts

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