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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%−39%

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+10.0%+19%

03Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+7.9%−55%

04Lewis County, WVWV16,394+4.0%−329%

05Putnam County, WVWV56,885+3.5%−83%

06Preston County, WVWV34,004+2.1%+103%

07Hardy County, WVWV14,337+2.0%−87%

08Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+0.6%−249%

09Marion County, WVWV55,584-0.4%−67%

10Taylor County, WVWV16,287-1.1%−118%

11Upshur County, WVWV23,758-1.8%−177%

12Cabell County, WVWV91,183-2.0%+4503%

13Morgan County, WVWV18,027-2.7%−112%

14Wood County, WVWV82,385-3.1%−348%

15Hampshire County, WVWV24,105-3.6%−116%

16Mercer County, WVWV57,503-4.2%+36%

17Mineral County, WVWV26,792-4.5%−416%

18Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%−33%

19Harrison County, WVWV64,221-4.6%+344%

20Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-4.8%−182%

21Jackson County, WVWV27,450-4.9%−161%

22Randolph County, WVWV26,882-5.0%−403%

23Hancock County, WVWV27,729-5.2%−29%

24Tucker County, WVWV6,540-5.3%+1%

25Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-5.4%−273%

26Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-5.8%−270%

27Roane County, WVWV13,317-6.0%−379%

28Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-6.2%+681%

29Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%+10%

30Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-6.4%+76%

31Barbour County, WVWV15,414-6.8%+649%

32Mason County, WVWV24,707-6.8%−321%

33Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-7.1%+920%

34Marshall County, WVWV29,159-7.6%+55%

35Grant County, WVWV11,041-8.1%−196%

36Wayne County, WVWV37,309-8.2%−371%

37Monroe County, WVWV12,491-8.3%−148%

38Webster County, WVWV7,760-8.5%−10%

39Wirt County, WVWV4,879-9.1%−170%

40Tyler County, WVWV7,881-9.7%+367%

41Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-9.7%−814%

42Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-10.1%−10%

43Logan County, WVWV30,375-11.4%−8%

44Boone County, WVWV20,251-11.4%+784%

45Fayette County, WVWV38,165-12.1%+1450%

46Mingo County, WVWV21,455-12.2%−25%

47Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-12.9%+59%

48McDowell County, WVWV16,878-13.6%−39%

49Summers County, WVWV11,532-14.1%+67%

50Clay County, WVWV7,538-14.2%−509%

51Braxton County, WVWV11,885-14.3%−209%

52Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-14.8%+123%

53Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-18.3%+377%

54Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-19.2%−1885%

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-20.2%−1244%

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