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Fastest shrinking, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the steepest population decline 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

01McDowell County, WVWV16,878-11.7%+10.7 pts

02Mingo County, WVWV21,455-9.0%+7.3 pts

03Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-7.4%+3.9 pts

04Webster County, WVWV7,760-7.4%+2.0 pts

05Boone County, WVWV20,251-7.1%−5.8 pts

06Logan County, WVWV30,375-6.7%+5.6 pts

07Clay County, WVWV7,538-6.4%−9.8 pts

08Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-6.3%−9.7 pts

09Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%−0.6 pts

10Wirt County, WVWV4,879-6.1%−19.2 pts

11Fayette County, WVWV38,165-5.7%−5.0 pts

12Tyler County, WVWV7,881-5.2%−3.1 pts

13Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-5.2%−6.9 pts

14Roane County, WVWV13,317-5.1%−7.2 pts

15Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-4.9%+3.2 pts

16Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-4.9%−5.9 pts

17Hancock County, WVWV27,729-4.7%+2.6 pts

18Marshall County, WVWV29,159-4.7%+0.2 pts

19Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-4.6%−1.0 pts

20Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%+2.2 pts

21Braxton County, WVWV11,885-4.5%−17.6 pts

22Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-4.4%+2.3 pts

23Wayne County, WVWV37,309-4.3%−7.3 pts

24Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-4.2%−3.6 pts

25Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-4.1%−3.7 pts

26Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-4.0%−0.2 pts

27Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-3.8%−6.9 pts

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

29Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.8%−2.0 pts

30Mercer County, WVWV57,503-3.6%−0.5 pts

31Summers County, WVWV11,532-3.6%+4.9 pts

32Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-3.4%−4.8 pts

33Cabell County, WVWV91,183-3.4%−3.3 pts

34Tucker County, WVWV6,540-3.3%+2.0 pts

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-3.1%−2.3 pts

36Mason County, WVWV24,707-2.9%−6.0 pts

37Harrison County, WVWV64,221-2.6%−1.5 pts

38Taylor County, WVWV16,287-2.5%−8.7 pts

39Wood County, WVWV82,385-2.3%−3.5 pts

40Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-2.2%−8.1 pts

41Jackson County, WVWV27,450-1.2%−9.2 pts

42Marion County, WVWV55,584-1.1%+0.0 pts

43Putnam County, WVWV56,885-1.0%−21.4 pts

44Preston County, WVWV34,004-0.6%−1.6 pts

45Mineral County, WVWV26,792-0.5%−2.0 pts

46Barbour County, WVWV15,414-0.3%+0.6 pts

47Upshur County, WVWV23,758-0.2%−2.6 pts

48Hardy County, WVWV14,337+0.3%−15.1 pts

49Grant County, WVWV11,041+0.6%−7.8 pts

50Monroe County, WVWV12,491+0.9%−16.6 pts

51Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+2.0%−6.4 pts

52Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+4.4%−18.1 pts

53Morgan County, WVWV18,027+5.6%−17.6 pts

54Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+9.4%−8.1 pts

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+14.3%−13.8 pts

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