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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. The median across all 55 is -3.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pleasants County, WV, up 23 places to #25.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000
01▲7McDowell County, WVWV16,878-11.7%+10.7 pts
02▲8Mingo County, WVWV21,455-9.0%+7.3 pts
03▲11Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-7.4%+3.9 pts
04▲14Webster County, WVWV7,760-7.4%+2.0 pts
05▲7Boone County, WVWV20,251-7.1%−5.8 pts
06▲7Logan County, WVWV30,375-6.7%+5.6 pts
07▼1Clay County, WVWV7,538-6.4%−9.8 pts
08▲22Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-6.3%−9.7 pts
09▲18Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%−0.6 pts
10▲7Wirt County, WVWV4,879-6.1%−19.2 pts
11Fayette County, WVWV38,165-5.7%−5.0 pts
12▲4Tyler County, WVWV7,881-5.2%−3.1 pts
13▼12Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-5.2%−6.9 pts
14▲15Roane County, WVWV13,317-5.1%−7.2 pts
15▼6Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-4.9%+3.2 pts
16▼14Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-4.9%−5.9 pts
17▲16Hancock County, WVWV27,729-4.7%+2.6 pts
18▲4Marshall County, WVWV29,159-4.7%+0.2 pts
19▲7Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-4.6%−1.0 pts
20▲18Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%+2.2 pts
21▼16Braxton County, WVWV11,885-4.5%−17.6 pts
22▼18Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-4.4%+2.3 pts
23▼3Wayne County, WVWV37,309-4.3%−7.3 pts
24▼1Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-4.2%−3.6 pts
25▲23Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-4.1%−3.7 pts
26▼23Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-4.0%−0.2 pts
27▲4Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-3.8%−6.9 pts
28▲6Randolph County, WVWV26,882-3.8%−5.4 pts
29▲23Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.8%−2.0 pts
30▲10Mercer County, WVWV57,503-3.6%−0.5 pts
31▼24Summers County, WVWV11,532-3.6%+4.9 pts
32▼17Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-3.4%−4.8 pts
33▲11Cabell County, WVWV91,183-3.4%−3.3 pts
34▼2Tucker County, WVWV6,540-3.3%+2.0 pts
35▼7Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-3.1%−2.3 pts
36▼12Mason County, WVWV24,707-2.9%−6.0 pts
37Harrison County, WVWV64,221-2.6%−1.5 pts
38▲8Taylor County, WVWV16,287-2.5%−8.7 pts
39▲3Wood County, WVWV82,385-2.3%−3.5 pts
40▼4Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-2.2%−8.1 pts
41▼6Jackson County, WVWV27,450-1.2%−9.2 pts
42▲5Marion County, WVWV55,584-1.1%0.0 pts
43▲8Putnam County, WVWV56,885-1.0%−21.4 pts
44▲6Preston County, WVWV34,004-0.6%−1.6 pts
45▼6Mineral County, WVWV26,792-0.5%−2.0 pts
46▼21Barbour County, WVWV15,414-0.3%+0.6 pts
47▼2Upshur County, WVWV23,758-0.2%−2.6 pts
48▲1Hardy County, WVWV14,337+0.3%−15.1 pts
49▼28Grant County, WVWV11,041+0.6%−7.8 pts
50▼31Monroe County, WVWV12,491+0.9%−16.6 pts
51▲3Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+2.0%−6.4 pts
52▼11Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+4.4%−18.1 pts
53▼10Morgan County, WVWV18,027+5.6%−17.6 pts
54▼1Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+9.4%−8.1 pts
55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+14.3%−13.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES