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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%−48%

02Mingo County, WVWV21,455-9.0%−45%

03Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-7.4%−35%

04Webster County, WVWV7,760-7.4%−22%

05Boone County, WVWV20,251-7.1%+452%

06Logan County, WVWV30,375-6.7%−46%

07Clay County, WVWV7,538-6.4%−283%

08Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-6.3%−285%

09Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%+10%

10Wirt County, WVWV4,879-6.1%−146%

11Fayette County, WVWV38,165-5.7%+638%

12Tyler County, WVWV7,881-5.2%+150%

13Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-5.2%−393%

14Roane County, WVWV13,317-5.1%−335%

15Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-4.9%−40%

16Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-4.9%−552%

17Hancock County, WVWV27,729-4.7%−36%

18Marshall County, WVWV29,159-4.7%−5%

19Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-4.6%+27%

20Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%−33%

21Braxton County, WVWV11,885-4.5%−134%

22Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-4.4%−34%

23Wayne County, WVWV37,309-4.3%−241%

24Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-4.2%+513%

25Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-4.1%+871%

26Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-4.0%+5%

27Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-3.8%−221%

28Randolph County, WVWV26,882-3.8%−328%

29Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.8%+113%

30Mercer County, WVWV57,503-3.6%+18%

31Summers County, WVWV11,532-3.6%−58%

32Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-3.4%−348%

33Cabell County, WVWV91,183-3.4%+7458%

34Tucker County, WVWV6,540-3.3%−38%

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-3.1%+286%

36Mason County, WVWV24,707-2.9%−195%

37Harrison County, WVWV64,221-2.6%+149%

38Taylor County, WVWV16,287-2.5%−140%

39Wood County, WVWV82,385-2.3%−284%

40Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-2.2%−138%

41Jackson County, WVWV27,450-1.2%−115%

42Marion County, WVWV55,584-1.1%−3%

43Putnam County, WVWV56,885-1.0%−105%

44Preston County, WVWV34,004-0.6%−161%

45Mineral County, WVWV26,792-0.5%−138%

46Barbour County, WVWV15,414-0.3%−64%

47Upshur County, WVWV23,758-0.2%−110%

48Hardy County, WVWV14,337+0.3%−98%

49Grant County, WVWV11,041+0.6%−93%

50Monroe County, WVWV12,491+0.9%−95%

51Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+2.0%−76%

52Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+4.4%−80%

53Morgan County, WVWV18,027+5.6%−76%

54Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+9.4%−46%

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+14.3%−49%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES