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Fastest shrinking, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01McDowell County, WVWV16,878-22.4%+0%

02Mingo County, WVWV21,455-16.3%+0%

03Logan County, WVWV30,375-12.4%+0%

04Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-11.3%+0%

05Webster County, WVWV7,760-9.4%+0%

06Summers County, WVWV11,532-8.5%+0%

07Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-8.1%+0%

08Hancock County, WVWV27,729-7.3%+0%

09Ohio County, WVWV40,496-6.8%+0%

10Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-6.6%+0%

11Brooke County, WVWV21,142-5.7%+0%

12Tucker County, WVWV6,540-5.3%+0%

13Marshall County, WVWV29,159-4.9%+0%

14Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-3.8%+0%

15Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-3.6%+0%

16Mercer County, WVWV57,503-3.1%+0%

17Tyler County, WVWV7,881-2.1%+0%

18Lewis County, WVWV16,394-1.8%+0%

19Boone County, WVWV20,251-1.3%+0%

20Marion County, WVWV55,584-1.1%+0%

21Harrison County, WVWV64,221-1.0%+0%

22Barbour County, WVWV15,414-0.9%+0%

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-0.8%+0%

24Fayette County, WVWV38,165-0.8%+0%

25Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-0.7%+0%

26Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-0.4%+0%

27Cabell County, WVWV91,183-0.0%+0%

28Preston County, WVWV34,004+1.0%+0%

29Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+1.1%+0%

30Wood County, WVWV82,385+1.2%+0%

31Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602+1.4%+0%

32Mineral County, WVWV26,792+1.4%+0%

33Randolph County, WVWV26,882+1.7%+0%

34Pendleton County, WVWV5,826+1.8%+0%

35Roane County, WVWV13,317+2.2%+0%

36Upshur County, WVWV23,758+2.3%+0%

37Wayne County, WVWV37,309+3.0%+0%

38Mason County, WVWV24,707+3.1%+0%

39Raleigh County, WVWV71,775+3.1%+0%

40Lincoln County, WVWV19,177+3.4%+0%

41Clay County, WVWV7,538+3.5%+0%

42Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+5.8%+0%

43Taylor County, WVWV16,287+6.2%+0%

44Jackson County, WVWV27,450+7.9%+0%

45Grant County, WVWV11,041+8.4%+0%

46Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+8.4%+0%

47Braxton County, WVWV11,885+13.1%+0%

48Wirt County, WVWV4,879+13.1%+0%

49Hardy County, WVWV14,337+15.4%+0%

50Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+17.4%+0%

51Monroe County, WVWV12,491+17.5%+0%

52Putnam County, WVWV56,885+20.4%+0%

53Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+22.5%+0%

54Morgan County, WVWV18,027+23.2%+0%

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+28.1%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES