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Fastest shrinking, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties with the steepest population decline from the 2000 census to 2010. 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, WVWV16,878-19.1%+3.3 pts

02Clay County, WVWV7,538-9.1%−12.6 pts

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

04Monroe County, WVWV12,491-7.4%−25.0 pts

05Marshall County, WVWV29,159-6.8%−1.9 pts

06Ohio County, WVWV40,496-6.3%+0.5 pts

07Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-6.3%+1.9 pts

08Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-6.1%−7.9 pts

09Hancock County, WVWV27,729-6.1%+1.2 pts

10Webster County, WVWV7,760-5.8%+3.6 pts

11Brooke County, WVWV21,142-5.4%+0.3 pts

12Mingo County, WVWV21,455-5.0%+11.3 pts

13Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-4.5%−5.9 pts

14Tyler County, WVWV7,881-4.0%−1.9 pts

15Boone County, WVWV20,251-3.5%−2.3 pts

16Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-3.5%+0.1 pts

17Roane County, WVWV13,317-3.4%−5.5 pts

18Fayette County, WVWV38,165-3.2%−2.5 pts

19Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.2%−1.5 pts

20Wirt County, WVWV4,879-2.7%−15.8 pts

21Logan County, WVWV30,375-2.6%+9.8 pts

22Tucker County, WVWV6,540-2.5%+2.8 pts

23Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-1.8%−5.2 pts

24Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-1.2%−0.4 pts

25Braxton County, WVWV11,885-1.2%−14.3 pts

26Wood County, WVWV82,385-1.2%−2.4 pts

27Mercer County, WVWV57,503-1.1%+1.9 pts

28Wayne County, WVWV37,309-1.0%−4.0 pts

29Cabell County, WVWV91,183-0.5%−0.4 pts

30Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-0.5%−3.6 pts

31Marion County, WVWV55,584-0.3%+0.8 pts

32Calhoun County, WVWV5,978+0.6%+4.4 pts

33Harrison County, WVWV64,221+0.7%+1.7 pts

34Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+1.0%−0.1 pts

35Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+1.2%+1.6 pts

36Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578+3.0%+3.7 pts

37Upshur County, WVWV23,758+3.6%+1.3 pts

38Randolph County, WVWV26,882+4.0%+2.4 pts

39Mineral County, WVWV26,792+4.2%+2.8 pts

40Jackson County, WVWV27,450+4.3%−3.6 pts

41Taylor County, WVWV16,287+5.0%−1.2 pts

42Mason County, WVWV24,707+5.3%+2.2 pts

43Grant County, WVWV11,041+5.6%−2.7 pts

44Barbour County, WVWV15,414+6.6%+7.5 pts

45Summers County, WVWV11,532+7.1%+15.6 pts

46Putnam County, WVWV56,885+7.6%−12.9 pts

47Hardy County, WVWV14,337+10.7%−4.7 pts

48Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+10.8%+4.9 pts

49Preston County, WVWV34,004+14.3%+13.2 pts

50Morgan County, WVWV18,027+17.4%−5.8 pts

51Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+17.5%+9.1 pts

52Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+18.6%−3.8 pts

53Gilmer County, WVWV7,085+21.4%+28.0 pts

54Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+26.8%+9.4 pts

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+37.2%+9.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS