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Fastest shrinking, West Virginia counties · 2010

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, WVWV16,878-19.1%−15%

02Clay County, WVWV7,538-9.1%−363%

03Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-7.4%−34%

04Monroe County, WVWV12,491-7.4%−142%

05Marshall County, WVWV29,159-6.8%+38%

06Ohio County, WVWV40,496-6.3%−7%

07Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-6.3%−23%

08Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-6.1%−447%

09Hancock County, WVWV27,729-6.1%−16%

10Webster County, WVWV7,760-5.8%−38%

11Brooke County, WVWV21,142-5.4%−5%

12Mingo County, WVWV21,455-5.0%−69%

13Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-4.5%−430%

14Tyler County, WVWV7,881-4.0%+92%

15Boone County, WVWV20,251-3.5%+174%

16Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-3.5%−4%

17Roane County, WVWV13,317-3.4%−256%

18Fayette County, WVWV38,165-3.2%+316%

19Lewis County, WVWV16,394-3.2%+83%

20Wirt County, WVWV4,879-2.7%−120%

21Logan County, WVWV30,375-2.6%−79%

22Tucker County, WVWV6,540-2.5%−53%

23Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-1.8%−152%

24Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-1.2%+56%

25Braxton County, WVWV11,885-1.2%−109%

26Wood County, WVWV82,385-1.2%−195%

27Mercer County, WVWV57,503-1.1%−63%

28Wayne County, WVWV37,309-1.0%−132%

29Cabell County, WVWV91,183-0.5%+982%

30Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-0.5%−115%

31Marion County, WVWV55,584-0.3%−72%

32Calhoun County, WVWV5,978+0.6%−115%

33Harrison County, WVWV64,221+0.7%−163%

34Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+1.0%−5%

35Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+1.2%−386%

36Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578+3.0%−531%

37Upshur County, WVWV23,758+3.6%+55%

38Randolph County, WVWV26,882+4.0%+145%

39Mineral County, WVWV26,792+4.2%+193%

40Jackson County, WVWV27,450+4.3%−46%

41Taylor County, WVWV16,287+5.0%−20%

42Mason County, WVWV24,707+5.3%+70%

43Grant County, WVWV11,041+5.6%−32%

44Barbour County, WVWV15,414+6.6%−833%

45Summers County, WVWV11,532+7.1%−184%

46Putnam County, WVWV56,885+7.6%−63%

47Hardy County, WVWV14,337+10.7%−31%

48Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+10.8%+85%

49Preston County, WVWV34,004+14.3%+1295%

50Morgan County, WVWV18,027+17.4%−25%

51Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+17.5%+108%

52Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+18.6%−17%

53Gilmer County, WVWV7,085+21.4%−423%

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

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+37.2%+32%

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