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Fastest shrinking, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties with the steepest population decline from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-20.2%−21.9 pts

02Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-19.2%−20.3 pts

03Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-18.3%−14.5 pts

04Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-14.8%−8.1 pts

05Braxton County, WVWV11,885-14.3%−27.4 pts

06Clay County, WVWV7,538-14.2%−17.7 pts

07Summers County, WVWV11,532-14.1%−5.6 pts

08McDowell County, WVWV16,878-13.6%+8.9 pts

09Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-12.9%−4.8 pts

10Mingo County, WVWV21,455-12.2%+4.1 pts

11Fayette County, WVWV38,165-12.1%−11.3 pts

12Boone County, WVWV20,251-11.4%−10.2 pts

13Logan County, WVWV30,375-11.4%+1.0 pts

14Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-10.1%+1.2 pts

15Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-9.7%−11.1 pts

16Tyler County, WVWV7,881-9.7%−7.6 pts

17Wirt County, WVWV4,879-9.1%−22.3 pts

18Webster County, WVWV7,760-8.5%+0.9 pts

19Monroe County, WVWV12,491-8.3%−25.9 pts

20Wayne County, WVWV37,309-8.2%−11.3 pts

21Grant County, WVWV11,041-8.1%−16.4 pts

22Marshall County, WVWV29,159-7.6%−2.7 pts

23Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-7.1%−6.4 pts

24Mason County, WVWV24,707-6.8%−9.9 pts

25Barbour County, WVWV15,414-6.8%−5.9 pts

26Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-6.4%−2.7 pts

27Brooke County, WVWV21,142-6.3%−0.5 pts

28Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-6.2%−5.4 pts

29Roane County, WVWV13,317-6.0%−8.2 pts

30Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-5.8%−9.2 pts

31Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-5.4%−8.5 pts

32Tucker County, WVWV6,540-5.3%−0.0 pts

33Hancock County, WVWV27,729-5.2%+2.1 pts

34Randolph County, WVWV26,882-5.0%−6.7 pts

35Jackson County, WVWV27,450-4.9%−12.8 pts

36Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-4.8%−10.7 pts

37Harrison County, WVWV64,221-4.6%−3.6 pts

38Ohio County, WVWV40,496-4.5%+2.2 pts

39Mineral County, WVWV26,792-4.5%−5.9 pts

40Mercer County, WVWV57,503-4.2%−1.1 pts

41Hampshire County, WVWV24,105-3.6%−26.1 pts

42Wood County, WVWV82,385-3.1%−4.3 pts

43Morgan County, WVWV18,027-2.7%−25.9 pts

44Cabell County, WVWV91,183-2.0%−2.0 pts

45Upshur County, WVWV23,758-1.8%−4.2 pts

46Taylor County, WVWV16,287-1.1%−7.4 pts

47Marion County, WVWV55,584-0.4%+0.8 pts

48Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+0.6%+1.1 pts

49Hardy County, WVWV14,337+2.0%−13.5 pts

50Preston County, WVWV34,004+2.1%+1.1 pts

51Putnam County, WVWV56,885+3.5%−16.9 pts

52Lewis County, WVWV16,394+4.0%+5.8 pts

53Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+7.9%−9.6 pts

54Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+10.0%+1.6 pts

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+17.2%−10.9 pts

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