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Highest renter share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 21.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clay County, WV, up 33 places to #17.

Highest renter share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99142.1%+3.1 pts
02Cabell County, WVWV91,18335.8%+0.4 pts
03Ohio County, WVWV40,49633.6%+2.2 pts
04Kanawha County, WVWV172,38128.9%−0.8 pts
05▲10Lewis County, WVWV16,39427.8%+0.8 pts
06▼1Mercer County, WVWV57,50327.1%+3.9 pts
07▲6Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57826.9%+3.4 pts
08▲4Mingo County, WVWV21,45526.6%+4.3 pts
09▲1Harrison County, WVWV64,22126.4%+1.2 pts
10▲26Lincoln County, WVWV19,17725.5%+4.7 pts
11▼4Hancock County, WVWV27,72925.5%+2.6 pts
12▲4Brooke County, WVWV21,14225.4%+2.0 pts
13▼4Randolph County, WVWV26,88225.0%+0.7 pts
14▼8Wood County, WVWV82,38524.9%−1.7 pts
15▼4Raleigh County, WVWV71,77524.7%+1.1 pts
16▼8Gilmer County, WVWV7,08524.4%−3.2 pts
17▲33Clay County, WVWV7,53824.0%+3.3 pts
18Berkeley County, WVWV139,52224.0%−1.9 pts
19Marion County, WVWV55,58423.3%−1.9 pts
20▲10Braxton County, WVWV11,88523.2%+1.3 pts
21▲1Logan County, WVWV30,37523.0%−0.2 pts
22▲19McDowell County, WVWV16,87822.7%+2.8 pts
23▲11Webster County, WVWV7,76022.7%+1.7 pts
24▼7Hardy County, WVWV14,33722.7%+3.2 pts
25▼2Fayette County, WVWV38,16522.3%−0.5 pts
26▲2Barbour County, WVWV15,41421.7%+0.3 pts
27Marshall County, WVWV29,15921.6%−0.9 pts
28▼8Wayne County, WVWV37,30921.4%−0.5 pts
29▼3Jackson County, WVWV27,45021.4%+0.9 pts
30▼5Roane County, WVWV13,31721.1%+0.7 pts
31Jefferson County, WVWV63,10219.7%−4.5 pts
32▼18Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.3%−4.0 pts
33▲4Tucker County, WVWV6,54019.1%+1.7 pts
34▼2Mineral County, WVWV26,79219.0%−2.9 pts
35▼6Grant County, WVWV11,04118.9%−0.2 pts
36▼15Summers County, WVWV11,53218.8%−2.1 pts
37▼4Boone County, WVWV20,25118.7%−2.4 pts
38▲9Pleasants County, WVWV7,33818.6%−1.0 pts
39▲10Preston County, WVWV34,00418.5%+1.5 pts
40▲3Putnam County, WVWV56,88518.2%+2.2 pts
41▲1Mason County, WVWV24,70718.2%−0.9 pts
42▼3Nicholas County, WVWV23,84817.8%+0.6 pts
43▲1Wyoming County, WVWV19,80117.5%+0.9 pts
44▼4Hampshire County, WVWV24,10517.3%−1.6 pts
45▼21Wetzel County, WVWV13,73416.8%−4.6 pts
46▲5Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60216.4%−3.3 pts
47▼12Taylor County, WVWV16,28716.1%−4.3 pts
48▲4Tyler County, WVWV7,88115.9%−0.4 pts
49▲4Morgan County, WVWV18,02715.9%−0.8 pts
50▼2Ritchie County, WVWV8,03415.8%−2.5 pts
51▲4Pendleton County, WVWV5,82615.1%−5.5 pts
52▲2Monroe County, WVWV12,49113.1%−2.4 pts
53▼15Calhoun County, WVWV5,97812.9%−8.3 pts
54▼9Wirt County, WVWV4,87912.2%−4.7 pts
55▼9Doddridge County, WVWV7,63411.2%−7.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES