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Highest renter share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99142.1%+8%

02Cabell County, WVWV91,18335.8%+1%

03Ohio County, WVWV40,49633.6%+7%

04Kanawha County, WVWV172,38128.9%−3%

05Lewis County, WVWV16,39427.8%+3%

06Mercer County, WVWV57,50327.1%+17%

07Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57826.9%+15%

08Mingo County, WVWV21,45526.6%+19%

09Harrison County, WVWV64,22126.4%+5%

10Lincoln County, WVWV19,17725.5%+22%

11Hancock County, WVWV27,72925.5%+11%

12Brooke County, WVWV21,14225.4%+9%

13Randolph County, WVWV26,88225.0%+3%

14Wood County, WVWV82,38524.9%−7%

15Raleigh County, WVWV71,77524.7%+5%

16Gilmer County, WVWV7,08524.4%−12%

17Clay County, WVWV7,53824.0%+16%

18Berkeley County, WVWV139,52224.0%−7%

19Marion County, WVWV55,58423.3%−8%

20Braxton County, WVWV11,88523.2%+6%

21Logan County, WVWV30,37523.0%−1%

22McDowell County, WVWV16,87822.7%+14%

23Webster County, WVWV7,76022.7%+8%

24Hardy County, WVWV14,33722.7%+16%

25Fayette County, WVWV38,16522.3%−2%

26Barbour County, WVWV15,41421.7%+1%

27Marshall County, WVWV29,15921.6%−4%

28Wayne County, WVWV37,30921.4%−2%

29Jackson County, WVWV27,45021.4%+5%

30Roane County, WVWV13,31721.1%+4%

31Jefferson County, WVWV63,10219.7%−18%

32Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.3%−17%

33Tucker County, WVWV6,54019.1%+9%

34Mineral County, WVWV26,79219.0%−13%

35Grant County, WVWV11,04118.9%−1%

36Summers County, WVWV11,53218.8%−10%

37Boone County, WVWV20,25118.7%−11%

38Pleasants County, WVWV7,33818.6%−5%

39Preston County, WVWV34,00418.5%+9%

40Putnam County, WVWV56,88518.2%+14%

41Mason County, WVWV24,70718.2%−5%

42Nicholas County, WVWV23,84817.8%+3%

43Wyoming County, WVWV19,80117.5%+5%

44Hampshire County, WVWV24,10517.3%−9%

45Wetzel County, WVWV13,73416.8%−22%

46Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60216.4%−17%

47Taylor County, WVWV16,28716.1%−21%

48Tyler County, WVWV7,88115.9%−3%

49Morgan County, WVWV18,02715.9%−5%

50Ritchie County, WVWV8,03415.8%−14%

51Pendleton County, WVWV5,82615.1%−27%

52Monroe County, WVWV12,49113.1%−15%

53Calhoun County, WVWV5,97812.9%−39%

54Wirt County, WVWV4,87912.2%−28%

55Doddridge County, WVWV7,63411.2%−41%

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