RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest renter share, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (1990 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 22.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS –

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99137.9%–

02Cabell County, WVWV91,18335.3%–

03Ohio County, WVWV40,49633.3%–

04Kanawha County, WVWV172,38131.5%–

05Lewis County, WVWV16,39430.2%–

06Gilmer County, WVWV7,08528.6%–

07Jefferson County, WVWV63,10228.1%–

08Mingo County, WVWV21,45527.2%–

09Berkeley County, WVWV139,52227.0%–

10Logan County, WVWV30,37526.8%–

11Wood County, WVWV82,38526.2%–

12Harrison County, WVWV64,22126.0%–

13Randolph County, WVWV26,88225.5%–

14Upshur County, WVWV23,75824.5%–

15Raleigh County, WVWV71,77524.5%–

16Marion County, WVWV55,58424.5%–

17Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57824.4%–

18Clay County, WVWV7,53824.0%–

19Taylor County, WVWV16,28723.8%–

20Boone County, WVWV20,25123.7%–

21Mercer County, WVWV57,50323.7%–

22Fayette County, WVWV38,16523.6%–

23Wayne County, WVWV37,30923.4%–

24Calhoun County, WVWV5,97823.3%–

25Summers County, WVWV11,53223.3%–

26Hancock County, WVWV27,72923.3%–

27Lincoln County, WVWV19,17722.9%–

28Wetzel County, WVWV13,73422.7%–

29Mineral County, WVWV26,79222.5%–

30Barbour County, WVWV15,41422.5%–

31Braxton County, WVWV11,88522.1%–

32Marshall County, WVWV29,15922.1%–

33Roane County, WVWV13,31722.0%–

34Webster County, WVWV7,76021.6%–

35Jackson County, WVWV27,45021.6%–

36Mason County, WVWV24,70721.5%–

37McDowell County, WVWV16,87821.3%–

38Brooke County, WVWV21,14220.9%–

39Pendleton County, WVWV5,82620.7%–

40Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60220.6%–

41Pleasants County, WVWV7,33820.4%–

42Ritchie County, WVWV8,03420.0%–

43Tucker County, WVWV6,54019.6%–

44Wyoming County, WVWV19,80119.5%–

45Hampshire County, WVWV24,10518.9%–

46Nicholas County, WVWV23,84818.8%–

47Wirt County, WVWV4,87918.7%–

48Preston County, WVWV34,00418.7%–

49Grant County, WVWV11,04118.5%–

50Tyler County, WVWV7,88118.0%–

51Hardy County, WVWV14,33717.8%–

52Doddridge County, WVWV7,63417.6%–

53Morgan County, WVWV18,02717.0%–

54Putnam County, WVWV56,88516.7%–

55Monroe County, WVWV12,49115.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS