RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest renter share, West Virginia counties · 2020

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, WVWV107,99145.5%+17%

02Cabell County, WVWV91,18339.5%+11%

03Ohio County, WVWV40,49635.0%+11%

04Kanawha County, WVWV172,38132.3%+9%

05Mercer County, WVWV57,50329.7%+28%

06Wood County, WVWV82,38529.0%+9%

07Hancock County, WVWV27,72927.9%+22%

08Gilmer County, WVWV7,08527.6%−0%

09Randolph County, WVWV26,88227.2%+12%

10Harrison County, WVWV64,22127.1%+7%

11Raleigh County, WVWV71,77527.0%+15%

12Mingo County, WVWV21,45526.9%+21%

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57826.3%+12%

14Upshur County, WVWV23,75826.2%+13%

15Lewis County, WVWV16,39426.0%−4%

16Brooke County, WVWV21,14225.8%+11%

17Hardy County, WVWV14,33725.8%+32%

18Berkeley County, WVWV139,52225.5%−1%

19Marion County, WVWV55,58425.0%−1%

20Wayne County, WVWV37,30924.9%+14%

21Summers County, WVWV11,53224.5%+17%

22Logan County, WVWV30,37524.3%+5%

23Fayette County, WVWV38,16524.2%+6%

24Wetzel County, WVWV13,73422.9%+7%

25Roane County, WVWV13,31722.9%+12%

26Jackson County, WVWV27,45022.7%+11%

27Marshall County, WVWV29,15922.7%+1%

28Barbour County, WVWV15,41422.6%+6%

29Grant County, WVWV11,04122.2%+16%

30Braxton County, WVWV11,88522.2%+2%

31Jefferson County, WVWV63,10222.1%−9%

32Mineral County, WVWV26,79222.1%+0%

33Boone County, WVWV20,25122.0%+4%

34Webster County, WVWV7,76021.7%+3%

35Taylor County, WVWV16,28721.6%+6%

36Lincoln County, WVWV19,17721.5%+3%

37Tucker County, WVWV6,54020.9%+20%

38Calhoun County, WVWV5,97820.8%−2%

39Nicholas County, WVWV23,84820.7%+20%

40Hampshire County, WVWV24,10520.5%+8%

41McDowell County, WVWV16,87820.5%+3%

42Mason County, WVWV24,70720.3%+7%

43Putnam County, WVWV56,88519.6%+22%

44Wyoming County, WVWV19,80119.5%+17%

45Wirt County, WVWV4,87919.2%+14%

46Doddridge County, WVWV7,63419.1%+1%

47Pleasants County, WVWV7,33819.0%−3%

48Ritchie County, WVWV8,03419.0%+4%

49Preston County, WVWV34,00418.9%+11%

50Clay County, WVWV7,53818.8%−10%

51Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60218.4%−6%

52Tyler County, WVWV7,88117.7%+8%

53Morgan County, WVWV18,02717.6%+5%

54Monroe County, WVWV12,49117.5%+13%

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,82617.4%−15%

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