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Most densely populated, West Virginia cities · 1990

West Virginia cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 29 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Moundsville, WVWV7,6593,699+8%

02Huntington, WVWV44,8153,381+7%

03Dunbar, WVWV7,0503,104+7%

04St. Albans, WVWV10,2103,097−3%

05Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932,870+2%

06Vienna, WVWV10,3212,737+0%

07Morgantown, WVWV30,2932,542−3%

08Wheeling, WVWV25,6802,530+11%

09New Martinsville, WVWV5,0392,508+12%

10Fairmont, WVWV18,0352,349+6%

11Princeton, WVWV5,5782,337+11%

12Martinsburg, WVWV19,2112,122−6%

13Buckhannon, WVWV5,0542,074+3%

14Elkins, WVWV6,6222,042+6%

15Beckley, WVWV16,3731,926+6%

16Clarksburg, WVWV15,5621,856+8%

17Charleston, WVWV46,1171,825+7%

18Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6711,740+5%

19Bluefield, WVWV9,1581,421+11%

20South Charleston, WVWV13,0721,398+2%

21Nitro, WVWV6,2701,282+0%

22Weirton, WVWV18,1331,225+8%

23Hurricane, WVWV7,3671,222−13%

24Teays Valley, WVWV14,1511,162−34%

25Oak Hill, WVWV7,629699−10%

26Bridgeport, WVWV9,427636−8%

27Charles, WVWV9,329493−1%

28Brookhaven, WVWV6,212415−19%

29Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902278−38%

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