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Most densely populated, West Virginia cities · 2000

West Virginia cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 30 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Moundsville, WVWV7,6593,439+0%

02St. Albans, WVWV10,2103,200+0%

03Huntington, WVWV44,8153,174+0%

04Dunbar, WVWV7,0502,910+0%

05Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932,809+0%

06Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9882,745+0%

07Vienna, WVWV10,3212,737+0%

08Morgantown, WVWV30,2932,634+0%

09Wheeling, WVWV25,6802,279+0%

10Martinsburg, WVWV19,2112,258+0%

11New Martinsville, WVWV5,0392,239+0%

12Fairmont, WVWV18,0352,220+0%

13Princeton, WVWV5,5782,106+0%

14Buckhannon, WVWV5,0542,009+0%

15Elkins, WVWV6,6221,936+0%

16Beckley, WVWV16,3731,817+0%

17Teays Valley, WVWV14,1511,750+0%

18Clarksburg, WVWV15,5621,723+0%

19Charleston, WVWV46,1171,701+0%

20Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6711,656+0%

21Hurricane, WVWV7,3671,406+0%

22South Charleston, WVWV13,0721,372+0%

23Nitro, WVWV6,2701,277+0%

24Bluefield, WVWV9,1581,276+0%

25Weirton, WVWV18,1331,130+0%

26Oak Hill, WVWV7,629779+0%

27Bridgeport, WVWV9,427689+0%

28Brookhaven, WVWV6,212512+0%

29Charles, WVWV9,329496+0%

30Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902446+0%

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