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Most densely populated, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 45.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲1Berkeley County, WVWV139,522434+84%

02▼1Ohio County, WVWV40,496383−15%

03Hancock County, WVWV27,729336−15%

04Cabell County, WVWV91,183324−6%

05▲1Jefferson County, WVWV63,102301+50%

06▼1Monongalia County, WVWV107,991300+32%

07Brooke County, WVWV21,142237−17%

08Wood County, WVWV82,385225−6%

09Kanawha County, WVWV172,381191−14%

10Marion County, WVWV55,584180−2%

11Putnam County, WVWV56,885165+10%

12Harrison County, WVWV64,221154−6%

13Mercer County, WVWV57,503137−9%

14Raleigh County, WVWV71,775119−9%

15Marshall County, WVWV29,15995−18%

16Taylor County, WVWV16,28794+1%

17Mineral County, WVWV26,79282−1%

18▲1Morgan County, WVWV18,02779+21%

19▼1Wayne County, WVWV37,30974−13%

20Logan County, WVWV30,37567−19%

21Upshur County, WVWV23,75867+2%

22▲1Jackson County, WVWV27,45059−2%

23▼1Fayette County, WVWV38,16558−20%

24Mason County, WVWV24,70757−5%

25Pleasants County, WVWV7,33856−2%

26▲1Preston County, WVWV34,00452+16%

27▼1Mingo County, WVWV21,45551−24%

28▲1Barbour County, WVWV15,41445−1%

29▼1Lincoln County, WVWV19,17744−13%

30Lewis County, WVWV16,39442−3%

31Boone County, WVWV20,25140−21%

32Wyoming County, WVWV19,80140−23%

33Wetzel County, WVWV13,73438−22%

34▲1Hampshire County, WVWV24,10538+19%

35▼1Nicholas County, WVWV23,84837−10%

36▲1Summers County, WVWV11,53232−11%

37▼1McDowell County, WVWV16,87832−38%

38▲1Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57831−8%

39▼1Tyler County, WVWV7,88131−18%

40Roane County, WVWV13,31728−14%

41▲1Monroe County, WVWV12,49126−14%

42▼1Randolph County, WVWV26,88226−5%

43Hardy County, WVWV14,33725+13%

44Doddridge County, WVWV7,63424+3%

45Braxton County, WVWV11,88523−19%

46▲1Grant County, WVWV11,04123−2%

47▼1Clay County, WVWV7,53822−27%

48▲1Calhoun County, WVWV5,97821−21%

49▼1Wirt County, WVWV4,87921−17%

50Gilmer County, WVWV7,08521−1%

51Ritchie County, WVWV8,03418−22%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,54016−11%

53Webster County, WVWV7,76014−20%

54Pendleton County, WVWV5,8268−29%

55Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6028−17%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES