RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most densely populated, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Most sparsely populated, US counties →

West VirginiaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

RELATEDLargest by population Fastest growing Fastest shrinking Most sparsely populated Best broadband access Worst broadband access

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Ohio County, WVWV40,496481+7%

02Hancock County, WVWV27,729426+8%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,183345+0%

04Brooke County, WVWV21,142303+6%

05Wood County, WVWV82,385237−1%

06Kanawha County, WVWV172,381230+4%

07Monongalia County, WVWV107,991210−8%

08Marion County, WVWV55,584185+1%

09Berkeley County, WVWV139,522185−22%

10Jefferson County, WVWV63,102172−15%

11Harrison County, WVWV64,221167+1%

12Mercer County, WVWV57,503155+3%

13Raleigh County, WVWV71,775127−3%

14Putnam County, WVWV56,885124−17%

15Marshall County, WVWV29,159122+5%

16Logan County, WVWV30,37595+14%

17Taylor County, WVWV16,28788−6%

18Wayne County, WVWV37,30982−3%

19Mineral County, WVWV26,79281−1%

20Mingo County, WVWV21,45580+19%

21Fayette County, WVWV38,16572+1%

22McDowell County, WVWV16,87866+29%

23Upshur County, WVWV23,75864−2%

24Mason County, WVWV24,70758−3%

25Wyoming County, WVWV19,80158+13%

26Pleasants County, WVWV7,33858+0%

27Jackson County, WVWV27,45056−7%

28Wetzel County, WVWV13,73454+9%

29Morgan County, WVWV18,02753−19%

30Boone County, WVWV20,25151+1%

31Lincoln County, WVWV19,17749−3%

32Barbour County, WVWV15,41446+1%

33Preston County, WVWV34,00445−1%

34Lewis County, WVWV16,39445+2%

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,84841+1%

36Summers County, WVWV11,53239+9%

37Tyler County, WVWV7,88138+2%

38Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57834+1%

39Roane County, WVWV13,31731−2%

40Clay County, WVWV7,53829−3%

41Calhoun County, WVWV5,97828+4%

42Randolph County, WVWV26,88227−2%

43Monroe County, WVWV12,49126−15%

44Hampshire County, WVWV24,10526−18%

45Braxton County, WVWV11,88525−12%

46Gilmer County, WVWV7,08523+7%

47Ritchie County, WVWV8,03423−1%

48Wirt County, WVWV4,87922−12%

49Doddridge County, WVWV7,63422−6%

50Grant County, WVWV11,04122−8%

51Webster County, WVWV7,76019+10%

52Hardy County, WVWV14,33719−13%

53Tucker County, WVWV6,54018+6%

54Pendleton County, WVWV5,82612−2%

55Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60210−1%

SHOWING 1–55 OF 55

Download CSV (full list, 55 rows)

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