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Most densely populated, West Virginia counties · 2000

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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Ohio County, WVWV40,496448+0%

02Hancock County, WVWV27,729395+0%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,183344+0%

04Brooke County, WVWV21,142285+0%

05Wood County, WVWV82,385240+0%

06Berkeley County, WVWV139,522236+0%

07Monongalia County, WVWV107,991227+0%

08Kanawha County, WVWV172,381222+0%

09Jefferson County, WVWV63,102202+0%

10Marion County, WVWV55,584183+0%

11Harrison County, WVWV64,221165+0%

12Mercer County, WVWV57,503150+0%

13Putnam County, WVWV56,885149+0%

14Raleigh County, WVWV71,775131+0%

15Marshall County, WVWV29,159116+0%

16Taylor County, WVWV16,28793+0%

17Wayne County, WVWV37,30985+0%

18Logan County, WVWV30,37583+0%

19Mineral County, WVWV26,79283+0%

20Fayette County, WVWV38,16572+0%

21Mingo County, WVWV21,45567+0%

22Upshur County, WVWV23,75866+0%

23Morgan County, WVWV18,02765+0%

24Jackson County, WVWV27,45060+0%

25Mason County, WVWV24,70760+0%

26Pleasants County, WVWV7,33858+0%

27Wyoming County, WVWV19,80151+0%

28McDowell County, WVWV16,87851+0%

29Boone County, WVWV20,25151+0%

30Lincoln County, WVWV19,17751+0%

31Wetzel County, WVWV13,73449+0%

32Barbour County, WVWV15,41446+0%

33Preston County, WVWV34,00445+0%

34Lewis County, WVWV16,39444+0%

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,84841+0%

36Tyler County, WVWV7,88137+0%

37Summers County, WVWV11,53236+0%

38Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57834+0%

39Roane County, WVWV13,31732+0%

40Hampshire County, WVWV24,10532+0%

41Monroe County, WVWV12,49131+0%

42Clay County, WVWV7,53830+0%

43Braxton County, WVWV11,88529+0%

44Randolph County, WVWV26,88227+0%

45Calhoun County, WVWV5,97827+0%

46Wirt County, WVWV4,87925+0%

47Grant County, WVWV11,04124+0%

48Doddridge County, WVWV7,63423+0%

49Ritchie County, WVWV8,03423+0%

50Hardy County, WVWV14,33722+0%

51Gilmer County, WVWV7,08521+0%

52Webster County, WVWV7,76018+0%

53Tucker County, WVWV6,54017+0%

54Pendleton County, WVWV5,82612+0%

55Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60210+0%

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