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Most densely populated, West Virginia counties · 2010

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, WVWV40,496420−6%

02Hancock County, WVWV27,729371−6%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,183343−0%

04Berkeley County, WVWV139,522324+37%

05Brooke County, WVWV21,142270−5%

06Monongalia County, WVWV107,991267+17%

07Jefferson County, WVWV63,102256+27%

08Wood County, WVWV82,385237−1%

09Kanawha County, WVWV172,381214−4%

10Marion County, WVWV55,584183−0%

11Harrison County, WVWV64,221166+1%

12Putnam County, WVWV56,885161+8%

13Mercer County, WVWV57,503149−1%

14Raleigh County, WVWV71,775130−0%

15Marshall County, WVWV29,159108−7%

16Taylor County, WVWV16,28798+5%

17Mineral County, WVWV26,79286+4%

18Wayne County, WVWV37,30984−1%

19Logan County, WVWV30,37581−3%

20Morgan County, WVWV18,02777+17%

21Fayette County, WVWV38,16570−3%

22Upshur County, WVWV23,75868+4%

23Mason County, WVWV24,70763+5%

24Mingo County, WVWV21,45563−5%

25Jackson County, WVWV27,45063+4%

26Pleasants County, WVWV7,33858+1%

27Preston County, WVWV34,00452+14%

28Lincoln County, WVWV19,17750−2%

29Boone County, WVWV20,25149−4%

30Barbour County, WVWV15,41449+7%

31Wyoming County, WVWV19,80148−7%

32Wetzel County, WVWV13,73446−6%

33Lewis County, WVWV16,39442−3%

34McDowell County, WVWV16,87841−19%

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,84841−1%

36Summers County, WVWV11,53239+7%

37Hampshire County, WVWV24,10537+19%

38Tyler County, WVWV7,88136−4%

39Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57835+3%

40Roane County, WVWV13,31731−3%

41Monroe County, WVWV12,49129−7%

42Braxton County, WVWV11,88528−1%

43Randolph County, WVWV26,88228+4%

44Clay County, WVWV7,53827−9%

45Calhoun County, WVWV5,97827+1%

46Gilmer County, WVWV7,08526+21%

47Doddridge County, WVWV7,63426+11%

48Grant County, WVWV11,04125+6%

49Wirt County, WVWV4,87925−3%

50Hardy County, WVWV14,33724+11%

51Ritchie County, WVWV8,03423+1%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,54017−2%

53Webster County, WVWV7,76017−6%

54Pendleton County, WVWV5,82611−6%

55Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6029−5%

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