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Most densely populated, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 47.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Ohio County, WVWV40,496401−11%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,522380+61%

03Hancock County, WVWV27,729352−11%

04Cabell County, WVWV91,183336−3%

05Monongalia County, WVWV107,991294+29%

06Jefferson County, WVWV63,102276+37%

07Brooke County, WVWV21,142253−11%

08Wood County, WVWV82,385230−4%

09Kanawha County, WVWV172,381200−10%

10Marion County, WVWV55,584182−1%

11Putnam County, WVWV56,885166+11%

12Harrison County, WVWV64,221158−4%

13Mercer County, WVWV57,503142−5%

14Raleigh County, WVWV71,775123−6%

15Marshall County, WVWV29,159100−14%

16Taylor County, WVWV16,28797+4%

17Mineral County, WVWV26,79282−1%

18Wayne County, WVWV37,30977−9%

19Morgan County, WVWV18,02774+14%

20Logan County, WVWV30,37572−14%

21Upshur County, WVWV23,75867+2%

22Fayette County, WVWV38,16561−15%

23Jackson County, WVWV27,45060−1%

24Mason County, WVWV24,70759−2%

25Pleasants County, WVWV7,33859+2%

26Mingo County, WVWV21,45556−17%

27Preston County, WVWV34,00453+17%

28Lincoln County, WVWV19,17747−7%

29Barbour County, WVWV15,41445−1%

30Lewis County, WVWV16,39444+1%

31Boone County, WVWV20,25143−15%

32Wyoming County, WVWV19,80143−17%

33Wetzel County, WVWV13,73440−18%

34Nicholas County, WVWV23,84838−7%

35Hampshire County, WVWV24,10536+14%

36McDowell County, WVWV16,87836−30%

37Summers County, WVWV11,53233−8%

38Tyler County, WVWV7,88132−13%

39Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57832−4%

40Roane County, WVWV13,31729−9%

41Randolph County, WVWV26,88227−1%

42Monroe County, WVWV12,49126−15%

43Hardy County, WVWV14,33725+13%

44Doddridge County, WVWV7,63424+5%

45Braxton County, WVWV11,88524−15%

46Clay County, WVWV7,53824−22%

47Grant County, WVWV11,04123−3%

48Wirt County, WVWV4,87922−12%

49Calhoun County, WVWV5,97822−18%

50Gilmer County, WVWV7,08522+3%

51Ritchie County, WVWV8,03419−18%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,54016−8%

53Webster County, WVWV7,76015−14%

54Pendleton County, WVWV5,8269−25%

55Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6028−14%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS