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Most population gained, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is -562. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monroe County, WV, up 17 places to #6.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+17,446+5%

02▲1Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+5,401−14%

03▼1Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+2,169−66%

04▲14Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+1,012−73%

05▲9Morgan County, WVWV18,027+964−66%

06▲17Monroe County, WVWV12,491+115−95%

07▲14Grant County, WVWV11,041+65−93%

08▼1Hardy County, WVWV14,337+38−98%

09▲13Barbour County, WVWV15,414-51−64%

10▲3Upshur County, WVWV23,758-58−111%

11▲14Mineral County, WVWV26,792-146−138%

12Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-174−143%

13▼8Preston County, WVWV34,004-212−171%

14▼3Tucker County, WVWV6,540-222−45%

15▲13Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-251−17%

16▲1Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-267−317%

17▼9Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-315+884%

18▼3Wirt County, WVWV4,879-315−146%

19▲13Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-317−323%

20▲6Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-323−37%

21▲8Jackson County, WVWV27,450-341−117%

22▲16Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-410−473%

23▼14Taylor County, WVWV16,287-418−144%

24▲12Summers County, WVWV11,532-427−65%

25▼6Tyler County, WVWV7,881-432+112%

26▲1Clay County, WVWV7,538-513−248%

27▼23Putnam County, WVWV56,885-555−106%

28▲12Braxton County, WVWV11,885-562−133%

29▼13Webster County, WVWV7,760-618−39%

30▼20Marion County, WVWV55,584-621−5%

31▼25Lewis County, WVWV16,394-639+110%

32▲9Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-708−55%

33▼13Roane County, WVWV13,317-711−318%

34▲1Mason County, WVWV24,707-746−196%

35▼1Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-756+255%

36▼6Randolph County, WVWV26,882-1,050−329%

37▼13Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-1,286−277%

38▼5Hancock County, WVWV27,729-1,366−47%

39▲4Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-1,399+483%

40▼9Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,417−8%

41▲3Marshall County, WVWV29,159-1,432−22%

42▲5Boone County, WVWV20,251-1,558+365%

43▼1Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-1,581−52%

44▲7Wayne County, WVWV37,309-1,673−232%

45▲4Harrison County, WVWV64,221-1,700+136%

46Wood County, WVWV82,385-1,911−278%

47▼8Ohio County, WVWV40,496-1,929−44%

48▲2Mingo County, WVWV21,455-2,113−61%

49▼4Mercer County, WVWV57,503-2,161+8%

50▲2Logan County, WVWV30,375-2,192−59%

51▼3McDowell County, WVWV16,878-2,233−72%

52▲2Fayette County, WVWV38,165-2,323+523%

53Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-2,816−217%

54▼17Cabell County, WVWV91,183-3,167+7265%

55Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-8,364+11%

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