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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

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

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

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

05Morgan County, WVWV18,027+964−66%

06Monroe County, WVWV12,491+115−95%

07Grant County, WVWV11,041+65−93%

08Hardy County, WVWV14,337+38−98%

09Barbour County, WVWV15,414-51−64%

10Upshur County, WVWV23,758-58−111%

11Mineral County, WVWV26,792-146−138%

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

13Preston County, WVWV34,004-212−171%

14Tucker County, WVWV6,540-222−45%

15Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-251−17%

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

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

18Wirt County, WVWV4,879-315−146%

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

20Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-323−37%

21Jackson County, WVWV27,450-341−117%

22Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-410−473%

23Taylor County, WVWV16,287-418−144%

24Summers County, WVWV11,532-427−65%

25Tyler County, WVWV7,881-432+112%

26Clay County, WVWV7,538-513−248%

27Putnam County, WVWV56,885-555−106%

28Braxton County, WVWV11,885-562−133%

29Webster County, WVWV7,760-618−39%

30Marion County, WVWV55,584-621−5%

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

32Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-708−55%

33Roane County, WVWV13,317-711−318%

34Mason County, WVWV24,707-746−196%

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

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

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

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

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

40Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,417−8%

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

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

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

44Wayne County, WVWV37,309-1,673−232%

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

46Wood County, WVWV82,385-1,911−278%

47Ohio County, WVWV40,496-1,929−44%

48Mingo County, WVWV21,455-2,113−61%

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

50Logan County, WVWV30,375-2,192−59%

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES