RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most population gained, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, 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 +110.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+16,652–

02Putnam County, WVWV56,885+8,754–

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+6,357–

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+6,264–

05Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+3,705–

06Morgan County, WVWV18,027+2,815–

07Raleigh County, WVWV71,775+2,401–

08Monroe County, WVWV12,491+2,177–

09Jackson County, WVWV27,450+2,062–

10Braxton County, WVWV11,885+1,704–

11Hardy County, WVWV14,337+1,692–

12Wayne County, WVWV37,309+1,267–

13Wood County, WVWV82,385+1,071–

14Taylor County, WVWV16,287+945–

15Grant County, WVWV11,041+871–

16Mason County, WVWV24,707+779–

17Lincoln County, WVWV19,177+726–

18Wirt County, WVWV4,879+681–

19Upshur County, WVWV23,758+537–

20Randolph County, WVWV26,882+459–

21Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+409–

22Mineral County, WVWV26,792+381–

23Clay County, WVWV7,538+347–

24Roane County, WVWV13,317+326–

25Preston County, WVWV34,004+297–

26Pendleton County, WVWV5,826+142–

27Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602+123–

28Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+110–

29Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-32–

30Cabell County, WVWV91,183-43–

31Barbour County, WVWV15,414-142–

32Tyler County, WVWV7,881-204–

33Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-213–

34Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-240–

35Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-303–

36Lewis County, WVWV16,394-304–

37Boone County, WVWV20,251-335–

38Fayette County, WVWV38,165-373–

39Tucker County, WVWV6,540-407–

40Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-509–

41Marion County, WVWV55,584-651–

42Harrison County, WVWV64,221-719–

43Webster County, WVWV7,760-1,010–

44Summers County, WVWV11,532-1,205–

45Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,545–

46Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-1,565–

47Marshall County, WVWV29,159-1,837–

48Mercer County, WVWV57,503-2,000–

49Hancock County, WVWV27,729-2,566–

50Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-3,282–

51Ohio County, WVWV40,496-3,444–

52Logan County, WVWV30,375-5,322–

53Mingo County, WVWV21,455-5,486–

54Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-7,546–

55McDowell County, WVWV16,878-7,904–

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