RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most population gained, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties that added the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, 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+28,264+70%

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+14,323+125%

03Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+11,308+81%

04Preston County, WVWV34,004+4,186+1309%

05Putnam County, WVWV56,885+3,897−55%

06Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+3,761+2%

07Morgan County, WVWV18,027+2,598−8%

08Gilmer County, WVWV7,085+1,533−401%

09Mason County, WVWV24,707+1,367+75%

10Hardy County, WVWV14,337+1,356−20%

11Jackson County, WVWV27,450+1,211−41%

12Randolph County, WVWV26,882+1,143+149%

13Mineral County, WVWV26,792+1,134+198%

14Barbour County, WVWV15,414+1,032−827%

15Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578+1,027−528%

16Summers County, WVWV11,532+928−177%

17Upshur County, WVWV23,758+850+58%

18Taylor County, WVWV16,287+806−15%

19Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+799+95%

20Grant County, WVWV11,041+638−27%

21Harrison County, WVWV64,221+447−162%

22Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+106−4%

23Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+91−384%

24Calhoun County, WVWV5,978+45−115%

25Wirt County, WVWV4,879-156−123%

26Braxton County, WVWV11,885-179−111%

27Marion County, WVWV55,584-180−72%

28Tucker County, WVWV6,540-180−56%

29Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-329+54%

30Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-361−115%

31Tyler County, WVWV7,881-384+88%

32Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-388−153%

33Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-412−435%

34Wayne County, WVWV37,309-422−133%

35Cabell County, WVWV91,183-465+981%

36Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-501−453%

37Roane County, WVWV13,317-520−260%

38Lewis County, WVWV16,394-547+80%

39Webster County, WVWV7,760-565−44%

40Mercer County, WVWV57,503-716−64%

41Boone County, WVWV20,251-906+170%

42Clay County, WVWV7,538-944−372%

43Logan County, WVWV30,375-967−82%

44Wood County, WVWV82,385-1,030−196%

45Monroe County, WVWV12,491-1,081−150%

46Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-1,110−29%

47Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,378−11%

48Mingo County, WVWV21,455-1,414−74%

49Fayette County, WVWV38,165-1,540+313%

50Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-1,912−42%

51Hancock County, WVWV27,729-1,991−22%

52Marshall County, WVWV29,159-2,412+31%

53Ohio County, WVWV40,496-2,984−13%

54McDowell County, WVWV16,878-5,216−34%

55Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-7,010−7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS