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Most population gained, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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+17,907+8%

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+9,633+52%

03Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+4,203−33%

04Putnam County, WVWV56,885+1,954−78%

05Preston County, WVWV34,004+696+134%

06Lewis County, WVWV16,394+661−317%

07Hardy County, WVWV14,337+274−84%

08Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+48−250%

09Taylor County, WVWV16,287-190−120%

10Marion County, WVWV55,584-213−67%

11Tucker County, WVWV6,540-379−7%

12Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-394−196%

13Upshur County, WVWV23,758-438−182%

14Morgan County, WVWV18,027-478−117%

15Wirt County, WVWV4,879-523−177%

16Webster County, WVWV7,760-776−23%

17Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-850−791%

18Hampshire County, WVWV24,105-871−124%

19Tyler County, WVWV7,881-895+339%

20Roane County, WVWV13,317-898−375%

21Grant County, WVWV11,041-961−210%

22Barbour County, WVWV15,414-1,124+692%

23Monroe County, WVWV12,491-1,126−152%

24Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-1,257−273%

25Mineral County, WVWV26,792-1,274−434%

26Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-1,285+152%

27Clay County, WVWV7,538-1,335−485%

28Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-1,398+361%

29Jackson County, WVWV27,450-1,420−169%

30Randolph County, WVWV26,882-1,473−421%

31Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,510−2%

32Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-1,552−1193%

33Hancock County, WVWV27,729-1,581−38%

34Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-1,629+665%

35Mason County, WVWV24,707-1,871−340%

36Summers County, WVWV11,532-1,968+63%

37Cabell County, WVWV91,183-1,969+4479%

38Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-2,005−1923%

39Ohio County, WVWV40,496-2,018−41%

40Braxton County, WVWV11,885-2,076−222%

41Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-2,141+37%

42Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-2,414−26%

43Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-2,503+943%

44Marshall County, WVWV29,159-2,516+37%

45Mercer County, WVWV57,503-2,600+30%

46Wood County, WVWV82,385-2,660−348%

47Boone County, WVWV20,251-2,820+742%

48McDowell County, WVWV16,878-3,002−62%

49Harrison County, WVWV64,221-3,178+342%

50Mingo County, WVWV21,455-3,271−40%

51Wayne County, WVWV37,309-3,499−376%

52Logan County, WVWV30,375-4,176−22%

53Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-4,268−278%

54Fayette County, WVWV38,165-5,551+1388%

55Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-12,318+63%

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