RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most population lost, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties that lost 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

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01McDowell County, WVWV16,878-7,904–

02Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-7,546–

03Mingo County, WVWV21,455-5,486–

04Logan County, WVWV30,375-5,322–

05Ohio County, WVWV40,496-3,444–

06Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-3,282–

07Hancock County, WVWV27,729-2,566–

08Mercer County, WVWV57,503-2,000–

09Marshall County, WVWV29,159-1,837–

10Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-1,565–

11Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,545–

12Summers County, WVWV11,532-1,205–

13Webster County, WVWV7,760-1,010–

14Harrison County, WVWV64,221-719–

15Marion County, WVWV55,584-651–

16Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-509–

17Tucker County, WVWV6,540-407–

18Fayette County, WVWV38,165-373–

19Boone County, WVWV20,251-335–

20Lewis County, WVWV16,394-304–

21Calhoun County, WVWV5,978-303–

22Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-240–

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-213–

24Tyler County, WVWV7,881-204–

25Barbour County, WVWV15,414-142–

26Cabell County, WVWV91,183-43–

27Pleasants County, WVWV7,338-32–

28Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+110–

29Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602+123–

30Pendleton County, WVWV5,826+142–

31Preston County, WVWV34,004+297–

32Roane County, WVWV13,317+326–

33Clay County, WVWV7,538+347–

34Mineral County, WVWV26,792+381–

35Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+409–

36Randolph County, WVWV26,882+459–

37Upshur County, WVWV23,758+537–

38Wirt County, WVWV4,879+681–

39Lincoln County, WVWV19,177+726–

40Mason County, WVWV24,707+779–

41Grant County, WVWV11,041+871–

42Taylor County, WVWV16,287+945–

43Wood County, WVWV82,385+1,071–

44Wayne County, WVWV37,309+1,267–

45Hardy County, WVWV14,337+1,692–

46Braxton County, WVWV11,885+1,704–

47Jackson County, WVWV27,450+2,062–

48Monroe County, WVWV12,491+2,177–

49Raleigh County, WVWV71,775+2,401–

50Morgan County, WVWV18,027+2,815–

51Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+3,705–

52Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+6,264–

53Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+6,357–

54Putnam County, WVWV56,885+8,754–

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+16,652–

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