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Most population lost, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties that lost 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

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-7,010−7%

02McDowell County, WVWV16,878-5,216−34%

03Ohio County, WVWV40,496-2,984−13%

04Marshall County, WVWV29,159-2,412+31%

05Hancock County, WVWV27,729-1,991−22%

06Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-1,912−42%

07Fayette County, WVWV38,165-1,540+313%

08Mingo County, WVWV21,455-1,414−74%

09Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,378−11%

10Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-1,110−29%

11Monroe County, WVWV12,491-1,081−150%

12Wood County, WVWV82,385-1,030−196%

13Logan County, WVWV30,375-967−82%

14Clay County, WVWV7,538-944−372%

15Boone County, WVWV20,251-906+170%

16Mercer County, WVWV57,503-716−64%

17Webster County, WVWV7,760-565−44%

18Lewis County, WVWV16,394-547+80%

19Roane County, WVWV13,317-520−260%

20Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-501−453%

21Cabell County, WVWV91,183-465+981%

22Wayne County, WVWV37,309-422−133%

23Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-412−435%

24Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-388−153%

25Tyler County, WVWV7,881-384+88%

26Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-361−115%

27Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-329+54%

28Marion County, WVWV55,584-180−72%

29Tucker County, WVWV6,540-180−56%

30Braxton County, WVWV11,885-179−111%

31Wirt County, WVWV4,879-156−123%

32Calhoun County, WVWV5,978+45−115%

33Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+91−384%

34Ritchie County, WVWV8,034+106−4%

35Harrison County, WVWV64,221+447−162%

36Grant County, WVWV11,041+638−27%

37Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+799+95%

38Taylor County, WVWV16,287+806−15%

39Upshur County, WVWV23,758+850+58%

40Summers County, WVWV11,532+928−177%

41Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578+1,027−528%

42Barbour County, WVWV15,414+1,032−827%

43Mineral County, WVWV26,792+1,134+198%

44Randolph County, WVWV26,882+1,143+149%

45Jackson County, WVWV27,450+1,211−41%

46Hardy County, WVWV14,337+1,356−20%

47Mason County, WVWV24,707+1,367+75%

48Gilmer County, WVWV7,085+1,533−401%

49Morgan County, WVWV18,027+2,598−8%

50Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+3,761+2%

51Putnam County, WVWV56,885+3,897−55%

52Preston County, WVWV34,004+4,186+1309%

53Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+11,308+81%

54Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+14,323+125%

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+28,264+70%

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