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Most population lost, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties that lost 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

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,381-12,318+63%

02Fayette County, WVWV38,165-5,551+1388%

03Raleigh County, WVWV71,775-4,268−278%

04Logan County, WVWV30,375-4,176−22%

05Wayne County, WVWV37,309-3,499−376%

06Mingo County, WVWV21,455-3,271−40%

07Harrison County, WVWV64,221-3,178+342%

08McDowell County, WVWV16,878-3,002−62%

09Boone County, WVWV20,251-2,820+742%

10Wood County, WVWV82,385-2,660−348%

11Mercer County, WVWV57,503-2,600+30%

12Marshall County, WVWV29,159-2,516+37%

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578-2,503+943%

14Wyoming County, WVWV19,801-2,414−26%

15Wetzel County, WVWV13,734-2,141+37%

16Braxton County, WVWV11,885-2,076−222%

17Ohio County, WVWV40,496-2,018−41%

18Ritchie County, WVWV8,034-2,005−1923%

19Cabell County, WVWV91,183-1,969+4479%

20Summers County, WVWV11,532-1,968+63%

21Mason County, WVWV24,707-1,871−340%

22Nicholas County, WVWV23,848-1,629+665%

23Hancock County, WVWV27,729-1,581−38%

24Pendleton County, WVWV5,826-1,552−1193%

25Brooke County, WVWV21,142-1,510−2%

26Randolph County, WVWV26,882-1,473−421%

27Jackson County, WVWV27,450-1,420−169%

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

29Clay County, WVWV7,538-1,335−485%

30Gilmer County, WVWV7,085-1,285+152%

31Mineral County, WVWV26,792-1,274−434%

32Lincoln County, WVWV19,177-1,257−273%

33Monroe County, WVWV12,491-1,126−152%

34Barbour County, WVWV15,414-1,124+692%

35Grant County, WVWV11,041-961−210%

36Roane County, WVWV13,317-898−375%

37Tyler County, WVWV7,881-895+339%

38Hampshire County, WVWV24,105-871−124%

39Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602-850−791%

40Webster County, WVWV7,760-776−23%

41Wirt County, WVWV4,879-523−177%

42Morgan County, WVWV18,027-478−117%

43Upshur County, WVWV23,758-438−182%

44Doddridge County, WVWV7,634-394−196%

45Tucker County, WVWV6,540-379−7%

46Marion County, WVWV55,584-213−67%

47Taylor County, WVWV16,287-190−120%

48Pleasants County, WVWV7,338+48−250%

49Hardy County, WVWV14,337+274−84%

50Lewis County, WVWV16,394+661−317%

51Preston County, WVWV34,004+696+134%

52Putnam County, WVWV56,885+1,954−78%

53Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+4,203−33%

54Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+9,633+52%

55Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+17,907+8%

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