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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most rooted, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 91.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Harrison County, WV, up 24 places to #22.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01▲10Pendleton County, WVWV5,82697.6%+4.9 pts
02▲16Ritchie County, WVWV8,03495.7%+4.2 pts
03▲6Grant County, WVWV11,04195.3%+2.2 pts
04Tyler County, WVWV7,88194.3%+0.3 pts
05▲12Webster County, WVWV7,76093.9%+2.4 pts
06▲19Monroe County, WVWV12,49193.6%+2.6 pts
07▲22Clay County, WVWV7,53893.5%+3.5 pts
08Wirt County, WVWV4,87993.3%−0.1 pts
09▼6McDowell County, WVWV16,87893.3%−1.0 pts
10▲16Wayne County, WVWV37,30993.3%+2.7 pts
11▲10Putnam County, WVWV56,88593.1%+1.7 pts
12▲10Taylor County, WVWV16,28793.1%+1.7 pts
13▼1Jackson County, WVWV27,45092.8%+0.2 pts
14▲2Wyoming County, WVWV19,80192.8%+1.3 pts
15▼14Mason County, WVWV24,70792.8%−2.1 pts
16▲11Wetzel County, WVWV13,73492.7%+2.2 pts
17▼11Lincoln County, WVWV19,17792.6%−1.0 pts
18▲2Fayette County, WVWV38,16592.5%+1.0 pts
19▼4Braxton County, WVWV11,88592.5%+0.5 pts
20▲13Brooke County, WVWV21,14292.4%+3.1 pts
21▼14Mineral County, WVWV26,79292.2%−1.4 pts
22▲24Harrison County, WVWV64,22192.0%+4.5 pts
23▼18Hampshire County, WVWV24,10592.0%−1.8 pts
24▼11Boone County, WVWV20,25191.8%−0.3 pts
25▼15Morgan County, WVWV18,02791.8%−1.1 pts
26▼7Tucker County, WVWV6,54091.7%+0.3 pts
27▲17Logan County, WVWV30,37591.7%+3.9 pts
28▼26Nicholas County, WVWV23,84891.7%−2.8 pts
29▼1Roane County, WVWV13,31791.5%+1.5 pts
30Kanawha County, WVWV172,38191.3%+1.6 pts
31Mingo County, WVWV21,45591.2%+1.7 pts
32▼9Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60291.2%0.0 pts
33▲9Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57891.1%+3.0 pts
34Wood County, WVWV82,38590.9%+1.7 pts
35▲2Hardy County, WVWV14,33790.9%+1.9 pts
36▲9Hancock County, WVWV27,72990.6%+2.8 pts
37▼13Barbour County, WVWV15,41490.5%−0.4 pts
38▲15Mercer County, WVWV57,50390.2%+5.2 pts
39▲4Upshur County, WVWV23,75890.2%+2.3 pts
40▼1Lewis County, WVWV16,39490.1%+1.5 pts
41▼9Pleasants County, WVWV7,33890.1%+0.7 pts
42▼6Preston County, WVWV34,00490.0%+0.9 pts
43▼29Marshall County, WVWV29,15989.8%−2.2 pts
44▲3Marion County, WVWV55,58489.7%+2.1 pts
45▼7Jefferson County, WVWV63,10289.1%+0.1 pts
46▼5Raleigh County, WVWV71,77588.5%+0.3 pts
47▲1Summers County, WVWV11,53288.5%+1.1 pts
48▲3Doddridge County, WVWV7,63488.5%+2.4 pts
49▲5Gilmer County, WVWV7,08587.8%+3.7 pts
50▼15Ohio County, WVWV40,49687.7%−1.5 pts
51▼1Berkeley County, WVWV139,52287.4%+0.7 pts
52▼12Randolph County, WVWV26,88287.1%−1.1 pts
53▼1Cabell County, WVWV91,18385.0%−0.5 pts
54▼5Calhoun County, WVWV5,97884.5%−2.3 pts
55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99177.0%+1.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES