RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most rooted, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 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 90.0%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Mason County, WVWV24,70794.9%–

02Nicholas County, WVWV23,84894.5%–

03McDowell County, WVWV16,87894.3%–

04Tyler County, WVWV7,88193.9%–

05Hampshire County, WVWV24,10593.8%–

06Lincoln County, WVWV19,17793.6%–

07Mineral County, WVWV26,79293.6%–

08Wirt County, WVWV4,87993.4%–

09Grant County, WVWV11,04193.1%–

10Morgan County, WVWV18,02792.9%–

11Pendleton County, WVWV5,82692.8%–

12Jackson County, WVWV27,45092.6%–

13Boone County, WVWV20,25192.2%–

14Marshall County, WVWV29,15992.0%–

15Braxton County, WVWV11,88592.0%–

16Wyoming County, WVWV19,80191.5%–

17Webster County, WVWV7,76091.5%–

18Ritchie County, WVWV8,03491.5%–

19Tucker County, WVWV6,54091.5%–

20Fayette County, WVWV38,16591.5%–

21Putnam County, WVWV56,88591.4%–

22Taylor County, WVWV16,28791.3%–

23Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60291.1%–

24Barbour County, WVWV15,41490.9%–

25Monroe County, WVWV12,49190.9%–

26Wayne County, WVWV37,30990.5%–

27Wetzel County, WVWV13,73490.4%–

28Roane County, WVWV13,31790.0%–

29Clay County, WVWV7,53890.0%–

30Kanawha County, WVWV172,38189.7%–

31Mingo County, WVWV21,45589.5%–

32Pleasants County, WVWV7,33889.4%–

33Brooke County, WVWV21,14289.3%–

34Wood County, WVWV82,38589.3%–

35Ohio County, WVWV40,49689.2%–

36Preston County, WVWV34,00489.1%–

37Hardy County, WVWV14,33789.0%–

38Jefferson County, WVWV63,10289.0%–

39Lewis County, WVWV16,39488.6%–

40Randolph County, WVWV26,88288.2%–

41Raleigh County, WVWV71,77588.2%–

42Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57888.1%–

43Upshur County, WVWV23,75887.8%–

44Logan County, WVWV30,37587.8%–

45Hancock County, WVWV27,72987.7%–

46Harrison County, WVWV64,22187.6%–

47Marion County, WVWV55,58487.6%–

48Summers County, WVWV11,53287.4%–

49Calhoun County, WVWV5,97886.8%–

50Berkeley County, WVWV139,52286.8%–

51Doddridge County, WVWV7,63486.1%–

52Cabell County, WVWV91,18385.4%–

53Mercer County, WVWV57,50385.1%–

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,08584.1%–

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99175.7%–

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