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Most segregated, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2024 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 25. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gilmer County, WV, up 53 places to #1.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020
01▲53Gilmer County, WVWV7,08565+599%
02▼1Preston County, WVWV34,00458−16%
03McDowell County, WVWV16,87854+10%
04▲41Lincoln County, WVWV19,17750+162%
05▲19Raleigh County, WVWV71,77544+29%
06▲5Boone County, WVWV20,25139−5%
07▲16Nicholas County, WVWV23,84837+10%
08▲18Wayne County, WVWV37,30936+10%
09▲20Braxton County, WVWV11,88535+20%
10▲8Cabell County, WVWV91,18334−8%
11▲42Grant County, WVWV11,04134+223%
12▲20Summers County, WVWV11,53233+25%
13▼6Webster County, WVWV7,76031−30%
14▼4Wetzel County, WVWV13,73431−29%
15▼10Mingo County, WVWV21,45531−34%
16▲12Wood County, WVWV82,38530+1%
17▲2Kanawha County, WVWV172,38130−18%
18▲7Marion County, WVWV55,58429−14%
19▼7Brooke County, WVWV21,14228−31%
20▼11Hardy County, WVWV14,33728−35%
21▼13Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60228−38%
22▼16Mercer County, WVWV57,50328−39%
23▲17Berkeley County, WVWV139,52227+19%
24▼7Logan County, WVWV30,37526−31%
25▼11Clay County, WVWV7,53826−34%
26▲13Pleasants County, WVWV7,33825+5%
27▼14Fayette County, WVWV38,16525−35%
28▲15Hancock County, WVWV27,72925+23%
29▲1Wyoming County, WVWV19,80124−11%
30▲16Ritchie County, WVWV8,03424+30%
31▲7Pendleton County, WVWV5,82624−1%
32▲17Monroe County, WVWV12,49124+69%
33▲8Morgan County, WVWV18,02724+12%
34▼19Mineral County, WVWV26,79224−38%
35▼19Upshur County, WVWV23,75823−37%
36▼15Putnam County, WVWV56,88523−32%
37▼6Monongalia County, WVWV107,99123−15%
38▲4Calhoun County, WVWV5,97823+11%
39▼6Ohio County, WVWV40,49622−17%
40▲10Tyler County, WVWV7,88122+60%
41▼7Harrison County, WVWV64,22121−19%
42▼40Jackson County, WVWV27,45019−62%
43▲4Barbour County, WVWV15,41419+11%
44Mason County, WVWV24,70719−3%
45▼18Hampshire County, WVWV24,10518−43%
46▲5Lewis County, WVWV16,39418+37%
47▲1Jefferson County, WVWV63,10218+18%
48▼11Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57818−29%
49▼27Marshall County, WVWV29,15917−49%
50▼30Tucker County, WVWV6,54016−55%
51▼16Randolph County, WVWV26,88213−47%
52▼48Roane County, WVWV13,31712−75%
53▲2Wirt County, WVWV4,8798+36%
54▼2Doddridge County, WVWV7,6347−42%
55▼19Taylor County, WVWV16,2876−76%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES