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Most sparsely populated, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 26 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Oak Hill, WVWV7,629783+1%

02Ranson corporation, WVWV6,853846–

03Bridgeport, WVWV9,427889+29%

04Weirton, WVWV18,1331,004−11%

05Bluefield, WVWV9,1581,021−20%

06Nitro, WVWV6,2701,173−8%

07South Charleston, WVWV13,0721,339−2%

08Charleston, WVWV46,1171,469−14%

09Charles, WVWV9,3291,590+221%

10Clarksburg, WVWV15,5621,601−7%

11Beckley, WVWV16,3731,724−5%

12Buckhannon, WVWV5,0541,774−12%

13Elkins, WVWV6,6221,823−6%

14Princeton, WVWV5,5781,851−12%

15Wheeling, WVWV25,6801,863−18%

16New Martinsville, WVWV5,0391,885−16%

17Hurricane, WVWV7,3671,984+41%

18Fairmont, WVWV18,0352,097−6%

19Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932,427−14%

20Dunbar, WVWV7,0502,516−14%

21Vienna, WVWV10,3212,601−5%

22Moundsville, WVWV7,6592,635−23%

23Huntington, WVWV44,8152,763−13%

24St. Albans, WVWV10,2102,824−12%

25Martinsburg, WVWV19,2112,897+28%

26Morgantown, WVWV30,2932,976+13%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES