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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most transient, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS) — the places where people move the most. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR20202024
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99177.0%+1.3 pts
02Calhoun County, WVWV5,97884.5%−2.3 pts
03Cabell County, WVWV91,18385.0%−0.5 pts
04Randolph County, WVWV26,88287.1%−1.1 pts
05Berkeley County, WVWV139,52287.4%+0.7 pts
06Ohio County, WVWV40,49687.7%−1.5 pts
07Gilmer County, WVWV7,08587.8%+3.7 pts
08Doddridge County, WVWV7,63488.5%+2.4 pts
09Summers County, WVWV11,53288.5%+1.1 pts
10Raleigh County, WVWV71,77588.5%+0.3 pts
11Jefferson County, WVWV63,10289.1%+0.1 pts
12Marion County, WVWV55,58489.7%+2.1 pts
13Marshall County, WVWV29,15989.8%−2.2 pts
14Preston County, WVWV34,00490.0%+0.9 pts
15Pleasants County, WVWV7,33890.1%+0.7 pts
16Lewis County, WVWV16,39490.1%+1.5 pts
17Upshur County, WVWV23,75890.2%+2.3 pts
18Mercer County, WVWV57,50390.2%+5.2 pts
19Barbour County, WVWV15,41490.5%−0.4 pts
20Hancock County, WVWV27,72990.6%+2.8 pts
21Hardy County, WVWV14,33790.9%+1.9 pts
22Wood County, WVWV82,38590.9%+1.7 pts
23Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57891.1%+3.0 pts
24Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60291.2%+0.0 pts
25Mingo County, WVWV21,45591.2%+1.7 pts
26Kanawha County, WVWV172,38191.3%+1.6 pts
27Roane County, WVWV13,31791.5%+1.5 pts
28Nicholas County, WVWV23,84891.7%−2.8 pts
29Logan County, WVWV30,37591.7%+3.9 pts
30Tucker County, WVWV6,54091.7%+0.3 pts
31Morgan County, WVWV18,02791.8%−1.1 pts
32Boone County, WVWV20,25191.8%−0.3 pts
33Hampshire County, WVWV24,10592.0%−1.8 pts
34Harrison County, WVWV64,22192.0%+4.5 pts
35Mineral County, WVWV26,79292.2%−1.4 pts
36Brooke County, WVWV21,14292.4%+3.1 pts
37Braxton County, WVWV11,88592.5%+0.5 pts
38Fayette County, WVWV38,16592.5%+1.0 pts
39Lincoln County, WVWV19,17792.6%−1.0 pts
40Wetzel County, WVWV13,73492.7%+2.2 pts
41Mason County, WVWV24,70792.8%−2.1 pts
42Wyoming County, WVWV19,80192.8%+1.3 pts
43Jackson County, WVWV27,45092.8%+0.2 pts
44Taylor County, WVWV16,28793.1%+1.7 pts
45Putnam County, WVWV56,88593.1%+1.7 pts
46Wayne County, WVWV37,30993.3%+2.7 pts
47McDowell County, WVWV16,87893.3%−1.0 pts
48Wirt County, WVWV4,87993.3%−0.1 pts
49Clay County, WVWV7,53893.5%+3.5 pts
50Monroe County, WVWV12,49193.6%+2.6 pts
51Webster County, WVWV7,76093.9%+2.4 pts
52Tyler County, WVWV7,88194.3%+0.3 pts
53Grant County, WVWV11,04195.3%+2.2 pts
54Ritchie County, WVWV8,03495.7%+4.2 pts
55Pendleton County, WVWV5,82697.6%+4.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES