RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most transient, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. 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 –

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99175.7%–

02Gilmer County, WVWV7,08584.1%–

03Mercer County, WVWV57,50385.1%–

04Cabell County, WVWV91,18385.4%–

05Doddridge County, WVWV7,63486.1%–

06Berkeley County, WVWV139,52286.8%–

07Calhoun County, WVWV5,97886.8%–

08Summers County, WVWV11,53287.4%–

09Marion County, WVWV55,58487.6%–

10Harrison County, WVWV64,22187.6%–

11Hancock County, WVWV27,72987.7%–

12Logan County, WVWV30,37587.8%–

13Upshur County, WVWV23,75887.8%–

14Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57888.1%–

15Raleigh County, WVWV71,77588.2%–

16Randolph County, WVWV26,88288.2%–

17Lewis County, WVWV16,39488.6%–

18Jefferson County, WVWV63,10289.0%–

19Hardy County, WVWV14,33789.0%–

20Preston County, WVWV34,00489.1%–

21Ohio County, WVWV40,49689.2%–

22Wood County, WVWV82,38589.3%–

23Brooke County, WVWV21,14289.3%–

24Pleasants County, WVWV7,33889.4%–

25Mingo County, WVWV21,45589.5%–

26Kanawha County, WVWV172,38189.7%–

27Clay County, WVWV7,53890.0%–

28Roane County, WVWV13,31790.0%–

29Wetzel County, WVWV13,73490.4%–

30Wayne County, WVWV37,30990.5%–

31Monroe County, WVWV12,49190.9%–

32Barbour County, WVWV15,41490.9%–

33Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60291.1%–

34Taylor County, WVWV16,28791.3%–

35Putnam County, WVWV56,88591.4%–

36Fayette County, WVWV38,16591.5%–

37Tucker County, WVWV6,54091.5%–

38Ritchie County, WVWV8,03491.5%–

39Webster County, WVWV7,76091.5%–

40Wyoming County, WVWV19,80191.5%–

41Braxton County, WVWV11,88592.0%–

42Marshall County, WVWV29,15992.0%–

43Boone County, WVWV20,25192.2%–

44Jackson County, WVWV27,45092.6%–

45Pendleton County, WVWV5,82692.8%–

46Morgan County, WVWV18,02792.9%–

47Grant County, WVWV11,04193.1%–

48Wirt County, WVWV4,87993.4%–

49Mineral County, WVWV26,79293.6%–

50Lincoln County, WVWV19,17793.6%–

51Hampshire County, WVWV24,10593.8%–

52Tyler County, WVWV7,88193.9%–

53McDowell County, WVWV16,87894.3%–

54Nicholas County, WVWV23,84894.5%–

55Mason County, WVWV24,70794.9%–

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