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) — 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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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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS