City | Rank | County | 2026 Pop.↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley | 1 | Raleigh County | 16,196 |
| Bluefield | 2 | Mercer County | 9,051 |
| Oak Hill | 3 | Fayette County | 7,521 |
| Princeton | 4 | Mercer County | 5,513 |
| Welch | 5 | McDowell County | 3,343 |
| Summersville | 6 | Nicholas County | 3,270 |
| Fayetteville | 7 | Fayette County | 2,686 |
| Hinton | 8 | Summers County | 2,124 |
| Richwood | 9 | Nicholas County | 1,584 |
| Oceana | 10 | Wyoming County | 1,359 |
| Mullens | 11 | Wyoming County | 1,311 |
| Ansted | 12 | Fayette County | 1,257 |
| Mabscott | 13 | Raleigh County | 1,245 |
| Mount Hope | 14 | Fayette County | 1,214 |
| Athens | 15 | Mercer County | 1,175 |
| Montgomery | 16 | Fayette County | 1,170 |
| Sophia | 17 | Raleigh County | 1,063 |
| Smithers | 18 | Fayette County | 683 |
| Gary | 19 | McDowell County | 662 |
| Pineville | 20 | Wyoming County | 651 |
| War | 21 | McDowell County | 519 |
| Gauley Bridge | 22 | Fayette County | 506 |
| Lester | 23 | Raleigh County | 328 |
| Meadow Bridge | 24 | Fayette County | 303 |
| Bramwell | 25 | Mercer County | 256 |
| Kimball | 26 | McDowell County | 235 |
| Iaeger | 27 | McDowell County | 232 |
| Northfork | 28 | McDowell County | 195 |
| Davy | 29 | McDowell County | 176 |
| Bradshaw | 30 | McDowell County | 170 |
| Keystone | 31 | McDowell County | 146 |
| Anawalt | 32 | McDowell County | 141 |
| Oakvale | 33 | Mercer County | 131 |
| Pax | 34 | Fayette County | 115 |
| Thurmond | 35 | Fayette County | 6 |
Raleigh County, Mercer County, Fayette County, Nicholas County, Wyoming County, McDowell County, and Summers County are the counties generally consideredpart ofSouthernWest Virginia.