Fastest growing counties in West Virginia.
County | Rank | Change (2020) | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | 1 | 10.43% | 135,501 | 122,699 |
| Jefferson County | 2 | 4.82% | 60,573 | 57,785 |
| Morgan County | 3 | 4.54% | 17,863 | 17,087 |
| Hampshire County | 4 | 3.2% | 23,841 | 23,101 |
| Monongalia County | 5 | 2.4% | 108,458 | 105,912 |
| Hardy County | 6 | 0.67% | 14,334 | 14,239 |
| Monroe County | 7 | 0.47% | 12,442 | 12,384 |
| Mineral County | 8 | -0.21% | 26,832 | 26,889 |
| Preston County | 9 | -0.62% | 33,976 | 34,188 |
| Barbour County | 10 | -0.66% | 15,365 | 15,467 |
| Marion County | 11 | -0.73% | 55,830 | 56,240 |
| Jackson County | 12 | -0.74% | 27,519 | 27,723 |
| Grant County | 13 | -0.78% | 10,904 | 10,990 |
| Putnam County | 14 | -1.01% | 56,861 | 57,444 |
| Pocahontas County | 15 | -1.62% | 7,733 | 7,860 |
| Wood County | 16 | -1.69% | 82,716 | 84,142 |
| Doddridge County | 17 | -1.77% | 7,648 | 7,786 |
| Upshur County | 18 | -1.94% | 23,353 | 23,814 |
| Taylor County | 19 | -1.95% | 16,366 | 16,691 |
| Braxton County | 20 | -1.97% | 12,154 | 12,398 |
| Harrison County | 21 | -1.99% | 64,526 | 65,838 |
| Nicholas County | 22 | -2.15% | 24,029 | 24,558 |
| Pendleton County | 23 | -2.3% | 5,991 | 6,132 |
| Tucker County | 24 | -2.36% | 6,588 | 6,747 |
| Roane County | 25 | -2.39% | 13,653 | 13,987 |
| Randolph County | 26 | -2.67% | 27,148 | 27,892 |
| Cabell County | 27 | -2.72% | 91,679 | 94,240 |
| Greenbrier County | 28 | -2.95% | 31,923 | 32,892 |
| Gilmer County | 29 | -2.95% | 7,178 | 7,396 |
| Mason County | 30 | -3.09% | 24,619 | 25,403 |
| Raleigh County | 31 | -3.34% | 71,911 | 74,394 |
| Ohio County | 32 | -3.34% | 40,925 | 42,341 |
| Mercer County | 33 | -3.39% | 57,502 | 59,519 |
| Hancock County | 34 | -3.45% | 28,036 | 29,038 |
| Clay County | 35 | -3.49% | 7,726 | 8,005 |
| Kanawha County | 36 | -3.6% | 173,746 | 180,233 |
| Ritchie County | 37 | -3.79% | 8,104 | 8,423 |
| Wayne County | 38 | -3.81% | 37,392 | 38,873 |
| Lincoln County | 39 | -3.99% | 19,551 | 20,363 |
| Summers County | 40 | -4.01% | 11,460 | 11,939 |
| Lewis County | 41 | -4.08% | 16,326 | 17,020 |
| Fayette County | 42 | -4.14% | 38,756 | 40,428 |
| Wetzel County | 43 | -4.3% | 13,786 | 14,405 |
| Marshall County | 44 | -4.43% | 29,143 | 30,494 |
| Pleasants County | 45 | -4.76% | 7,286 | 7,650 |
| Webster County | 46 | -4.87% | 7,949 | 8,356 |
| Wirt County | 47 | -5.4% | 4,908 | 5,188 |
| Calhoun County | 48 | -5.65% | 5,849 | 6,199 |
| Wyoming County | 49 | -6.28% | 19,982 | 21,322 |
| Brooke County | 50 | -6.34% | 21,052 | 22,476 |
| Logan County | 51 | -6.35% | 30,448 | 32,514 |
| Tyler County | 52 | -6.55% | 7,748 | 8,291 |
| Boone County | 53 | -6.89% | 20,245 | 21,744 |
| Mingo County | 54 | -8.03% | 21,601 | 23,488 |
| McDowell County | 55 | -9.84% | 17,072 | 18,935 |