USA: West Virginia
Contents: West Virginia
State
1,793,736 Population [2020] – census
1,769,979 Population [2024] – estimate
62,266km² Area
28.43/km² Density [2024]
-0.31% Annual Population Change [2020 → 2024]
Counties
The population of all counties in the State of West Virginia according to census results and latest offcial estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | County | 15,699 | 15,557 | 16,589 | 15,459 | 15,369 | → |
| Berkeley | County | 59,253 | 75,905 | 104,169 | 122,070 | 136,287 | → |
| Boone | County | 25,870 | 25,535 | 24,629 | 21,810 | 20,496 | → |
| Braxton | County | 12,998 | 14,702 | 14,523 | 12,446 | 12,051 | → |
| Brooke | County | 26,992 | 25,447 | 24,069 | 22,558 | 21,285 | → |
| Cabell | County | 96,827 | 96,784 | 96,319 | 94,350 | 91,489 | → |
| Calhoun | County | 7,885 | 7,582 | 7,627 | 6,224 | 5,873 | → |
| Clay | County | 9,983 | 10,330 | 9,386 | 8,055 | 7,689 | → |
| Doddridge | County | 6,994 | 7,403 | 8,202 | 7,810 | 7,615 | → |
| Fayette | County | 47,952 | 47,579 | 46,039 | 40,499 | 38,600 | → |
| Gilmer | County | 7,669 | 7,160 | 8,693 | 7,418 | 7,116 | → |
| Grant | County | 10,428 | 11,299 | 11,937 | 10,980 | 10,971 | → |
| Greenbrier | County | 34,693 | 34,453 | 35,480 | 32,983 | 31,851 | → |
| Hampshire | County | 16,498 | 20,203 | 23,964 | 23,077 | 23,793 | → |
| Hancock | County | 35,233 | 32,667 | 30,676 | 29,098 | 28,054 | → |
| Hardy | County | 10,977 | 12,669 | 14,025 | 14,297 | 14,335 | → |
| Harrison | County | 69,371 | 68,652 | 69,099 | 65,915 | 64,472 | → |
| Jackson | County | 25,938 | 28,000 | 29,211 | 27,793 | 27,718 | → |
| Jefferson | County | 35,926 | 42,190 | 53,498 | 57,703 | 61,264 | → |
| Kanawha | County | 207,619 | 200,073 | 193,063 | 180,721 | 173,906 | → |
| Lewis | County | 17,223 | 16,919 | 16,372 | 17,030 | 16,477 | → |
| Lincoln | County | 21,382 | 22,108 | 21,720 | 20,460 | 19,377 | → |
| Logan | County | 43,032 | 37,710 | 36,743 | 32,573 | 30,560 | → |
| Marion | County | 57,249 | 56,598 | 56,418 | 56,210 | 55,649 | → |
| Marshall | County | 37,356 | 35,519 | 33,107 | 30,617 | 29,354 | → |
| Mason | County | 25,178 | 25,957 | 27,324 | 25,459 | 24,770 | → |
| McDowell | County | 35,233 | 27,329 | 22,113 | 19,119 | 17,147 | → |
| Mercer | County | 64,980 | 62,980 | 62,264 | 59,654 | 57,524 | → |
| Mineral | County | 26,697 | 27,078 | 28,212 | 26,942 | 26,778 | → |
| Mingo | County | 33,739 | 28,253 | 26,839 | 23,571 | 21,712 | → |
| Monongalia | County | 75,509 | 81,866 | 96,189 | 105,823 | 108,697 | → |
| Monroe | County | 12,406 | 14,583 | 13,502 | 12,379 | 12,462 | → |
| Morgan | County | 12,128 | 14,943 | 17,541 | 17,064 | 17,780 | → |
| Nicholas | County | 26,775 | 26,562 | 26,233 | 24,607 | 24,017 | → |
| Ohio | County | 50,871 | 47,427 | 44,443 | 42,405 | 41,090 | → |
| Pendleton | County | 8,054 | 8,196 | 7,695 | 6,141 | 5,944 | → |
| Pleasants | County | 7,546 | 7,514 | 7,605 | 7,653 | 7,358 | → |
| Pocahontas | County | 9,008 | 9,131 | 8,719 | 7,873 | 7,653 | → |
| Preston | County | 29,037 | 29,334 | 33,520 | 34,215 | 34,055 | → |
| Putnam | County | 42,835 | 51,589 | 55,486 | 57,436 | 57,067 | → |
| Raleigh | County | 76,819 | 79,220 | 78,859 | 74,592 | 72,379 | → |
| Randolph | County | 27,803 | 28,262 | 29,405 | 27,932 | 27,190 | → |
| Ritchie | County | 10,233 | 10,343 | 10,449 | 8,445 | 8,170 | → |
| Roane | County | 15,120 | 15,446 | 14,926 | 14,024 | 13,540 | → |
| Summers | County | 14,204 | 12,999 | 13,927 | 11,967 | 11,544 | → |
| Taylor | County | 15,144 | 16,089 | 16,895 | 16,706 | 16,438 | → |
| Tucker | County | 7,728 | 7,321 | 7,141 | 6,764 | 6,573 | → |
| Tyler | County | 9,796 | 9,592 | 9,208 | 8,305 | 7,843 | → |
| Upshur | County | 22,867 | 23,404 | 24,254 | 23,818 | 23,650 | → |
| Wayne | County | 41,636 | 42,903 | 42,481 | 38,980 | 37,589 | → |
| Webster | County | 10,729 | 9,719 | 9,154 | 8,375 | 7,947 | → |
| Wetzel | County | 19,258 | 17,693 | 16,583 | 14,458 | 13,766 | → |
| Wirt | County | 5,192 | 5,873 | 5,717 | 5,196 | 4,924 | → |
| Wood | County | 86,915 | 87,986 | 86,956 | 84,293 | 82,757 | → |
| Wyoming | County | 28,990 | 25,708 | 23,796 | 21,384 | 19,964 | → |
| West Virginia | State | 1,793,477 | 1,808,344 | 1,852,994 | 1,793,736 | 1,769,979 |
Contents: Incorporated Places
The population of all incorporated places in the State of West Virginia according to census results and latest offcial estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).| Name | Status | County | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison (Webster Springs) | Town | Webster | 926 | 827 | 782 | 729 | 679 | → |
| Albright | Town | Preston | 195 | 252 | 277 | 248 | 246 | → |
| Alderson | Town | Greenbrier / Monroe | 1,208 | 1,106 | 1,184 | 973 | 933 | → |
| Anawalt | Town | McDowell | 329 | 274 | 224 | 167 | 148 | → |
| Anmoore | Town | Harrison | 728 | 683 | 770 | 517 | 503 | → |
| Ansted | Town | Fayette | 1,643 | 1,584 | 1,406 | 1,347 | 1,288 | → |
| Athens | Town | Mercer | 769 | 998 | 1,042 | 1,214 | 1,178 | → |
| Auburn | Town | Ritchie | 89 | 105 | 97 | 80 | 76 | → |
| Bancroft | Town | Putnam | 380 | 360 | 584 | 375 | 372 | → |
| Barboursville | Village | Cabell | 3,038 | 2,922 | 3,950 | 4,439 | 4,326 | → |
| Barrackville | Town | Marion | 1,453 | 1,287 | 1,286 | 1,211 | 1,197 | → |
| Bath (Berkeley Springs) | Town | Morgan | 795 | 771 | 617 | 760 | 752 | → |
| Bayard | Town | Grant | 414 | 299 | 290 | 217 | 210 | → |
| Beckley | City | Raleigh | 18,302 | 17,520 | 17,614 | 17,270 | 16,515 | → |
| Beech Bottom | Village | Brooke | 531 | 654 | 522 | 550 | 516 | → |
| Belington | Town | Barbour | 1,850 | 1,793 | 1,920 | 1,808 | 1,795 | → |
| Belle | Town | Kanawha | 1,367 | 1,266 | 1,260 | 1,160 | 1,097 | → |
| Belmont | City | Pleasants | 974 | 1,037 | 895 | 865 | 822 | → |
| Benwood | City | Marshall | 1,669 | 1,565 | 1,430 | 1,273 | 1,204 | → |
| Bethany | Town | Brooke | 1,139 | 984 | 1,036 | 776 | 753 | → |
| Bethlehem | Village | Ohio | 2,798 | 2,663 | 2,489 | 2,620 | 2,563 | → |
| Beverly | Town | Randolph | 797 | 658 | 701 | 597 | 574 | → |
| Blacksville | Town | Monongalia | 168 | 173 | 171 | 117 | 119 | → |
| Bluefield | City | Mercer | 12,951 | 11,429 | 10,432 | 9,639 | 9,157 | → |
| Bolivar | Town | Jefferson | 993 | 1,000 | 1,038 | 1,036 | 989 | → |
| Bradshaw | Town | McDowell | 394 | 305 | 336 | 205 | 182 | → |
| Bramwell | Town | Mercer | 620 | 425 | 364 | 275 | 263 | → |
| Brandonville | Town | Preston | 97 | 99 | 104 | 129 | 128 | → |
| Bridgeport | City | Harrison | 7,257 | 7,522 | 8,085 | 9,241 | 9,397 | → |
| Bruceton Mills | Town | Preston | 132 | 78 | 85 | 63 | 63 | → |
| Buckhannon | City | Upshur | 6,034 | 5,752 | 5,601 | 5,187 | 5,049 | → |
| Buffalo | Town | Putnam | 1,029 | 1,185 | 1,236 | 1,203 | 1,200 | → |
| Burnsville | Town | Braxton | 521 | 484 | 510 | 395 | 377 | → |
| Cairo | Town | Ritchie | 290 | 275 | 281 | 174 | 168 | → |
| Camden-on-Gauley | Town | Webster | 171 | 172 | 170 | 127 | 120 | → |
| Cameron | City | Marshall | 1,255 | 1,182 | 943 | 863 | 818 | → |
| Capon Bridge | Town | Hampshire | 192 | 279 | 363 | 419 | 426 | → |
| Carpendale | Town | Mineral | 1,072 | 954 | 977 | 860 | 842 | → |
| Cedar Grove | Town | Kanawha | 1,127 | 908 | 997 | 719 | 685 | → |
| Ceredo | City | Wayne | 1,892 | 1,520 | 1,383 | 1,407 | 1,334 | → |
| Chapmanville | Town | Logan | 1,202 | 1,213 | 1,229 | 1,020 | 946 | → |
| Charles Town | City | Jefferson | 3,477 | 3,412 | 5,229 | 6,530 | 8,869 | → |
| Charleston | City | Kanawha | 57,689 | 53,819 | 51,280 | 48,810 | 46,482 | → |
| Chesapeake | Town | Kanawha | 1,905 | 1,646 | 1,550 | 1,335 | 1,281 | → |
| Chester | City | Hancock | 2,913 | 2,671 | 2,546 | 2,204 | 2,105 | → |
| Clarksburg | City | Harrison | 17,858 | 17,016 | 16,809 | 15,943 | 15,262 | → |
| Clay | Town | Clay | 592 | 585 | 491 | 399 | 371 | → |
| Clearview | Village | Ohio | 622 | 595 | 524 | 477 | 457 | → |
| Clendenin | Town | Kanawha | 1,194 | 1,170 | 1,225 | 853 | 866 | → |
| Cowen | Town | Webster | 553 | 514 | 533 | 491 | 466 | → |
| Danville | Town | Boone | 593 | 571 | 687 | 673 | 636 | → |
| Davis | Town | Tucker | 806 | 624 | 660 | 600 | 578 | → |
| Davy | Town | McDowell | 403 | 457 | 423 | 208 | 185 | → |
| Delbarton | Town | Mingo | 702 | 1,076 | 575 | 420 | 388 | → |
| Dunbar | City | Kanawha | 8,660 | 8,053 | 7,853 | 7,486 | 7,111 | → |
| Durbin | Town | Pocahontas | 278 | 265 | 294 | 231 | 243 | → |
| East Bank | Town | Kanawha | 897 | 922 | 959 | 819 | 781 | → |
| Eleanor | Town | Putnam | 1,259 | 1,356 | 1,518 | 1,553 | 1,523 | → |
| Elizabeth | Town | Wirt | 908 | 994 | 823 | 720 | 681 | → |
| Elk Garden | Town | Mineral | 261 | 227 | 228 | 214 | 208 | → |
| Elkins | City | Randolph | 7,443 | 7,030 | 7,200 | 6,939 | 6,698 | → |
| Ellenboro | Town | Ritchie | 453 | 376 | 362 | 223 | 248 | → |
| Fairmont | City | Marion | 20,532 | 19,461 | 18,701 | 18,410 | 18,063 | → |
| Fairview | Town | Marion | 531 | 549 | 408 | 372 | 369 | → |
| Falling Spring | Town | Greenbrier | 191 | 208 | 211 | 172 | 166 | → |
| Farmington | Town | Marion | 448 | 389 | 375 | 386 | 393 | → |
| Fayetteville | Town | Fayette | 3,094 | 3,007 | 2,952 | 2,898 | 2,753 | → |
| Flatwoods | Town | Braxton | ... | 267 | 275 | 264 | 255 | → |
| Flemington | Town | Taylor | 352 | 302 | 311 | 312 | 307 | → |
| Follansbee | City | Brooke | 3,350 | 3,146 | 2,983 | 2,850 | 2,686 | → |
| Fort Gay | Town | Wayne | 852 | 800 | 735 | 677 | 656 | → |
| Franklin | Town | Pendleton | 903 | 908 | 723 | 567 | 540 | → |
| Friendly | Town | Tyler | 146 | 167 | 132 | 99 | 94 | → |
| Gary | City | McDowell | 1,355 | 969 | 970 | 772 | 687 | → |
| Gassaway | Town | Braxton | 987 | 863 | 895 | 759 | 725 | → |
| Gauley Bridge | Town | Fayette | 691 | 744 | 614 | 552 | 521 | → |
| Gilbert | Town | Mingo | 456 | 405 | 446 | 329 | 303 | → |
| Glasgow | Town | Kanawha | 968 | 783 | 903 | 709 | 687 | → |
| Glen Dale | City | Marshall | 1,618 | 1,540 | 1,525 | 1,485 | 1,413 | → |
| Glenville | Town | Gilmer | 2,074 | 1,570 | 1,537 | 1,125 | 1,054 | → |
| Grafton | City | Taylor | 5,668 | 5,483 | 5,154 | 4,717 | 4,575 | → |
| Grant Town | Town | Marion | 698 | 657 | 615 | 685 | 669 | → |
| Grantsville | Town | Calhoun | 671 | 573 | 555 | 492 | 463 | → |
| Granville | Town | Monongalia | 798 | 775 | 779 | 1,355 | 1,378 | → |
| Hambleton | Town | Tucker | 265 | 251 | 230 | 229 | 222 | → |
| Hamlin | Town | Lincoln | 1,006 | 1,085 | 1,119 | 1,041 | 973 | → |
| Handley | Town | Kanawha | 334 | 362 | 349 | 223 | 212 | → |
| Harman | Town | Randolph | 128 | 126 | 142 | 95 | 92 | → |
| Harpers Ferry | Town | Jefferson | 331 | 306 | 288 | 269 | 263 | → |
| Harrisville | Town | Ritchie | 1,954 | 1,835 | 1,873 | 1,627 | 1,547 | → |
| Hartford City | Town | Mason | 487 | 517 | 613 | 506 | 499 | → |
| Hedgesville | Town | Berkeley | 227 | 488 | 300 | 300 | 299 | → |
| Henderson | Town | Mason | 544 | 329 | 270 | 229 | 222 | → |
| Hendricks | Town | Tucker | 303 | 316 | 274 | 219 | 208 | → |
| Hillsboro | Town | Pocahontas | 188 | 237 | 253 | 233 | 225 | → |
| Hinton | City | Summers | 3,523 | 2,898 | 2,667 | 2,280 | 2,159 | → |
| Hundred | Town | Wetzel | 386 | 359 | 299 | 258 | 242 | → |
| Huntington | City | Cabell / Wayne | 55,019 | 51,711 | 49,312 | 46,841 | 44,942 | → |
| Hurricane | City | Putnam | 4,559 | 5,465 | 6,263 | 6,957 | 6,813 | → |
| Huttonsville | Town | Randolph | 211 | 220 | 221 | 162 | 157 | → |
| Iaeger | Town | McDowell | 551 | 356 | 303 | 276 | 243 | → |
| Jane Lew | Town | Lewis | 439 | 398 | 406 | 415 | 399 | → |
| Junior | Town | Barbour | 537 | 462 | 520 | 386 | 378 | → |
| Kenova | City | Wayne | 3,784 | 3,488 | 3,256 | 3,036 | 2,877 | → |
| Kermit | Town | Mingo | 342 | 560 | 402 | 317 | 289 | → |
| Keyser | City | Mineral | 5,931 | 5,177 | 5,421 | 4,872 | 4,802 | → |
| Keystone | City | McDowell | 627 | 454 | 282 | 175 | 153 | → |
| Kimball | Town | McDowell | 555 | 408 | 321 | 283 | 248 | → |
| Kingwood | City | Preston | 3,260 | 2,906 | 3,048 | 2,980 | 2,953 | → |
| Leon | Town | Mason | 145 | 132 | 158 | 136 | 130 | → |
| Lester | Town | Raleigh | 436 | 316 | 344 | 342 | 333 | → |
| Lewisburg | City | Greenbrier | 3,578 | 3,640 | 3,835 | 3,931 | 3,765 | → |
| Logan | City | Logan | 2,226 | 1,571 | 1,782 | 1,437 | 1,319 | → |
| Lost Creek | Town | Harrison | 425 | 464 | 491 | 354 | 342 | → |
| Lumberport | Town | Harrison | 1,043 | 969 | 873 | 718 | 692 | → |
| Mabscott | Town | Raleigh | 1,500 | 1,414 | 1,408 | 1,337 | 1,278 | → |
| Madison | City | Boone | 3,063 | 2,849 | 3,076 | 2,906 | 2,719 | → |
| Man | Town | Logan | 924 | 813 | 758 | 776 | 717 | → |
| Mannington | City | Marion | 2,228 | 2,180 | 2,064 | 1,954 | 1,909 | → |
| Marlinton | Town | Pocahontas | 1,222 | 1,282 | 1,053 | 993 | 954 | → |
| Marmet | City | Kanawha | 1,883 | 1,688 | 1,503 | 1,488 | 1,423 | → |
| Martinsburg | City | Berkeley | 14,188 | 15,000 | 17,206 | 18,739 | 19,047 | → |
| Mason | Town | Mason | 1,067 | 959 | 969 | 859 | 834 | → |
| Masontown | Town | Preston | 753 | 649 | 547 | 511 | 507 | → |
| Matewan | Town | Mingo | 619 | 501 | 501 | 412 | 374 | → |
| McMechen | City | Marshall | 2,143 | 1,962 | 1,894 | 1,693 | 1,604 | → |
| Meadow Bridge | Town | Fayette | 331 | 328 | 376 | 328 | 311 | → |
| Middlebourne | Town | Tyler | 927 | 877 | 811 | 715 | 671 | → |
| Mill Creek | Town | Randolph | 685 | 656 | 724 | 556 | 538 | → |
| Milton | Town | Cabell | 2,341 | 2,347 | 2,410 | 2,850 | 2,799 | → |
| Mitchell Heights | Town | Logan | 278 | 297 | 323 | 311 | 292 | → |
| Monongah | Town | Marion | 1,019 | 1,270 | 1,036 | 961 | 1,046 | → |
| Montgomery | City | Fayette / Kanawha | 2,452 | 1,933 | 1,638 | 1,263 | 1,198 | → |
| Montrose | Town | Randolph | 158 | 160 | 158 | 140 | 138 | → |
| Moorefield | Town | Hardy | 2,212 | 2,411 | 2,553 | 2,520 | 2,679 | → |
| Morgantown | City | Monongalia | 27,923 | 26,787 | 28,497 | 30,068 | 30,490 | → |
| Moundsville | City | Marshall | 10,889 | 10,130 | 8,995 | 8,092 | 7,703 | → |
| Mount Hope | City | Fayette | 1,701 | 1,643 | 1,631 | 1,333 | 1,252 | → |
| Mullens | City | Wyoming | 2,045 | 1,778 | 1,577 | 1,471 | 1,357 | → |
| New Cumberland | City | Hancock | 1,446 | 1,145 | 1,087 | 1,017 | 974 | → |
| New Haven | Town | Mason | 1,632 | 1,548 | 1,546 | 1,472 | 1,414 | → |
| New Martinsville | City | Wetzel | 6,712 | 5,828 | 5,352 | 5,205 | 5,038 | → |
| Newburg | Town | Preston | 378 | 364 | 320 | 262 | 258 | → |
| Nitro | City | Kanawha / Putnam | 7,047 | 6,821 | 6,918 | 6,617 | 6,366 | → |
| North Hills | Town | Wood | 861 | 875 | 825 | 835 | 812 | → |
| Northfork | Town | McDowell | 656 | 519 | 427 | 232 | 205 | → |
| Nutter Fort | Town | Harrison | 1,828 | 1,647 | 1,602 | 1,492 | 1,450 | → |
| Oak Hill | City | Fayette | 8,030 | 8,602 | 8,883 | 8,167 | 7,732 | → |
| Oakvale | Town | Mercer | 165 | 122 | 119 | 133 | 130 | → |
| Oceana | Town | Wyoming | 1,791 | 1,572 | 1,390 | 1,463 | 1,376 | → |
| Paden City | City | Wetzel / Tyler | 2,921 | 2,823 | 2,629 | 2,544 | 2,388 | → |
| Parkersburg | City | Wood | 34,479 | 33,747 | 31,284 | 29,749 | 28,834 | → |
| Parsons | City | Tucker | 1,530 | 1,476 | 1,474 | 1,326 | 1,287 | → |
| Paw Paw | Town | Morgan | 553 | 530 | 508 | 411 | 410 | → |
| Pax | Town | Fayette | 167 | 185 | 167 | 126 | 120 | → |
| Pennsboro | City | Ritchie | 1,280 | 1,197 | 1,173 | 1,056 | 1,009 | → |
| Petersburg | City | Grant | 2,485 | 2,422 | 2,405 | 2,284 | 2,277 | → |
| Peterstown | Town | Monroe | 550 | 523 | 649 | 448 | 452 | → |
| Philippi | City | Barbour | 3,243 | 3,019 | 2,954 | 2,875 | 2,845 | → |
| Piedmont | Town | Mineral | 1,116 | 1,007 | 876 | 719 | 696 | → |
| Pine Grove | Town | Wetzel | 678 | 565 | 544 | 362 | 340 | → |
| Pineville | Town | Wyoming | 865 | 754 | 670 | 703 | 654 | → |
| Pleasant Valley | City | Marion | 2,791 | 3,076 | 3,167 | 3,500 | 3,470 | → |
| Poca | Town | Putnam | 1,122 | 1,011 | 964 | 877 | 869 | → |
| Point Pleasant | City | Mason | 4,988 | 4,683 | 4,348 | 4,068 | 3,886 | → |
| Pratt | Town | Kanawha | 640 | 560 | 602 | 486 | 461 | → |
| Princeton | City | Mercer | 7,224 | 6,450 | 6,102 | 5,879 | 5,595 | → |
| Pullman | Town | Ritchie | 109 | 173 | 150 | 135 | 133 | → |
| Quinwood | Town | Greenbrier | 492 | 302 | 284 | 221 | 207 | → |
| Rainelle | Town | Greenbrier | 1,871 | 1,557 | 1,494 | 1,239 | 1,190 | → |
| Ranson | Corporation | Jefferson | 3,988 | 3,869 | 4,396 | 5,447 | 6,035 | → |
| Ravenswood | City | Jackson | 4,311 | 4,060 | 3,846 | 3,856 | 3,821 | → |
| Reedsville | Town | Preston | 504 | 517 | 585 | 533 | 527 | → |
| Reedy | Town | Roane | 271 | 198 | 182 | 150 | 144 | → |
| Richwood | City | Nicholas | 2,828 | 2,532 | 2,057 | 1,665 | 1,607 | → |
| Ridgeley | Town | Mineral | 781 | 760 | 675 | 593 | 574 | → |
| Ripley | City | Jackson | 3,326 | 3,517 | 3,230 | 3,080 | 3,067 | → |
| Rivesville | Town | Marion | 1,066 | 902 | 932 | 825 | 808 | → |
| Romney | City | Hampshire | 1,989 | 1,935 | 1,839 | 1,768 | 1,755 | → |
| Ronceverte | City | Greenbrier | 1,749 | 1,654 | 1,757 | 1,575 | 1,510 | → |
| Rowlesburg | Town | Preston | 675 | 612 | 580 | 441 | 433 | → |
| Rupert | Town | Greenbrier | 1,144 | 952 | 944 | 874 | 834 | → |
| Salem | City | Harrison | 2,128 | 2,007 | 1,586 | 1,527 | 1,474 | → |
| Sand Fork | Town | Gilmer | 196 | 176 | 155 | 179 | 169 | → |
| Shepherdstown | Town | Jefferson | 1,384 | 1,719 | 2,154 | 1,530 | 1,524 | → |
| Shinnston | City | Harrison | 2,543 | 2,331 | 2,205 | 2,313 | 2,258 | → |
| Sistersville | City | Tyler | 1,813 | 1,648 | 1,349 | 1,405 | 1,309 | → |
| Smithers | City | Fayette / Kanawha | 1,015 | 904 | 816 | 747 | 703 | → |
| Smithfield | Town | Wetzel | 205 | 189 | 166 | 105 | 98 | → |
| Sophia | Town | Raleigh | 1,395 | 1,317 | 1,340 | 1,134 | 1,081 | → |
| South Charleston | City | Kanawha | 14,486 | 13,728 | 13,688 | 13,891 | 13,177 | → |
| Spencer | City | Roane | 2,338 | 2,387 | 2,287 | 2,034 | 1,936 | → |
| St. Albans | City | Kanawha | 12,259 | 11,649 | 11,033 | 10,861 | 10,301 | → |
| St. Marys | City | Pleasants | 2,211 | 2,267 | 1,860 | 1,836 | 1,749 | → |
| Star City | Town | Monongalia | 1,265 | 1,418 | 1,774 | 1,766 | 1,803 | → |
| Stonewood | City | Harrison | 2,299 | 1,823 | 1,800 | 1,807 | 1,748 | → |
| Summersville | City | Nicholas | 3,306 | 3,324 | 3,560 | 3,431 | 3,326 | → |
| Sutton | Town | Braxton | 936 | 1,037 | 991 | 856 | 821 | → |
| Sylvester | Town | Boone | 196 | 199 | 160 | 163 | 151 | → |
| Terra Alta | Town | Preston | 1,719 | 1,457 | 1,492 | 1,423 | 1,413 | → |
| Thomas | City | Tucker | 592 | 634 | 586 | 602 | 593 | → |
| Thurmond | Town | Fayette | 39 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | → |
| Triadelphia | Town | Ohio | 821 | 896 | 804 | 685 | 662 | → |
| Tunnelton | Town | Preston | 331 | 314 | 292 | 292 | 292 | → |
| Union | Town | Monroe | 566 | 548 | 564 | 421 | 417 | → |
| Valley Grove | Village | Ohio | 572 | 422 | 378 | 281 | 271 | → |
| Vienna | City | Wood | 10,745 | 10,834 | 10,825 | 10,665 | 10,406 | → |
| War | City | McDowell | 1,081 | 917 | 855 | 622 | 546 | → |
| Wardensville | Town | Hardy | 220 | 272 | 268 | 263 | 260 | → |
| Wayne | Town | Wayne | 1,202 | 1,181 | 1,702 | 1,442 | 1,394 | → |
| Weirton | City | Hancock / Brooke | 21,992 | 20,411 | 19,738 | 19,162 | 18,317 | → |
| Welch | City | McDowell | 3,317 | 2,770 | 2,398 | 3,629 | 3,413 | → |
| Wellsburg | City | Brooke | 3,396 | 2,918 | 2,816 | 2,445 | 2,280 | → |
| West Hamlin | Town | Lincoln | 425 | 776 | 763 | 525 | 495 | → |
| West Liberty | Town | Ohio | 1,548 | 1,588 | 1,733 | 1,452 | 1,434 | → |
| West Logan | Town | Logan | 480 | 428 | 430 | 399 | 370 | → |
| West Milford | Town | Harrison | 519 | 635 | 630 | 464 | 454 | → |
| West Union | Town | Doddridge | 828 | 814 | 825 | 664 | 643 | → |
| Weston | City | Lewis | 4,652 | 4,294 | 4,075 | 3,950 | 3,758 | → |
| Westover | City | Monongalia | 4,099 | 4,006 | 3,978 | 3,968 | 4,088 | → |
| Wheeling | City | Ohio / Marshall | 34,893 | 31,455 | 28,381 | 26,986 | 26,060 | → |
| White Hall | Town | Marion | 414 | 612 | 659 | 706 | 704 | → |
| White Sulphur Springs | City | Greenbrier | 2,875 | 2,352 | 2,423 | 2,224 | 2,154 | → |
| Whitesville | Town | Boone | 574 | 515 | 510 | 369 | 342 | → |
| Williamson | City | Mingo | 4,173 | 3,412 | 3,199 | 3,080 | 2,779 | → |
| Williamstown | City | Wood | 2,915 | 3,007 | 2,911 | 2,994 | 2,951 | → |
| Windsor Heights | Village | Brooke | 316 | 429 | 423 | 363 | 339 | → |
| Winfield | Town | Putnam | 1,322 | 1,983 | 2,365 | 2,459 | 2,428 | → |
| Womelsdorf (Coalton) | Town | Randolph | 277 | 246 | 244 | 183 | 179 | → |
| Worthington | Town | Marion | 233 | 169 | 153 | 176 | 173 | → |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.
