US Census Data

Most densely populated in West Virginia

West Virginia counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of West Virginia by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Ohio County leads at 396/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Greenville leads at 3,985/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Ohio County396/sq mi
2Berkeley County393/sq mi
3Hancock County347/sq mi
4Cabell County332/sq mi
5Monongalia County296/sq mi
6Jefferson County280/sq mi
7Brooke County247/sq mi
8Wood County229/sq mi
9Kanawha County198/sq mi
10Marion County181/sq mi
11Putnam County166/sq mi
12Harrison County157/sq mi
13Mercer County141/sq mi
14Raleigh County122/sq mi
15Marshall County99/sq mi
16Taylor County96/sq mi
17Mineral County82/sq mi
18Wayne County76/sq mi
19Morgan County76/sq mi
20Logan County70/sq mi
21Upshur County67/sq mi
22Fayette County60/sq mi
23Jackson County60/sq mi
24Mason County59/sq mi
25Pleasants County58/sq mi
26Mingo County54/sq mi
27Preston County53/sq mi
28Lincoln County46/sq mi
29Barbour County45/sq mi
30Lewis County43/sq mi
31Boone County42/sq mi
32Wyoming County42/sq mi
33Wetzel County40/sq mi
34Nicholas County38/sq mi
35Hampshire County36/sq mi
36McDowell County35/sq mi
37Summers County33/sq mi
38Greenbrier County32/sq mi
39Tyler County32/sq mi
40Roane County29/sq mi
41Randolph County27/sq mi
42Monroe County26/sq mi
43Hardy County24/sq mi
44Doddridge County24/sq mi
45Braxton County24/sq mi
46Clay County23/sq mi
47Grant County23/sq mi
48Wirt County22/sq mi
49Calhoun County22/sq mi
50Gilmer County22/sq mi
51Ritchie County19/sq mi
52Tucker County16/sq mi
53Webster County15/sq mi
54Pendleton County9/sq mi
55Pocahontas County8/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Greenville3,985/sq mi
2Star City3,873/sq mi
3Sylvester3,755/sq mi
4Windsor Heights3,576/sq mi
5Shepherdstown3,486/sq mi
6Mount Carbon3,461/sq mi
7Bancroft3,404/sq mi
8Chesapeake3,355/sq mi
9Pea Ridge3,101/sq mi
10Bolivar3,040/sq mi
11McMechen3,040/sq mi
12Paden City2,990/sq mi
13Morgantown2,974/sq mi
14St. Albans2,943/sq mi
15Athens2,869/sq mi
16Huntington2,848/sq mi
17Martinsburg2,836/sq mi
18Dupont City2,744/sq mi
19Moundsville2,730/sq mi
20Bath (Berkeley Springs)2,679/sq mi
21Stonewood2,672/sq mi
22McConnell2,666/sq mi
23Vienna2,665/sq mi
24Hedgesville2,657/sq mi
25Dunbar2,619/sq mi
26West Union2,609/sq mi
27Sistersville2,551/sq mi
28Malden2,524/sq mi
29Parkersburg2,500/sq mi
30Middlebourne2,481/sq mi
31Keyser2,467/sq mi
32Wellsburg2,437/sq mi
33Institute2,427/sq mi
34Sophia2,369/sq mi
35Jane Lew2,368/sq mi
36Earling2,346/sq mi
37Chester2,304/sq mi
38Piedmont2,287/sq mi
39Kenova2,257/sq mi
40Belle2,227/sq mi
41Fairmont2,128/sq mi
42St. Marys2,127/sq mi
43Nutter Fort2,125/sq mi
44Ravenswood2,116/sq mi
45Belmont2,090/sq mi
46Peterstown2,076/sq mi
47Addison (Webster Springs)2,026/sq mi
48Weston1,999/sq mi
49Williamstown1,997/sq mi
50Rand1,984/sq mi
51Barrackville1,975/sq mi
52Hamlin1,964/sq mi
53Petersburg1,962/sq mi
54Wheeling1,962/sq mi
55Jefferson1,957/sq mi
56New Martinsville1,936/sq mi
57Monongah1,934/sq mi
58Teays Valley1,923/sq mi
59Princeton1,918/sq mi
60Cottageville1,910/sq mi
61Poca1,903/sq mi
62Falling Waters1,896/sq mi
63Elkins1,861/sq mi
64Hurricane1,855/sq mi
65Buckhannon1,806/sq mi
66Corinne1,788/sq mi
67Beckley1,787/sq mi
68Glen Dale1,785/sq mi
69Masontown1,762/sq mi
70Glasgow1,718/sq mi
71North Hills1,714/sq mi
72Spencer1,711/sq mi
73West Dunbar1,706/sq mi
74Beverly1,705/sq mi
75Terra Alta1,681/sq mi
76Point Pleasant1,659/sq mi
77Clarksburg1,629/sq mi
78Cross Lanes1,627/sq mi
79Richwood1,626/sq mi
80Romney1,622/sq mi
81Mineralwells1,620/sq mi
82East Bank1,611/sq mi
83Mabscott1,608/sq mi
84New Haven1,576/sq mi
85Sprague1,541/sq mi
86Mannington1,536/sq mi
87Mill Creek1,531/sq mi
88Newell1,531/sq mi
89Chapmanville1,530/sq mi
90Clifton1,529/sq mi
91Charleston1,526/sq mi
92Follansbee1,514/sq mi
93Logan1,513/sq mi
94Lumberport1,502/sq mi
95Mason1,479/sq mi
96Bethany1,455/sq mi
97West Liberty1,436/sq mi
98Bruceton Mills1,425/sq mi
99Pratt1,418/sq mi
100White Sulphur Springs1,412/sq mi

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