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Fastest-growing towns in West Virginia

Ranked by population growth between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 63 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Welch 1 Welch +49.2% 2010 census 2,406 2 Cheat Lake +24.3% 2010 census 7,988 Charles Town 3 Charles Town +24.2% 2010 census 5,259
#TownGrowth 2010–20202010 census2020 census
1 Map of Welch Welch3,507 people +49.2% 2,406 3,590
2 Cheat Lake10,902 people +24.3% 7,988 9,930
3 Charles Town Charles Town7,337 people +24.2% 5,259 6,534
4 Ranson corporation5,729 people +22.4% 4,440 5,433
5 Milton2,817 people +16.0% 2,423 2,811
6 Map of Inwood Inwood2,794 people +16.0% 2,954 3,426
7 Map of Bridgeport Bridgeport9,252 people +14.6% 8,149 9,336
8 Barboursville Barboursville4,376 people +12.4% 3,964 4,456
9 Map of Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley3,482 people +11.1% 3,149 3,498
10 Hurricane6,855 people +10.8% 6,284 6,961
11 Brookhaven6,212 people +10.4% 5,171 5,707
12 Map of Martinsburg Martinsburg18,904 people +9.0% 17,227 18,777
13 Teays Valley Teays Valley14,151 people +8.9% 13,175 14,350
14 Oak Hill Oak Hill7,937 people +5.8% 7,730 8,179
15 Map of Shady Spring Shady Spring3,381 people +5.7% 2,998 3,169
16 Bethlehem2,592 people +4.2% 2,499 2,605
17 Winfield2,918 people +4.0% 2,301 2,393
18 Shannondale3,465 people +3.8% 3,358 3,487
19 Williamstown2,980 people +3.1% 2,908 2,997
20 Lewisburg3,835 people +2.4% 3,830 3,922
21 Morgantown30,236 people +2.3% 29,660 30,347
22 South Charleston South Charleston13,457 people +1.5% 13,450 13,647
23 Sissonville3,593 people +1.4% 4,028 4,084
24 Kingwood Kingwood2,973 people +1.4% 2,939 2,980
25 Map of Blennerhassett Blennerhassett3,282 people +0.9% 3,089 3,118
26 Fayetteville2,817 people −0.2% 2,892 2,887
27 Ravenswood Ravenswood3,830 people −0.3% 3,876 3,865
28 Map of Pea Ridge Pea Ridge6,988 people −0.7% 6,650 6,602
29 Westover4,026 people −0.7% 3,983 3,955
30 Moorefield2,525 people −0.8% 2,544 2,524
31 Vienna Vienna10,518 people −0.9% 10,749 10,652
32 Philippi Philippi2,861 people −1.2% 2,966 2,929
33 Fairmont Fairmont18,221 people −1.5% 18,704 18,416
34 Map of Culloden Culloden3,040 people −1.5% 3,061 3,016
35 Map of St. Albans St. Albans10,522 people −1.7% 11,044 10,861
36 Beckley16,818 people −1.9% 17,614 17,286
37 Elkins6,811 people −2.3% 7,094 6,934
38 Map of Cross Lanes Cross Lanes9,671 people −2.7% 9,995 9,727
39 Map of Weirton Weirton18,647 people −3.0% 19,746 19,163
40 Map of New Martinsville New Martinsville5,133 people −3.0% 5,366 5,204
41 Clarksburg15,549 people −3.1% 16,578 16,061
42 Map of Williamson Williamson2,919 people −3.4% 3,191 3,083
43 Weston Weston3,840 people −3.8% 4,110 3,952
44 Summersville3,373 people −3.9% 3,572 3,431
45 Map of Follansbee Follansbee2,757 people −4.6% 2,986 2,848
46 Huntington45,787 people −4.7% 49,138 46,842
47 Charleston47,421 people −4.9% 51,400 48,864
48 Wheeling26,350 people −5.0% 28,486 27,052
49 Ripley3,071 people −5.3% 3,252 3,079
50 Map of Madison Madison2,788 people −5.3% 3,076 2,913
51 Map of Dunbar Dunbar7,254 people −5.4% 7,907 7,480
52 Parkersburg29,240 people −5.6% 31,492 29,738
53 Map of Kenova Kenova2,944 people −5.7% 3,216 3,033
54 Map of Point Pleasant Point Pleasant3,961 people −6.4% 4,350 4,070
55 Bluefield Bluefield9,387 people −7.6% 10,447 9,658
56 Map of Nitro Nitro6,853 people −7.7% 7,178 6,624
57 Buckhannon5,116 people −8.0% 5,639 5,186
58 Map of Grafton Grafton4,618 people −8.6% 5,164 4,722
59 Princeton5,736 people −8.7% 6,432 5,872
60 Map of White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs2,549 people −9.1% 2,444 2,221
61 Keyser Keyser4,857 people −10.6% 5,439 4,864
62 Map of Pinch Pinch4,037 people −10.7% 3,262 2,914
63 Moundsville Moundsville7,869 people −13.1% 9,318 8,093

How this ranking works

We rank every town by population growth between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. These are official census counts, not estimates. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for West Virginia as a whole is −3.2%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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