Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Total Population from Census 2020
Updated on May 5, 2023.
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, the total population of West Virginia was 1.79M. Charleston city was the most populated city or place (town or village) (48.86K people) which was 2.72% of West Virginia's population, followed by Huntington city (46.84K people) which was 2.61% of West Virginia's population, and then Morgantown city (30.35K people) which was 1.69% of West Virginia's population. On the other hand, the 3 West Virginia cities or places that were least populated include: Bowden CDP (0 people), Thurmond town (5 people), and Helvetia CDP (38 people).
The chart below shows the top 10 most populated cities or places in West Virginia.
You can also see this information for other states and also for the ranking of all cities or places in the United States by total population.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of people who live in each city or place. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Total Population from Census 2020
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| Rank | Place | Population |
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| 1 | Charleston city | 48864 |
| 2 | Huntington city | 46842 |
| 3 | Morgantown city | 30347 |
| 4 | Parkersburg city | 29738 |
| 5 | Wheeling city | 27052 |
| 6 | Weirton city | 19163 |
| 7 | Martinsburg city | 18777 |
| 8 | Fairmont city | 18416 |
| 9 | Beckley city | 17286 |
| 10 | Clarksburg city | 16061 |
| 11 | Teays Valley CDP | 14350 |
| 12 | South Charleston city | 13647 |
| 13 | St. Albans city | 10861 |
| 14 | Vienna city | 10652 |
| 15 | Cheat Lake CDP | 9930 |
| 16 | Cross Lanes CDP | 9727 |
| 17 | Bluefield city | 9658 |
| 18 | Bridgeport city | 9336 |
| 19 | Oak Hill city | 8179 |
| 20 | Moundsville city | 8093 |
| 21 | Dunbar city | 7480 |
| 22 | Hurricane city | 6961 |
| 23 | Elkins city | 6934 |
| 24 | Nitro city | 6624 |
| 25 | Pea Ridge CDP | 6602 |
| 26 | Charles Town city | 6534 |
| 27 | Princeton city | 5872 |
| 28 | Brookhaven CDP | 5707 |
| 29 | Ranson corporation | 5433 |
| 30 | New Martinsville city | 5204 |
| 31 | Buckhannon city | 5186 |
| 32 | Keyser city | 4864 |
| 33 | Grafton city | 4722 |
| 34 | Barboursville village | 4456 |
| 35 | Sissonville CDP | 4084 |
| 36 | Point Pleasant city | 4070 |
| 37 | Westover city | 3955 |
| 38 | Weston city | 3952 |
| 39 | Lewisburg city | 3922 |
| 40 | Ravenswood city | 3865 |
| 41 | Welch city | 3590 |
| 42 | Pleasant Valley city | 3498 |
| 43 | Shannondale CDP | 3487 |
| 44 | Summersville city | 3431 |
| 45 | Inwood CDP | 3426 |
| 46 | Shady Spring CDP | 3169 |
| 47 | Blennerhassett CDP | 3118 |
| 48 | Williamson city | 3083 |
| 49 | Ripley city | 3079 |
| 50 | Kenova city | 3033 |
| 51 | Culloden CDP | 3016 |
| 52 | Williamstown city | 2997 |
| 53 | Kingwood city | 2980 |
| 54 | Philippi city | 2929 |
| 55 | Pinch CDP | 2914 |
| 56 | Madison city | 2913 |
| 57 | Fayetteville town | 2887 |
| 58 | Follansbee city | 2848 |
| 59 | Milton town | 2811 |
| 60 | Bethlehem village | 2605 |
| 61 | Hooverson Heights CDP | 2582 |
| 62 | Paden City city | 2541 |
| 63 | Moorefield town | 2524 |
| 64 | Wellsburg city | 2450 |
| 65 | Crab Orchard CDP | 2416 |
| 66 | Winfield town | 2393 |
| 67 | Shinnston city | 2328 |
| 68 | Petersburg city | 2284 |
| 69 | Hinton city | 2245 |
| 70 | White Sulphur Springs city | 2221 |
| 71 | Chester city | 2208 |
| 72 | Craigsville CDP | 2173 |
| 73 | Bluewell CDP | 2162 |
| 74 | Spencer city | 2063 |
| 75 | Mannington city | 1952 |
| 76 | Bradley CDP | 1928 |
| 77 | St. Marys city | 1831 |
| 78 | Belington town | 1805 |
| 79 | Mineralwells CDP | 1805 |
| 80 | Stonewood city | 1798 |
| 81 | Star City town | 1779 |
| 82 | Romney city | 1724 |
| 83 | Fairlea CDP | 1720 |
| 84 | McMechen city | 1697 |
| 85 | Coal City CDP | 1689 |
| 86 | Richwood city | 1660 |
| 87 | Daniels CDP | 1654 |
| 88 | Harrisville town | 1631 |
| 89 | Alum Creek CDP | 1595 |
| 90 | Ronceverte city | 1572 |
| 91 | Mallory CDP | 1552 |
| 92 | Rand CDP | 1543 |
| 93 | Eleanor town | 1542 |
| 94 | Shepherdstown town | 1531 |
| 95 | Salem city | 1529 |
| 96 | Marmet city | 1504 |
| 97 | Glen Dale city | 1496 |
| 98 | Nutter Fort town | 1493 |
| 99 | Mullens city | 1480 |
| 100 | New Haven town | 1476 |
| 101 | West Liberty town | 1454 |
| 102 | Oceana town | 1449 |
| 103 | Wayne town | 1443 |
| 104 | Falling Waters CDP | 1440 |
| 105 | Logan city | 1439 |
| 106 | Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP | 1430 |
| 107 | Terra Alta town | 1415 |
| 108 | Sistersville city | 1412 |
| 109 | Ceredo city | 1408 |
| 110 | MacArthur CDP | 1376 |
| 111 | Granville town | 1355 |
| 112 | Prosperity CDP | 1345 |
| 113 | Mabscott town | 1341 |
| 114 | Chesapeake town | 1335 |
| 115 | Parsons city | 1327 |
| 116 | Boaz CDP | 1321 |
| 117 | Lubeck CDP | 1309 |
| 118 | Ansted town | 1303 |
| 119 | Lesage CDP | 1290 |
| 120 | Fort Ashby CDP | 1289 |
| 121 | Sprague CDP | 1289 |
| 122 | Montgomery city | 1275 |
| 123 | Cassville CDP | 1268 |
| 124 | Benwood city | 1252 |
| 125 | Stanaford CDP | 1215 |
| 126 | Buffalo town | 1211 |
| 127 | Newell CDP | 1203 |
| 128 | Barrackville town | 1201 |
| 129 | Rainelle town | 1190 |
| 130 | Belle town | 1169 |
| 131 | Washington CDP | 1151 |
| 132 | Arthurdale CDP | 1143 |
| 133 | Gilbert Creek CDP | 1136 |
| 134 | Sophia town | 1130 |
| 135 | Beaver CDP | 1129 |
| 136 | Glenville town | 1129 |
| 137 | Mount Hope city | 1125 |
| 138 | Elkview CDP | 1116 |
| 139 | Tornado CDP | 1081 |
| 140 | Brush Fork CDP | 1065 |
| 141 | Pennsboro city | 1054 |
| 142 | Coal Fork CDP | 1039 |
| 143 | Hamlin town | 1039 |
| 144 | Bolivar town | 1036 |
| 145 | Chapmanville town | 1020 |
| 146 | New Cumberland city | 1020 |
| 147 | Marlinton town | 998 |
| 148 | Alderson town | 975 |
| 149 | Monongah town | 965 |
| 150 | Athens town | 962 |
| 151 | Lavalette CDP | 932 |
| 152 | Wiley Ford CDP | 906 |
| 153 | Piney View CDP | 902 |
| 154 | Rupert town | 877 |
| 155 | Belmont city | 875 |
| 156 | Poca town | 874 |
| 157 | Mason town | 866 |
| 158 | Sutton town | 863 |
| 159 | Cameron city | 861 |
| 160 | Carpendale town | 860 |
| 161 | Clendenin town | 854 |
| 162 | North Hills town | 834 |
| 163 | Rivesville town | 828 |
| 164 | East Bank town | 822 |
| 165 | East View CDP | 817 |
| 166 | Enterprise CDP | 805 |
| 167 | Despard CDP | 794 |
| 168 | Holden CDP | 783 |
| 169 | Bethany town | 781 |
| 170 | Gary city | 773 |
| 171 | Man town | 772 |
| 172 | Gassaway town | 759 |
| 173 | Smithers city | 754 |
| 174 | Bath (Berkeley Springs) town | 753 |
| 175 | Gallipolis Ferry CDP | 735 |
| 176 | Addison (Webster Springs) town | 731 |
| 177 | Elizabeth town | 724 |
| 178 | Cedar Grove town | 718 |
| 179 | Piedmont town | 718 |
| 180 | Lumberport town | 717 |
| 181 | Middlebourne town | 717 |
| 182 | Glasgow town | 703 |
| 183 | White Hall town | 700 |
| 184 | Grant Town town | 685 |
| 185 | Chelyan CDP | 681 |
| 186 | Fort Gay town | 675 |
| 187 | Danville town | 672 |
| 188 | Triadelphia town | 669 |
| 189 | West Union town | 653 |
| 190 | Pineville town | 645 |
| 191 | Chattaroy CDP | 641 |
| 192 | Shenandoah Junction CDP | 635 |
| 193 | Big Chimney CDP | 629 |
| 194 | War city | 623 |
| 195 | Beverly town | 622 |
| 196 | West Dunbar CDP | 617 |
| 197 | Thomas city | 611 |
| 198 | Dupont City CDP | 602 |
| 199 | Davis town | 600 |
| 200 | Accoville CDP | 599 |
| 201 | Boomer CDP | 599 |
| 202 | Switzer CDP | 593 |
| 203 | Ridgeley town | 591 |
| 204 | Ghent CDP | 582 |
| 205 | Montcalm CDP | 575 |
| 206 | Harts CDP | 573 |
| 207 | Institute CDP | 569 |
| 208 | Kopperston CDP | 569 |
| 209 | Robinette CDP | 567 |
| 210 | Mill Creek town | 560 |
| 211 | Hometown CDP | 556 |
| 212 | Beech Bottom village | 553 |
| 213 | Gauley Bridge town | 553 |
| 214 | Idamay CDP | 542 |
| 215 | Reedsville town | 530 |
| 216 | Hilltop CDP | 528 |
| 217 | Jefferson CDP | 527 |
| 218 | Red Jacket CDP | 525 |
| 219 | West Hamlin town | 524 |
| 220 | Bolt CDP | 518 |
| 221 | Shrewsbury CDP | 517 |
| 222 | Anmoore town | 513 |
| 223 | Masontown town | 510 |
| 224 | Hartford City town | 503 |
| 225 | Newark CDP | 496 |
| 226 | Franklin town | 495 |
| 227 | Grantsville town | 494 |
| 228 | Powellton CDP | 493 |
| 229 | Verdunville CDP | 491 |
| 230 | Cowen town | 487 |
| 231 | Bruno CDP | 483 |
| 232 | Nettie CDP | 483 |
| 233 | Pratt town | 483 |
| 234 | Middleway CDP | 482 |
| 235 | Clearview village | 472 |
| 236 | Valley Bend CDP | 470 |
| 237 | East Dailey CDP | 469 |
| 238 | Prichard CDP | 461 |
| 239 | Scarbro CDP | 461 |
| 240 | Glen Fork CDP | 457 |
| 241 | Springfield CDP | 455 |
| 242 | West Milford town | 449 |
| 243 | Peterstown town | 448 |
| 244 | Matheny CDP | 446 |
| 245 | Malden CDP | 444 |
| 246 | Rowlesburg town | 438 |
| 247 | Kanawha CDP | 430 |
| 248 | Delbarton town | 422 |
| 249 | Capon Bridge town | 420 |
| 250 | Kistler CDP | 420 |
| 251 | Union town | 419 |
| 252 | Omar CDP | 416 |
| 253 | McConnell CDP | 412 |
| 254 | Matewan town | 412 |
| 255 | Paw Paw town | 410 |
| 256 | Lashmeet CDP | 409 |
| 257 | Jane Lew town | 408 |
| 258 | West Logan town | 399 |
| 259 | Clay town | 396 |
| 260 | Burnsville town | 394 |
| 261 | Farmington town | 392 |
| 262 | Carolina CDP | 390 |
| 263 | Gatewood CDP | 390 |
| 264 | Bancroft town | 387 |
| 265 | Hepzibah CDP | 387 |
| 266 | Junior town | 384 |
| 267 | Fairview town | 373 |
| 268 | Salt Rock CDP | 373 |
| 269 | Waverly CDP | 369 |
| 270 | Raymond City CDP | 367 |
| 271 | Hinkleville CDP | 366 |
| 272 | Raysal CDP | 364 |
| 273 | Pine Grove town | 363 |
| 274 | Whitesville town | 361 |
| 275 | Windsor Heights village | 361 |
| 276 | Lost Creek town | 359 |
| 277 | Henlawson CDP | 353 |
| 278 | Amherstdale CDP | 350 |
| 279 | Bud CDP | 347 |
| 280 | Booth CDP | 342 |
| 281 | Mount Carbon CDP | 341 |
| 282 | Reynoldsville CDP | 339 |
| 283 | Lester town | 338 |
| 284 | Norton CDP | 336 |
| 285 | Eccles CDP | 334 |
| 286 | Gilbert town | 333 |
| 287 | Greenview CDP | 333 |
| 288 | Justice Addition CDP | 331 |
| 289 | Meadow Bridge town | 324 |
| 290 | Comfort CDP | 320 |
| 291 | Rock Cave CDP | 319 |
| 292 | Corinne CDP | 318 |
| 293 | Kermit town | 317 |
| 294 | Great Cacapon CDP | 315 |
| 295 | Mitchell Heights town | 314 |
| 296 | Justice CDP | 313 |
| 297 | Stollings CDP | 310 |
| 298 | Flemington town | 309 |
| 299 | Charlton Heights CDP | 307 |
| 300 | Monaville CDP | 302 |
| 301 | Hedgesville town | 300 |
| 302 | Tunnelton town | 296 |
| 303 | Reader CDP | 278 |
| 304 | Clifton CDP | 277 |
| 305 | Bramwell town | 276 |
| 306 | Valley Grove village | 275 |
| 307 | Crooked Creek CDP | 273 |
| 308 | Harpers Ferry town | 269 |
| 309 | Wardensville town | 269 |
| 310 | Racine CDP | 267 |
| 311 | Flatwoods town | 264 |
| 312 | Itmann CDP | 259 |
| 313 | Newburg town | 259 |
| 314 | Iaeger town | 257 |
| 315 | Hundred town | 255 |
| 316 | Green Spring CDP | 250 |
| 317 | Albright town | 249 |
| 318 | Glen White CDP | 245 |
| 319 | Raleigh CDP | 245 |
| 320 | Spelter CDP | 244 |
| 321 | Greenville CDP | 243 |
| 322 | Rossmore CDP | 241 |
| 323 | Hico CDP | 239 |
| 324 | Chauncey CDP | 234 |
| 325 | Hillsboro town | 232 |
| 326 | Durbin town | 231 |
| 327 | Northfork town | 231 |
| 328 | Henderson town | 228 |
| 329 | Hendricks town | 228 |
| 330 | Dixie CDP | 227 |
| 331 | Hansford CDP | 227 |
| 332 | Rachel CDP | 224 |
| 333 | Handley town | 223 |
| 334 | Quinwood town | 222 |
| 335 | Ellenboro town | 221 |
| 336 | Hambleton town | 218 |
| 337 | Wolf Summit CDP | 214 |
| 338 | Kimberly CDP | 213 |
| 339 | Elk Garden town | 212 |
| 340 | Davy town | 209 |
| 341 | Bradshaw town | 207 |
| 342 | Dorothy CDP | 207 |
| 343 | Sarah Ann CDP | 207 |
| 344 | Valley Head CDP | 207 |
| 345 | Neibert CDP | 205 |
| 346 | Garten CDP | 204 |
| 347 | Bayard town | 201 |
| 348 | Wallace CDP | 201 |
| 349 | Aurora CDP | 200 |
| 350 | Big Sandy CDP | 198 |
| 351 | Gypsy CDP | 197 |
| 352 | Big Creek CDP | 195 |
| 353 | Brenton CDP | 194 |
| 354 | Falls View CDP | 193 |
| 355 | New Richmond CDP | 193 |
| 356 | Kincaid CDP | 191 |
| 357 | Womelsdorf (Coalton) town | 189 |
| 358 | Berwind CDP | 188 |
| 359 | Apple Grove CDP | 187 |
| 360 | Peach Creek CDP | 185 |
| 361 | Adrian CDP | 183 |
| 362 | Deep Water CDP | 183 |
| 363 | Sand Fork town | 180 |
| 364 | Worthington town | 179 |
| 365 | Brandywine CDP | 178 |
| 366 | Van CDP | 177 |
| 367 | Cairo town | 176 |
| 368 | Keystone city | 176 |
| 369 | Glen Ferris CDP | 174 |
| 370 | Pageton CDP | 174 |
| 371 | Matoaka town | 173 |
| 372 | Sylvester town | 171 |
| 373 | Falling Spring town | 170 |
| 374 | Colliers CDP | 166 |
| 375 | Anawalt town | 165 |
| 376 | Huttonsville town | 163 |
| 377 | Baxter CDP | 162 |
| 378 | Page CDP | 152 |
| 379 | Crumpler CDP | 151 |
| 380 | Reedy town | 150 |
| 381 | Colcord CDP | 148 |
| 382 | Bartley CDP | 146 |
| 383 | Kimball town | 145 |
| 384 | Montrose town | 145 |
| 385 | Green Bank CDP | 141 |
| 386 | Rhodell town | 141 |
| 387 | Helen CDP | 137 |
| 388 | Leon town | 137 |
| 389 | Crum CDP | 136 |
| 390 | Pax town | 136 |
| 391 | Pentress CDP | 135 |
| 392 | Pullman town | 135 |
| 393 | Arbovale CDP | 134 |
| 394 | Oakvale town | 133 |
| 395 | Burlington CDP | 131 |
| 396 | Eskdale CDP | 130 |
| 397 | Parcoal CDP | 130 |
| 398 | Brandonville town | 129 |
| 399 | Beards Fork CDP | 127 |
| 400 | Galloway CDP | 127 |
| 401 | Camden-on-Gauley town | 126 |
| 402 | Blacksville town | 118 |
| 403 | Prince CDP | 115 |
| 404 | Cottageville CDP | 114 |
| 405 | Jacksonburg CDP | 114 |
| 406 | Hollygrove CDP | 113 |
| 407 | Century CDP | 111 |
| 408 | Maybeury CDP | 109 |
| 409 | Dailey CDP | 106 |
| 410 | Littleton CDP | 103 |
| 411 | Smithfield town | 103 |
| 412 | Friendly town | 101 |
| 413 | Cunard CDP | 98 |
| 414 | Harman town | 95 |
| 415 | Whitmer CDP | 94 |
| 416 | Glen Jean CDP | 90 |
| 417 | Birch River CDP | 86 |
| 418 | Covel CDP | 85 |
| 419 | Vivian CDP | 85 |
| 420 | Osage CDP | 82 |
| 421 | Auburn town | 79 |
| 422 | Frank CDP | 79 |
| 423 | Tioga CDP | 79 |
| 424 | Belva CDP | 78 |
| 425 | Earling CDP | 76 |
| 426 | Cucumber CDP | 74 |
| 427 | St. George CDP | 74 |
| 428 | Twilight CDP | 74 |
| 429 | Fenwick CDP | 69 |
| 430 | Huntersville CDP | 68 |
| 431 | Bartow CDP | 64 |
| 432 | Bergoo CDP | 64 |
| 433 | Bruceton Mills town | 63 |
| 434 | Roderfield CDP | 62 |
| 435 | Pickens CDP | 41 |
| 436 | Cass CDP | 38 |
| 437 | Helvetia CDP | 38 |
| 438 | Thurmond town | 5 |
| 439 | Bowden CDP | 0 |