Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all West Virginia counties, Ohio County had the highest population density per square mile (400.88 people per sqr mile), followed by Berkeley County (380.13 people per sqr mile), and Hancock County (352.20 people per sqr mile).
On the other hand, Pocahontas County had the lowest population density (8.37 people per sqr mile), followed by Pendleton County (8.83 people per sqr mile), and Webster County (15.14 people per sqr mile).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
| Rank | County | Population Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio County | 400.88 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 380.13 |
| 3 | Hancock County | 352.20 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 335.74 |
| 5 | Monongalia County | 293.88 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 275.69 |
| 7 | Brooke County | 252.92 |
| 8 | Wood County | 230.00 |
| 9 | Kanawha County | 200.46 |
| 10 | Marion County | 182.04 |
| 11 | Putnam County | 166.17 |
| 12 | Harrison County | 158.46 |
| 13 | Mercer County | 142.41 |
| 14 | Raleigh County | 123.22 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 100.16 |
| 16 | Taylor County | 96.69 |
| 17 | Mineral County | 82.16 |
| 18 | Wayne County | 77.04 |
| 19 | Morgan County | 74.49 |
| 20 | Logan County | 71.78 |
| 21 | Upshur County | 67.16 |
| 22 | Fayette County | 61.20 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 59.85 |
| 24 | Mason County | 59.09 |
| 25 | Pleasants County | 58.82 |
| 26 | Mingo County | 55.70 |
| 27 | Preston County | 52.74 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 46.82 |
| 29 | Barbour County | 45.34 |
| 30 | Lewis County | 44.02 |
| 31 | Boone County | 43.49 |
| 32 | Wyoming County | 42.81 |
| 33 | Wetzel County | 40.33 |
| 34 | Nicholas County | 38.04 |
| 35 | Hampshire County | 36.06 |
| 36 | McDowell County | 35.83 |
| 37 | Summers County | 33.17 |
| 38 | Tyler County | 32.43 |
| 39 | Greenbrier County | 32.34 |
| 40 | Roane County | 29.01 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 26.87 |
| 42 | Monroe County | 26.18 |
| 43 | Hardy County | 24.56 |
| 44 | Doddridge County | 24.42 |
| 45 | Braxton County | 24.37 |
| 46 | Clay County | 23.55 |
| 47 | Grant County | 22.99 |
| 48 | Wirt County | 22.34 |
| 49 | Calhoun County | 22.31 |
| 50 | Gilmer County | 21.89 |
| 51 | Ritchie County | 18.68 |
| 52 | Tucker County | 16.14 |
| 53 | Webster County | 15.14 |
| 54 | Pendleton County | 8.83 |
| 55 | Pocahontas County | 8.37 |