West Virginia Net Domestic Migration By County in 2016
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net domestic migration for West Virginia was -9,056. Berkeley County had the highest net domestic migration (1,435) followed by Morgan County (240), and Putnam County (67). On the other hand, Kanawha County had the lowest net domestic migration (-1,768), followed by Raleigh County (-861), and Cabell County (-788).
Net Domestic Migration for a given county refers to the the difference between number of people moving to the county from other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and number of people moving out of the county to other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico).
You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net domestic migration for each county in West Virginia.
Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Net Domestic Migration |
|---|---|
| Barbour | -200 |
| Berkeley | 1435 |
| Boone | -353 |
| Braxton | 1 |
| Brooke | -352 |
| Cabell | -788 |
| Calhoun | -77 |
| Clay | -33 |
| Doddridge | -121 |
| Fayette | -415 |
| Gilmer | -147 |
| Grant | -26 |
| Greenbrier | -4 |
| Hampshire | 52 |
| Hancock | -191 |
| Hardy | -55 |
| Harrison | -116 |
| Jackson | 20 |
| Jefferson | -217 |
| Kanawha | -1768 |
| Lewis | -117 |
| Lincoln | -127 |
| Logan | -561 |
| McDowell | -453 |
| Marion | -167 |
| Marshall | -379 |
| Mason | -45 |
| Mercer | -355 |
| Mineral | 14 |
| Mingo | -544 |
| Monongalia | 50 |
| Monroe | -70 |
| Morgan | 240 |
| Nicholas | -165 |
| Ohio | -231 |
| Pendleton | -109 |
| Pleasants | 2 |
| Pocahontas | -28 |
| Preston | -64 |
| Putnam | 67 |
| Raleigh | -861 |
| Randolph | -89 |
| Ritchie | -112 |
| Roane | -201 |
| Summers | -77 |
| Taylor | 30 |
| Tucker | -7 |
| Tyler | 31 |
| Upshur | -32 |
| Wayne | -395 |
| Webster | -30 |
| Wetzel | -122 |
| Wirt | -41 |
| Wood | -486 |
| Wyoming | -267 |
Trend of Net Domestic Migration for Counties in West Virginia
Use the links below to find the trend of the net domestic migration for each county in West Virginia.