Top 100 Biggest Cities In West Virginia (2021 Census)

Rank	City	2022 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charleston	48,018	-1.4%
2	Huntington	46,025	-1.0%
3	Parkersburg	29,403	-0.7%
4	Morgantown	29,219	0.2%
5	Wheeling	26,568	-1.2%
6	Martinsburg	18,835	0.4%
7	Weirton	18,813	-1.4%
8	Fairmont	18,209	-0.5%
9	Beckley	17,024	-1.1%
10	Clarksburg	15,784	-1.3%
11	South Charleston	13,352	-1.6%
12	St. Albans	10,635	-1.6%
13	Vienna	10,576	-0.5%
14	Bluefield	9,499	-0.9%
15	Bridgeport	9,257	-0.5%
16	Oak Hill	8,040	-1.2%
17	Moundsville	7,981	-1.2%
18	Dunbar	7,330	-1.5%
19	Hurricane	6,919	-0.6%
20	Elkins	6,895	-0.4%
21	Charles Town	6,523	0.0%
22	Nitro	6,518	-1.1%
23	Princeton	5,798	-0.9%
24	Ranson corporation	5,726	4.7%
25	Buckhannon	5,265	-0.4%
26	New Martinsville	5,174	-0.1%
27	Keyser	4,860	0.5%
28	Grafton	4,651	-1.6%
29	Barboursville	4,291	-0.6%
30	Westover	4,075	0.5%
31	Point Pleasant	4,031	-1.2%
32	Weston	3,890	-1.1%
33	Lewisburg	3,868	-1.2%
34	Ravenswood	3,847	-0.2%
35	Pleasant Valley	3,492	-0.3%
36	Summersville	3,408	-1.1%
37	Kingwood	3,090	0.4%
38	Ripley	3,064	-0.1%
39	Williamstown	2,982	-0.4%
40	Kenova	2,978	-1.3%
41	Williamson	2,968	-2.4%
42	Philippi	2,922	-0.0%
43	Fayetteville	2,844	-1.0%
44	Madison	2,838	-2.1%
45	Milton	2,809	-0.5%
46	Follansbee	2,799	-1.4%
47	Bethlehem	2,558	-0.8%
48	Moorefield	2,487	-1.1%
49	Paden City	2,478	-2.2%
50	Wellsburg	2,401	-1.7%
51	Winfield	2,390	-0.2%
52	Shinnston	2,306	-0.9%
53	Petersburg	2,253	-0.3%
54	Hinton	2,243	-0.5%
55	White Sulphur Springs	2,198	-1.1%
56	Chester	2,173	-1.6%
57	Spencer	2,038	-0.8%
58	Mannington	1,946	-0.6%
59	Welch	1,914	-2.9%
60	St. Marys	1,830	-0.8%
61	Star City	1,817	0.4%
62	Belington	1,803	0.2%
63	Stonewood	1,789	-0.9%
64	Romney	1,717	0.1%
65	McMechen	1,680	-1.5%
66	Harrisville	1,642	-0.8%
67	Richwood	1,637	-1.1%
68	Ronceverte	1,559	-0.4%
69	West Liberty	1,548	-0.5%
70	Eleanor	1,539	-0.5%
71	Terra Alta	1,498	0.5%
72	Shepherdstown	1,494	0.7%
73	Glen Dale	1,486	-1.3%
74	Nutter Fort	1,478	-0.9%
75	Marmet	1,473	-1.3%
76	Salem	1,470	-1.1%
77	New Haven	1,462	-1.0%
78	Mullens	1,445	-1.6%
79	Oceana	1,441	-1.2%
80	Wayne	1,423	-0.8%
81	Logan	1,400	-2.2%
82	Ceredo	1,393	-1.5%
83	Granville	1,390	0.4%
84	Sistersville	1,381	-1.8%
85	Chesapeake	1,313	-1.3%
86	Mabscott	1,313	-1.1%
87	Parsons	1,307	-0.9%
88	Ansted	1,290	-0.8%
89	Montgomery	1,257	-1.3%
90	Benwood	1,245	-1.3%
91	Buffalo	1,208	-0.2%
92	Barrackville	1,206	-0.2%
93	Rainelle	1,191	0.2%
94	Belle	1,146	-1.5%
95	Glenville	1,112	-0.5%
96	Sophia	1,107	-1.1%
97	Mount Hope	1,104	-1.4%
98	Pennsboro	1,040	-0.6%
99	Bolivar	1,033	-0.3%
100	Hamlin	1,019	-1.4%

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