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Cities in West Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024

Morgantown, WV had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 13 cities in 2024, at 23.7%. St. Albans, WV had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for West Virginia was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.7Morgantown, WV
Lowest2.7St. Albans, WV
Median5.613 cities
West Virginia5.1History

All cities, 2024

Morgantown, WV: 23.7 %Morgantown, WV23.7Huntington, WV: 10.6 %Huntington, WV10.6Martinsburg, WV: 9.8 %Martinsburg, WV9.8Fairmont, WV: 8.1 %Fairmont, WV8.1Beckley, WV: 8 %Beckley, WV8Wheeling, WV: 6.6 %Wheeling, WV6.6Weirton, WV: 5.6 %Weirton, WV5.6Charleston, WV: 4.8 %Charleston, WV4.8South Charleston, WV: 4.2 %South Charleston, WV4.2Vienna, WV: 4 %Vienna, WV4Parkersburg, WV: 3.3 %Parkersburg, WV3.3Clarksburg, WV: 2.9 %Clarksburg, WV2.9St. Albans, WV: 2.7 %St. Albans, WV2.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Morgantown, WV23.7-0.9 pts
2Huntington, WV10.6+0.6 pts
3Martinsburg, WV9.8+2.5 pts
4Fairmont, WV8.1-1.8 pts
5Beckley, WV8-1.4 pts
6Wheeling, WV6.6-0.3 pts
7Weirton, WV5.6-0.1 pts
8Charleston, WV4.8-0.6 pts
9South Charleston, WV4.2+1.4 pts
10Vienna, WV4+0.2 pts
11Parkersburg, WV3.3-0.3 pts
12Clarksburg, WV2.9-0.5 pts
13St. Albans, WV2.7+0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in West Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in West Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in West Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in West Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Morgantown, WV, with 23.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

St. Albans, WV, with 2.7% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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