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

Monongalia County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 55 counties in 2024, at 12%. Pendleton County had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for West Virginia was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 6.9 %Berkeley County: 6.6 %Boone County: 3.4 %Braxton County: 3.4 %Brooke County: 4.8 %Cabell County: 7.4 %Calhoun County: 6.5 %Clay County: 5.2 %Doddridge County: 9.9 %Fayette County: 3.1 %Gilmer County: 8.6 %Grant County: 2.1 %Greenbrier County: 3 %Hampshire County: 5.3 %Hancock County: 4 %Hardy County: 5.7 %Harrison County: 2.5 %Jackson County: 2.6 %Jefferson County: 7.1 %Kanawha County: 3.4 %Lewis County: 5.6 %Lincoln County: 5.3 %Logan County: 2.6 %McDowell County: 5.2 %Marion County: 5.3 %Marshall County: 5.1 %Mason County: 3.2 %Mercer County: 6.2 %Mineral County: 5.5 %Mingo County: 2 %Monongalia County: 12 %Monroe County: 2.8 %Morgan County: 5.2 %Nicholas County: 2.5 %Ohio County: 6.3 %Pendleton County: 1.4 %Pleasants County: 6.1 %Pocahontas County: 4.3 %Preston County: 5.6 %Putnam County: 3.9 %Raleigh County: 5.9 %Randolph County: 6.2 %Ritchie County: 2.3 %Roane County: 3.5 %Summers County: 8.6 %Taylor County: 4 %Tucker County: 4.7 %Tyler County: 3.8 %Upshur County: 4.4 %Wayne County: 2.3 %Webster County: 3.2 %Wetzel County: 2.3 %Wirt County: 3.7 %Wood County: 2.8 %Wyoming County: 3.9 %
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  • 2.6 to 3.4
  • 3.4 to 4.4
  • 4.4 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 6.3
  • 6.3 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Monongalia County: 12 %Monongalia County12Doddridge County: 9.9 %Doddridge County9.9Summers County: 8.6 %Summers County8.6Gilmer County: 8.6 %Gilmer County8.6Cabell County: 7.4 %Cabell County7.4Jefferson County: 7.1 %Jefferson County7.1Barbour County: 6.9 %Barbour County6.9Berkeley County: 6.6 %Berkeley County6.6Calhoun County: 6.5 %Calhoun County6.5Ohio County: 6.3 %Ohio County6.3Mercer County: 6.2 %Mercer County6.2Randolph County: 6.2 %Randolph County6.2Pleasants County: 6.1 %Pleasants County6.1Raleigh County: 5.9 %Raleigh County5.9Hardy County: 5.7 %Hardy County5.7Lewis County: 5.6 %Lewis County5.6Preston County: 5.6 %Preston County5.6Mineral County: 5.5 %Mineral County5.5Hampshire County: 5.3 %Hampshire County5.3Marion County: 5.3 %Marion County5.3Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Morgan County: 5.2 %Morgan County5.2Clay County: 5.2 %Clay County5.2McDowell County: 5.2 %McDowell County5.2Marshall County: 5.1 %Marshall County5.1Brooke County: 4.8 %Brooke County4.8Tucker County: 4.7 %Tucker County4.7Upshur County: 4.4 %Upshur County4.4Pocahontas County: 4.3 %Pocahontas County4.3Taylor County: 4 %Taylor County4Hancock County: 4 %Hancock County4Wyoming County: 3.9 %Wyoming County3.9Putnam County: 3.9 %Putnam County3.9Tyler County: 3.8 %Tyler County3.8Wirt County: 3.7 %Wirt County3.7Roane County: 3.5 %Roane County3.5Braxton County: 3.4 %Braxton County3.4Kanawha County: 3.4 %Kanawha County3.4Boone County: 3.4 %Boone County3.4Mason County: 3.2 %Mason County3.2Webster County: 3.2 %Webster County3.2Fayette County: 3.1 %Fayette County3.1Greenbrier County: 3 %Greenbrier County3Monroe County: 2.8 %Monroe County2.8Wood County: 2.8 %Wood County2.8Logan County: 2.6 %Logan County2.6Jackson County: 2.6 %Jackson County2.6Nicholas County: 2.5 %Nicholas County2.5Harrison County: 2.5 %Harrison County2.5Wayne County: 2.3 %Wayne County2.3Wetzel County: 2.3 %Wetzel County2.3Ritchie County: 2.3 %Ritchie County2.3Grant County: 2.1 %Grant County2.1Mingo County: 2 %Mingo County2Pendleton County: 1.4 %Pendleton County1.4Monongalia County: 12 %Monongalia County12Doddridge County: 9.9 %Doddridge County9.9Summers County: 8.6 %Summers County8.6Gilmer County: 8.6 %Gilmer County8.6Cabell County: 7.4 %Cabell County7.4Jefferson County: 7.1 %Jefferson County7.1Barbour County: 6.9 %Barbour County6.9Berkeley County: 6.6 %Berkeley County6.6Calhoun County: 6.5 %Calhoun County6.5Ohio County: 6.3 %Ohio County6.3Mercer County: 6.2 %Mercer County6.2Randolph County: 6.2 %Randolph County6.2Pleasants County: 6.1 %Pleasants County6.1Raleigh County: 5.9 %Raleigh County5.9Hardy County: 5.7 %Hardy County5.7Lewis County: 5.6 %Lewis County5.6Preston County: 5.6 %Preston County5.6Mineral County: 5.5 %Mineral County5.5Hampshire County: 5.3 %Hampshire County5.3Marion County: 5.3 %Marion County5.3Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Morgan County: 5.2 %Morgan County5.2Clay County: 5.2 %Clay County5.2McDowell County: 5.2 %McDowell County5.2Marshall County: 5.1 %Marshall County5.1Brooke County: 4.8 %Brooke County4.8Tucker County: 4.7 %Tucker County4.7Upshur County: 4.4 %Upshur County4.4Pocahontas County: 4.3 %Pocahontas County4.3Taylor County: 4 %Taylor County4Hancock County: 4 %Hancock County4Wyoming County: 3.9 %Wyoming County3.9Putnam County: 3.9 %Putnam County3.9Tyler County: 3.8 %Tyler County3.8Wirt County: 3.7 %Wirt County3.7Roane County: 3.5 %Roane County3.5Braxton County: 3.4 %Braxton County3.4Kanawha County: 3.4 %Kanawha County3.4Boone County: 3.4 %Boone County3.4Mason County: 3.2 %Mason County3.2Webster County: 3.2 %Webster County3.2Fayette County: 3.1 %Fayette County3.1Greenbrier County: 3 %Greenbrier County3Monroe County: 2.8 %Monroe County2.8Wood County: 2.8 %Wood County2.8Logan County: 2.6 %Logan County2.6Jackson County: 2.6 %Jackson County2.6Nicholas County: 2.5 %Nicholas County2.5Harrison County: 2.5 %Harrison County2.5Wayne County: 2.3 %Wayne County2.3Wetzel County: 2.3 %Wetzel County2.3Ritchie County: 2.3 %Ritchie County2.3Grant County: 2.1 %Grant County2.1Mingo County: 2 %Mingo County2Pendleton County: 1.4 %Pendleton County1.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Monongalia County12-0.4 pts
2Doddridge County9.9-2.2 pts
3Summers County8.6+1.3 pts
4Gilmer County8.6-0.5 pts
5Cabell County7.4+0.5 pts
6Jefferson County7.1-0.6 pts
7Barbour County6.9-0.5 pts
8Berkeley County6.6+0.1 pts
9Calhoun County6.5-2 pts
10Ohio County6.3+0.2 pts
11Mercer County6.2+0.6 pts
12Randolph County6.20 pts
13Pleasants County6.1+0.5 pts
14Raleigh County5.9+0.1 pts
15Hardy County5.7+0.5 pts
16Lewis County5.6+0.9 pts
17Preston County5.6-0.2 pts
18Mineral County5.5-0.1 pts
19Hampshire County5.3-0.3 pts
20Marion County5.3+0.2 pts
21Lincoln County5.3+1.1 pts
22Morgan County5.2+0.1 pts
23Clay County5.2-0.5 pts
24McDowell County5.2+0.4 pts
25Marshall County5.1+0.5 pts
26Brooke County4.8-1.1 pts
27Tucker County4.7+0.2 pts
28Upshur County4.4+0.3 pts
29Pocahontas County4.3+0.8 pts
30Taylor County4-0.7 pts
31Hancock County4-0.1 pts
32Wyoming County3.9-0.4 pts
33Putnam County3.9-0 pts
34Tyler County3.8-0.6 pts
35Wirt County3.7-0.4 pts
36Roane County3.5+0.5 pts
37Braxton County3.4-1.6 pts
37Kanawha County3.4+0.1 pts
39Boone County3.4+0.6 pts
40Mason County3.2+0.1 pts
41Webster County3.2+1.4 pts
42Fayette County3.1-0.2 pts
43Greenbrier County3+0.4 pts
44Monroe County2.8-0.7 pts
45Wood County2.8-0.1 pts
46Logan County2.6-0.8 pts
47Jackson County2.6-0.4 pts
48Nicholas County2.5+0.2 pts
49Harrison County2.5-1 pts
50Wayne County2.3-0.9 pts
50Wetzel County2.3-0 pts
52Ritchie County2.3-2.8 pts
53Grant County2.1-0.4 pts
54Mingo County2+0.6 pts
55Pendleton County1.4+0.1 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 counties 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. 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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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 (Counties 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

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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, Counties 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-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. Counties 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-counties.

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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, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Monongalia County, with 12% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pendleton County, with 1.4% in 2024.

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