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

Doddridge County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 55 counties in 2021, at 12.1%. Webster County had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for West Virginia was 5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.1Doddridge County
Median4.155 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 4.6 %Berkeley County: 6.5 %Boone County: 2.1 %Braxton County: 4.1 %Brooke County: 7.3 %Cabell County: 6.4 %Calhoun County: 10.2 %Clay County: 2.6 %Doddridge County: 12.1 %Fayette County: 3.7 %Gilmer County: 8 %Grant County: 3.2 %Greenbrier County: 3.3 %Hampshire County: 2.9 %Hancock County: 6 %Hardy County: 3.5 %Harrison County: 3.7 %Jackson County: 2.9 %Jefferson County: 6.8 %Kanawha County: 3.5 %Lewis County: 5.8 %Lincoln County: 3.1 %Logan County: 2.7 %McDowell County: 3.5 %Marion County: 5.3 %Marshall County: 4.7 %Mason County: 1.8 %Mercer County: 5.9 %Mineral County: 4.3 %Mingo County: 1.9 %Monongalia County: 11.5 %Monroe County: 4.5 %Morgan County: 4.4 %Nicholas County: 2.9 %Ohio County: 6 %Pendleton County: 2.5 %Pleasants County: 6.6 %Pocahontas County: 4.2 %Preston County: 6.2 %Putnam County: 3.3 %Raleigh County: 5.3 %Randolph County: 5.9 %Ritchie County: 6.6 %Roane County: 3.7 %Summers County: 7.9 %Taylor County: 3.7 %Tucker County: 4.7 %Tyler County: 3.8 %Upshur County: 4.6 %Wayne County: 3.3 %Webster County: 1.2 %Wetzel County: 3.1 %Wirt County: 3.4 %Wood County: 2.9 %Wyoming County: 3.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Doddridge County: 12.1 %Doddridge County12.1Monongalia County: 11.5 %Monongalia County11.5Calhoun County: 10.2 %Calhoun County10.2Gilmer County: 8 %Gilmer County8Summers County: 7.9 %Summers County7.9Brooke County: 7.3 %Brooke County7.3Jefferson County: 6.8 %Jefferson County6.8Ritchie County: 6.6 %Ritchie County6.6Pleasants County: 6.6 %Pleasants County6.6Berkeley County: 6.5 %Berkeley County6.5Cabell County: 6.4 %Cabell County6.4Preston County: 6.2 %Preston County6.2Hancock County: 6 %Hancock County6Ohio County: 6 %Ohio County6Mercer County: 5.9 %Mercer County5.9Randolph County: 5.9 %Randolph County5.9Lewis County: 5.8 %Lewis County5.8Raleigh County: 5.3 %Raleigh County5.3Marion County: 5.3 %Marion County5.3Marshall County: 4.7 %Marshall County4.7Tucker County: 4.7 %Tucker County4.7Upshur County: 4.6 %Upshur County4.6Barbour County: 4.6 %Barbour County4.6Monroe County: 4.5 %Monroe County4.5Morgan County: 4.4 %Morgan County4.4Mineral County: 4.3 %Mineral County4.3Pocahontas County: 4.2 %Pocahontas County4.2Braxton County: 4.1 %Braxton County4.1Tyler County: 3.8 %Tyler County3.8Wyoming County: 3.8 %Wyoming County3.8Roane County: 3.7 %Roane County3.7Taylor County: 3.7 %Taylor County3.7Harrison County: 3.7 %Harrison County3.7Fayette County: 3.7 %Fayette County3.7Hardy County: 3.5 %Hardy County3.5McDowell County: 3.5 %McDowell County3.5Kanawha County: 3.5 %Kanawha County3.5Wirt County: 3.4 %Wirt County3.4Putnam County: 3.3 %Putnam County3.3Greenbrier County: 3.3 %Greenbrier County3.3Wayne County: 3.3 %Wayne County3.3Grant County: 3.2 %Grant County3.2Lincoln County: 3.1 %Lincoln County3.1Wetzel County: 3.1 %Wetzel County3.1Jackson County: 2.9 %Jackson County2.9Nicholas County: 2.9 %Nicholas County2.9Wood County: 2.9 %Wood County2.9Hampshire County: 2.9 %Hampshire County2.9Logan County: 2.7 %Logan County2.7Clay County: 2.6 %Clay County2.6Pendleton County: 2.5 %Pendleton County2.5Boone County: 2.1 %Boone County2.1Mingo County: 1.9 %Mingo County1.9Mason County: 1.8 %Mason County1.8Webster County: 1.2 %Webster County1.2Doddridge County: 12.1 %Doddridge County12.1Monongalia County: 11.5 %Monongalia County11.5Calhoun County: 10.2 %Calhoun County10.2Gilmer County: 8 %Gilmer County8Summers County: 7.9 %Summers County7.9Brooke County: 7.3 %Brooke County7.3Jefferson County: 6.8 %Jefferson County6.8Ritchie County: 6.6 %Ritchie County6.6Pleasants County: 6.6 %Pleasants County6.6Berkeley County: 6.5 %Berkeley County6.5Cabell County: 6.4 %Cabell County6.4Preston County: 6.2 %Preston County6.2Hancock County: 6 %Hancock County6Ohio County: 6 %Ohio County6Mercer County: 5.9 %Mercer County5.9Randolph County: 5.9 %Randolph County5.9Lewis County: 5.8 %Lewis County5.8Raleigh County: 5.3 %Raleigh County5.3Marion County: 5.3 %Marion County5.3Marshall County: 4.7 %Marshall County4.7Tucker County: 4.7 %Tucker County4.7Upshur County: 4.6 %Upshur County4.6Barbour County: 4.6 %Barbour County4.6Monroe County: 4.5 %Monroe County4.5Morgan County: 4.4 %Morgan County4.4Mineral County: 4.3 %Mineral County4.3Pocahontas County: 4.2 %Pocahontas County4.2Braxton County: 4.1 %Braxton County4.1Tyler County: 3.8 %Tyler County3.8Wyoming County: 3.8 %Wyoming County3.8Roane County: 3.7 %Roane County3.7Taylor County: 3.7 %Taylor County3.7Harrison County: 3.7 %Harrison County3.7Fayette County: 3.7 %Fayette County3.7Hardy County: 3.5 %Hardy County3.5McDowell County: 3.5 %McDowell County3.5Kanawha County: 3.5 %Kanawha County3.5Wirt County: 3.4 %Wirt County3.4Putnam County: 3.3 %Putnam County3.3Greenbrier County: 3.3 %Greenbrier County3.3Wayne County: 3.3 %Wayne County3.3Grant County: 3.2 %Grant County3.2Lincoln County: 3.1 %Lincoln County3.1Wetzel County: 3.1 %Wetzel County3.1Jackson County: 2.9 %Jackson County2.9Nicholas County: 2.9 %Nicholas County2.9Wood County: 2.9 %Wood County2.9Hampshire County: 2.9 %Hampshire County2.9Logan County: 2.7 %Logan County2.7Clay County: 2.6 %Clay County2.6Pendleton County: 2.5 %Pendleton County2.5Boone County: 2.1 %Boone County2.1Mingo County: 1.9 %Mingo County1.9Mason County: 1.8 %Mason County1.8Webster County: 1.2 %Webster County1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-counties?period=2021.

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, Counties in West Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Doddridge County, with 12.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Webster County, with 1.2% in 2021.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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