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

Monongalia County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 55 counties in 2023, at 12.4%. Pendleton County had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for West Virginia was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 7.4 %Berkeley County: 6.5 %Boone County: 2.8 %Braxton County: 5 %Brooke County: 5.9 %Cabell County: 6.9 %Calhoun County: 8.5 %Clay County: 5.7 %Doddridge County: 12.1 %Fayette County: 3.4 %Gilmer County: 9.1 %Grant County: 2.5 %Greenbrier County: 2.6 %Hampshire County: 5.6 %Hancock County: 4.1 %Hardy County: 5.2 %Harrison County: 3.5 %Jackson County: 2.9 %Jefferson County: 7.7 %Kanawha County: 3.3 %Lewis County: 4.7 %Lincoln County: 4.1 %Logan County: 3.4 %McDowell County: 4.8 %Marion County: 5.1 %Marshall County: 4.7 %Mason County: 3.1 %Mercer County: 5.6 %Mineral County: 5.6 %Mingo County: 1.5 %Monongalia County: 12.4 %Monroe County: 3.5 %Morgan County: 5.1 %Nicholas County: 2.3 %Ohio County: 6.1 %Pendleton County: 1.3 %Pleasants County: 5.6 %Pocahontas County: 3.5 %Preston County: 5.8 %Putnam County: 3.9 %Raleigh County: 5.8 %Randolph County: 6.1 %Ritchie County: 5.1 %Roane County: 3 %Summers County: 7.3 %Taylor County: 4.7 %Tucker County: 4.6 %Tyler County: 4.3 %Upshur County: 4.1 %Wayne County: 3.2 %Webster County: 1.8 %Wetzel County: 2.3 %Wirt County: 4.1 %Wood County: 2.9 %Wyoming County: 4.3 %
  • Under 2.9
  • 2.9 to 3.5
  • 3.5 to 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.6
  • 5.6 to 6.1
  • 6.1 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Monongalia County: 12.4 %Monongalia County12.4Doddridge County: 12.1 %Doddridge County12.1Gilmer County: 9.1 %Gilmer County9.1Calhoun County: 8.5 %Calhoun County8.5Jefferson County: 7.7 %Jefferson County7.7Barbour County: 7.4 %Barbour County7.4Summers County: 7.3 %Summers County7.3Cabell County: 6.9 %Cabell County6.9Berkeley County: 6.5 %Berkeley County6.5Randolph County: 6.1 %Randolph County6.1Ohio County: 6.1 %Ohio County6.1Brooke County: 5.9 %Brooke County5.9Raleigh County: 5.8 %Raleigh County5.8Preston County: 5.8 %Preston County5.8Clay County: 5.7 %Clay County5.7Hampshire County: 5.6 %Hampshire County5.6Mercer County: 5.6 %Mercer County5.6Mineral County: 5.6 %Mineral County5.6Pleasants County: 5.6 %Pleasants County5.6Hardy County: 5.2 %Hardy County5.2Ritchie County: 5.1 %Ritchie County5.1Marion County: 5.1 %Marion County5.1Morgan County: 5.1 %Morgan County5.1Braxton County: 5 %Braxton County5McDowell County: 4.8 %McDowell County4.8Taylor County: 4.7 %Taylor County4.7Lewis County: 4.7 %Lewis County4.7Marshall County: 4.7 %Marshall County4.7Tucker County: 4.6 %Tucker County4.6Tyler County: 4.3 %Tyler County4.3Wyoming County: 4.3 %Wyoming County4.3Lincoln County: 4.1 %Lincoln County4.1Upshur County: 4.1 %Upshur County4.1Hancock County: 4.1 %Hancock County4.1Wirt County: 4.1 %Wirt County4.1Putnam County: 3.9 %Putnam County3.9Harrison County: 3.5 %Harrison County3.5Monroe County: 3.5 %Monroe County3.5Pocahontas County: 3.5 %Pocahontas County3.5Logan County: 3.4 %Logan County3.4Fayette County: 3.4 %Fayette County3.4Kanawha County: 3.3 %Kanawha County3.3Wayne County: 3.2 %Wayne County3.2Mason County: 3.1 %Mason County3.1Roane County: 3 %Roane County3Jackson County: 2.9 %Jackson County2.9Wood County: 2.9 %Wood County2.9Boone County: 2.8 %Boone County2.8Greenbrier County: 2.6 %Greenbrier County2.6Grant County: 2.5 %Grant County2.5Wetzel County: 2.3 %Wetzel County2.3Nicholas County: 2.3 %Nicholas County2.3Webster County: 1.8 %Webster County1.8Mingo County: 1.5 %Mingo County1.5Pendleton County: 1.3 %Pendleton County1.3Monongalia County: 12.4 %Monongalia County12.4Doddridge County: 12.1 %Doddridge County12.1Gilmer County: 9.1 %Gilmer County9.1Calhoun County: 8.5 %Calhoun County8.5Jefferson County: 7.7 %Jefferson County7.7Barbour County: 7.4 %Barbour County7.4Summers County: 7.3 %Summers County7.3Cabell County: 6.9 %Cabell County6.9Berkeley County: 6.5 %Berkeley County6.5Randolph County: 6.1 %Randolph County6.1Ohio County: 6.1 %Ohio County6.1Brooke County: 5.9 %Brooke County5.9Raleigh County: 5.8 %Raleigh County5.8Preston County: 5.8 %Preston County5.8Clay County: 5.7 %Clay County5.7Hampshire County: 5.6 %Hampshire County5.6Mercer County: 5.6 %Mercer County5.6Mineral County: 5.6 %Mineral County5.6Pleasants County: 5.6 %Pleasants County5.6Hardy County: 5.2 %Hardy County5.2Ritchie County: 5.1 %Ritchie County5.1Marion County: 5.1 %Marion County5.1Morgan County: 5.1 %Morgan County5.1Braxton County: 5 %Braxton County5McDowell County: 4.8 %McDowell County4.8Taylor County: 4.7 %Taylor County4.7Lewis County: 4.7 %Lewis County4.7Marshall County: 4.7 %Marshall County4.7Tucker County: 4.6 %Tucker County4.6Tyler County: 4.3 %Tyler County4.3Wyoming County: 4.3 %Wyoming County4.3Lincoln County: 4.1 %Lincoln County4.1Upshur County: 4.1 %Upshur County4.1Hancock County: 4.1 %Hancock County4.1Wirt County: 4.1 %Wirt County4.1Putnam County: 3.9 %Putnam County3.9Harrison County: 3.5 %Harrison County3.5Monroe County: 3.5 %Monroe County3.5Pocahontas County: 3.5 %Pocahontas County3.5Logan County: 3.4 %Logan County3.4Fayette County: 3.4 %Fayette County3.4Kanawha County: 3.3 %Kanawha County3.3Wayne County: 3.2 %Wayne County3.2Mason County: 3.1 %Mason County3.1Roane County: 3 %Roane County3Jackson County: 2.9 %Jackson County2.9Wood County: 2.9 %Wood County2.9Boone County: 2.8 %Boone County2.8Greenbrier County: 2.6 %Greenbrier County2.6Grant County: 2.5 %Grant County2.5Wetzel County: 2.3 %Wetzel County2.3Nicholas County: 2.3 %Nicholas County2.3Webster County: 1.8 %Webster County1.8Mingo County: 1.5 %Mingo County1.5Pendleton County: 1.3 %Pendleton County1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Monongalia County12.4-0.2 pts
2Doddridge County12.1-2.3 pts
3Gilmer County9.1+2.2 pts
4Calhoun County8.5-2 pts
5Jefferson County7.7-0.3 pts
6Barbour County7.4+2.8 pts
7Summers County7.3-1.2 pts
8Cabell County6.9+0.3 pts
9Berkeley County6.5-0.5 pts
10Randolph County6.1-0.1 pts
11Ohio County6.10 pts
12Brooke County5.9-1.4 pts
13Raleigh County5.8-0.6 pts
14Preston County5.8-0 pts
15Clay County5.7+2.5 pts
16Hampshire County5.6+1.5 pts
16Mercer County5.6-0.4 pts
18Mineral County5.6-0 pts
19Pleasants County5.6-1.2 pts
20Hardy County5.2+1.2 pts
21Ritchie County5.1-1.6 pts
22Marion County5.1+0.1 pts
23Morgan County5.1+0.5 pts
24Braxton County5+0.5 pts
25McDowell County4.8-0.7 pts
26Taylor County4.7+0.8 pts
27Lewis County4.7+0.1 pts
28Marshall County4.7-0.4 pts
29Tucker County4.6-0.5 pts
30Tyler County4.3-0 pts
31Wyoming County4.3+0.2 pts
32Lincoln County4.1+1.1 pts
32Upshur County4.1-0.8 pts
34Hancock County4.1-1 pts
35Wirt County4.1+0.5 pts
36Putnam County3.9-0.2 pts
37Harrison County3.5+0.1 pts
38Monroe County3.5-0.7 pts
39Pocahontas County3.5-1.6 pts
40Logan County3.4+0.2 pts
41Fayette County3.4-0.2 pts
42Kanawha County3.3-0.1 pts
43Wayne County3.2-0.2 pts
44Mason County3.1+0.4 pts
45Roane County3-0.1 pts
46Jackson County2.9-0.5 pts
47Wood County2.90 pts
48Boone County2.8+0.4 pts
49Greenbrier County2.6-0.4 pts
50Grant County2.5-0.8 pts
51Wetzel County2.3-0.5 pts
52Nicholas County2.3-0.2 pts
53Webster County1.8-0 pts
54Mingo County1.5+0.2 pts
55Pendleton County1.3-0 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-counties?period=2023. 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. Counties in West Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-counties?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/west-virginia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Monongalia County, with 12.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pendleton County, with 1.3% in 2023.

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