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

Monongalia County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 55 counties in 2024, at 6.6%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for West Virginia was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 2.2 %Berkeley County: 4.8 %Boone County: 0.6 %Braxton County: 0.2 %Brooke County: 2.3 %Cabell County: 2.8 %Calhoun County: 4.9 %Clay County: 2.2 %Doddridge County: 2.3 %Fayette County: 0.6 %Gilmer County: 2.8 %Grant County: 1.4 %Greenbrier County: 1.5 %Hampshire County: 3.3 %Hancock County: 2.6 %Hardy County: 4.5 %Harrison County: 1 %Jackson County: 0.7 %Jefferson County: 5.2 %Kanawha County: 1.6 %Lewis County: 0.6 %Lincoln County: 0.2 %Logan County: 0.4 %McDowell County: 0.3 %Marion County: 1.7 %Marshall County: 1.6 %Mason County: 1.5 %Mercer County: 4.5 %Mineral County: 3.9 %Mingo County: 1.6 %Monongalia County: 6.6 %Monroe County: 2.1 %Morgan County: 3.8 %Nicholas County: 1.1 %Ohio County: 3.7 %Pendleton County: 0.6 %Pleasants County: 2.7 %Pocahontas County: 1.9 %Preston County: 0.9 %Putnam County: 1.1 %Raleigh County: 1.9 %Randolph County: 1.8 %Ritchie County: 0.4 %Roane County: 1.4 %Summers County: 1.8 %Taylor County: 1 %Tucker County: 1.8 %Tyler County: 1.4 %Upshur County: 2.1 %Wayne County: 1.2 %Webster County: 1.1 %Wetzel County: 0.7 %Wirt County: 0.6 %Wood County: 1.2 %Wyoming County: 2 %
  • Under 0.6
  • 0.6 to 1.2
  • 1.2 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2.1
  • 2.1 to 3.3
  • 3.3 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: 6.6 %Monongalia County6.6Jefferson County: 5.2 %Jefferson County5.2Calhoun County: 4.9 %Calhoun County4.9Berkeley County: 4.8 %Berkeley County4.8Mercer County: 4.5 %Mercer County4.5Hardy County: 4.5 %Hardy County4.5Mineral County: 3.9 %Mineral County3.9Morgan County: 3.8 %Morgan County3.8Ohio County: 3.7 %Ohio County3.7Hampshire County: 3.3 %Hampshire County3.3Gilmer County: 2.8 %Gilmer County2.8Cabell County: 2.8 %Cabell County2.8Pleasants County: 2.7 %Pleasants County2.7Hancock County: 2.6 %Hancock County2.6Doddridge County: 2.3 %Doddridge County2.3Brooke County: 2.3 %Brooke County2.3Barbour County: 2.2 %Barbour County2.2Clay County: 2.2 %Clay County2.2Upshur County: 2.1 %Upshur County2.1Monroe County: 2.1 %Monroe County2.1Wyoming County: 2 %Wyoming County2Pocahontas County: 1.9 %Pocahontas County1.9Raleigh County: 1.9 %Raleigh County1.9Randolph County: 1.8 %Randolph County1.8Summers County: 1.8 %Summers County1.8Tucker County: 1.8 %Tucker County1.8Marion County: 1.7 %Marion County1.7Kanawha County: 1.6 %Kanawha County1.6Marshall County: 1.6 %Marshall County1.6Mingo County: 1.6 %Mingo County1.6Greenbrier County: 1.5 %Greenbrier County1.5Mason County: 1.5 %Mason County1.5Grant County: 1.4 %Grant County1.4Roane County: 1.4 %Roane County1.4Tyler County: 1.4 %Tyler County1.4Wayne County: 1.2 %Wayne County1.2Wood County: 1.2 %Wood County1.2Putnam County: 1.1 %Putnam County1.1Webster County: 1.1 %Webster County1.1Nicholas County: 1.1 %Nicholas County1.1Harrison County: 1 %Harrison County1Taylor County: 1 %Taylor County1Preston County: 0.9 %Preston County0.9Jackson County: 0.7 %Jackson County0.7Wetzel County: 0.7 %Wetzel County0.7Fayette County: 0.6 %Fayette County0.6Boone County: 0.6 %Boone County0.6Lewis County: 0.6 %Lewis County0.6Wirt County: 0.6 %Wirt County0.6Pendleton County: 0.6 %Pendleton County0.6Logan County: 0.4 %Logan County0.4Ritchie County: 0.4 %Ritchie County0.4McDowell County: 0.3 %McDowell County0.3Braxton County: 0.2 %Braxton County0.2Lincoln County: 0.2 %Lincoln County0.2Monongalia County: 6.6 %Monongalia County6.6Jefferson County: 5.2 %Jefferson County5.2Calhoun County: 4.9 %Calhoun County4.9Berkeley County: 4.8 %Berkeley County4.8Mercer County: 4.5 %Mercer County4.5Hardy County: 4.5 %Hardy County4.5Mineral County: 3.9 %Mineral County3.9Morgan County: 3.8 %Morgan County3.8Ohio County: 3.7 %Ohio County3.7Hampshire County: 3.3 %Hampshire County3.3Gilmer County: 2.8 %Gilmer County2.8Cabell County: 2.8 %Cabell County2.8Pleasants County: 2.7 %Pleasants County2.7Hancock County: 2.6 %Hancock County2.6Doddridge County: 2.3 %Doddridge County2.3Brooke County: 2.3 %Brooke County2.3Barbour County: 2.2 %Barbour County2.2Clay County: 2.2 %Clay County2.2Upshur County: 2.1 %Upshur County2.1Monroe County: 2.1 %Monroe County2.1Wyoming County: 2 %Wyoming County2Pocahontas County: 1.9 %Pocahontas County1.9Raleigh County: 1.9 %Raleigh County1.9Randolph County: 1.8 %Randolph County1.8Summers County: 1.8 %Summers County1.8Tucker County: 1.8 %Tucker County1.8Marion County: 1.7 %Marion County1.7Kanawha County: 1.6 %Kanawha County1.6Marshall County: 1.6 %Marshall County1.6Mingo County: 1.6 %Mingo County1.6Greenbrier County: 1.5 %Greenbrier County1.5Mason County: 1.5 %Mason County1.5Grant County: 1.4 %Grant County1.4Roane County: 1.4 %Roane County1.4Tyler County: 1.4 %Tyler County1.4Wayne County: 1.2 %Wayne County1.2Wood County: 1.2 %Wood County1.2Putnam County: 1.1 %Putnam County1.1Webster County: 1.1 %Webster County1.1Nicholas County: 1.1 %Nicholas County1.1Harrison County: 1 %Harrison County1Taylor County: 1 %Taylor County1Preston County: 0.9 %Preston County0.9Jackson County: 0.7 %Jackson County0.7Wetzel County: 0.7 %Wetzel County0.7Fayette County: 0.6 %Fayette County0.6Boone County: 0.6 %Boone County0.6Lewis County: 0.6 %Lewis County0.6Wirt County: 0.6 %Wirt County0.6Pendleton County: 0.6 %Pendleton County0.6Logan County: 0.4 %Logan County0.4Ritchie County: 0.4 %Ritchie County0.4McDowell County: 0.3 %McDowell County0.3Braxton County: 0.2 %Braxton County0.2Lincoln County: 0.2 %Lincoln County0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Monongalia County6.6-0.1 pts
2Jefferson County5.2-0.5 pts
3Calhoun County4.9-0.8 pts
4Berkeley County4.8+0.1 pts
5Mercer County4.5+0.6 pts
6Hardy County4.5+0.6 pts
7Mineral County3.9-0.3 pts
8Morgan County3.8+0.1 pts
9Ohio County3.7+0.2 pts
10Hampshire County3.3-0.1 pts
11Gilmer County2.8-0.3 pts
12Cabell County2.8+0.1 pts
13Pleasants County2.7+1 pts
14Hancock County2.6-0 pts
15Doddridge County2.3-0.2 pts
16Brooke County2.3-1 pts
17Barbour County2.2+0.7 pts
18Clay County2.2+0.2 pts
19Upshur County2.1+0.2 pts
20Monroe County2.1+0.3 pts
21Wyoming County2-0.3 pts
22Pocahontas County1.9+0.4 pts
23Raleigh County1.9+0.2 pts
24Randolph County1.8-0 pts
25Summers County1.8+0.3 pts
25Tucker County1.8+0.3 pts
27Marion County1.7-0.5 pts
28Kanawha County1.6+0.1 pts
29Marshall County1.6+0.2 pts
30Mingo County1.6+0.4 pts
31Greenbrier County1.50 pts
32Mason County1.5+0.2 pts
33Grant County1.4+0.2 pts
33Roane County1.4+0.7 pts
35Tyler County1.40 pts
36Wayne County1.2-0.2 pts
37Wood County1.2-0.2 pts
38Putnam County1.1+0.1 pts
39Webster County1.1+0.5 pts
40Nicholas County1.1+0.3 pts
41Harrison County1-0.3 pts
42Taylor County1-0 pts
43Preston County0.9-0.3 pts
44Jackson County0.7+0.2 pts
45Wetzel County0.7+0.1 pts
46Fayette County0.6-0 pts
47Boone County0.6+0.2 pts
48Lewis County0.6-0 pts
49Wirt County0.60 pts
50Pendleton County0.6+0.2 pts
51Logan County0.4-0.7 pts
52Ritchie County0.4-0.1 pts
53McDowell County0.3-0.4 pts
54Braxton County0.2-0.1 pts
55Lincoln County0.20 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Monongalia County, with 6.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 0.2% in 2024.

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