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

Monongalia County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 55 counties in 2022, at 6.7%. Braxton County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 2.1 %Berkeley County: 4.9 %Boone County: 0.5 %Braxton County: 0.1 %Brooke County: 4.2 %Cabell County: 2.7 %Calhoun County: 5.9 %Clay County: 1.2 %Doddridge County: 2.9 %Fayette County: 1.1 %Gilmer County: 2.2 %Grant County: 1.2 %Greenbrier County: 1.6 %Hampshire County: 2.7 %Hancock County: 3.7 %Hardy County: 3 %Harrison County: 1.7 %Jackson County: 0.8 %Jefferson County: 5.7 %Kanawha County: 1.4 %Lewis County: 0.4 %Lincoln County: 0.2 %Logan County: 1.1 %McDowell County: 0.6 %Marion County: 1.8 %Marshall County: 1.5 %Mason County: 0.6 %Mercer County: 3.5 %Mineral County: 3.6 %Mingo County: 0.8 %Monongalia County: 6.7 %Monroe County: 2.6 %Morgan County: 3.6 %Nicholas County: 0.6 %Ohio County: 2.8 %Pendleton County: 0.6 %Pleasants County: 2 %Pocahontas County: 3.1 %Preston County: 1.2 %Putnam County: 1.1 %Raleigh County: 1.9 %Randolph County: 1.8 %Ritchie County: 1.5 %Roane County: 0.5 %Summers County: 2.4 %Taylor County: 0.8 %Tucker County: 0.8 %Tyler County: 1.1 %Upshur County: 2.2 %Wayne County: 1.3 %Webster County: 0.2 %Wetzel County: 0.6 %Wirt County: 0.4 %Wood County: 1.3 %Wyoming County: 2 %
  • Under 0.6
  • 0.6 to 1.1
  • 1.1 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 2.2
  • 2.2 to 3.1
  • 3.1 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Monongalia County: 6.7 %Monongalia County6.7Calhoun County: 5.9 %Calhoun County5.9Jefferson County: 5.7 %Jefferson County5.7Berkeley County: 4.9 %Berkeley County4.9Brooke County: 4.2 %Brooke County4.2Hancock County: 3.7 %Hancock County3.7Mineral County: 3.6 %Mineral County3.6Morgan County: 3.6 %Morgan County3.6Mercer County: 3.5 %Mercer County3.5Pocahontas County: 3.1 %Pocahontas County3.1Hardy County: 3 %Hardy County3Doddridge County: 2.9 %Doddridge County2.9Ohio County: 2.8 %Ohio County2.8Hampshire County: 2.7 %Hampshire County2.7Cabell County: 2.7 %Cabell County2.7Monroe County: 2.6 %Monroe County2.6Summers County: 2.4 %Summers County2.4Upshur County: 2.2 %Upshur County2.2Gilmer County: 2.2 %Gilmer County2.2Barbour County: 2.1 %Barbour County2.1Pleasants County: 2 %Pleasants County2Wyoming County: 2 %Wyoming County2Raleigh County: 1.9 %Raleigh County1.9Randolph County: 1.8 %Randolph County1.8Marion County: 1.8 %Marion County1.8Harrison County: 1.7 %Harrison County1.7Greenbrier County: 1.6 %Greenbrier County1.6Marshall County: 1.5 %Marshall County1.5Ritchie County: 1.5 %Ritchie County1.5Kanawha County: 1.4 %Kanawha County1.4Wayne County: 1.3 %Wayne County1.3Wood County: 1.3 %Wood County1.3Grant County: 1.2 %Grant County1.2Preston County: 1.2 %Preston County1.2Clay County: 1.2 %Clay County1.2Logan County: 1.1 %Logan County1.1Putnam County: 1.1 %Putnam County1.1Tyler County: 1.1 %Tyler County1.1Fayette County: 1.1 %Fayette County1.1Jackson County: 0.8 %Jackson County0.8Mingo County: 0.8 %Mingo County0.8Taylor County: 0.8 %Taylor County0.8Tucker County: 0.8 %Tucker County0.8Wetzel County: 0.6 %Wetzel County0.6McDowell County: 0.6 %McDowell County0.6Mason County: 0.6 %Mason County0.6Nicholas County: 0.6 %Nicholas County0.6Pendleton County: 0.6 %Pendleton County0.6Roane County: 0.5 %Roane County0.5Boone County: 0.5 %Boone County0.5Lewis County: 0.4 %Lewis County0.4Wirt County: 0.4 %Wirt County0.4Lincoln County: 0.2 %Lincoln County0.2Webster County: 0.2 %Webster County0.2Braxton County: 0.1 %Braxton County0.1Monongalia County: 6.7 %Monongalia County6.7Calhoun County: 5.9 %Calhoun County5.9Jefferson County: 5.7 %Jefferson County5.7Berkeley County: 4.9 %Berkeley County4.9Brooke County: 4.2 %Brooke County4.2Hancock County: 3.7 %Hancock County3.7Mineral County: 3.6 %Mineral County3.6Morgan County: 3.6 %Morgan County3.6Mercer County: 3.5 %Mercer County3.5Pocahontas County: 3.1 %Pocahontas County3.1Hardy County: 3 %Hardy County3Doddridge County: 2.9 %Doddridge County2.9Ohio County: 2.8 %Ohio County2.8Hampshire County: 2.7 %Hampshire County2.7Cabell County: 2.7 %Cabell County2.7Monroe County: 2.6 %Monroe County2.6Summers County: 2.4 %Summers County2.4Upshur County: 2.2 %Upshur County2.2Gilmer County: 2.2 %Gilmer County2.2Barbour County: 2.1 %Barbour County2.1Pleasants County: 2 %Pleasants County2Wyoming County: 2 %Wyoming County2Raleigh County: 1.9 %Raleigh County1.9Randolph County: 1.8 %Randolph County1.8Marion County: 1.8 %Marion County1.8Harrison County: 1.7 %Harrison County1.7Greenbrier County: 1.6 %Greenbrier County1.6Marshall County: 1.5 %Marshall County1.5Ritchie County: 1.5 %Ritchie County1.5Kanawha County: 1.4 %Kanawha County1.4Wayne County: 1.3 %Wayne County1.3Wood County: 1.3 %Wood County1.3Grant County: 1.2 %Grant County1.2Preston County: 1.2 %Preston County1.2Clay County: 1.2 %Clay County1.2Logan County: 1.1 %Logan County1.1Putnam County: 1.1 %Putnam County1.1Tyler County: 1.1 %Tyler County1.1Fayette County: 1.1 %Fayette County1.1Jackson County: 0.8 %Jackson County0.8Mingo County: 0.8 %Mingo County0.8Taylor County: 0.8 %Taylor County0.8Tucker County: 0.8 %Tucker County0.8Wetzel County: 0.6 %Wetzel County0.6McDowell County: 0.6 %McDowell County0.6Mason County: 0.6 %Mason County0.6Nicholas County: 0.6 %Nicholas County0.6Pendleton County: 0.6 %Pendleton County0.6Roane County: 0.5 %Roane County0.5Boone County: 0.5 %Boone County0.5Lewis County: 0.4 %Lewis County0.4Wirt County: 0.4 %Wirt County0.4Lincoln County: 0.2 %Lincoln County0.2Webster County: 0.2 %Webster County0.2Braxton County: 0.1 %Braxton County0.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Monongalia County6.7+0.4 pts
2Calhoun County5.9+1.3 pts
3Jefferson County5.7+0.4 pts
4Berkeley County4.9+0.7 pts
5Brooke County4.2-1.1 pts
6Hancock County3.7-0.5 pts
7Mineral County3.6+0.8 pts
8Morgan County3.6-0 pts
9Mercer County3.5-0.2 pts
10Pocahontas County3.1+0.5 pts
11Hardy County3+0.7 pts
12Doddridge County2.9+0.4 pts
13Ohio County2.8-0 pts
14Hampshire County2.7+0.7 pts
15Cabell County2.7+0.1 pts
16Monroe County2.6-0.3 pts
17Summers County2.4-0.6 pts
18Upshur County2.2+0.4 pts
19Gilmer County2.2-1.2 pts
20Barbour County2.1+0.9 pts
21Pleasants County2-0.5 pts
22Wyoming County2-0 pts
23Raleigh County1.9+0.5 pts
24Randolph County1.8-0.3 pts
25Marion County1.8-0.3 pts
26Harrison County1.7+0.3 pts
27Greenbrier County1.6-0.3 pts
28Marshall County1.50 pts
29Ritchie County1.5-0.2 pts
30Kanawha County1.40 pts
31Wayne County1.3+0.3 pts
32Wood County1.30 pts
33Grant County1.2+0.1 pts
33Preston County1.2-0.5 pts
35Clay County1.2+0.3 pts
36Logan County1.1-0.1 pts
37Putnam County1.1-0.1 pts
37Tyler County1.1-0 pts
39Fayette County1.1-0 pts
40Jackson County0.8+0.2 pts
40Mingo County0.8-0.3 pts
42Taylor County0.8-0.1 pts
42Tucker County0.8-0.1 pts
44Wetzel County0.6+0.2 pts
45McDowell County0.6-0.1 pts
46Mason County0.6+0.2 pts
47Nicholas County0.6-0.1 pts
48Pendleton County0.6-0.8 pts
49Roane County0.5-0.3 pts
50Boone County0.5-0.2 pts
51Lewis County0.4-0.4 pts
52Wirt County0.4-0 pts
53Lincoln County0.2-0.2 pts
54Webster County0.20 pts
55Braxton County0.1-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/west-virginia-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/west-virginia-counties?period=2022 (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 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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Monongalia County, with 6.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Braxton County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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