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 2023, at 6.8%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 0.2%. 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, 2023

Barbour County: 1.5 %Berkeley County: 4.7 %Boone County: 0.5 %Braxton County: 0.3 %Brooke County: 3.3 %Cabell County: 2.7 %Calhoun County: 5.7 %Clay County: 2 %Doddridge County: 2.5 %Fayette County: 0.7 %Gilmer County: 3.2 %Grant County: 1.2 %Greenbrier County: 1.5 %Hampshire County: 3.4 %Hancock County: 2.6 %Hardy County: 3.9 %Harrison County: 1.4 %Jackson County: 0.5 %Jefferson County: 5.7 %Kanawha County: 1.5 %Lewis County: 0.6 %Lincoln County: 0.2 %Logan County: 1.1 %McDowell County: 0.6 %Marion County: 2.3 %Marshall County: 1.5 %Mason County: 1.3 %Mercer County: 3.9 %Mineral County: 4.2 %Mingo County: 1.2 %Monongalia County: 6.8 %Monroe County: 1.8 %Morgan County: 3.6 %Nicholas County: 0.7 %Ohio County: 3.5 %Pendleton County: 0.4 %Pleasants County: 1.8 %Pocahontas County: 1.5 %Preston County: 1.2 %Putnam County: 1 %Raleigh County: 1.6 %Randolph County: 1.9 %Ritchie County: 0.5 %Roane County: 0.7 %Summers County: 1.5 %Taylor County: 1 %Tucker County: 1.5 %Tyler County: 1.4 %Upshur County: 1.9 %Wayne County: 1.4 %Webster County: 0.6 %Wetzel County: 0.5 %Wirt County: 0.6 %Wood County: 1.4 %Wyoming County: 2.2 %
  • Under 0.6
  • 0.6 to 1.2
  • 1.2 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 1.9
  • 1.9 to 3.4
  • 3.4 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: 6.8 %Monongalia County6.8Calhoun County: 5.7 %Calhoun County5.7Jefferson County: 5.7 %Jefferson County5.7Berkeley County: 4.7 %Berkeley County4.7Mineral County: 4.2 %Mineral County4.2Hardy County: 3.9 %Hardy County3.9Mercer County: 3.9 %Mercer County3.9Morgan County: 3.6 %Morgan County3.6Ohio County: 3.5 %Ohio County3.5Hampshire County: 3.4 %Hampshire County3.4Brooke County: 3.3 %Brooke County3.3Gilmer County: 3.2 %Gilmer County3.2Cabell County: 2.7 %Cabell County2.7Hancock County: 2.6 %Hancock County2.6Doddridge County: 2.5 %Doddridge County2.5Marion County: 2.3 %Marion County2.3Wyoming County: 2.2 %Wyoming County2.2Clay County: 2 %Clay County2Upshur County: 1.9 %Upshur County1.9Randolph County: 1.9 %Randolph County1.9Monroe County: 1.8 %Monroe County1.8Pleasants County: 1.8 %Pleasants County1.8Raleigh County: 1.6 %Raleigh County1.6Greenbrier County: 1.5 %Greenbrier County1.5Barbour County: 1.5 %Barbour County1.5Tucker County: 1.5 %Tucker County1.5Pocahontas County: 1.5 %Pocahontas County1.5Summers County: 1.5 %Summers County1.5Kanawha County: 1.5 %Kanawha County1.5Marshall County: 1.5 %Marshall County1.5Wayne County: 1.4 %Wayne County1.4Tyler County: 1.4 %Tyler County1.4Wood County: 1.4 %Wood County1.4Harrison County: 1.4 %Harrison County1.4Mason County: 1.3 %Mason County1.3Preston County: 1.2 %Preston County1.2Grant County: 1.2 %Grant County1.2Mingo County: 1.2 %Mingo County1.2Logan County: 1.1 %Logan County1.1Putnam County: 1 %Putnam County1Taylor County: 1 %Taylor County1Roane County: 0.7 %Roane County0.7Nicholas County: 0.7 %Nicholas County0.7Fayette County: 0.7 %Fayette County0.7McDowell County: 0.6 %McDowell County0.6Lewis County: 0.6 %Lewis County0.6Webster County: 0.6 %Webster County0.6Wirt County: 0.6 %Wirt County0.6Wetzel County: 0.5 %Wetzel County0.5Ritchie County: 0.5 %Ritchie County0.5Boone County: 0.5 %Boone County0.5Jackson County: 0.5 %Jackson County0.5Pendleton County: 0.4 %Pendleton County0.4Braxton County: 0.3 %Braxton County0.3Lincoln County: 0.2 %Lincoln County0.2Monongalia County: 6.8 %Monongalia County6.8Calhoun County: 5.7 %Calhoun County5.7Jefferson County: 5.7 %Jefferson County5.7Berkeley County: 4.7 %Berkeley County4.7Mineral County: 4.2 %Mineral County4.2Hardy County: 3.9 %Hardy County3.9Mercer County: 3.9 %Mercer County3.9Morgan County: 3.6 %Morgan County3.6Ohio County: 3.5 %Ohio County3.5Hampshire County: 3.4 %Hampshire County3.4Brooke County: 3.3 %Brooke County3.3Gilmer County: 3.2 %Gilmer County3.2Cabell County: 2.7 %Cabell County2.7Hancock County: 2.6 %Hancock County2.6Doddridge County: 2.5 %Doddridge County2.5Marion County: 2.3 %Marion County2.3Wyoming County: 2.2 %Wyoming County2.2Clay County: 2 %Clay County2Upshur County: 1.9 %Upshur County1.9Randolph County: 1.9 %Randolph County1.9Monroe County: 1.8 %Monroe County1.8Pleasants County: 1.8 %Pleasants County1.8Raleigh County: 1.6 %Raleigh County1.6Greenbrier County: 1.5 %Greenbrier County1.5Barbour County: 1.5 %Barbour County1.5Tucker County: 1.5 %Tucker County1.5Pocahontas County: 1.5 %Pocahontas County1.5Summers County: 1.5 %Summers County1.5Kanawha County: 1.5 %Kanawha County1.5Marshall County: 1.5 %Marshall County1.5Wayne County: 1.4 %Wayne County1.4Tyler County: 1.4 %Tyler County1.4Wood County: 1.4 %Wood County1.4Harrison County: 1.4 %Harrison County1.4Mason County: 1.3 %Mason County1.3Preston County: 1.2 %Preston County1.2Grant County: 1.2 %Grant County1.2Mingo County: 1.2 %Mingo County1.2Logan County: 1.1 %Logan County1.1Putnam County: 1 %Putnam County1Taylor County: 1 %Taylor County1Roane County: 0.7 %Roane County0.7Nicholas County: 0.7 %Nicholas County0.7Fayette County: 0.7 %Fayette County0.7McDowell County: 0.6 %McDowell County0.6Lewis County: 0.6 %Lewis County0.6Webster County: 0.6 %Webster County0.6Wirt County: 0.6 %Wirt County0.6Wetzel County: 0.5 %Wetzel County0.5Ritchie County: 0.5 %Ritchie County0.5Boone County: 0.5 %Boone County0.5Jackson County: 0.5 %Jackson County0.5Pendleton County: 0.4 %Pendleton County0.4Braxton County: 0.3 %Braxton County0.3Lincoln County: 0.2 %Lincoln County0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Monongalia County6.80 pts
2Calhoun County5.7-0.2 pts
3Jefferson County5.7-0.1 pts
4Berkeley County4.7-0.2 pts
5Mineral County4.2+0.5 pts
6Hardy County3.9+1 pts
6Mercer County3.9+0.4 pts
8Morgan County3.60 pts
9Ohio County3.5+0.7 pts
10Hampshire County3.4+0.7 pts
11Brooke County3.3-1 pts
12Gilmer County3.2+1 pts
13Cabell County2.70 pts
14Hancock County2.6-1.1 pts
15Doddridge County2.5-0.3 pts
16Marion County2.3+0.5 pts
17Wyoming County2.2+0.3 pts
18Clay County2+0.8 pts
19Upshur County1.9-0.3 pts
20Randolph County1.90 pts
21Monroe County1.8-0.9 pts
22Pleasants County1.8-0.3 pts
23Raleigh County1.6-0.3 pts
24Greenbrier County1.5-0.1 pts
25Barbour County1.5-0.6 pts
26Tucker County1.5+0.8 pts
27Pocahontas County1.5-1.6 pts
27Summers County1.5-0.9 pts
29Kanawha County1.5+0.1 pts
30Marshall County1.5-0.1 pts
31Wayne County1.40 pts
32Tyler County1.4+0.3 pts
32Wood County1.4+0.1 pts
34Harrison County1.4-0.3 pts
35Mason County1.3+0.7 pts
36Preston County1.20 pts
37Grant County1.2-0 pts
38Mingo County1.2+0.4 pts
39Logan County1.1-0 pts
40Putnam County1-0.1 pts
40Taylor County1+0.2 pts
42Roane County0.7+0.2 pts
43Nicholas County0.7+0.1 pts
44Fayette County0.7-0.4 pts
45McDowell County0.60 pts
46Lewis County0.6+0.2 pts
47Webster County0.6+0.4 pts
48Wirt County0.6+0.2 pts
49Wetzel County0.5-0.1 pts
50Ritchie County0.5-1 pts
51Boone County0.5-0 pts
51Jackson County0.5-0.3 pts
53Pendleton County0.4-0.2 pts
54Braxton County0.3+0.2 pts
55Lincoln County0.2-0.1 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/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 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, 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 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, 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-state/west-virginia-counties?period=2023. 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, 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-state/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 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, 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-state/west-virginia-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 6.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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