Counties in West Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June
Berkeley County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 55 counties in 2020, at 2,179. Kanawha County had the lowest, at -1,413. The median was -83 and the figure for West Virginia was -4,742. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2020
- Under -140
- -140 to -70
- -70 to 0
- 0 to 40
- 40 to 60
- 60 and over
All counties, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkeley County Estimated | 2,179 | +25.2% |
| 2 | Jefferson County Estimated | 137 | -39.9% |
| 3 | Morgan County Estimated | 119 | -12.5% |
| 4 | Taylor County Estimated | 76 | +231% |
| 5 | Putnam County Estimated | 59 | +166.3% |
| 6 | Grant County Estimated | 58 | +165.9% |
| 7 | Hampshire County Estimated | 49 | +139.2% |
| 8 | Barbour County Estimated | 41 | +555.6% |
| 9 | Marion County Estimated | 31 | -59.2% |
| 9 | Pleasants County Estimated | 31 | +167.4% |
| 11 | Tucker County Estimated | 7 | +136.8% |
| 12 | Lewis County Estimated | 2 | +104.8% |
| 13 | Pendleton County Estimated | -11 | -375% |
| 14 | Pocahontas County Estimated | -15 | +85.6% |
| 15 | Summers County Estimated | -19 | +64.8% |
| 16 | Monroe County Estimated | -25 | -161% |
| 17 | Upshur County Estimated | -38 | +68.1% |
| 18 | Hancock County Estimated | -40 | +13% |
| 19 | Monongalia County Estimated | -45 | +88.5% |
| 20 | Doddridge County Estimated | -46 | +49.5% |
| 21 | Mineral County Estimated | -48 | -284.6% |
| 22 | Preston County Estimated | -56 | -75% |
| 23 | Tyler County Estimated | -58 | +45.8% |
| 24 | Ritchie County Estimated | -59 | +52% |
| 25 | Gilmer County Estimated | -64 | -33.3% |
| 26 | Wirt County Estimated | -71 | -3,450% |
| 27 | Webster County Estimated | -75 | +16.7% |
| 28 | Nicholas County Estimated | -83 | +60.8% |
| 29 | Calhoun County Estimated | -87 | -19.2% |
| 30 | Logan County Estimated | -89 | +78.6% |
| 31 | Roane County Estimated | -96 | +44.8% |
| 32 | Brooke County Estimated | -102 | -7.4% |
| 33 | Greenbrier County Estimated | -103 | -364.1% |
| 34 | Mason County Estimated | -109 | +17.4% |
| 35 | Braxton County Estimated | -116 | -48.7% |
| 36 | Wyoming County Estimated | -123 | +39.1% |
| 37 | Jackson County Estimated | -133 | -329% |
| 38 | Randolph County Estimated | -134 | -152.8% |
| 39 | Clay County Estimated | -135 | -53.4% |
| 40 | Fayette County Estimated | -143 | +56% |
| 41 | Wetzel County Estimated | -144 | -54.8% |
| 42 | Boone County Estimated | -160 | +62% |
| 43 | Cabell County Estimated | -196 | +79.8% |
| 44 | Hardy County Estimated | -209 | -10,350% |
| 45 | Ohio County Estimated | -235 | -487.5% |
| 46 | Harrison County Estimated | -244 | -208.9% |
| 47 | Mercer County Estimated | -259 | -28.9% |
| 48 | Wayne County Estimated | -263 | +24% |
| 49 | Mingo County Estimated | -289 | +24.7% |
| 50 | Lincoln County Estimated | -299 | -293.4% |
| 51 | Marshall County Estimated | -318 | -75.7% |
| 52 | Raleigh County Estimated | -417 | -13.6% |
| 53 | Wood County Estimated | -445 | -2.3% |
| 54 | McDowell County Estimated | -517 | -10.7% |
| 55 | Kanawha County Estimated | -1,413 | +11.5% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated moves into an area from elsewhere in the same country minus moves out to the rest of the country, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
More on how it is measured
- United States: states and counties.
- Canada: provinces and territories, net interprovincial migration (Statistics Canada).
- United Kingdom: local authorities, counting moves between any two UK local authorities, including across the borders of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (ONS internal migration).
- A negative value means more people left than arrived.
Sums to zero, or close to it, for each country as a whole, so there is no national value.
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. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in West Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in West Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/west-virginia-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in West Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/west-virginia-counties?period=2020.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in West Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/west-virginia-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_west_virginia_2020,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in West Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2020}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest net domestic migration, July to June?
Berkeley County, with 2,179 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Kanawha County, with -1,413 in 2020.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.