West Virginia: cities and towns by population
The largest of West Virginia's 247 recorded places, ranked by population — 781,823 people across the state's towns and cities.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington | 48,638 |
| 2 | Charleston | 46,838 |
| 3 | Parkersburg | 30,991 |
| 4 | Morgantown | 30,708 |
| 5 | Wheeling | 27,648 |
| 6 | Weirton Heights | 19,450 |
| 7 | Weirton | 19,175 |
| 8 | Fairmont | 18,733 |
| 9 | Martinsburg | 17,700 |
| 10 | Beckley | 17,056 |
| 11 | Clarksburg | 16,152 |
| 12 | Teays Valley | 13,175 |
| 13 | South Charleston | 13,045 |
| 14 | Saint Albans | 11,044 |
| 15 | Vienna | 10,573 |
| 16 | Bluefield | 10,323 |
| 17 | Cross Lanes | 9,995 |
| 18 | Moundsville | 8,710 |
| 19 | Bridgeport | 8,359 |
| 20 | Oak Hill | 8,140 |
| 21 | Cheat Lake | 7,988 |
| 22 | Dunbar | 7,659 |
| 23 | Elkins | 7,226 |
| 24 | Nitro | 6,763 |
| 25 | Pea Ridge | 6,650 |
| 26 | Hurricane | 6,493 |
| 27 | Princeton | 6,035 |
| 28 | Charles Town | 5,899 |
| 29 | Augusta | 5,734 |
| 30 | Buckhannon | 5,657 |
| 31 | Keyser | 5,248 |
| 32 | New Martinsville | 5,218 |
| 33 | Brookhaven | 5,171 |
| 34 | Grafton | 5,148 |
| 35 | Ranson | 4,941 |
| 36 | Point Pleasant | 4,276 |
| 37 | Westover | 4,223 |
| 38 | Weston | 4,082 |
| 39 | Barboursville | 4,069 |
| 40 | Sissonville | 4,028 |
| 41 | Lewisburg | 3,949 |
| 42 | Ravenswood | 3,843 |
| 43 | Summersville | 3,478 |
| 44 | Shannondale | 3,358 |
| 45 | Pinch | 3,262 |
| 46 | Philippi | 3,256 |
| 47 | Ripley | 3,255 |
| 48 | Pleasant Valley | 3,196 |
| 49 | Blennerhassett | 3,089 |
| 50 | Kenova | 3,083 |
| 51 | Culloden | 3,061 |
| 52 | Williamson | 3,003 |
| 53 | Shady Spring | 2,998 |
| 54 | Williamstown | 2,965 |
| 55 | Kingwood | 2,959 |
| 56 | Inwood | 2,954 |
| 57 | Madison | 2,929 |
| 58 | Fayetteville | 2,892 |
| 59 | Follansbee | 2,887 |
| 60 | Wellsburg | 2,704 |
| 61 | Crab Orchard | 2,678 |
| 62 | Milton | 2,637 |
| 63 | Hooverson Heights | 2,590 |
| 64 | Bethlehem | 2,588 |
| 65 | Granville | 2,554 |
| 66 | Hinton | 2,528 |
| 67 | Petersburg | 2,520 |
| 68 | Paden City | 2,506 |
| 69 | Chester | 2,498 |
| 70 | Moorefield | 2,482 |
| 71 | White Sulphur Springs | 2,438 |
| 72 | Bethlehem | 2,425 |
| 73 | Winfield | 2,354 |
| 74 | Craigsville | 2,213 |
| 75 | Spencer | 2,195 |
| 76 | Bluewell | 2,184 |
| 77 | Shinnston | 2,171 |
| 78 | Shepherdstown | 2,079 |
| 79 | Mannington | 2,077 |
| 80 | Bradley | 2,040 |
| 81 | Star City | 2,014 |
| 82 | Richwood | 1,980 |
| 83 | Welch | 1,973 |
| 84 | Mineral Wells | 1,950 |
| 85 | Belington | 1,933 |
| 86 | Daniels | 1,881 |
| 87 | Saint Marys | 1,860 |
| 88 | McMechen | 1,842 |
| 89 | Coal City | 1,815 |
| 90 | Mount Gay-Shamrock | 1,779 |
| 91 | Harrisville | 1,775 |
| 92 | Romney | 1,773 |
| 93 | Stonewood | 1,766 |
| 94 | Ronceverte | 1,752 |
| 95 | Alum Creek | 1,749 |
| 96 | Fairlea | 1,747 |
| 97 | Mallory | 1,654 |
| 98 | Logan | 1,649 |
| 99 | Rand | 1,631 |
| 100 | Montgomery | 1,596 |
| 101 | West Liberty | 1,590 |
| 102 | Eleanor | 1,586 |
| 103 | Nutter Fort | 1,575 |
| 104 | Salem | 1,551 |
| 105 | Glenville | 1,543 |
| 106 | New Haven | 1,532 |
| 107 | Glendale | 1,526 |
| 108 | Chesapeake | 1,502 |
| 109 | MacArthur | 1,500 |
| 110 | Prosperity | 1,498 |
| 111 | Terra Alta | 1,493 |
| 112 | Rainelle | 1,481 |
| 113 | Mullens | 1,464 |
| 114 | Marmet | 1,450 |
| 115 | Parsons | 1,431 |
| 116 | Ansted | 1,397 |
| 117 | Ceredo | 1,388 |
| 118 | Wayne | 1,382 |
| 119 | Fort Ashby | 1,380 |
| 120 | Mount Hope | 1,377 |
| 121 | Newell | 1,376 |
| 122 | Mabscott | 1,372 |
| 123 | Sistersville | 1,366 |
| 124 | Benwood | 1,361 |
| 125 | Lesage | 1,358 |
| 126 | Stanaford | 1,350 |
| 127 | Barrackville | 1,321 |
| 128 | Sophia | 1,318 |
| 129 | Lubeck | 1,311 |
| 130 | Beaver | 1,308 |
| 131 | Oceana | 1,302 |
| 132 | Boaz | 1,297 |
| 133 | Buffalo | 1,253 |
| 134 | Coal Fork | 1,233 |
| 135 | Elkview | 1,222 |
| 136 | Belle | 1,211 |
| 137 | Chapmanville | 1,205 |
| 138 | Brush Fork | 1,197 |
| 139 | Clendenin | 1,187 |
| 140 | Alderson | 1,182 |
| 141 | Washington | 1,175 |
| 142 | Hamlin | 1,123 |
| 143 | Monongah | 1,091 |
| 144 | Gilbert Creek | 1,090 |
| 145 | Tornado | 1,081 |
| 146 | Pennsboro | 1,080 |
| 147 | Lavalette | 1,073 |
| 148 | New Cumberland | 1,063 |
| 149 | Bolivar | 1,060 |
| 150 | Marlinton | 1,029 |
| 151 | Bethany | 1,029 |
| 152 | Wiley Ford | 1,026 |
| 153 | Webster Springs | 1,009 |
| 154 | Despard | 1,004 |
| 155 | Piney View | 989 |
| 156 | Poca | 989 |
| 157 | Sutton | 984 |
| 158 | Enterprise | 961 |
| 159 | Maryland Junction | 954 |
| 160 | Cedar Grove | 952 |
| 161 | Athens | 951 |
| 162 | Rivesville | 944 |
| 163 | Mason | 942 |
| 164 | Carpendale | 937 |
| 165 | East Bank | 932 |
| 166 | Rupert | 932 |
| 167 | Piedmont | 925 |
| 168 | Cameron | 903 |
| 169 | Gassaway | 902 |
| 170 | Belmont | 901 |
| 171 | Gary | 889 |
| 172 | Glasgow | 877 |
| 173 | Falling Waters | 876 |
| 174 | Holden | 876 |
| 175 | Lumberport | 863 |
| 176 | Elizabeth | 839 |
| 177 | Piedmont | 837 |
| 178 | West Union | 831 |
| 179 | North Hills | 829 |
| 180 | Gallipolis Ferry | 817 |
| 181 | Middlebourne | 790 |
| 182 | Smithers | 790 |
| 183 | Chelyan | 776 |
| 184 | War | 775 |
| 185 | Triadelphia | 772 |
| 186 | Berkeley Springs | 766 |
| 187 | West Hamlin | 762 |
| 188 | Anmoore | 757 |
| 189 | Chattaroy | 756 |
| 190 | Montcalm | 726 |
| 191 | Mill Creek | 706 |
| 192 | Man | 704 |
| 193 | Shenandoah Junction | 703 |
| 194 | Cassville | 701 |
| 195 | Verdunville | 687 |
| 196 | Beverly | 685 |
| 197 | Fort Gay | 683 |
| 198 | Franklin | 677 |
| 199 | Jefferson | 676 |
| 200 | Hometown | 668 |