Top 100 Biggest Cities In West Virginia (2008 Census)

Rank	City	2009 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charleston	50,107	-0.8%
2	Huntington	49,042	-0.7%
3	Parkersburg	31,641	-0.6%
4	Morgantown	29,639	1.3%
5	Wheeling	28,864	-1.0%
6	Fairmont	18,978	-0.2%
7	Weirton	18,658	-1.1%
8	Martinsburg	16,956	1.7%
9	Beckley	16,568	-0.5%
10	Clarksburg	16,355	-0.3%
11	South Charleston	12,543	-1.0%
12	Bluefield	11,042	-0.4%
13	St. Albans	10,941	-0.7%
14	Vienna	10,550	-0.3%
15	Moundsville	9,144	-1.1%
16	Bridgeport	7,855	0.6%
17	Dunbar	7,628	-0.8%
18	Oak Hill	7,178	-0.7%
19	Elkins	7,003	-0.1%
20	Nitro	6,722	-0.3%
21	Hurricane	6,291	1.7%
22	Princeton	6,229	-0.3%
23	New Martinsville	5,563	-0.9%
24	Buckhannon	5,493	-0.6%
25	Grafton	5,334	-0.3%
26	Keyser	5,279	-0.2%
27	Charles Town	4,761	5.6%
28	Ranson corporation	4,722	3.5%
29	Point Pleasant	4,401	-0.6%
30	Weston	4,265	-0.1%
31	Westover	4,088	0.5%
32	Ravenswood	3,918	-0.3%
33	Lewisburg	3,525	-0.3%
34	Barboursville	3,394	0.5%
35	Kenova	3,288	-0.9%
36	Summersville	3,271	-0.1%
37	Ripley	3,225	-0.1%
38	Pleasant Valley	3,124	0.1%
39	Kingwood	3,053	0.0%
40	Williamson	3,023	-1.4%
41	Williamstown	2,991	0.0%
42	Follansbee	2,840	-1.1%
43	Philippi	2,775	-0.4%
44	Petersburg	2,739	1.5%
45	Fayetteville	2,683	-0.5%
46	Paden City	2,593	-1.2%
47	Madison	2,584	-0.6%
48	Wellsburg	2,581	-1.4%
49	Hinton	2,527	-1.5%
50	Bethlehem	2,477	-0.8%
51	Moorefield	2,433	0.3%
52	Milton	2,394	1.0%
53	Chester	2,325	-1.3%
54	Richwood	2,290	-0.9%
55	White Sulphur Springs	2,282	-0.2%
56	Shinnston	2,232	-0.3%
57	Welch	2,199	-2.3%
58	Spencer	2,126	-1.3%
59	Mannington	2,080	-0.2%
60	Winfield	2,051	0.9%
61	Salem	2,042	-0.3%
62	St. Marys	1,927	-0.7%
63	Montgomery	1,915	-0.1%
64	Romney	1,913	-0.2%
65	Stonewood	1,838	0.2%
66	Harrisville	1,810	-0.2%
67	Belington	1,792	0.0%
68	McMechen	1,727	-1.4%
69	Star City	1,651	2.4%
70	Nutter Fort	1,622	-0.4%
71	Marmet	1,607	-0.6%
72	Ceredo	1,599	-0.7%
73	Ansted	1,577	0.0%
74	Mullens	1,561	-1.5%
75	Eleanor	1,547	1.5%
76	Chesapeake	1,545	-0.7%
77	Ronceverte	1,514	-0.4%
78	New Haven	1,512	-0.4%
79	Terra Alta	1,511	0.4%
80	Logan	1,487	-1.1%
81	Rainelle	1,473	-0.6%
82	Glenville	1,452	-0.8%
83	Benwood	1,431	-1.2%
84	Sistersville	1,416	-1.4%
85	Oceana	1,401	-1.2%
86	Glen Dale	1,394	-1.3%
87	Mount Hope	1,373	-0.9%
88	Parsons	1,371	-0.8%
89	Mabscott	1,332	-0.6%
90	Barrackville	1,288	0.0%
91	West Liberty	1,231	-0.3%
92	Sophia	1,220	-0.8%
93	Buffalo	1,215	0.4%
94	Marlinton	1,203	-0.1%
95	Athens	1,179	-0.2%
96	Wayne	1,158	-0.4%
97	Belle	1,154	-1.0%
98	Shepherdstown	1,152	-0.5%
99	Pennsboro	1,149	-0.5%
100	Chapmanville	1,108	-1.0%

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