Top 100 Biggest Cities In West Virginia (2011 Census)

Rank	City	2012 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charleston	51,053	-0.7%
2	Huntington	49,113	-0.1%
3	Parkersburg	31,354	-0.4%
4	Morgantown	30,672	3.4%
5	Wheeling	28,293	-0.7%
6	Weirton	19,609	-0.7%
7	Fairmont	18,721	0.1%
8	Beckley	17,680	0.4%
9	Martinsburg	17,364	0.8%
10	Clarksburg	16,540	-0.2%
11	South Charleston	13,355	-0.7%
12	St. Albans	10,983	-0.6%
13	Vienna	10,711	-0.4%
14	Bluefield	10,487	0.4%
15	Moundsville	9,238	-0.9%
16	Bridgeport	8,284	1.7%
17	Dunbar	7,858	-0.6%
18	Oak Hill	7,724	-0.1%
19	Elkins	7,189	1.3%
20	Nitro	7,145	-0.5%
21	Princeton	6,449	0.3%
22	Hurricane	6,311	0.4%
23	Buckhannon	5,620	-0.3%
24	Keyser	5,386	-1.0%
25	Charles Town	5,349	1.7%
26	New Martinsville	5,330	-0.7%
27	Grafton	5,168	0.1%
28	Ranson corporation	4,574	3.0%
29	Point Pleasant	4,336	-0.3%
30	Weston	4,081	-0.7%
31	Westover	4,063	2.0%
32	Barboursville	3,996	0.8%
33	Lewisburg	3,897	1.7%
34	Ravenswood	3,871	-0.1%
35	Summersville	3,563	-0.3%
36	Ripley	3,258	0.2%
37	Williamson	3,163	-0.9%
38	Kenova	3,161	-1.7%
39	Pleasant Valley	3,161	0.4%
40	Madison	3,051	-0.8%
41	Follansbee	2,966	-0.7%
42	Philippi	2,960	-0.2%
43	Kingwood	2,937	-0.1%
44	Williamstown	2,906	-0.1%
45	Fayetteville	2,890	-0.1%
46	Wellsburg	2,782	-0.8%
47	Hinton	2,646	-1.1%
48	Paden City	2,600	-1.3%
49	Chester	2,569	-0.6%
50	Moorefield	2,537	-0.3%
51	Bethlehem	2,488	-0.4%
52	Milton	2,460	1.5%
53	White Sulphur Springs	2,441	-0.1%
54	Petersburg	2,414	-2.1%
55	Welch	2,359	-2.0%
56	Winfield	2,324	1.0%
57	Spencer	2,278	-1.9%
58	Shinnston	2,203	0.1%
59	Mannington	2,067	0.2%
60	Richwood	2,038	-0.6%
61	Belington	1,924	0.2%
62	McMechen	1,907	-1.0%
63	Star City	1,870	2.5%
64	St. Marys	1,856	-0.2%
65	Harrisville	1,849	-1.4%
66	Romney	1,827	-1.1%
67	Stonewood	1,802	-0.2%
68	Ronceverte	1,773	0.5%
69	Logan	1,758	-1.2%
70	Shepherdstown	1,740	0.3%
71	Montgomery	1,632	-0.4%
72	Nutter Fort	1,592	-0.1%
73	Salem	1,584	-0.1%
74	New Haven	1,552	-0.5%
75	Glenville	1,550	0.8%
76	Mullens	1,546	-0.8%
77	Chesapeake	1,545	-0.6%
78	West Liberty	1,540	-0.1%
79	Eleanor	1,536	1.2%
80	Glen Dale	1,511	-1.0%
81	Marmet	1,494	-0.6%
82	Rainelle	1,491	-0.9%
83	Terra Alta	1,479	0.1%
84	Parsons	1,458	-1.8%
85	Ceredo	1,422	-1.9%
86	Mabscott	1,408	–
87	Wayne	1,408	-0.4%
88	Benwood	1,406	-1.0%
89	Ansted	1,406	0.1%
90	Mount Hope	1,405	-0.6%
91	Sistersville	1,377	-1.4%
92	Oceana	1,376	-1.3%
93	Sophia	1,346	0.1%
94	Barrackville	1,305	0.2%
95	Belle	1,250	-0.8%
96	Buffalo	1,248	1.0%
97	Chapmanville	1,246	-0.8%
98	Clendenin	1,218	-0.7%
99	Alderson	1,187	0.3%
100	Hamlin	1,135	-0.6%

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