Top 100 Biggest Cities In West Virginia (2017 Census)

Rank	City	2018 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Charleston	47,929	-1.0%
2	Huntington	47,079	-0.6%
3	Morgantown	30,547	0.4%
4	Parkersburg	30,096	-0.6%
5	Wheeling	27,066	-0.7%
6	Weirton	18,685	-0.8%
7	Fairmont	18,467	-0.2%
8	Martinsburg	17,404	0.1%
9	Beckley	16,404	-1.0%
10	Clarksburg	15,621	-0.8%
11	South Charleston	12,493	-1.0%
12	Vienna	10,370	-0.5%
13	St. Albans	10,265	-1.0%
14	Bluefield	9,869	-0.8%
15	Bridgeport	8,635	0.8%
16	Moundsville	8,494	-1.3%
17	Oak Hill	8,338	1.1%
18	Dunbar	7,338	-1.1%
19	Elkins	7,047	-0.1%
20	Nitro	6,561	-1.3%
21	Hurricane	6,542	0.6%
22	Charles Town	5,957	1.8%
23	Princeton	5,822	-1.4%
24	Buckhannon	5,529	-0.3%
25	Ranson corporation	5,173	2.2%
26	New Martinsville	5,138	-0.6%
27	Grafton	5,077	-0.2%
28	Keyser	5,077	-1.0%
29	Barboursville	4,217	0.9%
30	Westover	4,182	0.7%
31	Point Pleasant	4,153	-0.7%
32	Weston	3,971	-0.5%
33	Lewisburg	3,907	0.3%
34	Ravenswood	3,738	-0.5%
35	Philippi	3,380	1.9%
36	Summersville	3,361	-0.9%
37	Ripley	3,231	-0.1%
38	Pleasant Valley	3,164	0.1%
39	Kenova	3,007	-1.0%
40	Kingwood	2,929	-0.0%
41	Williamstown	2,906	-0.0%
42	Madison	2,801	-1.3%
43	Williamson	2,796	-1.9%
44	Fayetteville	2,772	-0.6%
45	Follansbee	2,765	-1.1%
46	Milton	2,612	1.1%
47	Petersburg	2,593	0.7%
48	Wellsburg	2,589	-1.1%
49	Granville	2,560	18.5%
50	Chester	2,448	-0.8%
51	Hinton	2,448	-1.3%
52	Moorefield	2,433	-0.6%
53	Paden City	2,424	-1.2%
54	White Sulphur Springs	2,420	-0.1%
55	Winfield	2,359	0.4%
56	Bethlehem	2,359	-0.8%
57	Shinnston	2,129	-0.5%
58	Spencer	2,111	-1.4%
59	Mannington	2,043	-0.1%
60	Star City	1,958	1.0%
61	Richwood	1,906	-1.0%
62	Belington	1,864	-0.4%
63	Shepherdstown	1,802	0.6%
64	St. Marys	1,787	-0.6%
65	McMechen	1,775	-1.2%
66	Welch	1,740	-4.5%
67	Harrisville	1,740	-1.1%
68	Romney	1,737	-0.9%
69	Stonewood	1,737	-0.6%
70	Ronceverte	1,717	-0.4%
71	Eleanor	1,598	0.7%
72	Montgomery	1,549	-0.8%
73	Nutter Fort	1,540	-0.5%
74	Logan	1,539	-2.0%
75	Terra Alta	1,501	0.2%
76	New Haven	1,499	-0.6%
77	Salem	1,492	-0.9%
78	Rainelle	1,482	-0.2%
79	Glenville	1,473	-0.6%
80	West Liberty	1,463	-0.7%
81	Chesapeake	1,456	-0.9%
82	Parsons	1,415	-0.7%
83	Glen Dale	1,413	-1.1%
84	Marmet	1,410	-0.9%
85	Wayne	1,408	-0.1%
86	Mullens	1,369	-1.8%
87	Ansted	1,353	-0.5%
88	Ceredo	1,352	-1.0%
89	Mount Hope	1,310	-1.1%
90	Benwood	1,307	-1.2%
91	Barrackville	1,299	-0.0%
92	Mabscott	1,298	-1.2%
93	Sistersville	1,288	-1.1%
94	Sophia	1,274	-0.8%
95	Buffalo	1,262	0.3%
96	Oceana	1,245	-1.6%
97	Belle	1,162	-1.2%
98	Alderson	1,155	-0.4%
99	Clendenin	1,142	-1.0%
100	Chapmanville	1,137	-1.4%

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