Most Densely Populated Cities in West Virginia
The top 25 of 25 West Virginia cities on GIS Map, ranked by residents per square mile of land.
| # | City | People per sq mi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shepherdstown | 3,641 |
| 2 | Morgantown | 2,970 |
| 3 | St. Albans | 2,911 |
| 4 | Martinsburg | 2,851 |
| 5 | Huntington | 2,823 |
| 6 | Vienna | 2,651 |
| 7 | Parkersburg | 2,482 |
| 8 | Fairmont | 2,118 |
| 9 | Wheeling | 1,938 |
| 10 | Princeton | 1,903 |
| 11 | Elkins | 1,843 |
| 12 | Beckley | 1,771 |
| 13 | Point Pleasant | 1,639 |
| 14 | Clarksburg | 1,600 |
| 15 | Charleston | 1,510 |
| 16 | South Charleston | 1,379 |
| 17 | White Sulphur Springs | 1,361 |
| 18 | Charles Town | 1,251 |
| 19 | Bluefield | 1,046 |
| 20 | Weirton | 1,033 |
| 21 | Lewisburg | 1,008 |
| 22 | Hinton | 934 |
| 23 | Bridgeport | 873 |
| 24 | Summersville | 752 |
| 25 | Fayetteville | 488 |
Top West Virginia Counties
Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in West Virginia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/west-virginia/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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