West Virginia
Bluefield
Peak Population (1950) : 21,506
Current (2020) : 9,658
Percentage Lost : 55.10%
Population Lost : 11,848
Charleston
Peak Population (1960) : 85,796
Current (2020) : 48,816
Percentage Lost : 43.11%
Population Lost : 36,980
Chester
Peak Population (1940) : 3,805
Current (2020) : 2,214
Percentage Lost : 41.81%
Population Lost : 1,591
Clarksburg
Peak Population (1950) : 32,014
Current (2020) : 16,061
Percentage Lost : 49.84%
Population Lost : 15,953
Dunbar
Peak Population (1960) : 11,006
Current (2020) : 7,477
Percentage Lost : 32.07%
Population Lost : 3,529
Fairmont
Peak Population (1950) : 29,346
Current (2020) : 18,416
Percentage Lost : 37.25%
Population Lost : 10,930
Hinton
Peak Population (1930) : 6,654
Current (2020) : 2,266
Percentage Lost : 65.95%
Population Lost : 4,388
Huntington
Peak Population (1950) : 86,353
Current (2020) : 45,746
Percentage Lost : 47.03%
Population Lost : 40,607
Kenova
Peak Population (1970) : 4,860
Current (2020) : 3,030
Percentage Lost : 37.65%
Population Lost : 1,830
Logan
Peak Population (1940) : 5,166
Current (2020) : 1,438
Percentage Lost : 72.16%
Population Lost : 3,728
Mannington
Peak Population (1920) : 3,673
Current (2020) : 1,961
Percentage Lost : 46.61%
Population Lost : 1,712
McMechen
Peak Population (1940) : 3,726
Current (2020) : 1,714
Percentage Lost : 54.00%
Population Lost : 2,012
Montgomery
Peak Population (1950) : 3,484
Current (2020) : 1,280
Percentage Lost : 63.26%
Population Lost : 2,204
Moundsville
Peak Population (1960) : 15,163
Current (2020) : 8,122
Percentage Lost : 46.44%
Population Lost : 7,041
Parkersburg
Peak Population (1960) : 44,797
Current (2020) : 29,746
Percentage Lost : 33.60%
Population Lost : 15,051
Richwood
Peak Population (1930) : 5,720
Current (2020) : 1,661
Percentage Lost : 70.96%
Population Lost : 4,059
Sistersville
Peak Population (1920) : 3,238
Current (2020) : 1,413
Percentage Lost : 56.36%
Population Lost : 1,825
South Charleston
Peak Population (1960) : 19,180
Current (2020) : 13,647
Percentage Lost : 28.85%
Population Lost : 5,533
Weirton
Peak Population (1960) : 28,201
Current (2020) : 19,163
Percentage Lost : 32.05%
Population Lost : 9,038
Welch
Peak Population (1950) : 6,603
Current (2020) : 1,914
Percentage Lost : 71.02%
Population Lost : 4,689
Wellsburg
Peak Population (1930) : 6,398
Current (2020) : 2,455
Percentage Lost : 61.63%
Population Lost : 3,943
Weston
Peak Population (1950) : 8,945
Current (2020) : 3,952
Percentage Lost : 55.82%
Population Lost : 4,993
Wheeling
Peak Population (1930) : 61,659
Current (2020) : 27,052
Percentage Lost : 56.13%
Population Lost : 34,607
Williamson
Peak Population (1930) : 9,410
Current (2020) : 3,042
Percentage Lost : 67.67%
Population Lost : 6,368