# West Virginia statistical areas

The U.S. State of West Virginia currently has 20 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated five combined statistical areas, 10 metropolitan statistical areas, and five micropolitan statistical areas in West Virginia. As of 2023, the largest of these is the Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA, which includes West Virginia's capital and largest city, Charleston.

## Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

## Table

The 20 United States statistical areas and 55 counties of the State of West Virginia :
| Combined statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | County | 2023 population (est.) | Metropolitan division | 2023 population (est.) |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 186,730 (WV) | Cabell County, West Virginia | 92,082 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 186,730 (WV) | Putnam County, West Virginia | 56,962 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 186,730 (WV) | Lawrence County, Ohio | 56,118 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 186,730 (WV) | Boyd County, Kentucky | 47,826 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 186,730 (WV) | Wayne County, West Virginia | 37,686 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 186,730 (WV) | Greenup County, Kentucky | 35,221 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 186,730 (WV) | Carter County, Kentucky | 26,366 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 186,730 (WV) | Lawrence County, Kentucky | 16,000 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Charleston, WV MSA | 203,164 | Kanawha County, West Virginia | 174,805 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Charleston, WV MSA | 203,164 | Boone County, West Virginia | 20,576 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Charleston, WV MSA | 203,164 | Clay County, West Virginia | 7,783 | none | none |
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 389,050 (WV) | Portsmouth, OH μSA | 71,969 | Scioto County, Ohio | 71,969 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Fairfax County, Virginia | 1,141,878 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Prince William County, Virginia | 489,640 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Loudoun County, Virginia | 436,347 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Arlington County, Virginia | 234,162 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | City of Alexandria, Virginia | 165,428 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Stafford County, Virginia | 155,230 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | 149,588 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Fauquier County, Virginia | 75,165 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Jefferson County, West Virginia | 59,787 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Culpeper County, Virginia | 54,973 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | City of Manassas, Virginia | 42,696 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Warren County, Virginia | 41,843 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | City of Fredericksburg, Virginia | 28,928 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | City of Fairfax, Virginia | 25,144 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | City of Manassas Park, Virginia | 16,361 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Clarke County, Virginia | 15,466 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | City of Falls Church, Virginia | 14,685 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Rappahannock County, Virginia | 7,414 | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD | 3,154,735 59,787 (WV) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Prince George's County, Maryland | 947,430 | Washington, DC-MD MD | 1,798,375 |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | District of Columbia | 678,972 | Washington, DC-MD MD | 1,798,375 |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Charles County, Maryland | 171,973 | Washington, DC-MD MD | 1,798,375 |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Montgomery County, Maryland | 1,058,474 | Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD | 1,351,865 |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 59,787 (WV) | Frederick County, Maryland | 293,391 | Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD | 1,351,865 |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA | 2,834,316 | Baltimore County, Maryland | 844,703 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA | 2,834,316 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | 594,582 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA | 2,834,316 | Baltimore City, Maryland | 565,239 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA | 2,834,316 | Howard County, Maryland | 336,001 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA | 2,834,316 | Harford County, Maryland | 264,644 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA | 2,834,316 | Carroll County, Maryland | 176,639 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA | 2,834,316 | Queen Anne's County, Maryland | 52,508 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA | 305,902 150,089 (WV) | Washington County, Maryland | 155,813 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA | 305,902 150,089 (WV) | Berkeley County, West Virginia | 132,440 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA | 305,902 150,089 (WV) | Morgan County, West Virginia | 17,649 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Lexington Park, MD MSA | 210,009 | St. Mary's County, Maryland | 115,281 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Lexington Park, MD MSA | 210,009 | Calvert County, Maryland | 94,728 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Chambersburg, PA MSA | 157,854 | Franklin County, Pennsylvania | 157,854 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Winchester, VA-WV MSA | 147,260 23,649 (WV) | Frederick County, Virginia | 95,994 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Winchester, VA-WV MSA | 147,260 23,649 (WV) | City of Winchester, Virginia | 27,617 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Winchester, VA-WV MSA | 147,260 23,649 (WV) | Hampshire County, West Virginia | 23,649 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Easton, MD μSA | 38,574 | Talbot County, Maryland | 38,574 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Lake of the Woods, VA μSA | 37,823 | Orange County, Virginia | 37,823 | none | none |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,028,331 233,525 (WV) | Cambridge, MD μSA | 32,879 | Dorchester County, Maryland | 32,879 | none | none |
| Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV CSA | 144,514 | Clarksburg, WV μSA | 88,707 | Harrison County, West Virginia | 64,639 | none | none |
| Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV CSA | 144,514 | Clarksburg, WV μSA | 88,707 | Taylor County, West Virginia | 16,388 | none | none |
| Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV CSA | 144,514 | Clarksburg, WV μSA | 88,707 | Doddridge County, West Virginia | 7,680 | none | none |
| Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV CSA | 144,514 | Fairmont, WV μSA | 55,807 | Marion County, West Virginia | 55,807 | none | none |
| none | none | Morgantown, WV MSA | 141,817 | Monongalia County, West Virginia | 107,718 | none | none |
| none | none | Morgantown, WV MSA | 141,817 | Preston County, West Virginia | 34,099 | none | none |
| none | none | Beckley, WV MSA | 111,428 | Raleigh County, West Virginia | 72,356 | none | none |
| none | none | Beckley, WV MSA | 111,428 | Fayette County, West Virginia | 39,072 | none | none |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA | 146,629 88,052 (WV) | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA | 88,052 | Wood County, West Virginia | 83,052 | none | none |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA | 146,629 88,052 (WV) | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA | 88,052 | Wirt County, West Virginia | 5,000 | none | none |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA | 146,629 88,052 (WV) | Marietta, OH μSA | 58,577 | Washington County, Ohio | 58,577 | none | none |
| none | none | Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | 135,517 70,599 (WV) | Belmont County, Ohio | 64,918 | none | none |
| none | none | Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | 135,517 70,599 (WV) | Ohio County, West Virginia | 41,194 | none | none |
| none | none | Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | 135,517 70,599 (WV) | Marshall County, West Virginia | 29,405 | none | none |
| none | none | Bluefield, WV-VA μSA | 97,177 58,057 (WV) | Mercer County, West Virginia | 58,057 | none | none |
| none | none | Bluefield, WV-VA μSA | 97,177 58,057 (WV) | Tazewell County, Virginia | 39,120 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,422,725 | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | 1,224,825 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,422,725 | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | 351,163 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,422,725 | Washington County, Pennsylvania | 210,232 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,422,725 | Butler County, Pennsylvania | 198,413 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,422,725 | Beaver County, Pennsylvania | 165,631 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,422,725 | Fayette County, Pennsylvania | 123,915 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,422,725 | Lawrence County, Pennsylvania | 84,472 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,422,725 | Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | 64,074 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | 113,544 49,518 (WV) | Jefferson County, Ohio | 64,026 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | 113,544 49,518 (WV) | Hancock County, West Virginia | 28,145 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | 113,544 49,518 (WV) | Brooke County, West Virginia | 21,373 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Hermitage, PA μSA | 108,503 | Mercer County, Pennsylvania | 108,503 | none | none |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 49,518 (WV) | Indiana, PA μSA | 83,094 | Indiana County, Pennsylvania | 83,094 | none | none |
| none | none | Elkins, WV μSA | 27,350 | Randolph County, West Virginia | 27,350 | none | none |
| none | none | Cumberland, MD-WV μSA | 94,140 26,867 (WV) | Allegany County, Maryland | 67,273 | none | none |
| none | none | Cumberland, MD-WV μSA | 94,140 26,867 (WV) | Mineral County, West Virginia | 26,867 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Greenbrier County, West Virginia | 32,149 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Logan County, West Virginia | 30,827 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Jackson County, West Virginia | 27,593 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Mason County, West Virginia | 24,765 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Nicholas County, West Virginia | 24,169 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Upshur County, West Virginia | 23,529 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Mingo County, West Virginia | 22,023 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Wyoming County, West Virginia | 20,277 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Lincoln County, West Virginia | 19,701 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | McDowell County, West Virginia | 17,439 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Lewis County, West Virginia | 16,500 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Barbour County, West Virginia | 15,378 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Hardy County, West Virginia | 14,251 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Wetzel County, West Virginia | 13,890 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Roane County, West Virginia | 13,743 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Monroe County, West Virginia | 12,382 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Braxton County, West Virginia | 12,162 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Summers County, West Virginia | 11,581 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Grant County, West Virginia | 10,921 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Ritchie County, West Virginia | 8,167 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Webster County, West Virginia | 8,045 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Tyler County, West Virginia | 7,919 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Pocahontas County, West Virginia | 7,765 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Pleasants County, West Virginia | 7,428 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Gilmer County, West Virginia | 7,254 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Tucker County, West Virginia | 6,604 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Pendleton County, West Virginia | 6,029 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Calhoun County, West Virginia | 5,959 | none | none |
| State of West Virginia | State of West Virginia | State of West Virginia | State of West Virginia | State of West Virginia | 1,770,071 | none | none |

## Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.
The 15 core-based statistical areas of the State of West Virginia :
| 2023 rank | Core-based statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Core-based statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 1 | Charleston, WV MSA | 203,164 | −3.53% | 210,605 | −7.25% | 227,078 |
| 2 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA (WV) | 186,730 | −2.12% | 190,772 | −1.81% | 194,286 |
| 3 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA (WV) | 150,089 | +7.87% | 139,139 | +14.32% | 121,710 |
| 4 | Morgantown, WV MSA | 141,817 | +1.27% | 140,038 | +7.96% | 129,709 |
| 5 | Beckley, WV MSA | 111,428 | −3.17% | 115,079 | −7.86% | 124,898 |
| 6 | Clarksburg, WV μSA | 88,707 | −1.91% | 90,434 | −3.99% | 94,196 |
| 7 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA | 88,052 | −1.61% | 89,490 | −3.43% | 92,673 |
| 8 | Wheeling, WV-OH MSA (WV) | 70,599 | −3.31% | 73,016 | −5.85% | 77,550 |
| 9 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA (WV) | 59,787 | +3.62% | 57,701 | +7.86% | 53,498 |
| 10 | Bluefield, WV-VA μSA (WV) | 58,057 | −2.69% | 59,664 | −4.18% | 62,264 |
| 11 | Fairmont, WV μSA | 55,807 | −0.71% | 56,205 | −0.38% | 56,418 |
| 12 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA (WV) | 49,518 | −4.14% | 51,654 | −5.65% | 54,745 |
| 13 | Elkins, WV μSA | 27,350 | −2.08% | 27,932 | −5.01% | 29,405 |
| 14 | Cumberland, MD-WV μSA (WV) | 26,867 | −0.26% | 26,938 | −4.52% | 28,212 |
| 15 | Winchester, VA-WV MSA (WV) | 23,649 | +2.41% | 23,093 | −3.63% | 23,964 |
| | Bluefield, WV-VA μSA | 97,177 | −2.91% | 100,093 | −6.75% | 107,342 |
| | Cumberland, MD-WV μSA | 94,140 | −0.95% | 95,044 | −7.99% | 103,299 |
| | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA | 305,902 | +4.10% | 293,844 | +9.18% | 269,140 |
| | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 | −2.10% | 376,155 | −2.74% | 386,768 |
| | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 6,304,975 | +0.42% | 6,278,542 | +13.18% | 5,547,495 |
| | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | 113,544 | −2.87% | 116,903 | −6.07% | 124,454 |
| | Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | 135,517 | −2.86% | 139,513 | −5.70% | 147,950 |
| | Winchester, VA-WV MSA | 147,260 | +3.24% | 142,632 | +11.02% | 128,472 |

## Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.
The five combined statistical areas of the State of West Virginia :
| 2023 rank | Combined statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Combined statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 1 | Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA (WV) | 389,050 | −3.07% | 401,377 | −4.74% | 421,364 |
| 2 | Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA (WV) | 233,525 | +6.18% | 219,933 | +10.42% | 199,172 |
| 3 | Clarksburg-Fairmont, WV CSA | 144,514 | −1.45% | 146,639 | −2.64% | 150,614 |
| 4 | Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA (WV) | 88,052 | −1.61% | 89,490 | −3.43% | 92,673 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA (WV) | 49,518 | −4.14% | 51,654 | −5.65% | 54,745 |
| | Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 | −2.63% | 660,768 | −4.70% | 693,345 |
| | Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA | 146,629 | −1.76% | 149,261 | −3.36% | 154,451 |
| | Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA | 2,727,866 | −1.44% | 2,767,801 | −0.34% | 2,777,365 |
| | Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA | 10,069,592 | +0.41% | 10,028,331 | +10.17% | 9,102,983 |