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 . 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.
+The 20 United States statistical areas and 55 counties of the State of West VirginiaCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Metropolitan division2025 population (est.)Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA637,500385,547 ()Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA365,965185,377 (WV)Cabell County, West Virginia91,183nonePutnam County, West Virginia56,885Lawrence County, Ohio55,710Boyd County, Kentucky47,751Wayne County, West Virginia37,309Greenup County, Kentucky35,213Carter County, Kentucky26,149Lawrence County, Kentucky15,765Charleston, WV MSA200,170Kanawha County, West Virginia172,381Boone County, West Virginia20,251Clay County, West Virginia7,538Portsmouth, OH μSA71,365Scioto County, Ohio71,365Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA10,274,894244,756 (WV)Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA6,465,72463,102 (WV)Fairfax County, Virginia1,167,873Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD3,247,64763,102 (WV)Prince William County, Virginia502,966Loudoun County, Virginia449,749Arlington County, Virginia243,931City of Alexandria, Virginia160,662Stafford County, Virginia170,803Spotsylvania County, Virginia155,388Fauquier County, Virginia76,503Jefferson County, West Virginia63,102Culpeper County, Virginia57,666City of Manassas, Virginia44,332Warren County, Virginia42,740City of Fredericksburg, Virginia30,393City of Fairfax, Virginia26,772City of Manassas Park, Virginia16,560Clarke County, Virginia15,609City of Falls Church, Virginia15,159Rappahannock County, Virginia7,439Prince George's County, Maryland970,374Washington, DC-MD MD1,840,612District of Columbia693,645Charles County, Maryland176,593Montgomery County, Maryland1,074,582Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD1,377,465Frederick County, Maryland302,883Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA2,857,781Baltimore County, Maryland847,650noneAnne Arundel County, Maryland603,380Baltimore City, Maryland569,997Howard County, Maryland339,183Harford County, Maryland266,446Carroll County, Maryland176,677Queen Anne's County, Maryland54,448Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA315,280157,549 (WV)Washington County, Maryland157,731Berkeley County, West Virginia139,522Morgan County, West Virginia18,027Lexington Park, MD MSA211,176St. Mary's County, Maryland116,692Calvert County, Maryland94,484Chambersburg, PA MSA160,652Franklin County, Pennsylvania160,652Winchester, VA-WV MSA152,33224,105 (WV)Frederick County, Virginia99,955City of Winchester, Virginia28,272Hampshire County, West Virginia24,105Easton, MD μSA38,238Talbot County, Maryland38,238Lake of the Woods, VA μSA40,083Orange County, Virginia40,083Cambridge, MD μSA33,628Dorchester County, Maryland33,628Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV CSA143,726Clarksburg, WV μSA88,142Harrison County, West Virginia64,221Taylor County, West Virginia16,287Doddridge County, West Virginia7,634Fairmont, WV μSA55,584Marion County, West Virginia55,584noneMorgantown, WV MSA141,995Monongalia County, West Virginia107,991Preston County, West Virginia34,004Beckley, WV MSA109,940Raleigh County, West Virginia71,775Fayette County, West Virginia38,165Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA145,65387,264 (WV)Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA87,264Wood County, West Virginia82,385Wirt County, West Virginia4,879Marietta, OH μSA58,389Washington County, Ohio58,389noneWheeling, WV-OH MSA134,08969,655 (WV)Belmont County, Ohio64,434Ohio County, West Virginia40,496Marshall County, West Virginia29,159Bluefield, WV-VA μSA96,13857,503 (WV)Mercer County, West Virginia57,503Tazewell County, Virginia38,635Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA2,725,19848,871 (WV)Pittsburgh, PA MSA2,421,992Allegheny County, Pennsylvania1,225,035Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania349,324Washington County, Pennsylvania210,802Butler County, Pennsylvania200,169Beaver County, Pennsylvania166,032Fayette County, Pennsylvania123,021Lawrence County, Pennsylvania83,911Armstrong County, Pennsylvania63,698Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA112,46848,871 (WV)Jefferson County, Ohio63,597Hancock County, West Virginia27,729Brooke County, West Virginia21,142Hermitage, PA μSA107,860Mercer County, Pennsylvania107,860Indiana, PA μSA82,878Indiana County, Pennsylvania82,878noneElkins, WV μSA26,882Randolph County, West Virginia26,882Cumberland, MD-WV μSA93,64026,792 (WV)Allegany County, Maryland66,848Mineral County, West Virginia26,792noneGreenbrier County, West Virginia31,578Logan County, West Virginia30,375Jackson County, West Virginia27,450Mason County, West Virginia24,707Nicholas County, West Virginia23,848Upshur County, West Virginia23,758Mingo County, West Virginia21,455Wyoming County, West Virginia19,801Lincoln County, West Virginia19,177McDowell County, West Virginia16,878Lewis County, West Virginia16,394Barbour County, West Virginia15,414Hardy County, West Virginia14,337Wetzel County, West Virginia13,734Roane County, West Virginia13,317Monroe County, West Virginia12,491Braxton County, West Virginia11,885Summers County, West Virginia11,532Grant County, West Virginia11,041Ritchie County, West Virginia8,034Webster County, West Virginia7,760Tyler County, West Virginia7,881Pocahontas County, West Virginia7,602Pleasants County, West Virginia7,338Gilmer County, West Virginia7,338Tucker County, West Virginia6,540Pendleton County, West Virginia5,826Calhoun County, West Virginia5,978State of West Virginia1,766,147
+The 15 core-based statistical areas of the State of West Virginia2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusCharleston, WV MSAHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA (WV)Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA (WV)Morgantown, WV MSABeckley, WV MSAClarksburg, WV μSAParkersburg-Vienna, WV MSAWheeling, WV-OH MSA (WV)Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA (WV)Bluefield, WV-VA μSA (WV)Fairmont, WV μSAWeirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA (WV)Elkins, WV μSACumberland, MD-WV μSA (WV)Winchester, VA-WV MSA (WV)Bluefield, WV-VA μSACumberland, MD-WV μSAHagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSAHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSAWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSAWeirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSAWheeling, WV-OH MSAWinchester, VA-WV MSA
+The five combined statistical areas of the State of West Virginia2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusCharleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA (WV)Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA (WV)Clarksburg-Fairmont, WV CSAParkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA (WV)Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA (WV)Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSAParkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSAPittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSAWashington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA
See also
Geography of West Virginia Demographics of West Virginia
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau