West Virginia statistical areas explained

The U.S. 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 .[1] 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.

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The 20 United States statistical areas and 55 counties of the State of West Virginia

Combined statistical area2023 population (est.)[2] Core-based statistical area2023 population (est.)County2023 population (est.)Metropolitan division2023 population (est.)
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA643,394
389,050 		Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA368,261
186,730 (WV)		Cabell County, West Virginia92,082none
Putnam County, West Virginia56,962
Lawrence County, Ohio56,118
Boyd County, Kentucky47,826
Wayne County, West Virginia37,686
Greenup County, Kentucky35,221
Carter County, Kentucky26,366
Lawrence County, Kentucky16,000
Charleston, WV MSA203,164Kanawha County, West Virginia174,805
Boone County, West Virginia20,576
Clay County, West Virginia7,783
Portsmouth, OH μSA71,969Scioto County, Ohio71,969
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA10,028,331
233,525 (WV)		Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA6,304,975
59,787 (WV)		Fairfax County, Virginia1,141,878Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD3,154,735
59,787 (WV)
Prince William County, Virginia489,640
Loudoun County, Virginia436,347
Arlington County, Virginia234,162
City of Alexandria, Virginia165,428
Stafford County, Virginia155,230
Spotsylvania County, Virginia149,588
Fauquier County, Virginia75,165
Jefferson County, West Virginia59,787
Culpeper County, Virginia54,973
City of Manassas, Virginia42,696
Warren County, Virginia41,843
City of Fredericksburg, Virginia28,928
City of Fairfax, Virginia25,144
City of Manassas Park, Virginia16,361
Clarke County, Virginia15,466
City of Falls Church, Virginia14,685
Rappahannock County, Virginia7,414
Prince George's County, Maryland947,430Washington, DC-MD MD1,798,375
District of Columbia678,972
Charles County, Maryland171,973
Montgomery County, Maryland1,058,474Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD1,351,865
Frederick County, Maryland293,391
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA2,834,316Baltimore County, Maryland844,703none
Anne Arundel County, Maryland594,582
Baltimore City, Maryland565,239
Howard County, Maryland336,001
Harford County, Maryland264,644
Carroll County, Maryland176,639
Queen Anne's County, Maryland52,508
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA305,902
150,089 (WV)		Washington County, Maryland155,813
Berkeley County, West Virginia132,440
Morgan County, West Virginia17,649
Lexington Park, MD MSA210,009St. Mary's County, Maryland115,281
Calvert County, Maryland94,728
Chambersburg, PA MSA157,854Franklin County, Pennsylvania157,854
Winchester, VA-WV MSA147,260
23,649 (WV)		Frederick County, Virginia95,994
City of Winchester, Virginia27,617
Hampshire County, West Virginia23,649
Easton, MD μSA38,574Talbot County, Maryland38,574
Lake of the Woods, VA μSA37,823Orange County, Virginia37,823
Cambridge, MD μSA32,879Dorchester County, Maryland32,879
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV CSA144,514Clarksburg, WV μSA88,707Harrison County, West Virginia64,639
Taylor County, West Virginia16,388
Doddridge County, West Virginia7,680
Fairmont, WV μSA55,807Marion County, West Virginia55,807
noneMorgantown, WV MSA141,817Monongalia County, West Virginia107,718
Preston County, West Virginia34,099
Beckley, WV MSA111,428Raleigh County, West Virginia72,356
Fayette County, West Virginia39,072
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA146,629
88,052 (WV)		Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA88,052Wood County, West Virginia83,052
Wirt County, West Virginia5,000
Marietta, OH μSA58,577Washington County, Ohio58,577
noneWheeling, WV-OH MSA135,517
70,599 (WV)		Belmont County, Ohio64,918
Ohio County, West Virginia41,194
Marshall County, West Virginia29,405
Bluefield, WV-VA μSA97,177
58,057 (WV)		Mercer County, West Virginia58,057
Tazewell County, Virginia39,120
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA2,727,866
49,518 (WV)		Pittsburgh, PA MSA2,422,725Allegheny County, Pennsylvania1,224,825
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania351,163
Washington County, Pennsylvania210,232
Butler County, Pennsylvania198,413
Beaver County, Pennsylvania165,631
Fayette County, Pennsylvania123,915
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania84,472
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania64,074
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA113,544
49,518 (WV)		Jefferson County, Ohio64,026
Hancock County, West Virginia28,145
Brooke County, West Virginia21,373
Hermitage, PA μSA108,503Mercer County, Pennsylvania108,503
Indiana, PA μSA83,094Indiana County, Pennsylvania83,094
noneElkins, WV μSA27,350Randolph County, West Virginia27,350
Cumberland, MD-WV μSA94,140
26,867 (WV)		Allegany County, Maryland67,273
Mineral County, West Virginia26,867
noneGreenbrier County, West Virginia32,149
Logan County, West Virginia30,827
Jackson County, West Virginia27,593
Mason County, West Virginia24,765
Nicholas County, West Virginia24,169
Upshur County, West Virginia23,529
Mingo County, West Virginia22,023
Wyoming County, West Virginia20,277
Lincoln County, West Virginia19,701
McDowell County, West Virginia17,439
Lewis County, West Virginia16,500
Barbour County, West Virginia15,378
Hardy County, West Virginia14,251
Wetzel County, West Virginia13,890
Roane County, West Virginia13,743
Monroe County, West Virginia12,382
Braxton County, West Virginia12,162
Summers County, West Virginia11,581
Grant County, West Virginia10,921
Ritchie County, West Virginia8,167
Webster County, West Virginia8,045
Tyler County, West Virginia7,919
Pocahontas County, West Virginia7,765
Pleasants County, West Virginia7,428
Gilmer County, West Virginia7,254
Tucker County, West Virginia6,604
Pendleton County, West Virginia6,029
Calhoun County, West Virginia5,959
State of West Virginia1,770,071

Primary statistical areas

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. Of the 20 statistical areas of West Virginia, 11 are PSAs comprising five combined statistical areas, three metropolitan statistical areas and three micropolitan statistical areas.

The 11 primary statistical areas of the State of West Virginia

scope=col rowspan=22020 rankscope=col rowspan=2Primary statistical areaPopulation
scope=col2023 estimatescope=colChangescope=col2020 Census[3] scope=colChangescope=col2010 Census[4]
scope=rowCharleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA (WV)
scope=rowWashington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA (WV)
scope=rowClarksburg-Fairmont, WV CSA
scope=rowMorgantown, WV MSA
scope=rowBeckley, WV MSA
scope=rowParkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA (WV)
scope=rowWheeling, WV-OH MSA (WV)
scope=rowBluefield, WV-VA μSA (WV)
scope=rowPittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA (WV)
scope=rowElkins, WV μSA
scope=rowCumberland, MD-WV μSA (WV)
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
Bluefield, WV-VA μSA
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA
Cumberland, MD-WV μSA

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01. Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas. Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. November 5, 2023.
  2. Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
  3. Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.

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