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.[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.

## Statistical areas

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] 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,[2] "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".[2] 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.[2]

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%.[2] 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

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

Combined statistical area[1] | 2023 population (est.)[3] | Core-based statistical area[1] | 2023 population (est.)[3] | County  | 2023 population (est.)[3] | Metropolitan division[1] | 2023 population (est.)[3]

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

## Core-based statistical areas

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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[b]

2023 rank  | Core-based statistical area[1] | Population

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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

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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[c]

2023 rank  | Combined statistical area[1] | Population

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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

## See also

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## Notes

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1. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
2. ^ For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.
3. ^ For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "OMB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved November 5, 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
3. ^ a b c d e f "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
4. ^ a b "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
5. ^ a b "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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