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West Virginia

StateUS-WV

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: CharlestonGovernor: Patrick Morrisey (Republican)Language: English
Population
1.8M
Metros tracked
13
14.5M in metros (817%)
Composite score
135.6
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-WV
At a glance
Nickname
Mountain State
Established
1863
Demonym
West Virginian
Area
62,755 km²
Population density
28 /km²
Highest point
Spruce Knob (1,482 m (4,862 ft))
Legislature
West Virginia Legislature
Human Development Index
0.890 (2023)
Electoral votes
4
U.S. House seats
2
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
44th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
41st of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
Washington-Baltimore

Civic facts via Wikidata.

West Virginia metro footprint

13 metros
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

13 tracked metros

#11Washington-Baltimore
96.2
10.2MContinental Metro
#81Pittsburgh
33.7
2.6MMajor Metro
#756Charleston (WV)
2.5
685KEmerging Metro
#858Morgantown
2.1
198KEmerging Metro
#1510Wheeling
0.8
135KLocal Metro
#2529Clarksburg
0.3
89KLocal Metro
#3394Parkersburg
0.0
146KLocal Metro
#3553Beckley
0.0
111KLocal Metro
#3644Bluefield
0.0
96KLocal Metro
#3659Cumberland
0.0
94KLocal Metro
#4121White Sulphur Springs
0.0
32KLocal Metro
#4160Elkins (WV)
0.0
27KLocal Metro
#4195Buckhannon
0.0
24KLocal Metro