
#52 largest county in state, #3,071 nationwide. #33 lowest density county in state, #1,872 nationwide. Population density: 62.3 people / square mile (26,820 residents). #25 largest county in state, #2,357 nationwide. #34 Mason County Bitmapped // Wikimedia Commons #39 lowest density county in state, #2,121 nationwide. Population density: 82.9 people / square mile (27,167 residents). #40 largest county in state, #2,744 nationwide. #35 Mineral County Generic1139 // Wikimedia Commons #35 lowest density county in state, #1,966 nationwide. Population density: 69.1 people / square mile (24,502 residents). #35 largest county in state, #2,672 nationwide. #36 Upshur County w:User:Malepheasant // Wikimedia Commons #36 lowest density county in state, #2,017 nationwide. Population density: 73.1 people / square mile (33,154 residents).
#22 largest county in state, #2,256 nationwide. #37 Logan County Brian Stansberry // Wikimedia Commons #34 lowest density county in state, #1,921 nationwide. Population density: 65.9 people / square mile (43,576 residents). #6 largest county in state, #1,419 nationwide. #38 Fayette County Famartin // Wikimedia Commons #41 lowest density county in state, #2,273 nationwide. Population density: 102.5 people / square mile (31,308 residents). #44 largest county in state, #2,797 nationwide. #39 Marshall County w:User:Malepheasant // Wikimedia Commons #40 lowest density county in state, #2,238 nationwide. Population density: 97.6 people / square mile (16,864 residents). #51 largest county in state, #3,036 nationwide. #40 Taylor County Nyttend // Wikimedia Commons #38 lowest density county in state, #2,090 nationwide. Population density: 79.7 people / square mile (40,303 residents). #15 largest county in state, #2,051 nationwide. #41 Wayne County Nyttend // Wikimedia Commons #45 lowest density county in state, #2,521 nationwide. Population density: 163.8 people / square mile (56,610 residents). #36 largest county in state, #2,689 nationwide. #42 Putnam County Roger B Wise // Wikimedia Commons #43 lowest density county in state, #2,456 nationwide. Population density: 143.0 people / square mile (59,919 residents). #27 largest county in state, #2,414 nationwide. #42 lowest density county in state, #2,382 nationwide. Population density: 124.3 people / square mile (75,252 residents). #10 largest county in state, #1,606 nationwide. #44 Raleigh County Tim Kiser // Wikimedia Commons #46 lowest density county in state, #2,561 nationwide. Population density: 182.5 people / square mile (56,355 residents). #43 largest county in state, #2,788 nationwide. #45 Marion County w:User:Malepheasant // Wikimedia Commons #44 lowest density county in state, #2,519 nationwide. Population density: 163.2 people / square mile (67,908 residents). #29 largest county in state, #2,429 nationwide. #46 Harrison County Upstateherd // Wikimedia Commons #47 lowest density county in state, #2,603 nationwide. Population density: 203.3 people / square mile (183,279 residents). #4 largest county in state, #844 nationwide. #51 lowest density county in state, #2,726 nationwide. Population density: 292.9 people / square mile (105,474 residents). #33 largest county in state, #2,652 nationwide.
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#50 lowest density county in state, #2,695 nationwide. Population density: 269.5 people / square mile (56,506 residents). #50 largest county in state, #2,983 nationwide. #49 Jefferson County Famartin // Wikimedia Commons #48 lowest density county in state, #2,644 nationwide. Population density: 232.0 people / square mile (84,960 residents). #31 largest county in state, #2,639 nationwide. Areas with 50,000 people or more are considered urbanized areas, while areas with between 2,500 and 50,000 people are considered urban clusters. To be considered an urban area, a place has to have a densely settled core of census tracts or blocks and count at least 2,500 people, at least 1,500 of whom must be residents of non-institutional buildings. Counties are ranked by the percent of land area that is rural, as of the 2010 Census, with ties broken by residents per square mile, according to 2019 5-year population estimates.Īccording to the Census Bureau, rural land encompasses any land that isn’t an urban area. Stacker compiled a list of the most rural counties in West Virginia using data from the U.S. counties have 100% rural land-702, in fact.