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Did the population of Morgan County rise or fall from 2020 to 2021?

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There were 184 more people living in Morgan County in 2021 compared to 2020, according to population estimates from the US Census Bureau.

This is a 1.1 percent rise in Morgan County’s population, from 17,037 in 2020 to 17,221 in 2021.

Morgan County had the 33rd largest population in West Virginia in 2021.

The US Census Bureau found more than 73 percent of counties in the US saw a natural decrease in population in 2021. This is up from a 55.5 percent increase in 2020.

The Midwest suffered the most sustained population decreases, with many counties along the US East Coast and through the Rocky Mountains seeing increases.

The US population continues to grow, though at a slower rate than before.

West Virginia Counties By Population Change from 2020 to 2021

County2020 Estimated Population2021 Estimated Population% Change in Population From Year to Year
Berkeley County122,654126,0692.8%
Jefferson County57,73258,3701.1%
Morgan County17,03717,2211.1%
Hampshire County23,06723,3021%
Preston County34,17634,3580.5%
Monongalia County105,916106,3870.4%
Grant County10,95410,9830.3%
Barbour County15,44015,4680.2%
Pendleton County6,1346,1420.1%
Upshur County23,78323,7910%
Monroe County12,33012,3320%
Jackson County27,73527,7380%
Gilmer County7,3787,3770%
Summers County11,91511,908-0.1%
Mineral County26,87726,857-0.1%
Pocahontas County7,8477,841-0.1%
Randolph County27,85227,806-0.2%
Putnam County57,39957,260-0.2%
Marion County56,15756,001-0.3%
Calhoun County6,1996,176-0.4%
Wood County83,99683,624-0.4%
Ritchie County8,4248,383-0.5%
Hardy County14,24014,160-0.6%
Roane County13,97713,898-0.6%
Mercer County59,46259,097-0.6%
Pleasants County7,6497,601-0.6%
Doddridge County7,7867,735-0.7%
Lewis County17,00916,892-0.7%
Cabell County94,13793,418-0.8%
Raleigh County74,34973,771-0.8%
Mason County25,35625,157-0.8%
Greenbrier County32,86632,608-0.8%
Wayne County38,83038,498-0.9%
Nicholas County24,52324,300-0.9%
Harrison County65,77165,158-0.9%
Webster County8,3298,249-1%
Lincoln County20,33720,126-1%
Fayette County40,35839,927-1.1%
Marshall County30,44430,115-1.1%
Braxton County12,38612,247-1.1%
Ohio County42,26441,776-1.2%
Kanawha County180,048177,952-1.2%
Tucker County6,7526,672-1.2%
Hancock County29,01928,656-1.3%
Taylor County16,70116,492-1.3%
Wyoming County21,32621,051-1.3%
Clay County8,0067,892-1.4%
Brooke County22,46922,140-1.5%
Wetzel County14,38214,170-1.5%
Tyler County8,2798,155-1.5%
Logan County32,47331,909-1.7%
Boone County21,71421,312-1.9%
Mingo County23,45523,005-1.9%
Wirt County5,1835,063-2.3%
McDowell County18,91618,363-2.9%

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