West Virginia statistical areas

Coordinates: 38°38′27″N 80°37′22″W / 38.6409°N 80.6227°W / 38.6409; -80.6227 (State of West Virginia)
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Map of the 17 core-based statistical areas in West Virginia
An enlargeable map of the 17 core-based statistical areas in West Virginia[1]

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]

Statistical areas[edit]

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 "a statistical geographic entity consisting of the county or counties (or county-equivalents) associated with at least one core[a] of at least 10,000 population, 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 into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that have "a population of at least 50,000" and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) that have "a population of at least 10,000, but less than 50,000."[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as "a geographic entity consisting of two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas with employment interchange measures[b] of 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[edit]

The table below describes the 22 United States statistical areas and 55 counties of the State of West Virginia with the following information:[3]

  1. The combined statistical area (CSA) as designated by the OMB.[1]
  2. The CSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates.[4]
  3. The core-based statistical area (CBSA)[2] as designated by the OMB.[1]
  4. The CBSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [4]
  5. The county name
  6. The county population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [4]
  7. The Metropolitan Division name, if applicable[1]
  8. The Metropolitan Division population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates [4]
The 20 United States statistical areas and 55 counties of the State of West Virginia

Combined statistical area 2020 population Core-based statistical area 2020 population County 2020 population Metropolitan Division 2020 population
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA 660,768
401,377
Charleston, WV MSA 210,605 Kanawha County, West Virginia 180,745 none
Boone County, West Virginia 21,809
Clay County, West Virginia 8,051
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 376,155
190,772
Cabell County, West Virginia 94,350
Lawrence County, Ohio 58,240
Putnam County, West Virginia 57,440
Boyd County, Kentucky 48,261
Wayne County, West Virginia 38,982
Greenup County, Kentucky 35,962
Carter County, Kentucky 26,627
Lawrence County, Kentucky 16,293
Portsmouth, OH μSA 74,008 Scioto County, Ohio 74,008
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA 10,030,543
219,933
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA 293,844
139,139
Washington County, Maryland 154,705
Berkeley County, West Virginia 122,076
Morgan County, West Virginia 17,063
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA 6,278,542
57,701
Fairfax County, Virginia 1,150,309 Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD 3,121,401
57,701
Prince William County, Virginia 482,204
Loudoun County, Virginia 420,959
Arlington County, Virginia 238,643
City of Alexandria, Virginia 159,467
Stafford County, Virginia 156,927
Spotsylvania County, Virginia 140,032
Fauquier County, Virginia 72,972
Jefferson County, West Virginia 57,701
Culpeper County, Virginia 52,552
City of Manassas, Virginia 42,772
Warren County, Virginia 40,727
City of Fredericksburg, Virginia 27,982
City of Fairfax, Virginia 24,146
City of Manassas Park, Virginia 17,219
Clarke County, Virginia 14,783
City of Falls Church, Virginia 14,658
Rappahannock County, Virginia 7,348
Prince George's County, Maryland 967,201 Washington, DC-MD MD 1,823,363
District of Columbia 689,545
Charles County, Maryland 166,617
Montgomery County, Maryland 1,062,061 Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD 1,333,778
Frederick County, Maryland 271,717
Winchester, VA-WV MSA 142,632
23,093
Frederick County, Virginia 91,419 none
City of Winchester, Virginia 28,120
Hampshire County, West Virginia 23,093
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA 2,846,722 Baltimore County, Maryland 854,535
Anne Arundel County, Maryland 588,261
Baltimore City, Maryland 585,708
Howard County, Maryland 334,529
Harford County, Maryland 260,924
Carroll County, Maryland 172,891
Queen Anne's County, Maryland 49,874
Lexington Park, MD MSA 206,560 St. Mary's County, Maryland 113,777
Calvert County, Maryland 92,783
Chambersburg, PA MSA 155,932 Franklin County, Pennsylvania 155,932
Easton, MD μSA 37,526 Talbot County, Maryland 37,526
Lake of the Woods, VA μSA 36,254 Orange County, Virginia 36,254
Cambridge, MD μSA 32,531 Dorchester County, Maryland 32,531
Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV CSA 146,639 Clarksburg, WV μSA 90,434 Harrison County, West Virginia 65,921
Taylor County, West Virginia 16,705
Doddridge County, West Virginia 7,808
Fairmont, WV μSA 56,205 Marion County, West Virginia 56,205
none Morgantown, WV MSA 140,038 Monongalia County, West Virginia 105,822
Preston County, West Virginia 34,216
Beckley, WV MSA 115,439 Raleigh County, West Virginia 74,951
Fayette County, West Virginia 40,488
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA 149,201
89,490
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA 89,490 Wood County, West Virginia 84,296
Wirt County, West Virginia 5,194
Marietta, OH μSA 59,711 Washington County, Ohio 59,711
none Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 139,513
73,016
Belmont County, Ohio 66,497
Ohio County, West Virginia 42,425
Marshall County, West Virginia 30,591
Bluefield, WV-VA μSA 100,093
59,664
Mercer County, West Virginia 59,664
Tazewell County, Virginia 40,429
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA 2,777,801
51,654
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA 116,903
51,654
Jefferson County, Ohio 65,249
Hancock County, West Virginia 29,095
Brooke County, West Virginia 22,559
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,467,000 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1,250,578
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 364,663
Washington County, Pennsylvania 209,349
Butler County, Pennsylvania 193,763
Beaver County, Pennsylvania 168,215
Fayette County, Pennsylvania 128,804
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 86,070
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania 65,558
Hermitage, PA μSA 110,652 Mercer County, Pennsylvania 110,652
Indiana, PA μSA 83,246 Indiana County, Pennsylvania 83,246
none Elkins, WV μSA 27,932 Randolph County, West Virginia 27,932
Cumberland, MD-WV μSA 95,044
26,938
Allegany County, Maryland 68,106
Mineral County, West Virginia 26,938
none Greenbrier County, West Virginia 32,977
Logan County, West Virginia 32,567
Jackson County, West Virginia 27,791
Mason County, West Virginia 25,453
Nicholas County, West Virginia 24,604
Upshur County, West Virginia 23,816
Mingo County, West Virginia 23,568
Wyoming County, West Virginia 21,382
Lincoln County, West Virginia 20,463
McDowell County, West Virginia 19,111
Lewis County, West Virginia 17,033
Barbour County, West Virginia 15,465
Wetzel County, West Virginia 14,442
Hardy County, West Virginia 14,299
Roane County, West Virginia 14,028
Braxton County, West Virginia 12,447
Monroe County, West Virginia 12,376
Summers County, West Virginia 11,959
Grant County, West Virginia 10,976
Ritchie County, West Virginia 8,444
Webster County, West Virginia 8,378
Tyler County, West Virginia 8,313
Pocahontas County, West Virginia 7,869
Pleasants County, West Virginia 7,653
Gilmer County, West Virginia 7,408
Tucker County, West Virginia 6,762
Calhoun County, West Virginia 6,229
Pendleton County, West Virginia 6,143
State of West Virginia 1,793,716

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The OMB defines a core as "a densely settled concentration of population, comprising an Urban Area (of 10,000 or more population) delineated by the Census Bureau, around which a core-based statistical area is delineated."[2]
  2. ^ The OMB defines the employment interchange measure as "the sum of the percentage of workers living in the smaller entity who work in the larger entity plus the percentage of employment in the smaller entity that is accounted for by workers who reside in the larger entity."[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e 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 f g "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in teal. A teal population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.
  4. ^ a b c d "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in the United States: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

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38°38′27″N 80°37′22″W / 38.6409°N 80.6227°W / 38.6409; -80.6227 (State of West Virginia)