West Virginia Counties by Population (2024)

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55 counties

County
2024 Pop.
Change (2020)
Area (mi²)
Density (/mi²)
Location
Kanawha County173,746-3.6%348193Kanawha County location
Berkeley County135,50110.43%124422Berkeley County location
Monongalia County108,4582.4%139301Monongalia County location
Cabell County91,679-2.72%108326Cabell County location
Wood County82,716-1.69%142225Wood County location
Raleigh County71,911-3.34%234119Raleigh County location
Harrison County64,526-1.99%161155Harrison County location
Jefferson County60,5734.82%81290Jefferson County location
Mercer County57,502-3.39%162137Mercer County location
Putnam County56,861-1.01%134164Putnam County location
Marion County55,830-0.73%119181Marion County location
Ohio County40,925-3.34%41386Ohio County location
Fayette County38,756-4.14%25659Fayette County location
Wayne County37,392-3.81%19574Wayne County location
Preston County33,976-0.62%25152Preston County location
Greenbrier County31,923-2.95%39431Greenbrier County location
Logan County30,448-6.35%17567Logan County location
Marshall County29,143-4.43%11896Marshall County location
Hancock County28,036-3.45%32338Hancock County location
Jackson County27,519-0.74%17959Jackson County location
Randolph County27,148-2.67%40126Randolph County location
Mineral County26,832-0.21%12782Mineral County location
Mason County24,619-3.09%16657Mason County location
Nicholas County24,029-2.15%25037Nicholas County location
Hampshire County23,8413.2%24737Hampshire County location
Upshur County23,353-1.94%13766Upshur County location
Mingo County21,601-8.03%16351Mingo County location
Brooke County21,052-6.34%34237Brooke County location
Boone County20,245-6.89%19440Boone County location
Wyoming County19,982-6.28%19340Wyoming County location
Lincoln County19,551-3.99%16945Lincoln County location
Morgan County17,8634.54%8878Morgan County location
McDowell County17,072-9.84%20632McDowell County location
Taylor County16,366-1.95%6795Taylor County location
Lewis County16,326-4.08%14942Lewis County location
Barbour County15,365-0.66%13245Barbour County location
Hardy County14,3340.67%22525Hardy County location
Wetzel County13,786-4.3%13839Wetzel County location
Roane County13,653-2.39%18728Roane County location
Monroe County12,4420.47%18326Monroe County location
Braxton County12,154-1.97%19724Braxton County location
Summers County11,460-4.01%13932Summers County location
Grant County10,904-0.78%18423Grant County location
Ritchie County8,104-3.79%17418Ritchie County location
Webster County7,949-4.87%21314Webster County location
Tyler County7,748-6.55%9930Tyler County location
Pocahontas County7,733-1.62%3638Pocahontas County location
Clay County7,726-3.49%13223Clay County location
Doddridge County7,648-1.77%12424Doddridge County location
Pleasants County7,286-4.76%5056Pleasants County location
Gilmer County7,178-2.95%13121Gilmer County location
Tucker County6,588-2.36%16216Tucker County location
Pendleton County5,991-2.3%2699Pendleton County location
Calhoun County5,849-5.65%10821Calhoun County location
Wirt County4,908-5.4%9021Wirt County location
  1. West Virginia Bureau of Business & Economic Research
  2. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  4. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  5. Census QuickFacts
  6. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)

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