Population in West Virginia by County

Total population.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-year 2020-2024 · Updated November 2026

West Virginia

1,778,373

Counties

55

Highest

Kanawha

176,537

Lowest

Wirt

5,053

All West Virginia counties, ranked

# Counties Population
1 Kanawha 176,537
2 Berkeley 129,514
3 Monongalia 107,163
4 Cabell 92,739
5 Wood 83,407
6 Raleigh 73,195
7 Harrison 64,984
8 Jefferson 59,260
9 Mercer 58,563
10 Putnam 57,177
11 Marion 55,909
12 Ohio 41,582
13 Fayette 39,519
14 Wayne 38,164
15 Preston 34,160
16 Greenbrier 32,386
17 Logan 31,418
18 Marshall 29,865
19 Hancock 28,431
20 Jackson 27,705
21 Randolph 27,576
22 Mineral 26,854
23 Mason 25,043
24 Nicholas 24,277
25 Upshur 23,712
26 Hampshire 23,465
27 Mingo 22,542
28 Brooke 21,805
29 Boone 21,026
30 Wyoming 20,629
31 Lincoln 19,902
32 McDowell 17,943
33 Morgan 17,426
34 Lewis 16,740
35 Taylor 16,487
36 Barbour 15,424
37 Hardy 14,243
38 Wetzel 14,078
39 Roane 13,786
40 Monroe 12,386
41 Braxton 12,208
42 Summers 11,729
43 Grant 10,983
44 Ritchie 8,286
45 Webster 8,144
46 Tyler 8,064
47 Clay 7,835
48 Pocahontas 7,784
49 Doddridge 7,711
50 Pleasants 7,521
51 Gilmer 7,288
52 Tucker 6,654
53 Calhoun 6,048
54 Pendleton 6,043
55 Wirt 5,053

About this dataset

Total population. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024 Data Profile, variable DP05_0001E. Values in people.

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Citation
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (2020-2024), DP05_0001E
Vintage
ACS 5-year 2020-2024
License
Public domain (U.S. Census Bureau)
Unit
people
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Territory roll-up
Summed across each territory
Last loaded
November 2026

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