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Population per Square Mile in West Virginia, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in West Virginia, ranked. The highest is Berkeley County at 403.3 and the lowest is Pocahontas County at 8.3.

West Virginia: 74.0 · United States: n/a · median county in West Virginia: 45.5

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Berkeley County403.3
2Ohio County392.9
3Hancock County344.2
4Cabell County330.0
5Monongalia County297.6
6Jefferson County283.1
7Brooke County244.5
8Wood County227.6
9Kanawha County195.8
10Marion County181.1
11Putnam County165.4
12Harrison County156.2
13Mercer County139.8
14Raleigh County121.0
15Marshall County97.8
16Taylor County95.4
17Mineral County81.9
18Morgan County76.1
19Wayne County75.4
20Logan County69.4
21Upshur County66.9
22Fayette County59.7
23Jackson County59.7
24Mason County58.1
25Pleasants County57.8
26Mingo County53.3
27Preston County52.7
28Lincoln County45.5
29Barbour County45.2
30Lewis County43.3
31Boone County41.9
32Wyoming County41.3
33Wetzel County39.3
34Nicholas County37.5
35Hampshire County36.6
36McDowell County33.6
37Summers County32.5
38Greenbrier County31.8
39Tyler County31.5
40Roane County28.5
41Randolph County26.5
42Monroe County26.2
43Hardy County24.5
44Doddridge County24.1
45Braxton County23.9
46Grant County23.0
47Clay County22.9
48Calhoun County21.7
49Wirt County21.7
50Gilmer County21.5
51Ritchie County18.3
52Tucker County15.9
53Webster County14.7
54Pendleton County8.7
55Pocahontas County8.3

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

West Virginia ranks 31st of 52 states for population per square mile.

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