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Total Population in West Virginia, by County

Total Population for every county in West Virginia, ranked. The highest is Kanawha County at 176,537 and the lowest is Wirt County at 5,053.

West Virginia: 1,778,373 · United States: 334,922,499 · median county in West Virginia: 21,805

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#County Total Population
1Kanawha County176,537
2Berkeley County129,514
3Monongalia County107,163
4Cabell County92,739
5Wood County83,407
6Raleigh County73,195
7Harrison County64,984
8Jefferson County59,260
9Mercer County58,563
10Putnam County57,177
11Marion County55,909
12Ohio County41,582
13Fayette County39,519
14Wayne County38,164
15Preston County34,160
16Greenbrier County32,386
17Logan County31,418
18Marshall County29,865
19Hancock County28,431
20Jackson County27,705
21Randolph County27,576
22Mineral County26,854
23Mason County25,043
24Nicholas County24,277
25Upshur County23,712
26Hampshire County23,465
27Mingo County22,542
28Brooke County21,805
29Boone County21,026
30Wyoming County20,629
31Lincoln County19,902
32McDowell County17,943
33Morgan County17,426
34Lewis County16,740
35Taylor County16,487
36Barbour County15,424
37Hardy County14,243
38Wetzel County14,078
39Roane County13,786
40Monroe County12,386
41Braxton County12,208
42Summers County11,729
43Grant County10,983
44Ritchie County8,286
45Webster County8,144
46Tyler County8,064
47Clay County7,835
48Pocahontas County7,784
49Doddridge County7,711
50Pleasants County7,521
51Gilmer County7,288
52Tucker County6,654
53Calhoun County6,048
54Pendleton County6,043
55Wirt County5,053

Everyone living in the area, from the 5-year American Community Survey.

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

West Virginia ranks 40th of 52 states for total population.

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