West Virginia Counties by Population (2024)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: June 20, 2024

The most populous counties in West Virginia are Kanawha County with 174,805, Berkeley County at 132,440, Monongalia County with 107,718, Cabell County at 92,082, and Wood County with 83,052. You can get the most current Census population data for all 55 West Virginia counties, sorted from the most populous counties in West Virginia to the least, according to the 2023 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Kanawha County 174,805
2 Berkeley County 132,440
3 Monongalia County 107,718
4 Cabell County 92,082
5 Wood County 83,052
6 Raleigh County 72,356
7 Harrison County 64,639
8 Jefferson County 59,787
9 Mercer County 58,057
10 Putnam County 56,962
11 Marion County 55,807
12 Ohio County 41,194
13 Fayette County 39,072
14 Wayne County 37,686
15 Preston County 34,099
16 Greenbrier County 32,149
17 Logan County 30,827
18 Marshall County 29,405
19 Hancock County 28,145
20 Jackson County 27,593
21 Randolph County 27,350
22 Mineral County 26,867
23 Mason County 24,765
24 Nicholas County 24,169
25 Hampshire County 23,649
26 Upshur County 23,529
27 Mingo County 22,023
28 Brooke County 21,373
29 Boone County 20,576
30 Wyoming County 20,277
31 Lincoln County 19,701
32 Morgan County 17,649
33 McDowell County 17,439
34 Lewis County 16,500
35 Taylor County 16,388
36 Barbour County 15,378
37 Hardy County 14,251
38 Wetzel County 13,890
39 Roane County 13,743
40 Monroe County 12,382
41 Braxton County 12,162
42 Summers County 11,581
43 Grant County 10,921
44 Ritchie County 8,167
45 Webster County 8,045
46 Tyler County 7,919
47 Clay County 7,783
48 Pocahontas County 7,765
49 Doddridge County 7,680
50 Pleasants County 7,428
51 Gilmer County 7,254
52 Tucker County 6,604
53 Pendleton County 6,029
54 Calhoun County 5,959
55 Wirt County 5,000

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. Population Division. May 2024.

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