West Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for West Virginia was 1,831,855 and represented 99.23% of the total West Virginia population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest citizen population (188.38K), followed by Berkeley (108.41K), and Monongalia (99.06K).

In terms of percentages, Grant had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Pleasants (100.00%), and Tucker (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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West Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2016

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Kanawha	188380	99.34
Berkeley	108405	98.39
Monongalia	99060	96.34
Cabell	95875	99.22
Wood	85935	99.62
Raleigh	77365	99.12
Harrison	68645	99.81
Mercer	61205	99.56
Putnam	56550	99.66
Marion	56380	99.41
Jefferson	54370	97.91
Fayette	45025	99.64
Ohio	42910	99.20
Wayne	41140	99.77
Greenbrier	35320	99.27
Logan	35085	99.77
Preston	33585	99.38
Marshall	32260	99.89
Hancock	29770	99.15
Randolph	29195	99.69
Jackson	29090	99.62
Mineral	27510	99.66
Mason	26940	99.56
Nicholas	25665	99.69
Mingo	25455	99.63
Upshur	24530	99.59
Boone	23635	99.96
Hampshire	23395	99.74
Brooke	23385	99.62
Wyoming	22535	100.00
Lincoln	21475	99.98
McDowell	20045	98.87
Morgan	17400	99.34
Taylor	16885	99.62
Barbour	16865	99.85
Lewis	16300	99.27
Wetzel	15950	99.72
Roane	14500	99.90
Braxton	14455	99.93
Hardy	13690	98.21
Monroe	13455	99.70
Summers	13310	99.89
Grant	11770	100.00
Ritchie	10040	99.95
Clay	9010	99.72
Tyler	8985	99.83
Webster	8820	100.00
Pocahontas	8595	99.71
Doddridge	8315	99.40
Gilmer	8300	97.71
Pleasants	7610	100.00
Calhoun	7445	99.53
Pendleton	7270	99.73
Tucker	6920	100.00
Wirt	5825	100.00