West Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for West Virginia was 1,822,215 and represented 99.20% of the total West Virginia population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest citizen population (186.62K), followed by Berkeley (109.79K), and Monongalia (99.85K).

In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Grant (100.00%), and Marshall (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 2017

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Kanawha	186620	99.36
Berkeley	109785	98.37
Monongalia	99850	96.27
Cabell	95345	99.21
Wood	85720	99.66
Raleigh	76320	99.00
Harrison	68245	99.72
Mercer	60670	99.52
Putnam	56515	99.77
Marion	56185	99.31
Jefferson	54575	98.02
Fayette	44410	99.57
Ohio	42640	99.38
Wayne	40990	99.82
Greenbrier	35235	99.18
Logan	34380	99.86
Preston	33485	99.19
Marshall	32005	100.00
Hancock	29685	99.22
Jackson	29055	99.76
Randolph	29030	99.59
Mineral	27345	99.73
Mason	26890	99.59
Nicholas	25355	99.45
Mingo	25130	99.92
Upshur	24480	99.49
Hampshire	23350	99.74
Boone	23225	99.96
Brooke	22895	99.26
Wyoming	22095	99.84
Lincoln	21235	99.98
McDowell	19480	98.86
Morgan	17405	99.40
Taylor	16905	99.59
Barbour	16755	99.79
Lewis	16170	98.78
Wetzel	15730	99.59
Braxton	14330	99.90
Roane	14325	99.83
Hardy	13605	98.52
Monroe	13485	99.78
Summers	13175	99.74
Grant	11675	100.00
Ritchie	9950	99.45
Clay	8900	100.00
Tyler	8895	99.39
Webster	8635	100.00
Doddridge	8530	99.53
Pocahontas	8530	99.48
Gilmer	8110	97.65
Pleasants	7525	100.00
Calhoun	7405	99.40
Pendleton	7110	99.58
Tucker	7035	100.00
Wirt	5800	100.00