West Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for West Virginia was 1,814,425 and represented 99.20% of the total West Virginia population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest citizen population (184.43K), followed by Berkeley (111.69K), and Monongalia (100.98K).

In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Grant (100.00%), and Mingo (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 2018

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Kanawha	184425	99.31
Berkeley	111690	98.41
Monongalia	100980	95.94
Cabell	94595	99.24
Wood	85245	99.64
Raleigh	75695	99.30
Harrison	67995	99.69
Mercer	60290	99.68
Putnam	56460	99.67
Marion	56265	99.59
Jefferson	55105	98.09
Fayette	43955	99.62
Ohio	42360	99.57
Wayne	40480	99.44
Greenbrier	35050	99.17
Logan	33780	99.94
Preston	33525	99.08
Marshall	31615	99.91
Hancock	29560	99.60
Randolph	28955	99.62
Jackson	28910	99.62
Mineral	27195	99.69
Mason	26840	99.63
Nicholas	25140	99.27
Mingo	24740	100.00
Upshur	24490	99.53
Hampshire	23300	99.72
Boone	22805	99.96
Brooke	22620	99.34
Wyoming	21695	99.93
Lincoln	21015	99.69
McDowell	19055	99.17
Morgan	17595	99.83
Taylor	16870	99.53
Barbour	16695	99.79
Lewis	16165	99.32
Wetzel	15550	99.58
Braxton	14270	99.93
Roane	14170	99.75
Hardy	13585	98.16
Monroe	13365	99.26
Summers	12985	99.73
Grant	11640	100.00
Ritchie	9875	99.45
Tyler	8855	99.38
Clay	8785	100.00
Webster	8520	100.00
Doddridge	8505	99.65
Pocahontas	8485	99.47
Gilmer	7975	97.20
Pleasants	7505	100.00
Calhoun	7350	99.39
Pendleton	7030	99.65
Tucker	7025	100.00
Wirt	5795	100.00