West Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for West Virginia was 1,787,525 and represented 99.25% of the total West Virginia population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest citizen population (180.66K), followed by Berkeley (118.32K), and Monongalia (102.16K).

In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Doddridge (100.00%), and Lewis (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 2021

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Kanawha	180660	99.29
Berkeley	118315	98.22
Monongalia	102160	96.66
Cabell	94035	99.38
Wood	84300	99.55
Raleigh	74650	99.63
Harrison	66010	99.68
Mercer	59615	99.54
Putnam	57030	99.38
Jefferson	56460	98.12
Marion	56025	99.59
Ohio	42125	99.25
Fayette	40960	99.77
Wayne	38960	99.05
Preston	33925	99.01
Greenbrier	33115	99.43
Logan	32785	100.00
Marshall	30750	99.79
Hancock	29155	99.76
Randolph	28080	99.75
Jackson	27895	99.59
Mineral	27020	99.91
Mason	25650	99.94
Nicholas	24615	99.37
Upshur	23920	99.81
Mingo	23820	100.00
Hampshire	23190	99.89
Brooke	22430	99.23
Boone	22030	99.86
Wyoming	21555	99.88
Lincoln	20540	99.59
McDowell	19195	99.28
Morgan	17070	99.56
Lewis	16965	100.00
Taylor	16655	99.58
Barbour	15530	99.55
Wetzel	14625	99.97
Hardy	14200	99.51
Roane	14060	99.51
Braxton	12695	99.96
Monroe	12420	99.44
Summers	12100	99.79
Grant	11040	99.77
Ritchie	8580	98.91
Webster	8415	100.00
Tyler	8375	99.76
Clay	8175	100.00
Pocahontas	7995	99.88
Doddridge	7930	100.00
Pleasants	7625	100.00
Gilmer	7355	97.87
Tucker	6820	100.00
Calhoun	6415	99.92
Pendleton	6250	100.00
Wirt	5265	100.00