West Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for West Virginia was 1,770,570 and represented 99.22% of the total West Virginia population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest citizen population (176.91K), followed by Berkeley (124.22K), and Monongalia (103.34K).

In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Lewis (100.00%), and Logan (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 2023

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Kanawha	176910	99.28
Berkeley	124215	98.45
Monongalia	103335	97.01
Cabell	92690	99.35
Wood	83525	99.64
Raleigh	73265	99.46
Harrison	65185	99.66
Mercer	58835	99.62
Jefferson	57145	97.61
Putnam	56915	99.42
Marion	55775	99.53
Ohio	41420	98.84
Fayette	39875	99.73
Wayne	38250	99.35
Preston	33810	98.85
Greenbrier	32480	99.36
Logan	31825	100.00
Marshall	30085	99.85
Hancock	28535	99.56
Randolph	27760	99.93
Jackson	27425	98.81
Mineral	26850	99.74
Mason	25190	99.90
Nicholas	24315	99.47
Upshur	23660	99.58
Hampshire	23300	99.83
Mingo	22960	99.91
Brooke	21885	99.23
Boone	21275	99.84
Wyoming	20920	99.86
Lincoln	20145	99.88
McDowell	18170	98.67
Morgan	17200	99.28
Lewis	16810	100.00
Taylor	16525	99.88
Barbour	15390	99.58
Wetzel	14195	99.72
Hardy	14055	98.74
Roane	13890	99.78
Monroe	12400	100.00
Braxton	12340	99.96
Summers	11815	99.83
Grant	10950	99.82
Ritchie	8325	99.46
Webster	8255	100.00
Tyler	8180	100.00
Clay	7945	100.00
Pocahontas	7845	99.87
Doddridge	7755	99.87
Pleasants	7570	100.00
Gilmer	7130	96.68
Tucker	6685	99.78
Calhoun	6155	99.92
Pendleton	6105	99.92
Wirt	5130	100.00