West Virginia Population By County in 2012

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the population of West Virginia was 1,857,446. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha[object Promise] had the highest population (192,306), followed by Berkeley[object Promise] (107,024), and Monongalia[object Promise] (101,009). Wirt[object Promise] was the least populated county (5,770).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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West Virginia Population By County in 2012
West Virginia Population By County in 2012
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County Population % of State Population
Barbour 16869 0.91
Berkeley 107024 5.76
Boone 24356 1.31
Braxton 14452 0.78
Brooke 23677 1.27
Cabell 96933 5.22
Calhoun 7604 0.41
Clay 9217 0.50
Doddridge 8300 0.45
Fayette 45873 2.47
Gilmer 8760 0.47
Grant 11801 0.64
Greenbrier 35892 1.93
Hampshire 23668 1.27
Hancock 30480 1.64
Hardy 13857 0.75
Harrison 69113 3.72
Jackson 29285 1.58
Jefferson 54736 2.95
Kanawha 192306 10.35
Lewis 16450 0.89
Lincoln 21606 1.16
Logan 36322 1.96
McDowell 21318 1.15
Marion 56791 3.06
Marshall 32827 1.77
Mason 27233 1.47
Mercer 62441 3.36
Mineral 27895 1.50
Mingo 26193 1.41
Monongalia 101009 5.44
Monroe 13503 0.73
Morgan 17434 0.94
Nicholas 26255 1.41
Ohio 44017 2.37
Pendleton 7474 0.40
Pleasants 7531 0.41
Pocahontas 8704 0.47
Preston 33905 1.83
Putnam 56448 3.04
Raleigh 79284 4.27
Randolph 29388 1.58
Ritchie 10254 0.55
Roane 14679 0.79
Summers 13838 0.75
Taylor 16960 0.91
Tucker 7079 0.38
Tyler 9052 0.49
Upshur 24456 1.32
Wayne 41933 2.26
Webster 8981 0.48
Wetzel 16345 0.88
Wirt 5770 0.31
Wood 86655 4.67
Wyoming 23213 1.25