West Virginia Population By County in 2015

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the population of West Virginia was 1,843,332. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha[object Promise] had the highest population (188,399), followed by Berkeley[object Promise] (111,824), and Monongalia[object Promise] (104,871). Wirt[object Promise] was the least populated county (5,798).

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West Virginia Population By County in 2015
West Virginia Population By County in 2015
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County Population % of State Population
Barbour 16980 0.92
Berkeley 111824 6.07
Boone 23252 1.26
Braxton 14378 0.78
Brooke 23213 1.26
Cabell 96617 5.24
Calhoun 7472 0.41
Clay 8886 0.48
Doddridge 8706 0.47
Fayette 44726 2.43
Gilmer 8315 0.45
Grant 11648 0.63
Greenbrier 35603 1.93
Hampshire 23314 1.26
Hancock 30014 1.63
Hardy 13833 0.75
Harrison 68573 3.72
Jackson 29179 1.58
Jefferson 56164 3.05
Kanawha 188399 10.22
Lewis 16436 0.89
Lincoln 21284 1.16
Logan 34444 1.87
McDowell 19768 1.07
Marion 56815 3.08
Marshall 32218 1.75
Mason 27117 1.47
Mercer 61187 3.32
Mineral 27431 1.49
Mingo 25321 1.37
Monongalia 104871 5.69
Monroe 13586 0.74
Morgan 17513 0.95
Nicholas 25547 1.39
Ohio 43018 2.33
Pendleton 7106 0.39
Pleasants 7499 0.41
Pocahontas 8576 0.47
Preston 33855 1.84
Putnam 56601 3.07
Raleigh 77416 4.20
Randolph 29209 1.59
Ritchie 10089 0.55
Roane 14379 0.78
Summers 13150 0.71
Taylor 16920 0.92
Tucker 7088 0.39
Tyler 8959 0.49
Upshur 24756 1.34
Wayne 41272 2.24
Webster 8635 0.47
Wetzel 15783 0.86
Wirt 5798 0.32
Wood 86410 4.69
Wyoming 22179 1.20