West Virginia Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the population of West Virginia was 1,832,435. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha[object Promise] had the highest population (186,400), followed by Berkeley[object Promise] (113,621), and Monongalia[object Promise] (105,866). Wirt[object Promise] was the least populated county (5,759).

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West Virginia Population By County in 2016
West Virginia Population By County in 2016
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County Population % of State Population
Barbour 16752 0.91
Berkeley 113621 6.20
Boone 22803 1.24
Braxton 14316 0.78
Brooke 22674 1.24
Cabell 95708 5.22
Calhoun 7387 0.40
Clay 8842 0.48
Doddridge 8577 0.47
Fayette 44184 2.41
Gilmer 8153 0.45
Grant 11594 0.63
Greenbrier 35538 1.94
Hampshire 23338 1.27
Hancock 29679 1.62
Hardy 13837 0.76
Harrison 68392 3.73
Jackson 29192 1.59
Jefferson 56112 3.06
Kanawha 186400 10.17
Lewis 16290 0.89
Lincoln 21107 1.15
Logan 33662 1.84
McDowell 19186 1.05
Marion 56557 3.09
Marshall 31736 1.73
Mason 26956 1.47
Mercer 60638 3.31
Mineral 27404 1.50
Mingo 24700 1.35
Monongalia 105866 5.78
Monroe 13506 0.74
Morgan 17661 0.96
Nicholas 25372 1.39
Ohio 42659 2.33
Pendleton 6994 0.38
Pleasants 7493 0.41
Pocahontas 8532 0.47
Preston 33802 1.85
Putnam 56670 3.09
Raleigh 76319 4.17
Randolph 29038 1.59
Ritchie 9990 0.55
Roane 14122 0.77
Summers 13003 0.71
Taylor 16952 0.93
Tucker 7056 0.39
Tyler 8972 0.49
Upshur 24699 1.35
Wayne 40807 2.23
Webster 8554 0.47
Wetzel 15673 0.86
Wirt 5759 0.31
Wood 85824 4.68
Wyoming 21777 1.19