West Virginia Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the population of West Virginia was 1,818,683. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha[object Promise] had the highest population (183,525), followed by Berkeley[object Promise] (115,234), and Monongalia[object Promise] (106,086). Wirt[object Promise] was the least populated county (5,781).

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West Virginia Population By County in 2017
West Virginia Population By County in 2017
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County Population % of State Population
Barbour 16530 0.91
Berkeley 115234 6.34
Boone 22368 1.23
Braxton 14218 0.78
Brooke 22406 1.23
Cabell 94511 5.20
Calhoun 7321 0.40
Clay 8704 0.48
Doddridge 8530 0.47
Fayette 43620 2.40
Gilmer 8060 0.44
Grant 11625 0.64
Greenbrier 35206 1.94
Hampshire 23398 1.29
Hancock 29411 1.62
Hardy 13859 0.76
Harrison 67951 3.74
Jackson 28919 1.59
Jefferson 56586 3.11
Kanawha 183525 10.09
Lewis 16166 0.89
Lincoln 20895 1.15
Logan 33030 1.82
McDowell 18517 1.02
Marion 56430 3.10
Marshall 31260 1.72
Mason 26841 1.48
Mercer 59903 3.29
Mineral 27227 1.50
Mingo 24151 1.33
Monongalia 106086 5.83
Monroe 13397 0.74
Morgan 17740 0.98
Nicholas 25126 1.38
Ohio 42069 2.31
Pendleton 6978 0.38
Pleasants 7460 0.41
Pocahontas 8494 0.47
Preston 33846 1.86
Putnam 56704 3.12
Raleigh 75106 4.13
Randolph 28896 1.59
Ritchie 9856 0.54
Roane 14020 0.77
Summers 12897 0.71
Taylor 16907 0.93
Tucker 6994 0.39
Tyler 8803 0.48
Upshur 24589 1.35
Wayne 40301 2.22
Webster 8349 0.46
Wetzel 15444 0.85
Wirt 5781 0.32
Wood 85163 4.68
Wyoming 21275 1.17