West Virginia Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the population of West Virginia was 1,805,953. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest population (180,497), followed by Berkeley (117,472), and Monongalia (105,930). Wirt was the least populated county (5,794).

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West Virginia Population By County in 2018
West Virginia Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of State Population
Barbour 16524 0.92
Berkeley 117472 6.51
Boone 21907 1.21
Braxton 14030 0.78
Brooke 22130 1.23
Cabell 92935 5.15
Calhoun 7197 0.40
Clay 8604 0.48
Doddridge 8568 0.47
Fayette 43067 2.38
Gilmer 7937 0.44
Grant 11610 0.64
Greenbrier 34767 1.93
Hampshire 23380 1.30
Hancock 29096 1.61
Hardy 13789 0.76
Harrison 67547 3.74
Jackson 28741 1.59
Jefferson 57078 3.16
Kanawha 180497 9.99
Lewis 15981 0.89
Lincoln 20586 1.14
Logan 32597 1.81
McDowell 18198 1.01
Marion 56132 3.11
Marshall 30845 1.71
Mason 26795 1.48
Mercer 59228 3.28
Mineral 26979 1.49
Mingo 23847 1.32
Monongalia 105930 5.87
Monroe 13293 0.74
Morgan 17852 0.99
Nicholas 24877 1.38
Ohio 41841 2.32
Pendleton 6976 0.39
Pleasants 7479 0.41
Pocahontas 8420 0.47
Preston 33543 1.86
Putnam 56710 3.14
Raleigh 74256 4.11
Randolph 28823 1.60
Ritchie 9774 0.54
Roane 13880 0.77
Summers 12668 0.70
Taylor 16820 0.93
Tucker 6957 0.39
Tyler 8749 0.48
Upshur 24424 1.35
Wayne 40046 2.22
Webster 8304 0.46
Wetzel 15302 0.85
Wirt 5794 0.32
Wood 84343 4.67
Wyoming 20828 1.15