West Virginia Population By County in 2019

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the population of West Virginia was 1,795,263. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha[object Promise] had the highest population (178,393), followed by Berkeley[object Promise] (119,623), and Monongalia[object Promise] (106,281). Wirt[object Promise] was the least populated county (5,783).

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West Virginia Population By County in 2019
West Virginia Population By County in 2019
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County Population % of State Population
Barbour 16466 0.92
Berkeley 119623 6.66
Boone 21352 1.19
Braxton 13894 0.77
Brooke 21924 1.22
Cabell 91897 5.12
Calhoun 7077 0.39
Clay 8506 0.47
Doddridge 8451 0.47
Fayette 42500 2.37
Gilmer 7888 0.44
Grant 11486 0.64
Greenbrier 34634 1.93
Hampshire 23213 1.29
Hancock 28834 1.61
Hardy 13825 0.77
Harrison 67339 3.75
Jackson 28661 1.60
Jefferson 57347 3.19
Kanawha 178393 9.94
Lewis 15877 0.88
Lincoln 20453 1.14
Logan 31989 1.78
McDowell 17600 0.98
Marion 56077 3.12
Marshall 30558 1.70
Mason 26572 1.48
Mercer 58823 3.28
Mineral 26904 1.50
Mingo 23390 1.30
Monongalia 106281 5.92
Monroe 13295 0.74
Morgan 17875 1.00
Nicholas 24569 1.37
Ohio 41626 2.32
Pendleton 6960 0.39
Pleasants 7416 0.41
Pocahontas 8274 0.46
Preston 33479 1.87
Putnam 56507 3.15
Raleigh 73659 4.10
Randolph 28670 1.60
Ritchie 9616 0.54
Roane 13651 0.76
Summers 12536 0.70
Taylor 16707 0.93
Tucker 6891 0.38
Tyler 8622 0.48
Upshur 24315 1.35
Wayne 39552 2.20
Webster 8179 0.46
Wetzel 15130 0.84
Wirt 5783 0.32
Wood 83668 4.66
Wyoming 20449 1.14