West Virginia Population By County in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the population of West Virginia was 1,791,420. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha[object Promise] had the highest population (180,217), followed by Berkeley[object Promise] (122,691), and Monongalia[object Promise] (105,905). Wirt[object Promise] was the least populated county (5,186).

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West Virginia Population By County in 2020
West Virginia Population By County in 2020
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County Population % of State Population
Barbour 15463 0.86
Berkeley 122691 6.85
Boone 21739 1.21
Braxton 12397 0.69
Brooke 22472 1.25
Cabell 94234 5.26
Calhoun 6199 0.35
Clay 8007 0.45
Doddridge 7787 0.44
Fayette 40425 2.26
Gilmer 7397 0.41
Grant 10988 0.61
Greenbrier 32895 1.84
Hampshire 23097 1.29
Hancock 29037 1.62
Hardy 14241 0.80
Harrison 65839 3.68
Jackson 27720 1.55
Jefferson 57783 3.23
Kanawha 180217 10.06
Lewis 17016 0.95
Lincoln 20363 1.14
Logan 32510 1.82
McDowell 18921 1.06
Marion 56230 3.14
Marshall 30497 1.70
Mason 25398 1.42
Mercer 59517 3.32
Mineral 26890 1.50
Mingo 23487 1.31
Monongalia 105905 5.91
Monroe 12380 0.69
Morgan 17087 0.95
Nicholas 24554 1.37
Ohio 42338 2.36
Pendleton 6132 0.34
Pleasants 7652 0.43
Pocahontas 7864 0.44
Preston 34187 1.91
Putnam 57432 3.21
Raleigh 74386 4.15
Randolph 27892 1.56
Ritchie 8426 0.47
Roane 13986 0.78
Summers 11939 0.67
Taylor 16684 0.93
Tucker 6753 0.38
Tyler 8296 0.46
Upshur 23813 1.33
Wayne 38864 2.17
Webster 8356 0.47
Wetzel 14392 0.80
Wirt 5186 0.29
Wood 84142 4.70
Wyoming 21317 1.19