West Virginia Population By County in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the population of West Virginia was 1,785,526. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha[object Promise] had the highest population (177,993), followed by Berkeley[object Promise] (126,194), and Monongalia[object Promise] (106,487). Wirt[object Promise] was the least populated county (5,059).

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West Virginia Population By County in 2021
West Virginia Population By County in 2021
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County Population % of State Population
Barbour 15445 0.87
Berkeley 126194 7.07
Boone 21367 1.20
Braxton 12293 0.69
Brooke 22109 1.24
Cabell 93494 5.24
Calhoun 6165 0.35
Clay 7895 0.44
Doddridge 7739 0.43
Fayette 40083 2.25
Gilmer 7389 0.41
Grant 11009 0.62
Greenbrier 32698 1.83
Hampshire 23374 1.31
Hancock 28591 1.60
Hardy 14155 0.79
Harrison 65436 3.67
Jackson 27761 1.56
Jefferson 58520 3.28
Kanawha 177993 9.97
Lewis 16897 0.95
Lincoln 20191 1.13
Logan 31917 1.79
McDowell 18413 1.03
Marion 56117 3.14
Marshall 30208 1.69
Mason 25290 1.42
Mercer 59215 3.32
Mineral 26866 1.51
Mingo 23094 1.29
Monongalia 106487 5.96
Monroe 12383 0.69
Morgan 17280 0.97
Nicholas 24415 1.37
Ohio 41878 2.35
Pendleton 6078 0.34
Pleasants 7612 0.43
Pocahontas 7890 0.44
Preston 34270 1.92
Putnam 57355 3.21
Raleigh 73801 4.13
Randolph 27891 1.56
Ritchie 8388 0.47
Roane 13912 0.78
Summers 11892 0.67
Taylor 16483 0.92
Tucker 6675 0.37
Tyler 8243 0.46
Upshur 23820 1.33
Wayne 38533 2.16
Webster 8286 0.46
Wetzel 14195 0.80
Wirt 5059 0.28
Wood 83791 4.69
Wyoming 20991 1.18