West Virginia Population By County in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of West Virginia was 1,775,156. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha[object Promise] had the highest population (175,515), followed by Berkeley[object Promise] (129,490), and Monongalia[object Promise] (106,869). Wirt[object Promise] was the least populated county (5,091).

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West Virginia Population By County in 2022
West Virginia Population By County in 2022
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County Population % of State Population
Barbour 15414 0.87
Berkeley 129490 7.30
Boone 20968 1.18
Braxton 12185 0.69
Brooke 21733 1.22
Cabell 92730 5.22
Calhoun 6068 0.34
Clay 7814 0.44
Doddridge 7698 0.43
Fayette 39487 2.22
Gilmer 7325 0.41
Grant 10968 0.62
Greenbrier 32435 1.83
Hampshire 23468 1.32
Hancock 28172 1.59
Hardy 14192 0.80
Harrison 64915 3.66
Jackson 27716 1.56
Jefferson 58979 3.32
Kanawha 175515 9.89
Lewis 16767 0.95
Lincoln 19901 1.12
Logan 31316 1.76
McDowell 17850 1.01
Marion 55952 3.15
Marshall 29752 1.68
Mason 25000 1.41
Mercer 58700 3.31
Mineral 26855 1.51
Mingo 22573 1.27
Monongalia 106869 6.02
Monroe 12296 0.69
Morgan 17430 0.98
Nicholas 24335 1.37
Ohio 41447 2.34
Pendleton 6011 0.34
Pleasants 7586 0.43
Pocahontas 7819 0.44
Preston 34172 1.93
Putnam 57015 3.21
Raleigh 72882 4.11
Randolph 27600 1.56
Ritchie 8207 0.46
Roane 13834 0.78
Summers 11762 0.66
Taylor 16342 0.92
Tucker 6568 0.37
Tyler 8183 0.46
Upshur 23712 1.34
Wayne 37998 2.14
Webster 8167 0.46
Wetzel 14025 0.79
Wirt 5091 0.29
Wood 83340 4.70
Wyoming 20527 1.16