Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2012

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for West Virginia was 1.86M. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest population (192.31K), followed by Berkeley County (107.02K), and Monongalia County (101.01K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2012
Kanawha
192.31K
Berkeley
107.02K
Monongalia
101.01K
Cabell
96.93K
Wood
86.66K
Raleigh
79.28K
Harrison
69.11K
Mercer
62.44K
Marion
56.79K
Putnam
56.45K
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2012
Rank
County
Population
1 Kanawha County 192,306
2 Berkeley County 107,024
3 Monongalia County 101,009
4 Cabell County 96,933
5 Wood County 86,655
6 Raleigh County 79,284
7 Harrison County 69,113
8 Mercer County 62,441
9 Marion County 56,791
10 Putnam County 56,448
11 Jefferson County 54,736
12 Fayette County 45,873
13 Ohio County 44,017
14 Wayne County 41,933
15 Logan County 36,322
16 Greenbrier County 35,892
17 Preston County 33,905
18 Marshall County 32,827
19 Hancock County 30,480
20 Randolph County 29,388
21 Jackson County 29,285
22 Mineral County 27,895
23 Mason County 27,233
24 Nicholas County 26,255
25 Mingo County 26,193
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