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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Related Topics: West Virginia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Kanawha County | 192306 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 107024 |
| 3 | Monongalia County | 101009 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 96933 |
| 5 | Wood County | 86655 |
| 6 | Raleigh County | 79284 |
| 7 | Harrison County | 69113 |
| 8 | Mercer County | 62441 |
| 9 | Marion County | 56791 |
| 10 | Putnam County | 56448 |
| 11 | Jefferson County | 54736 |
| 12 | Fayette County | 45873 |
| 13 | Ohio County | 44017 |
| 14 | Wayne County | 41933 |
| 15 | Logan County | 36322 |
| 16 | Greenbrier County | 35892 |
| 17 | Preston County | 33905 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 32827 |
| 19 | Hancock County | 30480 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 29388 |
| 21 | Jackson County | 29285 |
| 22 | Mineral County | 27895 |
| 23 | Mason County | 27233 |
| 24 | Nicholas County | 26255 |
| 25 | Mingo County | 26193 |
| 26 | Upshur County | 24456 |
| 27 | Boone County | 24356 |
| 28 | Brooke County | 23677 |
| 29 | Hampshire County | 23668 |
| 30 | Wyoming County | 23213 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 21606 |
| 32 | McDowell County | 21318 |
| 33 | Morgan County | 17434 |
| 34 | Taylor County | 16960 |
| 35 | Barbour County | 16869 |
| 36 | Lewis County | 16450 |
| 37 | Wetzel County | 16345 |
| 38 | Roane County | 14679 |
| 39 | Braxton County | 14452 |
| 40 | Hardy County | 13857 |
| 41 | Summers County | 13838 |
| 42 | Monroe County | 13503 |
| 43 | Grant County | 11801 |
| 44 | Ritchie County | 10254 |
| 45 | Clay County | 9217 |
| 46 | Tyler County | 9052 |
| 47 | Webster County | 8981 |
| 48 | Gilmer County | 8760 |
| 49 | Pocahontas County | 8704 |
| 50 | Doddridge County | 8300 |
| 51 | Calhoun County | 7604 |
| 52 | Pleasants County | 7531 |
| 53 | Pendleton County | 7474 |
| 54 | Tucker County | 7079 |
| 55 | Wirt County | 5770 |