Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2016
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for West Virginia was 1.83M. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest population (186.40K), followed by Berkeley County (113.62K), and Monongalia County (105.87K).
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), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2016
Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 186,400 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 113,621 |
| 3 | Monongalia County | 105,866 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 95,708 |
| 5 | Wood County | 85,824 |
| 6 | Raleigh County | 76,319 |
| 7 | Harrison County | 68,392 |
| 8 | Mercer County | 60,638 |
| 9 | Putnam County | 56,670 |
| 10 | Marion County | 56,557 |
| 11 | Jefferson County | 56,112 |
| 12 | Fayette County | 44,184 |
| 13 | Ohio County | 42,659 |
| 14 | Wayne County | 40,807 |
| 15 | Greenbrier County | 35,538 |
| 16 | Preston County | 33,802 |
| 17 | Logan County | 33,662 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 31,736 |
| 19 | Hancock County | 29,679 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 29,192 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 29,038 |
| 22 | Mineral County | 27,404 |
| 23 | Mason County | 26,956 |
| 24 | Nicholas County | 25,372 |
| 25 | Mingo County | 24,700 |
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