Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2019
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Population for West Virginia was 1.80M. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest population (178.39K), followed by Berkeley County (119.62K), and Monongalia County (106.28K).
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), 2019 Census.
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2019
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Kanawha County | 178393 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 119623 |
| 3 | Monongalia County | 106281 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 91897 |
| 5 | Wood County | 83668 |
| 6 | Raleigh County | 73659 |
| 7 | Harrison County | 67339 |
| 8 | Mercer County | 58823 |
| 9 | Jefferson County | 57347 |
| 10 | Putnam County | 56507 |
| 11 | Marion County | 56077 |
| 12 | Fayette County | 42500 |
| 13 | Ohio County | 41626 |
| 14 | Wayne County | 39552 |
| 15 | Greenbrier County | 34634 |
| 16 | Preston County | 33479 |
| 17 | Logan County | 31989 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 30558 |
| 19 | Hancock County | 28834 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 28670 |
| 21 | Jackson County | 28661 |
| 22 | Mineral County | 26904 |
| 23 | Mason County | 26572 |
| 24 | Nicholas County | 24569 |
| 25 | Upshur County | 24315 |
| 26 | Mingo County | 23390 |
| 27 | Hampshire County | 23213 |
| 28 | Brooke County | 21924 |
| 29 | Boone County | 21352 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 20453 |
| 31 | Wyoming County | 20449 |
| 32 | Morgan County | 17875 |
| 33 | McDowell County | 17600 |
| 34 | Taylor County | 16707 |
| 35 | Barbour County | 16466 |
| 36 | Lewis County | 15877 |
| 37 | Wetzel County | 15130 |
| 38 | Braxton County | 13894 |
| 39 | Hardy County | 13825 |
| 40 | Roane County | 13651 |
| 41 | Monroe County | 13295 |
| 42 | Summers County | 12536 |
| 43 | Grant County | 11486 |
| 44 | Ritchie County | 9616 |
| 45 | Tyler County | 8622 |
| 46 | Clay County | 8506 |
| 47 | Doddridge County | 8451 |
| 48 | Pocahontas County | 8274 |
| 49 | Webster County | 8179 |
| 50 | Gilmer County | 7888 |
| 51 | Pleasants County | 7416 |
| 52 | Calhoun County | 7077 |
| 53 | Pendleton County | 6960 |
| 54 | Tucker County | 6891 |
| 55 | Wirt County | 5783 |