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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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2019
Kanawha
178.39K
Berkeley
119.62K
Monongalia
106.28K
Cabell
91.90K
Wood
83.67K
Raleigh
73.66K
Harrison
67.34K
Mercer
58.82K
Jefferson
57.35K
Putnam
56.51K
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population in 2019
Rank
County
Population
1 Kanawha County 178,393
2 Berkeley County 119,623
3 Monongalia County 106,281
4 Cabell County 91,897
5 Wood County 83,668
6 Raleigh County 73,659
7 Harrison County 67,339
8 Mercer County 58,823
9 Jefferson County 57,347
10 Putnam County 56,507
11 Marion County 56,077
12 Fayette County 42,500
13 Ohio County 41,626
14 Wayne County 39,552
15 Greenbrier County 34,634
16 Preston County 33,479
17 Logan County 31,989
18 Marshall County 30,558
19 Hancock County 28,834
20 Randolph County 28,670
21 Jackson County 28,661
22 Mineral County 26,904
23 Mason County 26,572
24 Nicholas County 24,569
25 Upshur County 24,315
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