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Counties of West Virginia

West Virginia has 55 counties. Kanawha County is the largest with 172,381 residents in 2025. 8 of the 55 gained residents between 2020 and 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimates.

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Counties of West Virginia: 2025 estimate, change since 2020, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Kanawha County172,381−4.6%3557$60,943$147,300
Berkeley County139,522+14.3%426$80,815$266,300
Monongalia County107,991+2.1%1128$65,346$267,700
Cabell County91,183−3.4%734$55,832$164,400
Wood County82,385−2.3%1128$57,810$158,500
Raleigh County71,775−3.8%2417$52,150$150,900
Harrison County64,221−2.6%1925$60,377$166,200
Jefferson County63,102+9.4%815$98,806$350,800
Mercer County57,503−3.6%1016$53,210$121,700
Putnam County56,885−1.0%1112$79,527$223,300
Marion County55,584−1.1%1521$67,370$166,700
Ohio County40,496−4.6%618$57,094$166,000
Fayette County38,165−5.8%3013$53,194$105,800
Wayne County37,309−4.3%811$58,878$127,100
Preston County34,004−0.6%1211$61,880$162,800
Greenbrier County31,578−4.3%910$48,218$149,000
Logan County30,375−6.7%3010$49,723$103,400
Marshall County29,159−4.7%610$59,169$149,800
Hancock County27,729−4.7%48$61,466$130,800
Jackson County27,450−1.2%37$58,845$157,200
Randolph County26,882−3.8%167$52,757$144,800
Mineral County26,792−0.5%87$69,375$180,400
Mason County24,707−2.9%97$49,761$120,300
Hampshire County24,105+4.4%49$63,116$219,200
Nicholas County23,848−3.1%98$54,639$121,600
Upshur County23,758−0.3%46$54,338$170,800
Mingo County21,455−9.0%97$38,119$90,500
Brooke County21,142−6.3%88$54,316$141,500
Boone County20,251−7.2%98$57,093$93,100
Wyoming County19,801−7.4%126$48,440$82,900
Lincoln County19,177−6.3%46$46,205$105,300
Morgan County18,027+5.6%36$72,179$240,600
McDowell County16,878−11.7%208$31,559$50,000
Lewis County16,394−3.7%25$56,477$151,800
Taylor County16,287−2.5%24$57,795$148,800
Barbour County15,414−0.3%54$51,394$131,900
Hardy County14,337+0.3%25$49,272$166,300
Wetzel County13,734−5.0%85$56,836$107,900
Roane County13,317−5.1%25$45,778$122,100
Monroe County12,491+0.9%33$56,750$156,300
Braxton County11,885−4.5%43$50,331$117,900
Summers County11,532−3.6%14$40,699$140,100
Grant County11,041+0.6%23$62,361$175,100
Ritchie County8,034−4.9%63$50,582$115,900
Tyler County7,881−5.1%43$63,693$121,300
Webster County7,760−7.4%54$43,839$76,100
Doddridge County7,634−2.2%12$57,401$160,800
Pocahontas County7,602−3.4%95$42,119$152,400
Clay County7,538−6.4%13$42,318$109,100
Pleasants County7,338−4.1%22$60,932$151,000
Gilmer County7,085−4.4%23$47,981$83,800
Tucker County6,540−3.3%63$53,358$154,800
Calhoun County5,978−4.0%12$43,980$100,500
Pendleton County5,826−5.1%23$64,931$183,800
Wirt County4,879−6.1%22$49,867$115,800

Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates

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