West Virginia Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of West Virginia was 1.80M. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha was the most populated county (181.95K), followed by Berkeley (120.46K), and then Monongalia (105.70K).

On the other hand, the least populated counties were: Wirt (5.26K), Pendleton (6.25K), and Calhoun (6.42K).

The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of West Virginia population in each county.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

Related Topics: West Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2021 Census.

West Virginia Population By County in 2021

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County	Population	% of State Population
Barbour	15600	0.87
Berkeley	120460	6.69
Boone	22059	1.23
Braxton	12702	0.71
Brooke	22603	1.25
Cabell	94622	5.25
Calhoun	6420	0.36
Clay	8176	0.45
Doddridge	7929	0.44
Fayette	41056	2.28
Gilmer	7516	0.42
Grant	11063	0.61
Greenbrier	33307	1.85
Hampshire	23214	1.29
Hancock	29223	1.62
Hardy	14269	0.79
Harrison	66222	3.68
Jackson	28011	1.56
Jefferson	57542	3.20
Kanawha	181953	10.10
Lewis	16966	0.94
Lincoln	20625	1.15
Logan	32786	1.82
McDowell	19334	1.07
Marion	56256	3.12
Marshall	30813	1.71
Mason	25667	1.43
Mercer	59892	3.33
Mineral	27045	1.50
Mingo	23821	1.32
Monongalia	105695	5.87
Monroe	12492	0.69
Morgan	17144	0.95
Nicholas	24770	1.38
Ohio	42443	2.36
Pendleton	6249	0.35
Pleasants	7623	0.42
Pocahontas	8006	0.45
Preston	34266	1.90
Putnam	57385	3.19
Raleigh	74929	4.16
Randolph	28150	1.56
Ritchie	8676	0.48
Roane	14129	0.78
Summers	12125	0.67
Taylor	16727	0.93
Tucker	6822	0.38
Tyler	8397	0.47
Upshur	23965	1.33
Wayne	39337	2.18
Webster	8415	0.47
Wetzel	14629	0.81
Wirt	5264	0.29
Wood	84678	4.70
Wyoming	21581	1.20