Ranking of West Virginia Counties By White Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (162.60K), followed by Berkeley County (101.34K), and Monongalia County (95.40K).

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 White Alone Population in 2017
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By White Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County White Alone Population
1 Kanawha County 162603
2 Berkeley County 101335
3 Monongalia County 95403
4 Cabell County 86192
5 Wood County 81951
6 Raleigh County 66700
7 Harrison County 65004
8 Putnam County 54748
9 Mercer County 54629
10 Marion County 53102
11 Jefferson County 50242
12 Fayette County 40810
13 Wayne County 39473
14 Ohio County 39272
15 Greenbrier County 33222
16 Preston County 32947
17 Logan County 31966
18 Marshall County 30503
19 Jackson County 28274
20 Randolph County 27987
21 Hancock County 27956
22 Mason County 26159
23 Mineral County 25850
24 Nicholas County 24548
25 Upshur County 23894
26 Mingo County 23345
27 Hampshire County 22709
28 Boone County 21979
29 Brooke County 21620
30 Wyoming County 20818
31 Lincoln County 20549
32 Morgan County 17166
33 McDowell County 16681
34 Taylor County 16408
35 Barbour County 15955
36 Lewis County 15748
37 Wetzel County 15155
38 Braxton County 13873
39 Roane County 13737
40 Hardy County 12997
41 Monroe County 12993
42 Summers County 12032
43 Grant County 11353
44 Ritchie County 9690
45 Tyler County 8628
46 Clay County 8551
47 Pocahontas County 8247
48 Doddridge County 8194
49 Webster County 8180
50 Pleasants County 7222
51 Calhoun County 7199
52 Gilmer County 6907
53 Tucker County 6854
54 Pendleton County 6713
55 Wirt County 5653