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Largest by population, West Virginia counties

The most populous West Virginia counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,381−14%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,522+84%

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,991+32%

04Cabell County, WVWV91,183−6%

05Wood County, WVWV82,385−6%

06Raleigh County, WVWV71,775−9%

07Harrison County, WVWV64,221−6%

08Jefferson County, WVWV63,102+50%

09Mercer County, WVWV57,503−9%

10Putnam County, WVWV56,885+10%

11Marion County, WVWV55,584−2%

12Ohio County, WVWV40,496−15%

13Fayette County, WVWV38,165−20%

14Wayne County, WVWV37,309−13%

15Preston County, WVWV34,004+16%

16Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578−8%

17Logan County, WVWV30,375−19%

18Marshall County, WVWV29,159−18%

19Hancock County, WVWV27,729−15%

20Jackson County, WVWV27,450−2%

21Randolph County, WVWV26,882−5%

22Mineral County, WVWV26,792−1%

23Mason County, WVWV24,707−5%

24Hampshire County, WVWV24,105+19%

25Nicholas County, WVWV23,848−10%

26Upshur County, WVWV23,758+2%

27Mingo County, WVWV21,455−24%

28Brooke County, WVWV21,142−17%

29Boone County, WVWV20,251−21%

30Wyoming County, WVWV19,801−23%

31Lincoln County, WVWV19,177−13%

32Morgan County, WVWV18,027+21%

33McDowell County, WVWV16,878−38%

34Lewis County, WVWV16,394−3%

35Taylor County, WVWV16,287+1%

36Barbour County, WVWV15,414−1%

37Hardy County, WVWV14,337+13%

38Wetzel County, WVWV13,734−22%

39Roane County, WVWV13,317−14%

40Monroe County, WVWV12,491−14%

41Braxton County, WVWV11,885−19%

42Summers County, WVWV11,532−11%

43Grant County, WVWV11,041−2%

44Ritchie County, WVWV8,034−22%

45Tyler County, WVWV7,881−18%

46Webster County, WVWV7,760−20%

47Doddridge County, WVWV7,634+3%

48Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602−17%

49Clay County, WVWV7,538−27%

50Pleasants County, WVWV7,338−2%

51Gilmer County, WVWV7,085−1%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,540−11%

53Calhoun County, WVWV5,978−21%

54Pendleton County, WVWV5,826−29%

55Wirt County, WVWV4,879−17%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES