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Largest veteran population, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,3819,532−15%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,5229,151−6%

03Wood County, WVWV82,3855,458−14%

04Cabell County, WVWV91,1834,617−16%

05Jefferson County, WVWV63,1024,532−6%

06Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914,377−14%

07Harrison County, WVWV64,2213,831−19%

08Raleigh County, WVWV71,7753,684−30%

09Putnam County, WVWV56,8853,565−3%

10Mercer County, WVWV57,5033,416−18%

11Marion County, WVWV55,5843,008−28%

12Fayette County, WVWV38,1652,629−19%

13Wayne County, WVWV37,3092,434+2%

14Ohio County, WVWV40,4962,306−20%

15Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782,158−8%

16Preston County, WVWV34,0041,921−11%

17Jackson County, WVWV27,4501,911+5%

18Hancock County, WVWV27,7291,897−26%

19Marshall County, WVWV29,1591,775−13%

20Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051,743−16%

21Mineral County, WVWV26,7921,641−30%

22Randolph County, WVWV26,8821,634−23%

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481,456−14%

24Mason County, WVWV24,7071,455−21%

25Upshur County, WVWV23,7581,411−17%

26Morgan County, WVWV18,0271,350−17%

27Logan County, WVWV30,3751,274−20%

28Brooke County, WVWV21,1421,159−25%

29Boone County, WVWV20,2511,119−14%

30Lewis County, WVWV16,3941,113−12%

31Mingo County, WVWV21,4551,040−3%

32Barbour County, WVWV15,414951−21%

33Wetzel County, WVWV13,734951+15%

34Taylor County, WVWV16,287942−46%

35Summers County, WVWV11,532918−13%

36Hardy County, WVWV14,337916−30%

37Roane County, WVWV13,317897−18%

38Braxton County, WVWV11,885873−19%

39Lincoln County, WVWV19,177855−17%

40Wyoming County, WVWV19,801852−34%

41Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602752−4%

42Monroe County, WVWV12,491748−35%

43Grant County, WVWV11,041734−28%

44McDowell County, WVWV16,878694−16%

45Pleasants County, WVWV7,338671+22%

46Tyler County, WVWV7,881571−17%

47Webster County, WVWV7,760561+0%

48Tucker County, WVWV6,540497−8%

49Doddridge County, WVWV7,634472−29%

50Ritchie County, WVWV8,034466−42%

51Calhoun County, WVWV5,978442−7%

52Pendleton County, WVWV5,826436−14%

53Gilmer County, WVWV7,085396−28%

54Wirt County, WVWV4,879377−27%

55Clay County, WVWV7,538372−33%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES