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Largest veteran population, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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. The median across all 55 is 1,588.

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01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38111,240–

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,5229,692–

03Wood County, WVWV82,3856,320–

04Cabell County, WVWV91,1835,495–

05Raleigh County, WVWV71,7755,269–

06Monongalia County, WVWV107,9915,078–

07Jefferson County, WVWV63,1024,845–

08Harrison County, WVWV64,2214,711–

09Marion County, WVWV55,5844,178–

10Mercer County, WVWV57,5034,144–

11Putnam County, WVWV56,8853,670–

12Fayette County, WVWV38,1653,226–

13Ohio County, WVWV40,4962,897–

14Hancock County, WVWV27,7292,560–

15Wayne County, WVWV37,3092,378–

16Mineral County, WVWV26,7922,357–

17Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782,356–

18Preston County, WVWV34,0042,163–

19Randolph County, WVWV26,8822,112–

20Hampshire County, WVWV24,1052,069–

21Marshall County, WVWV29,1592,029–

22Mason County, WVWV24,7071,839–

23Jackson County, WVWV27,4501,821–

24Taylor County, WVWV16,2871,729–

25Upshur County, WVWV23,7581,706–

26Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481,696–

27Morgan County, WVWV18,0271,628–

28Logan County, WVWV30,3751,588–

29Brooke County, WVWV21,1421,555–

30Boone County, WVWV20,2511,308–

31Hardy County, WVWV14,3371,306–

32Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011,283–

33Lewis County, WVWV16,3941,265–

34Barbour County, WVWV15,4141,198–

35Monroe County, WVWV12,4911,150–

36Roane County, WVWV13,3171,096–

37Braxton County, WVWV11,8851,080–

38Mingo County, WVWV21,4551,076–

39Summers County, WVWV11,5321,061–

40Lincoln County, WVWV19,1771,030–

41Grant County, WVWV11,0411,025–

42Wetzel County, WVWV13,734828–

43McDowell County, WVWV16,878824–

44Ritchie County, WVWV8,034803–

45Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602785–

46Tyler County, WVWV7,881692–

47Doddridge County, WVWV7,634669–

48Webster County, WVWV7,760560–

49Clay County, WVWV7,538554–

50Gilmer County, WVWV7,085549–

51Pleasants County, WVWV7,338548–

52Tucker County, WVWV6,540542–

53Wirt County, WVWV4,879515–

54Pendleton County, WVWV5,826509–

55Calhoun County, WVWV5,978477–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS