RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most veterans, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of the civilian population 18+ who are military veterans (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERANS (CIVILIAN 18+)VS 2010

01Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60211.8%+5%

02Pleasants County, WVWV7,33811.1%+4%

03Jefferson County, WVWV63,1029.7%−18%

04Wirt County, WVWV4,8799.5%−27%

05Morgan County, WVWV18,0279.3%−25%

06Summers County, WVWV11,5329.3%−26%

07Berkeley County, WVWV139,5229.2%−36%

08Hampshire County, WVWV24,1059.1%−1%

09Calhoun County, WVWV5,9789.0%−15%

10Pendleton County, WVWV5,8268.9%−29%

11Jackson County, WVWV27,4508.8%−26%

12Tyler County, WVWV7,8818.8%−44%

13Braxton County, WVWV11,8858.8%−38%

14Tucker County, WVWV6,5408.7%−27%

15Webster County, WVWV7,7608.6%−29%

16Wetzel County, WVWV13,7348.6%−27%

17Lewis County, WVWV16,3948.5%−35%

18Fayette County, WVWV38,1658.4%−29%

19Grant County, WVWV11,0418.3%−24%

20Wood County, WVWV82,3858.3%−35%

21Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5788.3%−39%

22Roane County, WVWV13,3178.2%−34%

23Hancock County, WVWV27,7298.2%−40%

24Hardy County, WVWV14,3378.0%−26%

25Wayne County, WVWV37,3098.0%−32%

26Putnam County, WVWV56,8858.0%−34%

27Barbour County, WVWV15,4147.7%−28%

28Monroe County, WVWV12,4917.7%−22%

29Mineral County, WVWV26,7927.7%−44%

30Nicholas County, WVWV23,8487.6%−35%

31Harrison County, WVWV64,2217.5%−42%

32Upshur County, WVWV23,7587.5%−33%

33Mercer County, WVWV57,5037.4%−40%

34Marshall County, WVWV29,1597.3%−45%

35Mason County, WVWV24,7077.3%−40%

36Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.3%−47%

37Taylor County, WVWV16,2877.2%−42%

38Doddridge County, WVWV7,6347.2%−49%

39Ritchie County, WVWV8,0347.0%−49%

40Ohio County, WVWV40,4966.9%−38%

41Preston County, WVWV34,0046.8%−44%

42Kanawha County, WVWV172,3816.8%−41%

43Boone County, WVWV20,2516.7%−33%

44Marion County, WVWV55,5846.7%−40%

45Brooke County, WVWV21,1426.4%−51%

46Raleigh County, WVWV71,7756.4%−50%

47Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.4%−38%

48Cabell County, WVWV91,1836.2%−45%

49Clay County, WVWV7,5386.1%−40%

50Mingo County, WVWV21,4556.0%−30%

51Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.5%−40%

52Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.2%−47%

53Logan County, WVWV30,3755.1%−55%

54Monongalia County, WVWV107,9914.9%−37%

55McDowell County, WVWV16,8784.7%−43%

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