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Counties in West Virginia by households, 2024

Kanawha County had the highest households of 55 counties in 2024, at 76,459. Wirt County had the lowest, at 2,041. The median was 8,643 and the figure for West Virginia was 728,655. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76,459Kanawha County
Lowest2,041Wirt County
Median8,64355 counties
West Virginia728,655History

Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 6,152 countBerkeley County: 51,021 countBoone County: 7,927 countBraxton County: 4,790 countBrooke County: 9,675 countCabell County: 39,318 countCalhoun County: 2,525 countClay County: 2,972 countDoddridge County: 2,554 countFayette County: 15,948 countGilmer County: 2,254 countGrant County: 4,393 countGreenbrier County: 14,788 countHampshire County: 8,643 countHancock County: 12,824 countHardy County: 5,954 countHarrison County: 26,353 countJackson County: 11,515 countJefferson County: 22,804 countKanawha County: 76,459 countLewis County: 6,967 countLincoln County: 7,673 countLogan County: 12,760 countMcDowell County: 6,467 countMarion County: 23,339 countMarshall County: 12,487 countMason County: 10,211 countMercer County: 24,224 countMineral County: 11,120 countMingo County: 9,317 countMonongalia County: 44,629 countMonroe County: 4,619 countMorgan County: 7,342 countNicholas County: 9,466 countOhio County: 18,342 countPendleton County: 2,342 countPleasants County: 2,769 countPocahontas County: 3,181 countPreston County: 12,809 countPutnam County: 23,251 countRaleigh County: 29,004 countRandolph County: 10,678 countRitchie County: 3,389 countRoane County: 5,704 countSummers County: 4,680 countTaylor County: 6,604 countTucker County: 2,840 countTyler County: 3,296 countUpshur County: 9,557 countWayne County: 15,762 countWebster County: 2,899 countWetzel County: 6,113 countWirt County: 2,041 countWood County: 35,836 countWyoming County: 8,068 count
  • Under 3,200
  • 3,200 to 6,100
  • 6,100 to 8,600
  • 8,600 to 12K
  • 12K to 23K
  • 23K and over
count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Kanawha County: 76,459 countKanawha County76,459Berkeley County: 51,021 countBerkeley County51,021Monongalia County: 44,629 countMonongalia County44,629Cabell County: 39,318 countCabell County39,318Wood County: 35,836 countWood County35,836Raleigh County: 29,004 countRaleigh County29,004Harrison County: 26,353 countHarrison County26,353Mercer County: 24,224 countMercer County24,224Marion County: 23,339 countMarion County23,339Putnam County: 23,251 countPutnam County23,251Jefferson County: 22,804 countJefferson County22,804Ohio County: 18,342 countOhio County18,342Fayette County: 15,948 countFayette County15,948Wayne County: 15,762 countWayne County15,762Greenbrier County: 14,788 countGreenbrier County14,788Hancock County: 12,824 countHancock County12,824Preston County: 12,809 countPreston County12,809Logan County: 12,760 countLogan County12,760Marshall County: 12,487 countMarshall County12,487Jackson County: 11,515 countJackson County11,515Mineral County: 11,120 countMineral County11,120Randolph County: 10,678 countRandolph County10,678Mason County: 10,211 countMason County10,211Brooke County: 9,675 countBrooke County9,675Upshur County: 9,557 countUpshur County9,557Nicholas County: 9,466 countNicholas County9,466Mingo County: 9,317 countMingo County9,317Hampshire County: 8,643 countHampshire County8,643Wyoming County: 8,068 countWyoming County8,068Boone County: 7,927 countBoone County7,927Lincoln County: 7,673 countLincoln County7,673Morgan County: 7,342 countMorgan County7,342Lewis County: 6,967 countLewis County6,967Taylor County: 6,604 countTaylor County6,604McDowell County: 6,467 countMcDowell County6,467Barbour County: 6,152 countBarbour County6,152Wetzel County: 6,113 countWetzel County6,113Hardy County: 5,954 countHardy County5,954Roane County: 5,704 countRoane County5,704Braxton County: 4,790 countBraxton County4,790Summers County: 4,680 countSummers County4,680Monroe County: 4,619 countMonroe County4,619Grant County: 4,393 countGrant County4,393Ritchie County: 3,389 countRitchie County3,389Tyler County: 3,296 countTyler County3,296Pocahontas County: 3,181 countPocahontas County3,181Clay County: 2,972 countClay County2,972Webster County: 2,899 countWebster County2,899Tucker County: 2,840 countTucker County2,840Pleasants County: 2,769 countPleasants County2,769Doddridge County: 2,554 countDoddridge County2,554Calhoun County: 2,525 countCalhoun County2,525Pendleton County: 2,342 countPendleton County2,342Gilmer County: 2,254 countGilmer County2,254Wirt County: 2,041 countWirt County2,041Kanawha County: 76,459 countKanawha County76,459Berkeley County: 51,021 countBerkeley County51,021Monongalia County: 44,629 countMonongalia County44,629Cabell County: 39,318 countCabell County39,318Wood County: 35,836 countWood County35,836Raleigh County: 29,004 countRaleigh County29,004Harrison County: 26,353 countHarrison County26,353Mercer County: 24,224 countMercer County24,224Marion County: 23,339 countMarion County23,339Putnam County: 23,251 countPutnam County23,251Jefferson County: 22,804 countJefferson County22,804Ohio County: 18,342 countOhio County18,342Fayette County: 15,948 countFayette County15,948Wayne County: 15,762 countWayne County15,762Greenbrier County: 14,788 countGreenbrier County14,788Hancock County: 12,824 countHancock County12,824Preston County: 12,809 countPreston County12,809Logan County: 12,760 countLogan County12,760Marshall County: 12,487 countMarshall County12,487Jackson County: 11,515 countJackson County11,515Mineral County: 11,120 countMineral County11,120Randolph County: 10,678 countRandolph County10,678Mason County: 10,211 countMason County10,211Brooke County: 9,675 countBrooke County9,675Upshur County: 9,557 countUpshur County9,557Nicholas County: 9,466 countNicholas County9,466Mingo County: 9,317 countMingo County9,317Hampshire County: 8,643 countHampshire County8,643Wyoming County: 8,068 countWyoming County8,068Boone County: 7,927 countBoone County7,927Lincoln County: 7,673 countLincoln County7,673Morgan County: 7,342 countMorgan County7,342Lewis County: 6,967 countLewis County6,967Taylor County: 6,604 countTaylor County6,604McDowell County: 6,467 countMcDowell County6,467Barbour County: 6,152 countBarbour County6,152Wetzel County: 6,113 countWetzel County6,113Hardy County: 5,954 countHardy County5,954Roane County: 5,704 countRoane County5,704Braxton County: 4,790 countBraxton County4,790Summers County: 4,680 countSummers County4,680Monroe County: 4,619 countMonroe County4,619Grant County: 4,393 countGrant County4,393Ritchie County: 3,389 countRitchie County3,389Tyler County: 3,296 countTyler County3,296Pocahontas County: 3,181 countPocahontas County3,181Clay County: 2,972 countClay County2,972Webster County: 2,899 countWebster County2,899Tucker County: 2,840 countTucker County2,840Pleasants County: 2,769 countPleasants County2,769Doddridge County: 2,554 countDoddridge County2,554Calhoun County: 2,525 countCalhoun County2,525Pendleton County: 2,342 countPendleton County2,342Gilmer County: 2,254 countGilmer County2,254Wirt County: 2,041 countWirt County2,041
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Kanawha County76,459-0.5%
2Berkeley County51,021+3.3%
3Monongalia County44,629+0.6%
4Cabell County39,318+0.5%
5Wood County35,836+0.4%
6Raleigh County29,004-0.2%
7Harrison County26,353+1.3%
8Mercer County24,224-0.8%
9Marion County23,339+1.6%
10Putnam County23,251+2.1%
11Jefferson County22,804+3.8%
12Ohio County18,342+1.2%
13Fayette County15,948-1%
14Wayne County15,762+1.4%
15Greenbrier County14,788+0.5%
16Hancock County12,824-0.5%
17Preston County12,809+0.1%
18Logan County12,760+2.9%
19Marshall County12,487-0%
20Jackson County11,515+1.7%
21Mineral County11,120+3.9%
22Randolph County10,678+2.8%
23Mason County10,211-0.7%
24Brooke County9,675+2.5%
25Upshur County9,557-0.3%
26Nicholas County9,466-1.3%
27Mingo County9,317+3.4%
28Hampshire County8,643+3.5%
29Wyoming County8,068+1.8%
30Boone County7,927+0.4%
31Lincoln County7,673-1.8%
32Morgan County7,342+1.8%
33Lewis County6,967+0.4%
34Taylor County6,604-0.4%
35McDowell County6,467-0.3%
36Barbour County6,152+4.8%
37Wetzel County6,113+3.2%
38Hardy County5,954+0.8%
39Roane County5,704+3.1%
40Braxton County4,790+1.2%
41Summers County4,680-2.8%
42Monroe County4,619-2.5%
43Grant County4,393+2.5%
44Ritchie County3,389+1.9%
45Tyler County3,296+4.6%
46Pocahontas County3,181+2.9%
47Clay County2,972+0.4%
48Webster County2,899+2.1%
49Tucker County2,840-0.5%
50Pleasants County2,769-0.4%
51Doddridge County2,554+5.8%
52Calhoun County2,525+5.6%
53Pendleton County2,342+1.9%
54Gilmer County2,254+1.2%
55Wirt County2,041-1.4%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in West Virginia by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in West Virginia by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in West Virginia by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in West Virginia by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kanawha County, with 76,459 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wirt County, with 2,041 in 2024.

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