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Counties in West Virginia by households

Kanawha County had the highest households of 55 counties in 2021, at 76,919. Wirt County had the lowest, at 2,081. The median was 7,912 and the figure for West Virginia was 711,352. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76,919Kanawha County
Lowest2,081Wirt County
Median7,91255 counties
West Virginia711,352History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 5,813 countBerkeley County: 46,838 countBoone County: 7,821 countBraxton County: 4,532 countBrooke County: 9,811 countCabell County: 39,398 countCalhoun County: 2,390 countClay County: 2,896 countDoddridge County: 2,309 countFayette County: 15,836 countGilmer County: 2,127 countGrant County: 4,147 countGreenbrier County: 14,722 countHampshire County: 7,912 countHancock County: 12,840 countHardy County: 5,794 countHarrison County: 26,129 countJackson County: 11,127 countJefferson County: 21,162 countKanawha County: 76,919 countLewis County: 6,662 countLincoln County: 7,759 countLogan County: 12,382 countMcDowell County: 6,413 countMarion County: 23,278 countMarshall County: 11,811 countMason County: 10,057 countMercer County: 24,634 countMineral County: 10,431 countMingo County: 9,110 countMonongalia County: 43,640 countMonroe County: 4,493 countMorgan County: 6,957 countNicholas County: 9,678 countOhio County: 17,447 countPendleton County: 2,333 countPleasants County: 2,688 countPocahontas County: 2,912 countPreston County: 12,510 countPutnam County: 22,075 countRaleigh County: 30,033 countRandolph County: 10,065 countRitchie County: 3,121 countRoane County: 5,376 countSummers County: 4,982 countTaylor County: 6,557 countTucker County: 2,790 countTyler County: 2,894 countUpshur County: 9,599 countWayne County: 14,479 countWebster County: 2,964 countWetzel County: 5,603 countWirt County: 2,081 countWood County: 35,220 countWyoming County: 7,795 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Kanawha County: 76,919 countKanawha County76,919Berkeley County: 46,838 countBerkeley County46,838Monongalia County: 43,640 countMonongalia County43,640Cabell County: 39,398 countCabell County39,398Wood County: 35,220 countWood County35,220Raleigh County: 30,033 countRaleigh County30,033Harrison County: 26,129 countHarrison County26,129Mercer County: 24,634 countMercer County24,634Marion County: 23,278 countMarion County23,278Putnam County: 22,075 countPutnam County22,075Jefferson County: 21,162 countJefferson County21,162Ohio County: 17,447 countOhio County17,447Fayette County: 15,836 countFayette County15,836Greenbrier County: 14,722 countGreenbrier County14,722Wayne County: 14,479 countWayne County14,479Hancock County: 12,840 countHancock County12,840Preston County: 12,510 countPreston County12,510Logan County: 12,382 countLogan County12,382Marshall County: 11,811 countMarshall County11,811Jackson County: 11,127 countJackson County11,127Mineral County: 10,431 countMineral County10,431Randolph County: 10,065 countRandolph County10,065Mason County: 10,057 countMason County10,057Brooke County: 9,811 countBrooke County9,811Nicholas County: 9,678 countNicholas County9,678Upshur County: 9,599 countUpshur County9,599Mingo County: 9,110 countMingo County9,110Hampshire County: 7,912 countHampshire County7,912Boone County: 7,821 countBoone County7,821Wyoming County: 7,795 countWyoming County7,795Lincoln County: 7,759 countLincoln County7,759Morgan County: 6,957 countMorgan County6,957Lewis County: 6,662 countLewis County6,662Taylor County: 6,557 countTaylor County6,557McDowell County: 6,413 countMcDowell County6,413Barbour County: 5,813 countBarbour County5,813Hardy County: 5,794 countHardy County5,794Wetzel County: 5,603 countWetzel County5,603Roane County: 5,376 countRoane County5,376Summers County: 4,982 countSummers County4,982Braxton County: 4,532 countBraxton County4,532Monroe County: 4,493 countMonroe County4,493Grant County: 4,147 countGrant County4,147Ritchie County: 3,121 countRitchie County3,121Webster County: 2,964 countWebster County2,964Pocahontas County: 2,912 countPocahontas County2,912Clay County: 2,896 countClay County2,896Tyler County: 2,894 countTyler County2,894Tucker County: 2,790 countTucker County2,790Pleasants County: 2,688 countPleasants County2,688Calhoun County: 2,390 countCalhoun County2,390Pendleton County: 2,333 countPendleton County2,333Doddridge County: 2,309 countDoddridge County2,309Gilmer County: 2,127 countGilmer County2,127Wirt County: 2,081 countWirt County2,081Kanawha County: 76,919 countKanawha County76,919Berkeley County: 46,838 countBerkeley County46,838Monongalia County: 43,640 countMonongalia County43,640Cabell County: 39,398 countCabell County39,398Wood County: 35,220 countWood County35,220Raleigh County: 30,033 countRaleigh County30,033Harrison County: 26,129 countHarrison County26,129Mercer County: 24,634 countMercer County24,634Marion County: 23,278 countMarion County23,278Putnam County: 22,075 countPutnam County22,075Jefferson County: 21,162 countJefferson County21,162Ohio County: 17,447 countOhio County17,447Fayette County: 15,836 countFayette County15,836Greenbrier County: 14,722 countGreenbrier County14,722Wayne County: 14,479 countWayne County14,479Hancock County: 12,840 countHancock County12,840Preston County: 12,510 countPreston County12,510Logan County: 12,382 countLogan County12,382Marshall County: 11,811 countMarshall County11,811Jackson County: 11,127 countJackson County11,127Mineral County: 10,431 countMineral County10,431Randolph County: 10,065 countRandolph County10,065Mason County: 10,057 countMason County10,057Brooke County: 9,811 countBrooke County9,811Nicholas County: 9,678 countNicholas County9,678Upshur County: 9,599 countUpshur County9,599Mingo County: 9,110 countMingo County9,110Hampshire County: 7,912 countHampshire County7,912Boone County: 7,821 countBoone County7,821Wyoming County: 7,795 countWyoming County7,795Lincoln County: 7,759 countLincoln County7,759Morgan County: 6,957 countMorgan County6,957Lewis County: 6,662 countLewis County6,662Taylor County: 6,557 countTaylor County6,557McDowell County: 6,413 countMcDowell County6,413Barbour County: 5,813 countBarbour County5,813Hardy County: 5,794 countHardy County5,794Wetzel County: 5,603 countWetzel County5,603Roane County: 5,376 countRoane County5,376Summers County: 4,982 countSummers County4,982Braxton County: 4,532 countBraxton County4,532Monroe County: 4,493 countMonroe County4,493Grant County: 4,147 countGrant County4,147Ritchie County: 3,121 countRitchie County3,121Webster County: 2,964 countWebster County2,964Pocahontas County: 2,912 countPocahontas County2,912Clay County: 2,896 countClay County2,896Tyler County: 2,894 countTyler County2,894Tucker County: 2,790 countTucker County2,790Pleasants County: 2,688 countPleasants County2,688Calhoun County: 2,390 countCalhoun County2,390Pendleton County: 2,333 countPendleton County2,333Doddridge County: 2,309 countDoddridge County2,309Gilmer County: 2,127 countGilmer County2,127Wirt County: 2,081 countWirt County2,081
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Kanawha County76,919
2Berkeley County46,838
3Monongalia County43,640
4Cabell County39,398
5Wood County35,220
6Raleigh County30,033
7Harrison County26,129
8Mercer County24,634
9Marion County23,278
10Putnam County22,075
11Jefferson County21,162
12Ohio County17,447
13Fayette County15,836
14Greenbrier County14,722
15Wayne County14,479
16Hancock County12,840
17Preston County12,510
18Logan County12,382
19Marshall County11,811
20Jackson County11,127
21Mineral County10,431
22Randolph County10,065
23Mason County10,057
24Brooke County9,811
25Nicholas County9,678
26Upshur County9,599
27Mingo County9,110
28Hampshire County7,912
29Boone County7,821
30Wyoming County7,795
31Lincoln County7,759
32Morgan County6,957
33Lewis County6,662
34Taylor County6,557
35McDowell County6,413
36Barbour County5,813
37Hardy County5,794
38Wetzel County5,603
39Roane County5,376
40Summers County4,982
41Braxton County4,532
42Monroe County4,493
43Grant County4,147
44Ritchie County3,121
45Webster County2,964
46Pocahontas County2,912
47Clay County2,896
48Tyler County2,894
49Tucker County2,790
50Pleasants County2,688
51Calhoun County2,390
52Pendleton County2,333
53Doddridge County2,309
54Gilmer County2,127
55Wirt County2,081

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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.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in West Virginia by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kanawha County, with 76,919 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wirt County, with 2,081 in 2021.

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