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Counties in West Virginia by households

Kanawha County had the highest households of 55 counties in 2022, at 77,252. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 2,132. The median was 8,066 and the figure for West Virginia was 716,040. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77,252Kanawha County
Lowest2,132Gilmer County
Median8,06655 counties
West Virginia716,040History

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 5,789 countBerkeley County: 48,528 countBoone County: 7,992 countBraxton County: 4,567 countBrooke County: 9,593 countCabell County: 38,854 countCalhoun County: 2,416 countClay County: 2,865 countDoddridge County: 2,345 countFayette County: 15,938 countGilmer County: 2,132 countGrant County: 4,160 countGreenbrier County: 14,724 countHampshire County: 8,066 countHancock County: 12,985 countHardy County: 5,740 countHarrison County: 25,888 countJackson County: 11,148 countJefferson County: 21,472 countKanawha County: 77,252 countLewis County: 6,839 countLincoln County: 7,776 countLogan County: 12,375 countMcDowell County: 6,547 countMarion County: 23,083 countMarshall County: 12,055 countMason County: 10,120 countMercer County: 24,471 countMineral County: 10,532 countMingo County: 9,093 countMonongalia County: 44,206 countMonroe County: 4,596 countMorgan County: 7,053 countNicholas County: 9,644 countOhio County: 17,487 countPendleton County: 2,361 countPleasants County: 2,737 countPocahontas County: 2,951 countPreston County: 12,623 countPutnam County: 22,402 countRaleigh County: 29,395 countRandolph County: 10,362 countRitchie County: 3,257 countRoane County: 5,461 countSummers County: 4,890 countTaylor County: 6,702 countTucker County: 2,836 countTyler County: 2,948 countUpshur County: 9,537 countWayne County: 14,959 countWebster County: 3,010 countWetzel County: 5,861 countWirt County: 2,149 countWood County: 35,544 countWyoming County: 7,724 count
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  • 3,000 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,100
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  • 12K to 22K
  • 22K and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

Kanawha County: 77,252 countKanawha County77,252Berkeley County: 48,528 countBerkeley County48,528Monongalia County: 44,206 countMonongalia County44,206Cabell County: 38,854 countCabell County38,854Wood County: 35,544 countWood County35,544Raleigh County: 29,395 countRaleigh County29,395Harrison County: 25,888 countHarrison County25,888Mercer County: 24,471 countMercer County24,471Marion County: 23,083 countMarion County23,083Putnam County: 22,402 countPutnam County22,402Jefferson County: 21,472 countJefferson County21,472Ohio County: 17,487 countOhio County17,487Fayette County: 15,938 countFayette County15,938Wayne County: 14,959 countWayne County14,959Greenbrier County: 14,724 countGreenbrier County14,724Hancock County: 12,985 countHancock County12,985Preston County: 12,623 countPreston County12,623Logan County: 12,375 countLogan County12,375Marshall County: 12,055 countMarshall County12,055Jackson County: 11,148 countJackson County11,148Mineral County: 10,532 countMineral County10,532Randolph County: 10,362 countRandolph County10,362Mason County: 10,120 countMason County10,120Nicholas County: 9,644 countNicholas County9,644Brooke County: 9,593 countBrooke County9,593Upshur County: 9,537 countUpshur County9,537Mingo County: 9,093 countMingo County9,093Hampshire County: 8,066 countHampshire County8,066Boone County: 7,992 countBoone County7,992Lincoln County: 7,776 countLincoln County7,776Wyoming County: 7,724 countWyoming County7,724Morgan County: 7,053 countMorgan County7,053Lewis County: 6,839 countLewis County6,839Taylor County: 6,702 countTaylor County6,702McDowell County: 6,547 countMcDowell County6,547Wetzel County: 5,861 countWetzel County5,861Barbour County: 5,789 countBarbour County5,789Hardy County: 5,740 countHardy County5,740Roane County: 5,461 countRoane County5,461Summers County: 4,890 countSummers County4,890Monroe County: 4,596 countMonroe County4,596Braxton County: 4,567 countBraxton County4,567Grant County: 4,160 countGrant County4,160Ritchie County: 3,257 countRitchie County3,257Webster County: 3,010 countWebster County3,010Pocahontas County: 2,951 countPocahontas County2,951Tyler County: 2,948 countTyler County2,948Clay County: 2,865 countClay County2,865Tucker County: 2,836 countTucker County2,836Pleasants County: 2,737 countPleasants County2,737Calhoun County: 2,416 countCalhoun County2,416Pendleton County: 2,361 countPendleton County2,361Doddridge County: 2,345 countDoddridge County2,345Wirt County: 2,149 countWirt County2,149Gilmer County: 2,132 countGilmer County2,132Kanawha County: 77,252 countKanawha County77,252Berkeley County: 48,528 countBerkeley County48,528Monongalia County: 44,206 countMonongalia County44,206Cabell County: 38,854 countCabell County38,854Wood County: 35,544 countWood County35,544Raleigh County: 29,395 countRaleigh County29,395Harrison County: 25,888 countHarrison County25,888Mercer County: 24,471 countMercer County24,471Marion County: 23,083 countMarion County23,083Putnam County: 22,402 countPutnam County22,402Jefferson County: 21,472 countJefferson County21,472Ohio County: 17,487 countOhio County17,487Fayette County: 15,938 countFayette County15,938Wayne County: 14,959 countWayne County14,959Greenbrier County: 14,724 countGreenbrier County14,724Hancock County: 12,985 countHancock County12,985Preston County: 12,623 countPreston County12,623Logan County: 12,375 countLogan County12,375Marshall County: 12,055 countMarshall County12,055Jackson County: 11,148 countJackson County11,148Mineral County: 10,532 countMineral County10,532Randolph County: 10,362 countRandolph County10,362Mason County: 10,120 countMason County10,120Nicholas County: 9,644 countNicholas County9,644Brooke County: 9,593 countBrooke County9,593Upshur County: 9,537 countUpshur County9,537Mingo County: 9,093 countMingo County9,093Hampshire County: 8,066 countHampshire County8,066Boone County: 7,992 countBoone County7,992Lincoln County: 7,776 countLincoln County7,776Wyoming County: 7,724 countWyoming County7,724Morgan County: 7,053 countMorgan County7,053Lewis County: 6,839 countLewis County6,839Taylor County: 6,702 countTaylor County6,702McDowell County: 6,547 countMcDowell County6,547Wetzel County: 5,861 countWetzel County5,861Barbour County: 5,789 countBarbour County5,789Hardy County: 5,740 countHardy County5,740Roane County: 5,461 countRoane County5,461Summers County: 4,890 countSummers County4,890Monroe County: 4,596 countMonroe County4,596Braxton County: 4,567 countBraxton County4,567Grant County: 4,160 countGrant County4,160Ritchie County: 3,257 countRitchie County3,257Webster County: 3,010 countWebster County3,010Pocahontas County: 2,951 countPocahontas County2,951Tyler County: 2,948 countTyler County2,948Clay County: 2,865 countClay County2,865Tucker County: 2,836 countTucker County2,836Pleasants County: 2,737 countPleasants County2,737Calhoun County: 2,416 countCalhoun County2,416Pendleton County: 2,361 countPendleton County2,361Doddridge County: 2,345 countDoddridge County2,345Wirt County: 2,149 countWirt County2,149Gilmer County: 2,132 countGilmer County2,132
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Kanawha County77,252+0.4%
2Berkeley County48,528+3.6%
3Monongalia County44,206+1.3%
4Cabell County38,854-1.4%
5Wood County35,544+0.9%
6Raleigh County29,395-2.1%
7Harrison County25,888-0.9%
8Mercer County24,471-0.7%
9Marion County23,083-0.8%
10Putnam County22,402+1.5%
11Jefferson County21,472+1.5%
12Ohio County17,487+0.2%
13Fayette County15,938+0.6%
14Wayne County14,959+3.3%
15Greenbrier County14,7240%
16Hancock County12,985+1.1%
17Preston County12,623+0.9%
18Logan County12,375-0.1%
19Marshall County12,055+2.1%
20Jackson County11,148+0.2%
21Mineral County10,532+1%
22Randolph County10,362+3%
23Mason County10,120+0.6%
24Nicholas County9,644-0.4%
25Brooke County9,593-2.2%
26Upshur County9,537-0.6%
27Mingo County9,093-0.2%
28Hampshire County8,066+1.9%
29Boone County7,992+2.2%
30Lincoln County7,776+0.2%
31Wyoming County7,724-0.9%
32Morgan County7,053+1.4%
33Lewis County6,839+2.7%
34Taylor County6,702+2.2%
35McDowell County6,547+2.1%
36Wetzel County5,861+4.6%
37Barbour County5,789-0.4%
38Hardy County5,740-0.9%
39Roane County5,461+1.6%
40Summers County4,890-1.8%
41Monroe County4,596+2.3%
42Braxton County4,567+0.8%
43Grant County4,160+0.3%
44Ritchie County3,257+4.4%
45Webster County3,010+1.6%
46Pocahontas County2,951+1.3%
47Tyler County2,948+1.9%
48Clay County2,865-1.1%
49Tucker County2,836+1.6%
50Pleasants County2,737+1.8%
51Calhoun County2,416+1.1%
52Pendleton County2,361+1.2%
53Doddridge County2,345+1.6%
54Wirt County2,149+3.3%
55Gilmer County2,132+0.2%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in West Virginia by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/west-virginia-counties?period=2022.

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Kanawha County, with 77,252 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gilmer County, with 2,132 in 2022.

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