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Counties in West Virginia by housing units

Kanawha County had the highest housing units of 55 counties in 2021, at 90,662. Wirt County had the lowest, at 2,775. The median was 10,740 and the figure for West Virginia was 859,437. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest90,662Kanawha County
Lowest2,775Wirt County
Median10,74055 counties
West Virginia859,437History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 7,212 countBerkeley County: 50,184 countBoone County: 10,255 countBraxton County: 6,390 countBrooke County: 10,740 countCabell County: 46,171 countCalhoun County: 3,270 countClay County: 3,982 countDoddridge County: 3,324 countFayette County: 19,392 countGilmer County: 3,123 countGrant County: 5,705 countGreenbrier County: 17,988 countHampshire County: 12,597 countHancock County: 14,262 countHardy County: 8,141 countHarrison County: 30,635 countJackson County: 12,959 countJefferson County: 23,607 countKanawha County: 90,662 countLewis County: 8,178 countLincoln County: 9,598 countLogan County: 14,984 countMcDowell County: 9,563 countMarion County: 26,300 countMarshall County: 14,870 countMason County: 12,268 countMercer County: 29,415 countMineral County: 12,541 countMingo County: 11,659 countMonongalia County: 49,161 countMonroe County: 6,387 countMorgan County: 9,166 countNicholas County: 12,572 countOhio County: 21,200 countPendleton County: 3,833 countPleasants County: 3,232 countPocahontas County: 7,023 countPreston County: 15,154 countPutnam County: 24,688 countRaleigh County: 34,793 countRandolph County: 13,180 countRitchie County: 4,310 countRoane County: 7,183 countSummers County: 6,668 countTaylor County: 7,456 countTucker County: 4,733 countTyler County: 4,212 countUpshur County: 11,209 countWayne County: 18,306 countWebster County: 4,498 countWetzel County: 7,351 countWirt County: 2,775 countWood County: 40,311 countWyoming County: 10,061 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Kanawha County: 90,662 countKanawha County90,662Berkeley County: 50,184 countBerkeley County50,184Monongalia County: 49,161 countMonongalia County49,161Cabell County: 46,171 countCabell County46,171Wood County: 40,311 countWood County40,311Raleigh County: 34,793 countRaleigh County34,793Harrison County: 30,635 countHarrison County30,635Mercer County: 29,415 countMercer County29,415Marion County: 26,300 countMarion County26,300Putnam County: 24,688 countPutnam County24,688Jefferson County: 23,607 countJefferson County23,607Ohio County: 21,200 countOhio County21,200Fayette County: 19,392 countFayette County19,392Wayne County: 18,306 countWayne County18,306Greenbrier County: 17,988 countGreenbrier County17,988Preston County: 15,154 countPreston County15,154Logan County: 14,984 countLogan County14,984Marshall County: 14,870 countMarshall County14,870Hancock County: 14,262 countHancock County14,262Randolph County: 13,180 countRandolph County13,180Jackson County: 12,959 countJackson County12,959Hampshire County: 12,597 countHampshire County12,597Nicholas County: 12,572 countNicholas County12,572Mineral County: 12,541 countMineral County12,541Mason County: 12,268 countMason County12,268Mingo County: 11,659 countMingo County11,659Upshur County: 11,209 countUpshur County11,209Brooke County: 10,740 countBrooke County10,740Boone County: 10,255 countBoone County10,255Wyoming County: 10,061 countWyoming County10,061Lincoln County: 9,598 countLincoln County9,598McDowell County: 9,563 countMcDowell County9,563Morgan County: 9,166 countMorgan County9,166Lewis County: 8,178 countLewis County8,178Hardy County: 8,141 countHardy County8,141Taylor County: 7,456 countTaylor County7,456Wetzel County: 7,351 countWetzel County7,351Barbour County: 7,212 countBarbour County7,212Roane County: 7,183 countRoane County7,183Pocahontas County: 7,023 countPocahontas County7,023Summers County: 6,668 countSummers County6,668Braxton County: 6,390 countBraxton County6,390Monroe County: 6,387 countMonroe County6,387Grant County: 5,705 countGrant County5,705Tucker County: 4,733 countTucker County4,733Webster County: 4,498 countWebster County4,498Ritchie County: 4,310 countRitchie County4,310Tyler County: 4,212 countTyler County4,212Clay County: 3,982 countClay County3,982Pendleton County: 3,833 countPendleton County3,833Doddridge County: 3,324 countDoddridge County3,324Calhoun County: 3,270 countCalhoun County3,270Pleasants County: 3,232 countPleasants County3,232Gilmer County: 3,123 countGilmer County3,123Wirt County: 2,775 countWirt County2,775Kanawha County: 90,662 countKanawha County90,662Berkeley County: 50,184 countBerkeley County50,184Monongalia County: 49,161 countMonongalia County49,161Cabell County: 46,171 countCabell County46,171Wood County: 40,311 countWood County40,311Raleigh County: 34,793 countRaleigh County34,793Harrison County: 30,635 countHarrison County30,635Mercer County: 29,415 countMercer County29,415Marion County: 26,300 countMarion County26,300Putnam County: 24,688 countPutnam County24,688Jefferson County: 23,607 countJefferson County23,607Ohio County: 21,200 countOhio County21,200Fayette County: 19,392 countFayette County19,392Wayne County: 18,306 countWayne County18,306Greenbrier County: 17,988 countGreenbrier County17,988Preston County: 15,154 countPreston County15,154Logan County: 14,984 countLogan County14,984Marshall County: 14,870 countMarshall County14,870Hancock County: 14,262 countHancock County14,262Randolph County: 13,180 countRandolph County13,180Jackson County: 12,959 countJackson County12,959Hampshire County: 12,597 countHampshire County12,597Nicholas County: 12,572 countNicholas County12,572Mineral County: 12,541 countMineral County12,541Mason County: 12,268 countMason County12,268Mingo County: 11,659 countMingo County11,659Upshur County: 11,209 countUpshur County11,209Brooke County: 10,740 countBrooke County10,740Boone County: 10,255 countBoone County10,255Wyoming County: 10,061 countWyoming County10,061Lincoln County: 9,598 countLincoln County9,598McDowell County: 9,563 countMcDowell County9,563Morgan County: 9,166 countMorgan County9,166Lewis County: 8,178 countLewis County8,178Hardy County: 8,141 countHardy County8,141Taylor County: 7,456 countTaylor County7,456Wetzel County: 7,351 countWetzel County7,351Barbour County: 7,212 countBarbour County7,212Roane County: 7,183 countRoane County7,183Pocahontas County: 7,023 countPocahontas County7,023Summers County: 6,668 countSummers County6,668Braxton County: 6,390 countBraxton County6,390Monroe County: 6,387 countMonroe County6,387Grant County: 5,705 countGrant County5,705Tucker County: 4,733 countTucker County4,733Webster County: 4,498 countWebster County4,498Ritchie County: 4,310 countRitchie County4,310Tyler County: 4,212 countTyler County4,212Clay County: 3,982 countClay County3,982Pendleton County: 3,833 countPendleton County3,833Doddridge County: 3,324 countDoddridge County3,324Calhoun County: 3,270 countCalhoun County3,270Pleasants County: 3,232 countPleasants County3,232Gilmer County: 3,123 countGilmer County3,123Wirt County: 2,775 countWirt County2,775
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Kanawha County90,662
2Berkeley County50,184
3Monongalia County49,161
4Cabell County46,171
5Wood County40,311
6Raleigh County34,793
7Harrison County30,635
8Mercer County29,415
9Marion County26,300
10Putnam County24,688
11Jefferson County23,607
12Ohio County21,200
13Fayette County19,392
14Wayne County18,306
15Greenbrier County17,988
16Preston County15,154
17Logan County14,984
18Marshall County14,870
19Hancock County14,262
20Randolph County13,180
21Jackson County12,959
22Hampshire County12,597
23Nicholas County12,572
24Mineral County12,541
25Mason County12,268
26Mingo County11,659
27Upshur County11,209
28Brooke County10,740
29Boone County10,255
30Wyoming County10,061
31Lincoln County9,598
32McDowell County9,563
33Morgan County9,166
34Lewis County8,178
35Hardy County8,141
36Taylor County7,456
37Wetzel County7,351
38Barbour County7,212
39Roane County7,183
40Pocahontas County7,023
41Summers County6,668
42Braxton County6,390
43Monroe County6,387
44Grant County5,705
45Tucker County4,733
46Webster County4,498
47Ritchie County4,310
48Tyler County4,212
49Clay County3,982
50Pendleton County3,833
51Doddridge County3,324
52Calhoun County3,270
53Pleasants County3,232
54Gilmer County3,123
55Wirt County2,775

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. 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 B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in West Virginia by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in West Virginia by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/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 B25001: total housing units, Counties in West Virginia by housing units, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Kanawha County, with 90,662 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Wirt County, with 2,775 in 2021.

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