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Counties in West Virginia by housing units

Kanawha County had the highest housing units of 55 counties in 2023, at 90,388. Wirt County had the lowest, at 2,723. The median was 10,700 and the figure for West Virginia was 859,653. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest90,388Kanawha County
Lowest2,723Wirt County
Median10,70055 counties
West Virginia859,653History

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 7,131 countBerkeley County: 52,511 countBoone County: 10,167 countBraxton County: 6,278 countBrooke County: 10,700 countCabell County: 46,084 countCalhoun County: 3,199 countClay County: 3,945 countDoddridge County: 3,248 countFayette County: 19,134 countGilmer County: 3,118 countGrant County: 5,660 countGreenbrier County: 17,883 countHampshire County: 12,581 countHancock County: 14,218 countHardy County: 8,217 countHarrison County: 30,537 countJackson County: 12,882 countJefferson County: 24,276 countKanawha County: 90,388 countLewis County: 8,188 countLincoln County: 9,581 countLogan County: 14,806 countMcDowell County: 9,380 countMarion County: 26,283 countMarshall County: 14,736 countMason County: 12,192 countMercer County: 29,358 countMineral County: 12,526 countMingo County: 11,554 countMonongalia County: 49,795 countMonroe County: 6,263 countMorgan County: 9,182 countNicholas County: 12,540 countOhio County: 21,179 countPendleton County: 3,708 countPleasants County: 3,218 countPocahontas County: 6,846 countPreston County: 15,215 countPutnam County: 24,891 countRaleigh County: 34,637 countRandolph County: 13,090 countRitchie County: 4,187 countRoane County: 7,157 countSummers County: 6,556 countTaylor County: 7,440 countTucker County: 4,665 countTyler County: 4,144 countUpshur County: 11,237 countWayne County: 18,238 countWebster County: 4,408 countWetzel County: 7,302 countWirt County: 2,723 countWood County: 40,296 countWyoming County: 9,975 count
  • Under 4,400
  • 4,400 to 7,300
  • 7,300 to 11K
  • 11K to 14K
  • 14K to 25K
  • 25K and over
count, 2023. 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, 2023

Kanawha County: 90,388 countKanawha County90,388Berkeley County: 52,511 countBerkeley County52,511Monongalia County: 49,795 countMonongalia County49,795Cabell County: 46,084 countCabell County46,084Wood County: 40,296 countWood County40,296Raleigh County: 34,637 countRaleigh County34,637Harrison County: 30,537 countHarrison County30,537Mercer County: 29,358 countMercer County29,358Marion County: 26,283 countMarion County26,283Putnam County: 24,891 countPutnam County24,891Jefferson County: 24,276 countJefferson County24,276Ohio County: 21,179 countOhio County21,179Fayette County: 19,134 countFayette County19,134Wayne County: 18,238 countWayne County18,238Greenbrier County: 17,883 countGreenbrier County17,883Preston County: 15,215 countPreston County15,215Logan County: 14,806 countLogan County14,806Marshall County: 14,736 countMarshall County14,736Hancock County: 14,218 countHancock County14,218Randolph County: 13,090 countRandolph County13,090Jackson County: 12,882 countJackson County12,882Hampshire County: 12,581 countHampshire County12,581Nicholas County: 12,540 countNicholas County12,540Mineral County: 12,526 countMineral County12,526Mason County: 12,192 countMason County12,192Mingo County: 11,554 countMingo County11,554Upshur County: 11,237 countUpshur County11,237Brooke County: 10,700 countBrooke County10,700Boone County: 10,167 countBoone County10,167Wyoming County: 9,975 countWyoming County9,975Lincoln County: 9,581 countLincoln County9,581McDowell County: 9,380 countMcDowell County9,380Morgan County: 9,182 countMorgan County9,182Hardy County: 8,217 countHardy County8,217Lewis County: 8,188 countLewis County8,188Taylor County: 7,440 countTaylor County7,440Wetzel County: 7,302 countWetzel County7,302Roane County: 7,157 countRoane County7,157Barbour County: 7,131 countBarbour County7,131Pocahontas County: 6,846 countPocahontas County6,846Summers County: 6,556 countSummers County6,556Braxton County: 6,278 countBraxton County6,278Monroe County: 6,263 countMonroe County6,263Grant County: 5,660 countGrant County5,660Tucker County: 4,665 countTucker County4,665Webster County: 4,408 countWebster County4,408Ritchie County: 4,187 countRitchie County4,187Tyler County: 4,144 countTyler County4,144Clay County: 3,945 countClay County3,945Pendleton County: 3,708 countPendleton County3,708Doddridge County: 3,248 countDoddridge County3,248Pleasants County: 3,218 countPleasants County3,218Calhoun County: 3,199 countCalhoun County3,199Gilmer County: 3,118 countGilmer County3,118Wirt County: 2,723 countWirt County2,723Kanawha County: 90,388 countKanawha County90,388Berkeley County: 52,511 countBerkeley County52,511Monongalia County: 49,795 countMonongalia County49,795Cabell County: 46,084 countCabell County46,084Wood County: 40,296 countWood County40,296Raleigh County: 34,637 countRaleigh County34,637Harrison County: 30,537 countHarrison County30,537Mercer County: 29,358 countMercer County29,358Marion County: 26,283 countMarion County26,283Putnam County: 24,891 countPutnam County24,891Jefferson County: 24,276 countJefferson County24,276Ohio County: 21,179 countOhio County21,179Fayette County: 19,134 countFayette County19,134Wayne County: 18,238 countWayne County18,238Greenbrier County: 17,883 countGreenbrier County17,883Preston County: 15,215 countPreston County15,215Logan County: 14,806 countLogan County14,806Marshall County: 14,736 countMarshall County14,736Hancock County: 14,218 countHancock County14,218Randolph County: 13,090 countRandolph County13,090Jackson County: 12,882 countJackson County12,882Hampshire County: 12,581 countHampshire County12,581Nicholas County: 12,540 countNicholas County12,540Mineral County: 12,526 countMineral County12,526Mason County: 12,192 countMason County12,192Mingo County: 11,554 countMingo County11,554Upshur County: 11,237 countUpshur County11,237Brooke County: 10,700 countBrooke County10,700Boone County: 10,167 countBoone County10,167Wyoming County: 9,975 countWyoming County9,975Lincoln County: 9,581 countLincoln County9,581McDowell County: 9,380 countMcDowell County9,380Morgan County: 9,182 countMorgan County9,182Hardy County: 8,217 countHardy County8,217Lewis County: 8,188 countLewis County8,188Taylor County: 7,440 countTaylor County7,440Wetzel County: 7,302 countWetzel County7,302Roane County: 7,157 countRoane County7,157Barbour County: 7,131 countBarbour County7,131Pocahontas County: 6,846 countPocahontas County6,846Summers County: 6,556 countSummers County6,556Braxton County: 6,278 countBraxton County6,278Monroe County: 6,263 countMonroe County6,263Grant County: 5,660 countGrant County5,660Tucker County: 4,665 countTucker County4,665Webster County: 4,408 countWebster County4,408Ritchie County: 4,187 countRitchie County4,187Tyler County: 4,144 countTyler County4,144Clay County: 3,945 countClay County3,945Pendleton County: 3,708 countPendleton County3,708Doddridge County: 3,248 countDoddridge County3,248Pleasants County: 3,218 countPleasants County3,218Calhoun County: 3,199 countCalhoun County3,199Gilmer County: 3,118 countGilmer County3,118Wirt County: 2,723 countWirt County2,723
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Kanawha County90,388-0.2%
2Berkeley County52,511+2.4%
3Monongalia County49,795+0.5%
4Cabell County46,084-0%
5Wood County40,2960%
6Raleigh County34,637-0.2%
7Harrison County30,537-0.1%
8Mercer County29,358-0.1%
9Marion County26,283-0%
10Putnam County24,891+0.3%
11Jefferson County24,276+1.5%
12Ohio County21,179-0%
13Fayette County19,134-0.5%
14Wayne County18,238-0.2%
15Greenbrier County17,883-0.2%
16Preston County15,215+0.3%
17Logan County14,806-0.4%
18Marshall County14,736-0.3%
19Hancock County14,218-0.2%
20Randolph County13,090-0.2%
21Jackson County12,882-0.3%
22Hampshire County12,581+0.1%
23Nicholas County12,540-0.1%
24Mineral County12,526-0%
25Mason County12,192-0.2%
26Mingo County11,554-0.4%
27Upshur County11,237+0.1%
28Brooke County10,700-0.2%
29Boone County10,167-0.4%
30Wyoming County9,975-0.3%
31Lincoln County9,581-0%
32McDowell County9,380-0.7%
33Morgan County9,182+0.2%
34Hardy County8,217+0.5%
35Lewis County8,188-0.2%
36Taylor County7,440-0.1%
37Wetzel County7,302-0.3%
38Roane County7,157-0.2%
39Barbour County7,131-0.5%
40Pocahontas County6,846-1.1%
41Summers County6,556-0.6%
42Braxton County6,278-0.6%
43Monroe County6,263-0.6%
44Grant County5,660-0.2%
45Tucker County4,665-0.7%
46Webster County4,408-0.6%
47Ritchie County4,187-1.3%
48Tyler County4,144-0.8%
49Clay County3,945-0.3%
50Pendleton County3,708-1.3%
51Doddridge County3,248-0.9%
52Pleasants County3,218-0.2%
53Calhoun County3,199-0.8%
54Gilmer County3,118+0.2%
55Wirt County2,723-0.7%

Other periods

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in West Virginia by housing units, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/west-virginia-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/west-virginia-counties?period=2023.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Kanawha County, with 90,388 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Wirt County, with 2,723 in 2023.

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