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Largest by population in West Virginia

West Virginia counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of West Virginia by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Kanawha County leads at 178,198.

Among cities & places, Charleston leads at 47,918.

Counties

#NamePopulation
1Kanawha County178,198
2Berkeley County126,165
3Monongalia County106,520
4Cabell County93,300
5Wood County83,829
6Raleigh County73,666
7Harrison County65,407
8Mercer County59,062
9Jefferson County58,546
10Putnam County57,250
11Marion County56,042
12Ohio County41,904
13Fayette County39,987
14Wayne County38,498
15Preston County34,204
16Greenbrier County32,688
17Logan County31,826
18Marshall County30,129
19Hancock County28,658
20Randolph County27,782
21Jackson County27,753
22Mineral County26,922
23Mason County25,214
24Nicholas County24,446
25Upshur County23,758
26Hampshire County23,340
27Mingo County22,979
28Brooke County22,053
29Boone County21,312
30Wyoming County20,948
31Lincoln County20,170
32McDowell County18,413
33Morgan County17,327
34Lewis County16,808
35Taylor County16,543
36Barbour County15,454
37Hardy County14,236
38Wetzel County14,233
39Roane County13,921
40Monroe County12,401
41Braxton County12,345
42Summers County11,833
43Grant County10,972
44Ritchie County8,372
45Webster County8,253
46Tyler County8,181
47Clay County7,946
48Pocahontas County7,855
49Doddridge County7,767
50Pleasants County7,572
51Gilmer County7,376
52Tucker County6,698
53Calhoun County6,158
54Pendleton County6,111
55Wirt County5,131

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Charleston47,918
2Huntington46,189
3Morgantown30,273
4Parkersburg29,461
5Wheeling26,670
6Martinsburg18,805
7Weirton18,785
8Fairmont18,303
9Beckley16,977
10Clarksburg15,829
11Teays Valley13,961
12South Charleston13,594
13St. Albans10,637
14Vienna10,575
15Cheat Lake10,485
16Cross Lanes10,172
17Bluefield9,511
18Bridgeport9,292
19Oak Hill8,057
20Moundsville7,934
21Dunbar7,340
22Pea Ridge7,188
23Nitro6,941
24Hurricane6,891
25Elkins6,875
26Charles Town6,854
27Brookhaven6,465
28Princeton5,780
29Ranson corporation5,588
30New Martinsville5,175
31Buckhannon5,144
32Keyser4,870
33Grafton4,671
34Barboursville4,394
35Point Pleasant4,009
36Westover4,007
37Pinch3,893
38Weston3,884
39Lewisburg3,871
40Ravenswood3,846
41Pleasant Valley3,494
42Welch3,492
43Shady Spring3,455
44Shannondale3,441
45Summersville3,397
46Blennerhassett3,229
47Petersburg3,172
48Culloden3,158
49Ripley3,066
50Kingwood2,980
51Williamson2,979
52Kenova2,977
53Williamstown2,977
54Moorefield2,952
55Philippi2,919
56Fayetteville2,864
57Madison2,840
58Follansbee2,790
59Milton2,773
60Sissonville2,706
61White Sulphur Springs2,646
62Richwood2,617
63Inwood2,605
64Bethlehem2,568
65Winfield2,538
66Paden City2,529
67Mineralwells2,489
68Hinton2,413
69Falling Waters2,384
70Wellsburg2,364
71Chester2,302
72Bluewell2,281
73Stonewood2,273
74Mullens2,267
75Shinnston2,198
76St. Marys2,178
77Hooverson Heights2,156
78Spencer2,137
79Terra Alta1,992
80Star City1,894
81Nutter Fort1,890
82Crab Orchard1,877
83Belington1,843
84Salem1,812
85Logan1,736
86McMechen1,735
87New Haven1,735
88Romney1,714
89Mannington1,679
90Eleanor1,655
91Sophia1,654
92Montgomery1,635
93Chesapeake1,615
94Craigsville1,584
95Prosperity1,575
96West Liberty1,568
97Daniels1,542
98Belle1,537
99Ronceverte1,523
100Marmet1,520

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