County research and study

West Virginia county reference

55 counties and county equivalents in West Virginia. Search names or FIPS codes, compare Census geography and keep the original sources with your work.

• Barbour County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54001

  15,414 residents · 2025 estimate

• Berkeley County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54003

  139,522 residents · 2025 estimate

• Boone County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54005

  20,251 residents · 2025 estimate

• Braxton County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54007

  11,885 residents · 2025 estimate

• Brooke County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54009

  21,142 residents · 2025 estimate

• Cabell County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54011

  91,183 residents · 2025 estimate

• Calhoun County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54013

  5,978 residents · 2025 estimate

• Clay County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54015

  7,538 residents · 2025 estimate

• Doddridge County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54017

  7,634 residents · 2025 estimate

• Fayette County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54019

  38,165 residents · 2025 estimate

• Gilmer County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54021

  7,085 residents · 2025 estimate

• Grant County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54023

  11,041 residents · 2025 estimate

• Greenbrier County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54025

  31,578 residents · 2025 estimate

• Hampshire County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54027

  24,105 residents · 2025 estimate

• Hancock County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54029

  27,729 residents · 2025 estimate

• Hardy County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54031

  14,337 residents · 2025 estimate

• Harrison County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54033

  64,221 residents · 2025 estimate

• Jackson County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54035

  27,450 residents · 2025 estimate

• Jefferson County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54037

  63,102 residents · 2025 estimate

• Kanawha County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54039

  172,381 residents · 2025 estimate

• Lewis County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54041

  16,394 residents · 2025 estimate

• Lincoln County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54043

  19,177 residents · 2025 estimate

• Logan County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54045

  30,375 residents · 2025 estimate

• Marion County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54049

  55,584 residents · 2025 estimate

• Marshall County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54051

  29,159 residents · 2025 estimate

• Mason County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54053

  24,707 residents · 2025 estimate

• McDowell County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54047

  16,878 residents · 2025 estimate

• Mercer County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54055

  57,503 residents · 2025 estimate

• Mineral County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54057

  26,792 residents · 2025 estimate

• Mingo County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54059

  21,455 residents · 2025 estimate

• Monongalia County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54061

  107,991 residents · 2025 estimate

• Monroe County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54063

  12,491 residents · 2025 estimate

• Morgan County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54065

  18,027 residents · 2025 estimate

• Nicholas County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54067

  23,848 residents · 2025 estimate

• Ohio County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54069

  40,496 residents · 2025 estimate

• Pendleton County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54071

  5,826 residents · 2025 estimate

• Pleasants County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54073

  7,338 residents · 2025 estimate

• Pocahontas County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54075

  7,602 residents · 2025 estimate

• Preston County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54077

  34,004 residents · 2025 estimate

• Putnam County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54079

  56,885 residents · 2025 estimate

• Raleigh County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54081

  71,775 residents · 2025 estimate

• Randolph County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54083

  26,882 residents · 2025 estimate

• Ritchie County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54085

  8,034 residents · 2025 estimate

• Roane County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54087

  13,317 residents · 2025 estimate

• Summers County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54089

  11,532 residents · 2025 estimate

• Taylor County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54091

  16,287 residents · 2025 estimate

• Tucker County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54093

  6,540 residents · 2025 estimate

• Tyler County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54095

  7,881 residents · 2025 estimate

• Upshur County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54097

  23,758 residents · 2025 estimate

• Wayne County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54099

  37,309 residents · 2025 estimate

• Webster County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54101

  7,760 residents · 2025 estimate

• Wetzel County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54103

  13,734 residents · 2025 estimate

• Wirt County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54105

  4,879 residents · 2025 estimate

• Wood County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54107

  82,385 residents · 2025 estimate

• Wyoming County

  West Virginia · FIPS 54109

  19,801 residents · 2025 estimate

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Geography: 2025 U.S. Census Gazetteer. Population: Vintage 2025 estimates, July 1, 2025. County equivalents include parishes, boroughs, independent cities and planning regions. Puerto Rico population is not supplied by this population file.