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West Virginia counties

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West Virginia has 55 counties and county equivalents holding 1,784,462 residents. The statewide sales tax base rate is 6%, before county and city add-ons.

All 55 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Kanawha County178,198$58,887$135,000$879
Berkeley County126,165$77,329$248,000$1,238
Monongalia County106,520$62,704$254,200$943
Cabell County93,300$52,828$156,100$877
Wood County83,829$56,193$153,700$789
Raleigh County73,666$52,055$142,600$847
Harrison County65,407$58,326$158,500$848
Mercer County59,062$47,799$118,600$813
Jefferson County58,546$95,523$324,500$1,103
Putnam County57,250$77,871$214,200$975
Marion County56,042$67,537$164,300$901
Ohio County41,904$57,867$165,300$823
Fayette County39,987$52,672$104,200$777
Wayne County38,498$55,539$124,900$883
Preston County34,204$61,373$157,700$753
Greenbrier County32,688$48,662$136,300$834
Logan County31,826$47,237$101,500$704
Marshall County30,129$60,329$139,800$823
Hancock County28,658$61,017$119,600$766
Randolph County27,782$55,057$137,800$807
Jackson County27,753$55,671$154,600$720
Mineral County26,922$68,049$180,400$684
Mason County25,214$53,454$127,400$654
Nicholas County24,446$49,280$114,200$669
Upshur County23,758$51,859$160,700$799
Hampshire County23,340$60,299$204,600$732
Mingo County22,979$39,527$85,600$604
Brooke County22,053$52,116$127,700$603
Boone County21,312$56,152$90,300$823
Wyoming County20,948$48,038$78,400$737
Lincoln County20,170$48,593$103,400$727
McDowell County18,413$29,980$49,200$686
Morgan County17,327$63,805$223,100$832
Lewis County16,808$52,279$135,800$737
Taylor County16,543$56,807$144,000$672
Barbour County15,454$48,347$126,000$803
Hardy County14,236$49,302$159,700$820
Wetzel County14,233$53,341$102,800$703
Roane County13,921$45,194$121,100$590
Monroe County12,401$54,508$146,100$677
Braxton County12,345$44,449$106,400$578
Summers County11,833$42,544$126,100$922
Grant County10,972$61,530$167,500$612
Ritchie County8,372$50,256$107,800$583
Webster County8,253$42,061$78,000$687
Tyler County8,181$58,293$112,100$707
Clay County7,946$42,790$107,100$589
Pocahontas County7,855$41,200$139,400$688
Doddridge County7,767$61,164$160,000$827
Pleasants County7,572$61,038$129,300$700
Gilmer County7,376$50,991$83,300$764
Tucker County6,698$53,475$144,700$689
Calhoun County6,158$41,421$111,200$483
Pendleton County6,111$61,738$178,600$754
Wirt County5,131$54,688$112,800$575

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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