Facts
- Population
- 1,769,979 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -1.3 %
- Natural change, 2023
- -9,016
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 1,793,736 (2020)
- Births
- 16,895 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.5
- Deaths
- 25,911 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 14.6
- International migration
- 2,320 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 3,296 (2023)
- Net migration
- 5,616 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 3.2
- Postal code
- WV
- FIPS code
- 54
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,769,979 |
| 2023 | 1,770,495 |
| 2022 | 1,774,122 |
| 2021 | 1,785,618 |
| 2020 | 1,791,646 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.1 % |
| 2023 | 3.9 % |
| 2022 | 3.9 % |
| 2021 | 5.1 % |
| 2020 | 8.3 % |
Counties · 55
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 173,906 | -3.8 % | 4.1 % |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 136,287 | 11.6 % | 3.6 % |
| 3 | Monongalia County | 108,697 | 2.7 % | 3.4 % |
| 4 | Cabell County | 91,489 | -3.0 % | 3.9 % |
| 5 | Wood County | 82,757 | -1.8 % | 4.3 % |
| 6 | Raleigh County | 72,379 | -3.0 % | 4.3 % |
| 7 | Harrison County | 64,472 | -2.2 % | 3.8 % |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 61,264 | 6.2 % | 3.1 % |
| 9 | Mercer County | 57,524 | -3.6 % | 4.4 % |
| 10 | Putnam County | 57,067 | -0.6 % | 3.5 % |
| 11 | Marion County | 55,649 | -1.0 % | 4.2 % |
| 12 | Ohio County | 41,090 | -3.1 % | 4.2 % |
| 13 | Fayette County | 38,600 | -4.7 % | 4.8 % |
| 14 | Wayne County | 37,589 | -3.6 % | 4.5 % |
| 15 | Preston County | 34,055 | -0.5 % | 4.2 % |
| 16 | Greenbrier County | 31,851 | -3.4 % | 4.3 % |
| 17 | Logan County | 30,560 | -6.2 % | 4.9 % |
| 18 | Marshall County | 29,354 | -4.1 % | 4.5 % |
| 19 | Hancock County | 28,054 | -3.6 % | 5.4 % |
| 20 | Jackson County | 27,718 | -0.3 % | 5.6 % |
| 21 | Randolph County | 27,190 | -2.7 % | 5.5 % |
| 22 | Mineral County | 26,778 | -0.6 % | 4.3 % |
| 23 | Mason County | 24,770 | -2.7 % | 3.8 % |
| 24 | Nicholas County | 24,017 | -2.4 % | 5.3 % |
| 25 | Hampshire County | 23,793 | 3.1 % | 3.7 % |
| 26 | Upshur County | 23,650 | -0.7 % | 4.9 % |
| 27 | Mingo County | 21,712 | -7.9 % | 6.5 % |
| 28 | Brooke County | 21,285 | -5.6 % | 4.9 % |
| 29 | Boone County | 20,496 | -6.0 % | 5.2 % |
| 30 | Wyoming County | 19,964 | -6.6 % | 5.2 % |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 19,377 | -5.3 % | 5.1 % |
| 32 | Morgan County | 17,780 | 4.2 % | 3.4 % |
| 33 | McDowell County | 17,147 | -10.3 % | 9.9 % |
| 34 | Lewis County | 16,477 | -3.2 % | 4.8 % |
| 35 | Taylor County | 16,438 | -1.6 % | 4.1 % |
| 36 | Barbour County | 15,369 | -0.6 % | 5.2 % |
| 37 | Hardy County | 14,335 | 0.3 % | 3.6 % |
| 38 | Wetzel County | 13,766 | -4.8 % | 6.0 % |
| 39 | Roane County | 13,540 | -3.5 % | 7.0 % |
| 40 | Monroe County | 12,462 | 0.7 % | 4.9 % |
| 41 | Braxton County | 12,051 | -3.2 % | 4.6 % |
| 42 | Summers County | 11,544 | -3.5 % | 4.6 % |
| 43 | Grant County | 10,971 | -0.1 % | 3.9 % |
| 44 | Ritchie County | 8,170 | -3.3 % | 5.4 % |
| 45 | Webster County | 7,947 | -5.1 % | 6.0 % |
| 46 | Tyler County | 7,843 | -5.6 % | 5.3 % |
| 47 | Clay County | 7,689 | -4.5 % | 7.7 % |
| 48 | Pocahontas County | 7,653 | -2.8 % | 4.9 % |
| 49 | Doddridge County | 7,615 | -2.5 % | 3.7 % |
| 50 | Pleasants County | 7,358 | -3.9 % | 4.6 % |
| 51 | Gilmer County | 7,116 | -4.1 % | 4.4 % |
| 52 | Tucker County | 6,573 | -2.8 % | 3.8 % |
| 53 | Pendleton County | 5,944 | -3.2 % | 3.1 % |
| 54 | Calhoun County | 5,873 | -5.6 % | 7.1 % |
| 55 | Wirt County | 4,924 | -5.2 % | 6.2 % |