West Virginia Population 2024

March 2, 2024 by Babji

West Virginia (U.S. abbreviation WV) is located in southern region of United States, borders Maryland to the east, Virginia to the southeast, Pennsylvania to the north, Kentucky to the southwest and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia population in 2024 is 1.76 million, it is 38th populous state in the US. Its area is 24,230 square miles (62,755 sq km), 41st largest state by area rank, population decreased by 18,599 people since from the last census. West Virginia is formed after breaking away with Virginia and admitted to union in 1863. Organ Cave is the largest natural cave in West Virginia and the third largest cave in the US. West Virginia is located within the Appalachian Region, and the state is mostly mountainous and is a coal rich state and nickname is Mountain state.

Contents
Population by Race
Top Cities of West Virginia
Population Pyramid
Languages
Education
Disablity
Counties of West Virginia

According to U.S. 2020 Census Results, WV population in 2020 is 1,793,716 people living in the state. West Virginia population in 2023 is 1.767 million, population in 2022 is 1.77 million, and in 2021 is 1.78 million.

Year	Population	% Change
2010	1,854,214
2011	1,856,074	0.10
2012	1,856,764	0.04
2013	1,853,873	-0.16
2014	1,849,467	-0.24
2015	1,841,996	-0.40
2016	1,830,929	-0.60
2017	1,817,048	-0.76
2018	1,805,832	-0.62
2019	1,794,094	-0.65
2020	1,793,716	census updated July 1, 2020
2021*	1,782,959	-0.60
2022*	1,772,440	-0.59
2023*	1,766,236	-0.35

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, last census by July 1, 2020

West Virginia Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates population of West Virginia by race are: 93.3% are White Americans, followed by 3.56% are Black Americans, 0.181 are AIAN, 0.77% are Asian population, 0.03% are NHPI and 1.47% are Hispanic/Latino.

White Population

White population in West Virginia are 1,714,591, percentage wise 93.34 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in West Virginia are 65,300, percentage wise 3.56 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in West Virginia, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in West Virginia are 14,096, percentage wise 0.77 percent are asians, out of these 3,811 are Asian Indians, 3,202 are Chinese, 2,610 are Filipinos, 650 are Japanese, 1,036 are Korean, 1,114 are Vietnamese and 1,673 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in West Virginia are 27,021. Percentage wise 1.47 percent are hispanics, out of these 11,928 are Mexican people, 5,747 are Puerto Ricans, 1,409 are Cubans, and 7,937 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

541 are NHPI, of these 293 are Native Hawaiians, 20 are Guamanian or Chamorro, 160 are Samoans. Natives include 1,480 of Cherokee people, 56 are Chippewa, 9 are Navajo and 137 are Sioux tribal grouping.

Total Population	1,836,843	Percent
White	1,714,591	93.34%
Black or African American	65,300	3.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,322	0.181%
Cherokee tribal grouping	1,480	0.081%
Chippewa tribal grouping	56	0.003%
Navajo tribal grouping	9	0.000%
Sioux tribal grouping	137	0.007%
Asian Population	14,096	0.77%
Asian Indian	3,811	0.21%
Chinese	3,202	0.17%
Filipino	2,610	0.14%
Japanese	650	0.04%
Korean	1,036	0.06%
Vietnamese	1,114	0.06%
Other Asian Population	1,673
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	541	0.03%
Native Hawaiian	293	0.016%
Guamanian or Chamorro	20	0.001%
Samoan	160	0.009%
Other Pacific Islander	68
Some other race	7,193
Hispanic or Latino	27,021	1.47%
Mexican	11,928	0.65%
Puerto Rican	5,747	0.31%
Cuban	1,409	0.08%
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,937

Source: US Census 2017(Table B03002)

Top Cities of West Virginia

The top populous cities of West Virginia as on 2018 census estimates are Charleston with 47,215, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg and Wheeling. West Virginia Zip code starts with two.

Rank	Cities	Population(2018)
1	Charleston	47,215

Population Pyramid

West Virginia population pyramid chart according to 2021 census estimates.

Source: 2021 US Census Estimates: Population In Five Year Age-Group

West Virginia Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of West Virginia by age is 1,836,843, out of these 907,621 are male, 929,222 are female, The sex ratio of West Virginia is 977. The West Virginia population by age are, under 15 years is 311,432, 15 years and over is 1,525,411, 30 years and over is 1,184,092, 65 years and over is 336,326 and 85 years and over is 39,524. 49.41 percent are male, 50.59 percent are female, 16.95 percent are under 15 years old, 83.05 percent are 15 years and over, 64.46 percent are 30 years and over, 18.31 percent are 65 years and over, 2.15 percent are 85 years and over.

Languages spoken in WV

English is the official language of West Virginia, 1.6 million speak only English, 17,955 speak Spanish language, 12,646 speak European languages and 8,498 speak Asian languages.

Languages	Population	Percentage
Speak only English	1,693,131	97.54
Spanish Language	17,955	1.03
European Language	12,646	0.73
Asian Languages	8,498	0.49
Other Languages	3,568	0.21

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1601)

West Virginia Education

West Virginia education stats of high school and university as per table below.

Population 18 to 24 years		166,309	85,567	80,742
		Total	Male	Female
	Less than high school graduate	20,648	11,215	9,433
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	61,149	35,971	25,178
	Some college or associates degree	71,820	33,811	38,009
	Bachelors degree or higher	12,692	4,570	8,122
Population 25 years and over		1,293,665	629,027	664,638
	Less than 9th grade	60,839	32,829	28,010
	9th to 12th grade, no diploma	121,235	63,264	57,971
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	524,710	266,128	258,582
	Some college, no degree	239,718	111,757	127,961
	Associates degree	89,742	33,098	56,644
	Bachelors degree	155,423	74,537	80,886
	Graduate or professional degree	101,998	47,414	54,584

White		1,211,661	586,029	625,632
	High school graduate or higher	1,040,538	495,974	544,564
	Bachelors degree or higher	237,820	111,707	126,113
Black or African		42,686	23,528	19,158
	High school graduate or higher	37,905	20,666	17,239
	Bachelors degree or higher	6,907	3,704	3,203
American Indian or Alaska Native alone		2,557	1,192	1,365
	High school graduate or higher	1,830	811	1,019
	Bachelors degree or higher	366	132	234
Asian		9,670	4,488	5,182
	High school graduate or higher	8,929	4,329	4,600
	Bachelors degree or higher	6,136	3,314	2,822
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander		401	158	243
	High school graduate or higher	350	134	216
	Bachelors degree or higher	17	13	4
Hispanic or Latino Origin		14,648	7,864	6,784
	High school graduate or higher	11,646	5,988	5,658
	Bachelors degree or higher	3,016	1,517	1,499

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1501)

Disability

The West Virginia disable population as per the types of Hearing/Vision/Cognitive/Ambulatory difficulty.

Total civilian non-institutionalized population	356,167
Male	180,636
Female	175,531
	-
White	337,528
Black or African American	10,108
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,348
Asian	833
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	121
Some other race	830
DISABILITY TYPE
With a hearing difficulty	113,496
With a vision difficulty	74,327
With a cognitive difficulty	134,165
With an ambulatory difficulty	200,842
With a self-care difficulty	70,370
With an independent living difficulty	126,349

Counties of West Virginia

West Virginia state is divided into 55 counties, Kanawha County is the most populous with 180,454, Berkeley County with 117,123, Monongalia County with 106,420, Cabell County with 93,224, Wood County with 84,203. The least populous county is Wirt County with 5,830.

County	Population 2017	Population 2018	% Change	Rank 2017	Rank 2018
Barbour County	16,499	16,535	0.2	35	35
Berkeley County	115,007	117,123	1.8	2	2
Boone County	22,374	21,951	-1.9	29	29
Braxton County	14,224	14,089	-0.9	38	38
Brooke County	22,390	22,203	-0.8	28	28
Cabell County	94,486	93,224	-1.3	4	4
Calhoun County	7,322	7,254	-0.9	52	52
Clay County	8,714	8,632	-0.9	46	46
Doddridge County	8,529	8,406	-1.4	47	48
Fayette County	43,577	43,018	-1.3	12	12
Gilmer County	8,057	8,026	-0.4	50	50
Grant County	11,649	11,626	-0.2	43	43
Greenbrier County	35,243	34,786	-1.3	15	15
Hampshire County	23,398	23,347	-0.2	27	27
Hancock County	29,425	29,094	-1.1	19	19
Hardy County	13,838	13,775	-0.5	40	40
Harrison County	67,923	67,554	-0.5	7	7
Jackson County	28,907	28,706	-0.7	20	21
Jefferson County	56,406	56,811	0.7	10	9
Kanawha County	183,310	180,454	-1.6	1	1
Lewis County	16,192	16,024	-1	36	36
Lincoln County	20,878	20,599	-1.3	31	31
Logan County	33,043	32,607	-1.3	17	17
McDowell County	18,521	18,223	-1.6	32	32
Marion County	56,369	56,097	-0.5	11	11
Marshall County	31,216	30,785	-1.4	18	18
Mason County	26,818	26,718	-0.4	23	23
Mercer County	59,801	59,131	-1.1	8	8
Mineral County	27,180	26,940	-0.9	22	22
Mingo County	24,138	23,785	-1.5	26	26
Monongalia County	105,916	106,420	0.5	3	3
Monroe County	13,373	13,280	-0.7	41	41
Morgan County	17,709	17,787	0.4	33	33
Nicholas County	25,134	24,842	-1.2	24	24
Ohio County	42,056	41,755	-0.7	13	13
Pendleton County	6,970	6,997	0.4	54	53
Pleasants County	7,453	7,507	0.7	51	51
Pocahontas County	8,487	8,414	-0.9	48	47
Preston County	33,823	33,839	0	16	16
Putnam County	56,665	56,682	0	9	10
Raleigh County	75,062	74,254	-1.1	6	6
Randolph County	28,894	28,823	-0.2	21	20
Ritchie County	9,816	9,721	-1	44	44
Roane County	14,010	13,932	-0.6	39	39
Summers County	12,891	12,760	-1	42	42
Taylor County	16,910	16,862	-0.3	34	34
Tucker County	6,991	6,955	-0.5	53	54
Tyler County	8,807	8,746	-0.7	45	45
Upshur County	24,546	24,415	-0.5	25	25
Wayne County	40,192	39,944	-0.6	14	14
Webster County	8,363	8,285	-0.9	49	49
Wetzel County	15,425	15,270	-1	37	37
Wirt County	5,790	5,830	0.7	55	55
Wood County	85,083	84,203	-1	5	5
Wyoming County	21,248	20,786	-2.2	30	30