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Randolph County is the largest by area at 1,040 square miles (2,694 km 2), and Hancock County is the smallest at 83 square miles (215 km 2). [8] Kanawha County contributed land to the founding of 12 West Virginia counties [12] and has the largest population (174,805 in 2023). Wirt County has the smallest population (5,000 in 2023). [13]
The U.S. State of West Virginia currently has 20 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated five combined statistical areas, 10 metropolitan statistical areas, and five micropolitan statistical areas in West Virginia. [ 1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the ...
In twenty West Virginia coal counties mining more than a million tons of coal per year and having a total population of 850,000, there are about 10,100 deaths per year, with 1,400 of those statistically attributed to deaths from heart, respiratory and kidney disease from living in an Appalachian coal county.
Wirt County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,194, [1] making it the least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Elizabeth. [2] The county was created in 1848 [3] by the Virginia General Assembly and named for U.S. Attorney General and presidential candidate William Wirt.
Socioeconomic statistics for West Virginia counties. Per capita income. Median household income. Population 2020. Population growth rate 2010-2020. Racial characteristics of population. Life expectancy in years 2022. % of people in poverty. % of 25+ year old people with bachelor or higher degrees.
2022 Rank City Type 2022 Estimate [1] 2020 Census Change County 1: Charleston †† City 47,129 48,864 −3.55%: Kanawha: 2: Huntington † City 45,746 46,842
Webster County. / 38.49°N 80.43°W / 38.49; -80.43. Webster County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,378. [1] Its county seat is Webster Springs. [2] The county was founded in 1860 and named for Daniel Webster. [3]
Counties with Amish settlements in 2021. Old Order Amish population growth in the 20th century. There were 32 states of the United States with an Amish population in 2022 that consists of at least one Amish settlement of Old or New Order Amish, excluding more modern Amish groups like e.g. the Beachy Amish .