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The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
West Virginia is the third poorest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $23,450 (2015). [ 1 ] West Virginia counties ranked by per capita income
West Virginia has a higher rate of people in poverty than the U.S. as a whole. West Virginia has less diversity in its population with a much higher percentage of non-Hispanic whites than the national average. In 2019, West Virginia had the lowest life expectancy of any U.S. state. [1]
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 Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA , which includes West Virginia's capital and largest city, Charleston .
It is the largest metropolitan area entirely within the state of West Virginia. The Huntington Metro Area adds to the Charleston–Huntington, WV-OH-KY CSA and spans three states (West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio), while the core county of the Charleston area, Kanawha County, is more populous than the West Virginia portion of the Huntington area.
The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older.
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The population density was 371.3 inhabitants per square mile (143.4/km 2). There were 14,541 housing units at an average density of 176.0 units per square mile (68.0 units/km 2). [17] The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% white, 2.3% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or ...