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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]
West Virginians have a life expectancy of four years less than the national average. However, two (out of 55) West Virginia counties have life expectancies exceeding the national average. A few West Virginia counties also exceed the U.S. national average for income, population growth rate, education, and have a lower rate of poverty.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, [2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with ...
West Virginia counties ranked by per capita income Note: County Data is from the 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. ... Population Number of ...
Smallest population counties in the 50 states and District of Columbia (2021 Census estimate) [5] Rank County Population 1 Loving County, Texas: 57 2 Kalawao County, Hawaii: 82 3 King County, Texas: 258 4 Kenedy County, Texas: 340 5 McPherson County, Nebraska: 379 6 Arthur County, Nebraska: 439 7 Blaine County, Nebraska: 461 8 Petroleum County ...
Of the fifty-five counties in West Virginia, Logan is home to the most CDPs, with twenty-two, followed by Fayette, with eighteen, and Raleigh, with fifteen. The largest CDP by population is Teays Valley , with 13,175 residents, while Bowden , with 9 residents over 0.12 square miles (0.31 km 2 ), represents the state's smallest CDP by both ...
2023 Rank City Type 2023 Estimate [1] 2020 Census Change County 1: Charleston †† City 46,838 48,864 −4.15%: Kanawha: 2: Huntington † City 45,325 46,842
In 2002, West Virginia had a per capita market income of $17,856, compared with $26,420 nationwide. In 2000, West Virginia had a poverty rate of 17.9%, compared to 12.4% nationwide. Fifteen counties in West Virginia were designated "distressed," and sixteen counties were designated "at-risk."