West Virginia Population 1900-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of West Virginia from 1900 to 2024.
- The population of West Virginia in 2024 was 1,769,979, a 0.03% decline from 2023.
- The population of West Virginia in 2023 was 1,770,495, a 0.2% decline from 2022.
- The population of West Virginia in 2022 was 1,774,122, a 0.64% decline from 2021.
- The population of West Virginia in 2021 was 1,785,618, a 0.34% decline from 2020.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
39,431,263 |
| Texas |
31,290,831 |
| Florida |
23,372,215 |
| New York |
19,867,248 |
| Pennsylvania |
13,078,751 |
| Illinois |
12,710,158 |
| Ohio |
11,883,304 |
| Georgia |
11,180,878 |
| North Carolina |
11,046,024 |
| Michigan |
10,140,459 |
| New Jersey |
9,500,851 |
| Virginia |
8,811,195 |
| Washington |
7,958,180 |
| Arizona |
7,582,384 |
| Tennessee |
7,227,750 |
| Massachusetts |
7,136,171 |
| Indiana |
6,924,275 |
| Maryland |
6,263,220 |
| Missouri |
6,245,466 |
| Wisconsin |
5,960,975 |
| Colorado |
5,957,493 |
| Minnesota |
5,793,151 |
| South Carolina |
5,478,831 |
| Alabama |
5,157,699 |
| Louisiana |
4,597,740 |
| Kentucky |
4,588,372 |
| Oregon |
4,272,371 |
| Oklahoma |
4,095,393 |
| Connecticut |
3,675,069 |
| Utah |
3,503,613 |
| Nevada |
3,267,467 |
| Iowa |
3,241,488 |
| Arkansas |
3,088,354 |
| Kansas |
2,970,606 |
| Mississippi |
2,943,045 |
| New Mexico |
2,130,256 |
| Nebraska |
2,005,465 |
| Idaho |
2,001,619 |
| West Virginia |
1,769,979 |
| Hawaii |
1,446,146 |
| New Hampshire |
1,409,032 |
| Maine |
1,405,012 |
| Montana |
1,137,233 |
| Rhode Island |
1,112,308 |
| Delaware |
1,051,917 |
| North Dakota |
796,568 |
| Alaska |
740,133 |
| Wyoming |
587,618 |
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West Virginia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
1,769,979 |
-0.03% |
| 2023 |
1,770,495 |
-0.20% |
| 2022 |
1,774,122 |
-0.64% |
| 2021 |
1,785,618 |
-0.34% |
| 2020 |
1,791,646 |
-0.20% |
| 2019 |
1,795,263 |
-0.59% |
| 2018 |
1,805,953 |
-0.70% |
| 2017 |
1,818,683 |
-0.75% |
| 2016 |
1,832,435 |
-0.59% |
| 2015 |
1,843,332 |
-0.39% |
| 2014 |
1,850,569 |
-0.23% |
| 2013 |
1,854,768 |
-0.14% |
| 2012 |
1,857,446 |
0.05% |
| 2011 |
1,856,606 |
0.13% |
| 2010 |
1,854,265 |
0.35% |
| 2009 |
1,847,775 |
0.41% |
| 2008 |
1,840,310 |
0.34% |
| 2007 |
1,834,052 |
0.34% |
| 2006 |
1,827,912 |
0.41% |
| 2005 |
1,820,492 |
0.22% |
| 2004 |
1,816,438 |
0.23% |
| 2003 |
1,812,295 |
0.38% |
| 2002 |
1,805,414 |
0.22% |
| 2001 |
1,801,481 |
-0.31% |
| 2000 |
1,807,021 |
0.01% |
| 1999 |
1,806,928 |
-0.26% |
| 1998 |
1,811,688 |
-0.21% |
| 1997 |
1,815,588 |
-0.19% |
| 1996 |
1,818,983 |
-0.09% |
| 1995 |
1,820,560 |
0.11% |
| 1994 |
1,818,490 |
0.13% |
| 1993 |
1,816,179 |
0.59% |
| 1992 |
1,805,462 |
0.40% |
| 1991 |
1,798,212 |
0.32% |
| 1990 |
1,792,481 |
-0.78% |
| 1989 |
1,806,568 |
-1.29% |
| 1988 |
1,830,215 |
-1.47% |
| 1987 |
1,857,585 |
-1.32% |
| 1986 |
1,882,350 |
-1.28% |
| 1985 |
1,906,831 |
-1.08% |
| 1984 |
1,927,697 |
-0.89% |
| 1983 |
1,945,061 |
-0.23% |
| 1982 |
1,949,604 |
-0.23% |
| 1981 |
1,954,124 |
0.14% |
| 1980 |
1,951,349 |
0.47% |
| 1979 |
1,942,146 |
0.97% |
| 1978 |
1,923,395 |
0.80% |
| 1977 |
1,908,088 |
1.52% |
| 1976 |
1,879,503 |
2.02% |
| 1975 |
1,842,250 |
1.48% |
| 1974 |
1,815,447 |
0.50% |
| 1973 |
1,806,360 |
0.48% |
| 1972 |
1,797,648 |
1.52% |
| 1971 |
1,770,657 |
1.51% |
| 1970 |
1,744,237 |
-0.10% |
| 1969 |
1,746,000 |
-0.96% |
| 1968 |
1,763,000 |
-0.34% |
| 1967 |
1,769,000 |
-0.34% |
| 1966 |
1,775,000 |
-0.62% |
| 1965 |
1,786,000 |
-0.61% |
| 1964 |
1,797,000 |
0.06% |
| 1963 |
1,796,000 |
-0.72% |
| 1962 |
1,809,000 |
-1.04% |
| 1961 |
1,828,000 |
-1.35% |
| 1960 |
1,853,000 |
-0.11% |
| 1959 |
1,855,000 |
0.54% |
| 1958 |
1,845,000 |
0.11% |
| 1957 |
1,843,000 |
-0.75% |
| 1956 |
1,857,000 |
-1.22% |
| 1955 |
1,880,000 |
-1.31% |
| 1954 |
1,905,000 |
-1.24% |
| 1953 |
1,929,000 |
-1.43% |
| 1952 |
1,957,000 |
-1.36% |
| 1951 |
1,984,000 |
-1.10% |
| 1950 |
2,006,000 |
3.94% |
| 1949 |
1,930,000 |
1.63% |
| 1948 |
1,899,000 |
0.85% |
| 1947 |
1,883,000 |
3.12% |
| 1946 |
1,826,000 |
6.91% |
| 1945 |
1,708,000 |
0.12% |
| 1944 |
1,706,000 |
-2.01% |
| 1943 |
1,741,000 |
-4.92% |
| 1942 |
1,831,000 |
-2.86% |
| 1941 |
1,885,000 |
-1.15% |
| 1940 |
1,907,000 |
2.09% |
| 1939 |
1,868,000 |
2.19% |
| 1938 |
1,828,000 |
0.83% |
| 1937 |
1,813,000 |
0.28% |
| 1936 |
1,808,000 |
0.78% |
| 1935 |
1,794,000 |
1.30% |
| 1934 |
1,771,000 |
1.08% |
| 1933 |
1,752,000 |
0.29% |
| 1932 |
1,747,000 |
0.40% |
| 1931 |
1,740,000 |
0.40% |
| 1930 |
1,733,000 |
0.93% |
| 1929 |
1,717,000 |
1.24% |
| 1928 |
1,696,000 |
1.50% |
| 1927 |
1,671,000 |
2.96% |
| 1926 |
1,623,000 |
1.88% |
| 1925 |
1,593,000 |
1.01% |
| 1924 |
1,577,000 |
3.34% |
| 1923 |
1,526,000 |
1.87% |
| 1922 |
1,498,000 |
0.88% |
| 1921 |
1,485,000 |
1.02% |
| 1920 |
1,470,000 |
0.41% |
| 1919 |
1,464,000 |
1.81% |
| 1918 |
1,438,000 |
-0.07% |
| 1917 |
1,439,000 |
1.77% |
| 1916 |
1,414,000 |
1.95% |
| 1915 |
1,387,000 |
1.84% |
| 1914 |
1,362,000 |
3.42% |
| 1913 |
1,317,000 |
2.01% |
| 1912 |
1,291,000 |
1.97% |
| 1911 |
1,266,000 |
2.84% |
| 1910 |
1,231,000 |
2.33% |
| 1909 |
1,203,000 |
2.47% |
| 1908 |
1,174,000 |
2.18% |
| 1907 |
1,149,000 |
2.41% |
| 1906 |
1,122,000 |
2.56% |
| 1905 |
1,094,000 |
2.82% |
| 1904 |
1,064,000 |
2.60% |
| 1903 |
1,037,000 |
3.70% |
| 1902 |
1,000,000 |
2.88% |
| 1901 |
972,000 |
1.36% |
| 1900 |
959,000 |
0.00% |
