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2025 Census boundaries55 mapped unitsCapital: Charleston
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Labelled map of West Virginia counties Barbour CountyBerkeley CountyBoone CountyBraxton CountyBrooke CountyCabell CountyCalhoun CountyClay CountyDoddridge CountyFayette CountyGilmer CountyGrant CountyGreenbrier CountyHampshire CountyHancock CountyHardy CountyHarrison CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyKanawha CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMason CountyMcDowell CountyMercer CountyMineral CountyMingo CountyMonongalia CountyMonroe CountyMorgan CountyNicholas CountyOhio CountyPendleton CountyPleasants CountyPocahontas CountyPreston CountyPutnam CountyRaleigh CountyRandolph CountyRitchie CountyRoane CountySummers CountyTaylor CountyTucker CountyTyler CountyUpshur CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWetzel CountyWirt CountyWood CountyWyoming County
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West Virginia county geography overview

West Virginia has 55 counties, which places it 29th among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 24,041.4 square miles of land place the state 41st by mapped land area.

The average county-level area is 437 square miles, while the median is 419 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 19% of the state’s mapped land area.

55county-level units
419 sq mimedian land area
1,039.7 sq milargest unit
1%share of mapped area that is water

Largest and smallest West Virginia counties

Randolph County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 1,039.7 square miles. It represents about 4% of all mapped land in West Virginia. At the other end of the range, Hancock County has 82.6 square miles of land.

Largest by land area

  1. Randolph County1,039.7 sq mi
  2. Greenbrier County1,019.8 sq mi
  3. Pocahontas County940.2 sq mi
  4. Kanawha County901.7 sq mi
  5. Pendleton County696 sq mi

Smallest by land area

  1. Hancock County82.6 sq mi
  2. Brooke County89 sq mi
  3. Ohio County106 sq mi
  4. Pleasants County130.1 sq mi
  5. Taylor County172.8 sq mi

Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.

Alphabetical list of West Virginia counties

The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the West Virginia state FIPS prefix 54. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.

55 county-level areas

Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)
No.NameFIPS codeLand areaWater area
1Barbour County54001341.1 sq mi1.8 sq mi
2Berkeley County54003321.1 sq mi0.4 sq mi
3Boone County54005502.4 sq mi1.7 sq mi
4Braxton County54007510.7 sq mi5.5 sq mi
5Brooke County5400989 sq mi3.4 sq mi
6Cabell County54011281 sq mi7 sq mi
7Calhoun County54013279.3 sq mi1.4 sq mi
8Clay County54015342 sq mi1.9 sq mi
9Doddridge County54017319.7 sq mi0.8 sq mi
10Fayette County54019662 sq mi6.7 sq mi
11Gilmer County54021338.5 sq mi1.6 sq mi
12Grant County54023477.4 sq mi2.9 sq mi
13Greenbrier County540251,019.8 sq mi4.7 sq mi
14Hampshire County54027640.4 sq mi4.2 sq mi
15Hancock County5402982.6 sq mi5.4 sq mi
16Hardy County54031582.3 sq mi2.2 sq mi
17Harrison County54033416 sq mi0.5 sq mi
18Jackson County54035464.4 sq mi7.3 sq mi
19Jefferson County54037209.3 sq mi2.4 sq mi
20Kanawha County54039901.7 sq mi9.3 sq mi
21Lewis County54041386.9 sq mi2.7 sq mi
22Lincoln County54043437.1 sq mi1.6 sq mi
23Logan County54045452.9 sq mi1.8 sq mi
24Marion County54049308.8 sq mi2.7 sq mi
25Marshall County54051305.4 sq mi6.7 sq mi
26Mason County54053430.8 sq mi13.9 sq mi
27McDowell County54047533.5 sq mi1.4 sq mi
28Mercer County54055419 sq mi1.7 sq mi
29Mineral County54057327.9 sq mi1.3 sq mi
30Mingo County54059423.1 sq mi0.8 sq mi
31Monongalia County54061360.1 sq mi5.8 sq mi
32Monroe County54063472.8 sq mi0.9 sq mi
33Morgan County54065229.1 sq mi0.5 sq mi
34Nicholas County54067646.8 sq mi7.5 sq mi
35Ohio County54069106 sq mi3.2 sq mi
36Pendleton County54071696 sq mi2.1 sq mi
37Pleasants County54073130.1 sq mi4.4 sq mi
38Pocahontas County54075940.2 sq mi1.6 sq mi
39Preston County54077648.8 sq mi2.6 sq mi
40Putnam County54079345.7 sq mi4.7 sq mi
41Raleigh County54081605 sq mi4 sq mi
42Randolph County540831,039.7 sq mi0.3 sq mi
43Ritchie County54085452 sq mi1.7 sq mi
44Roane County54087483.6 sq mi0.2 sq mi
45Summers County54089360.6 sq mi7.1 sq mi
46Taylor County54091172.8 sq mi2.9 sq mi
47Tucker County54093419 sq mi2.1 sq mi
48Tyler County54095256.3 sq mi4.4 sq mi
49Upshur County54097354.6 sq mi0.1 sq mi
50Wayne County54099506 sq mi6.1 sq mi
51Webster County54101553.5 sq mi2.8 sq mi
52Wetzel County54103358.1 sq mi3.3 sq mi
53Wirt County54105232.5 sq mi2.3 sq mi
54Wood County54107366.5 sq mi10.3 sq mi
55Wyoming County54109499.5 sq mi2.3 sq mi

How to read and use this map

County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.

For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.

Frequently asked questions

How many counties are in West Virginia?

West Virginia has 55 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.

Can I print this West Virginia county map?

Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.

What is the largest county in West Virginia?

Randolph County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 1,039.7 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.

What is the smallest county in West Virginia?

Hancock County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 82.6 square miles.

Are these legal survey boundaries?

No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.

Map source

U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.