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Barbour County, West Virginia

Barbour County had 15,369 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 341.1 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 38th by land area.

Population
15,369
#36 of 55 in West Virginia · #2,068 in US
Area
341.1 sq mi
#38 of 55 in West Virginia · #2,707 in US
Density
45 / sq mi
#28 of 55 in West Virginia · #1,571 in US
Median household income
$51,353
#34 of 55 in West Virginia · #2,619 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Barbour County within West Virginia. Pin: Charleston.

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Barbour County population, land area and income

Barbour County had 15,369 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 341.1 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 45.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in West Virginia has 21,285 residents; Barbour County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,353 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,369

3144th1st

2068th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

341 sq mi

3144th1st

2707th of 3,144 (US)

Density

45.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1571st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,353

3143rd1st

2619th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within West Virginia (55)

Population

15,369

55th1st

36th of 55 (WV)

Land area

341 sq mi

55th1st

38th of 55 (WV)

Density

45.1 / sq mi

55th1st

28th of 55 (WV)

Median household income

$51,353

55th1st

34th of 55 (WV)

How Barbour County's population changed since 2020

Barbour County lost 93 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 12th of 55 in West Virginia for growth. The median West Virginia county changed by -2.9%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Barbour County recorded 665 births and 1,036 deaths, a natural change of -371. Net international migration added +62 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +220. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 371 people.

15.5k202015.4k202115.4k202215.4k202315.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
665
Deaths
1,036
Net international migration
+62
Net domestic migration
+220
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-74

Where Barbour County is

The Census internal point of Barbour County is at 39.139700, -79.996900. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades West Virginia's 55 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Barbour County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Wirt County: -5.1%McDowell County: -9.5%Lincoln County: -4.9%Doddridge County: -2.2%Calhoun County: -5.2%Ohio County: -2.9%Barbour County: -0.6%Summers County: -3.3%Morgan County: +4.1%Raleigh County: -2.7%Hardy County: +0.7%Pendleton County: -3.0%Marshall County: -3.8%Marion County: -1.0%Ritchie County: -3.0%Lewis County: -3.2%Harrison County: -2.1%Nicholas County: -2.2%Taylor County: -1.5%Wetzel County: -4.5%Fayette County: -4.6%Monroe County: +0.6%Pocahontas County: -2.7%Roane County: -3.2%Mason County: -2.5%Wayne County: -3.3%Monongalia County: +2.6%Berkeley County: +11.1%Brooke County: -5.3%Randolph County: -2.5%Tucker County: -2.7%Braxton County: -2.8%Tyler County: -5.4%Wood County: -1.7%Clay County: -4.0%Hampshire County: +3.1%Boone County: -5.7%Jackson County: -0.0%Hancock County: -3.4%Gilmer County: -3.8%Kanawha County: -3.5%Webster County: -4.8%Mingo County: -7.6%Wyoming County: -6.4%Preston County: -0.4%Jefferson County: +6.0%Mercer County: -3.4%Putnam County: -0.7%Cabell County: -2.9%Logan County: -6.0%Greenbrier County: -3.2%Grant County: -0.2%Mineral County: -0.5%Upshur County: -0.7%Pleasants County: -3.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -4.8%
  2. < -3.3%
  3. < -2.7%
  4. < -0.6%
  5. ≥ -0.6%
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Orange pin: Barbour County internal point. Dark pin: Charleston.

Internal point

Decimal
39.139700, -79.996900
DMS
39°08'22.92"N 79°59'48.84"W
UTM
17N 586690.0E 4332758.5N
Geohash
dnznethj3
Plus code
87F242Q3+V6

Towns in Barbour County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Barbour County, 4,640 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Barbour County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Philippi with 2,845.

  1. 01Philippi2,845
  2. 02Belington1,795
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Barbour County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Barbour County. The most populous is Harrison County, WV, with 64,472 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 103.2 miles WSW of Barbour County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 89.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clarksburg, WV (population 15,262), 21.5 miles away.

Barbour County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Barbour County is 54001: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,353.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Barbour County, West Virginia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,369. That is down 93 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,462.

What is the FIPS code of Barbour County?

54001. The first two digits (54) are West Virginia; the last three (001) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Barbour County?

Philippi, with 2,845 residents inside Barbour County in 2024.

Which counties border Barbour County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Harrison County, WV; Preston County, WV; Randolph County, WV; Upshur County, WV; Taylor County, WV; Tucker County, WV.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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