Berkeley County, West Virginia

Berkeley County population, land area and income

Berkeley County had 136,287 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 321.2 square miles of land. It ranks 2nd of 55 in West Virginia by population and 41st by land area. That works out to 424.4 people per square mile, 4.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in West Virginia has 21,285 residents, so Berkeley County is 6.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $78,995 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Berkeley County's population changed since 2020

Berkeley County gained 13,588 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 11.1%. That ranks 1st 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, Berkeley County recorded 6,750 births and 5,873 deaths, a natural change of +877. Net international migration added +572 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +12,753. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 12,753 people.

Where Berkeley County is

The Census internal point of Berkeley County is at 39.447900, -78.037800. 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 Berkeley County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Berkeley County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Berkeley County, 19,047 people together, or 14% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Berkeley County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Martinsburg with 19,047.

Counties bordering Berkeley County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Berkeley County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Washington County, MD, with 157,228 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• MD

  Washington County, MD

  157,228 people

  16 mi NE

• VA

  Frederick County, VA

  98,109 people

  21 mi SW

• Jefferson County

  61,264 people

  13 mi SE

• Morgan County

  17,780 people

  14 mi WNW

• VA

  Clarke County, VA

  15,598 people

  23 mi S

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 207.0 miles WSW of Berkeley County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Washington, DC (population 702,250), 66.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Martinsburg, WV (population 19,047), 3.2 miles away.

Berkeley County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Berkeley County is 54003: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 003. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $78,995.