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Braxton County, West Virginia

Braxton County had 12,051 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 510.7 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 55 in West Virginia by population and 14th by land area.

Population
12,051
#41 of 55 in West Virginia · #2,279 in US
Area
510.7 sq mi
#14 of 55 in West Virginia · #2,038 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#45 of 55 in West Virginia · #2,103 in US
Median household income
$50,038
#36 of 55 in West Virginia · #2,717 in US

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

Braxton County within West Virginia. Pin: Charleston.

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Braxton County population, land area and income

Braxton County had 12,051 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 510.7 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 55 in West Virginia by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 23.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,038 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,051

3144th1st

2279th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

511 sq mi

3144th1st

2038th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2103rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,038

3143rd1st

2717th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within West Virginia (55)

Population

12,051

55th1st

41st of 55 (WV)

Land area

511 sq mi

55th1st

14th of 55 (WV)

Density

23.6 / sq mi

55th1st

45th of 55 (WV)

Median household income

$50,038

55th1st

36th of 55 (WV)

How Braxton County's population changed since 2020

Braxton County lost 345 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.8%. That ranks 26th 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, Braxton County recorded 436 births and 856 deaths, a natural change of -420. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +27. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 420 people.

12.4k202012.3k202112.2k202212.1k202312.1k2024
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
436
Deaths
856
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+27
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-88

Where Braxton County is

The Census internal point of Braxton County is at 38.699300, -80.731700. 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 Braxton 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: Braxton County internal point. Dark pin: Charleston.

Internal point

Decimal
38.699300, -80.731700
DMS
38°41'57.48"N 80°43'54.12"W
UTM
17N 523330.6E 4283442.6N
Geohash
dnys4uuzz
Plus code
86CXM7X9+P8

Towns in Braxton County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Braxton County. Its 12,051 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Braxton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Braxton County. The most populous is Nicholas County, WV, with 24,017 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 53.8 miles WSW of Braxton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 126.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clarksburg, WV (population 15,262), 44.2 miles away.

Braxton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Braxton County is 54007: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,038.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Braxton County, West Virginia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,051. That is down 345 people (2.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,396.

What is the FIPS code of Braxton County?

54007. The first two digits (54) are West Virginia; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Braxton County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Braxton County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Braxton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Nicholas County, WV; Lewis County, WV; Webster County, WV; Clay County, WV; Gilmer County, WV; Calhoun 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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