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  • Largest town: Weirton

Brooke County, West Virginia

Brooke County had 21,285 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 89.2 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 54th by land area.

Population
21,285
#28 of 55 in West Virginia · #1,757 in US
Area
89.2 sq mi
#54 of 55 in West Virginia · #3,090 in US
Density
239 / sq mi
#7 of 55 in West Virginia · #511 in US
Median household income
$49,187
#38 of 55 in West Virginia · #2,762 in US

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

Brooke County within West Virginia. Pin: Charleston.

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Brooke County population, land area and income

Brooke County had 21,285 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 89.2 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 54th by land area. That works out to 238.6 people per square mile, 2.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in West Virginia has 21,285 residents, about the same as Brooke County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,187 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,285

3144th1st

1757th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

89 sq mi

3144th1st

3090th of 3,144 (US)

Density

238.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

511th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,187

3143rd1st

2762nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within West Virginia (55)

Population

21,285

55th1st

28th of 55 (WV)

Land area

89 sq mi

55th1st

54th of 55 (WV)

Density

238.6 / sq mi

55th1st

7th of 55 (WV)

Median household income

$49,187

55th1st

38th of 55 (WV)

How Brooke County's population changed since 2020

Brooke County lost 1,199 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.3%. That ranks 49th 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, Brooke County recorded 636 births and 1,633 deaths, a natural change of -997. Net international migration added +77 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -352. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 997 people.

22.5k202022.1k202121.7k202221.4k202321.3k2024
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
636
Deaths
1,633
Net international migration
+77
Net domestic migration
-352
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-153

Where Brooke County is

The Census internal point of Brooke County is at 40.272600, -80.578700. 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 Brooke 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: Brooke County internal point. Dark pin: Charleston.

Internal point

Decimal
40.272600, -80.578700
DMS
40°16'21.36"N 80°34'43.32"W
UTM
17N 535818.7E 4458099.0N
Geohash
dpntn7kku
Plus code
86GX7CFC+2G

Towns in Brooke County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Brooke County, 8,627 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Brooke County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Weirton with 3,661.

  1. 01Weirton (part)3,661
  2. 02Follansbee2,686
  3. 03Wellsburg2,280
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Brooke County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Brooke County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Washington County, PA, with 210,434 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 144.8 miles SSW of Brooke County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 33.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Steubenville, OH (population 18,029), 7.7 miles away.

Brooke County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Brooke County is 54009: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,187.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Brooke County, West Virginia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,285. That is down 1,199 people (5.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,484.

What is the FIPS code of Brooke County?

54009. The first two digits (54) are West Virginia; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Brooke County?

Weirton, with 3,661 residents inside Brooke County in 2024 (18,317 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Brooke County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Washington County, PA; Jefferson County, OH; Ohio County, WV; Hancock 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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