Cabell County, West Virginia

Cabell County population, land area and income

Cabell County had 91,489 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 281.0 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 325.6 people per square mile, 3.4 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 Cabell County is 4.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,031 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Cabell County's population changed since 2020

Cabell County lost 2,756 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.9%. That ranks 28th 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, Cabell County recorded 3,796 births and 6,215 deaths, a natural change of -2,419. Net international migration added +303 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -757. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 2,419 people.

Where Cabell County is

The Census internal point of Cabell County is at 38.419600, -82.243400. 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 Cabell County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Cabell County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cabell County, 48,535 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cabell County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Huntington with 41,410.

Counties bordering Cabell County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cabell County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Putnam County, WV, with 57,067 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Putnam County

  57,067 people

  19 mi ENE

• OH

  Lawrence County, OH

  55,829 people

  20 mi NW

• Wayne County

  37,589 people

  21 mi SSW

• OH

  Gallia County, OH

  28,886 people

  28 mi N

• Mason County

  24,770 people

  27 mi NNE

• Lincoln County

  19,377 people

  19 mi SSE

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 34.7 miles E of Cabell County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 115.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Huntington, WV (population 44,942), 10.4 miles away.

Cabell County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cabell County is 54011: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,031.