Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Greenbrier County population, land area and income

Greenbrier County had 31,851 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,019.8 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 31.2 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; Greenbrier County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,309 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Greenbrier County's population changed since 2020

Greenbrier County lost 1,052 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.2%. That ranks 33rd 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, Greenbrier County recorded 1,309 births and 2,547 deaths, a natural change of -1,238. Net international migration added +88 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +25. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,238 people.

Where Greenbrier County is

The Census internal point of Greenbrier County is at 37.924400, -80.450600. 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 Greenbrier County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Greenbrier County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Greenbrier County, 8,619 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Greenbrier County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lewisburg with 3,765.

Counties bordering Greenbrier County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Greenbrier County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Fayette County, WV, with 38,600 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Fayette County

  38,600 people

  35 mi WNW

• Nicholas County

  24,017 people

  32 mi NW

• VA

  Alleghany County, VA

  14,632 people

  26 mi ESE

• Monroe County

  12,462 people

  26 mi SSW

• Summers County

  11,544 people

  29 mi SW

• Webster County

  7,947 people

  39 mi N

• Pocahontas County

  7,653 people

  37 mi NE

• VA

  Bath County, VA

  4,071 people

  40 mi ENE

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 69.2 miles WNW of Greenbrier County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Winston-Salem, NC (population 255,769), 126.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Beckley, WV (population 16,515), 40.1 miles away.

Greenbrier County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Greenbrier County is 54025: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 025. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,309.