Hampshire County, West Virginia

Hampshire County population, land area and income

Hampshire County had 23,793 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 640.4 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 37.2 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; Hampshire County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,290 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Hampshire County's population changed since 2020

Hampshire County gained 708 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.1%. That ranks 4th 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, Hampshire County recorded 991 births and 1,402 deaths, a natural change of -411. Net international migration added -12 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,143. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,143 people.

Where Hampshire County is

The Census internal point of Hampshire County is at 39.312100, -78.612000. 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 Hampshire County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Hampshire County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hampshire County, 1,755 people together, or 7% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hampshire County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Romney with 1,755.

Counties bordering Hampshire County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hampshire County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Frederick County, VA, with 98,109 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• VA

  Frederick County, VA

  98,109 people

  20 mi ESE

• MD

  Allegany County, MD

  67,097 people

  21 mi NNW

• Mineral County

  26,778 people

  19 mi WNW

• Morgan County

  17,780 people

  25 mi NE

• Hardy County

  14,335 people

  24 mi SSW

• Grant County

  10,971 people

  34 mi WSW

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 175.0 miles WSW of Hampshire County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Alexandria, VA (population 159,102), 88.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cumberland, MD (population 18,643), 24.7 miles away.

Hampshire County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hampshire County is 54027: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,290.