Hardy County, West Virginia

Hardy County population, land area and income

Hardy County had 14,335 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 582.3 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 24.6 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; Hardy County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,212 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Hardy County's population changed since 2020

Hardy County gained 94 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 6th 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, Hardy County recorded 608 births and 833 deaths, a natural change of -225. Net international migration added +43 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +213. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 225 people.

Where Hardy County is

The Census internal point of Hardy County is at 39.011400, -78.841700. 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 Hardy County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Hardy County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hardy County, 2,679 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hardy County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Moorefield with 2,679.

Counties bordering Hardy County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Hardy County, including 3 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

  34 mi ENE

• VA

  Rockingham County, VA

  87,674 people

  35 mi S

• VA

  Shenandoah County, VA

  45,441 people

  18 mi SE

• Mineral County

  26,778 people

  28 mi NNW

• Hampshire County

  23,793 people

  24 mi NNE

• Grant County

  10,971 people

  20 mi WNW

• Pendleton County

  5,944 people

  36 mi SW

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 156.5 miles WSW of Hardy County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Alexandria, VA (population 159,102), 95.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Front Royal, VA (population 15,628), 35.9 miles away.

Hardy County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hardy County is 54031: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,212.