Harrison County, West Virginia

Harrison County population, land area and income

Harrison County had 64,472 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 416.0 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 155.0 people per square mile, 1.6 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 Harrison County is 3.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,897 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Harrison County's population changed since 2020

Harrison County lost 1,370 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.1%. That ranks 18th 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, Harrison County recorded 2,717 births and 4,192 deaths, a natural change of -1,475. Net international migration added +147 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -126. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,475 people.

Where Harrison County is

The Census internal point of Harrison County is at 39.279200, -80.386500. 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 Harrison County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Harrison County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Harrison County, 31,589 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Harrison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clarksburg with 15,262.

Counties bordering Harrison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Harrison County. The most populous is Marion County, WV, with 55,649 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Marion County

  55,649 people

  17 mi NNE

• Upshur County

  23,650 people

  27 mi SSE

• Lewis County

  16,477 people

  21 mi SSW

• Taylor County

  16,438 people

  19 mi ENE

• Barbour County

  15,369 people

  23 mi ESE

• Wetzel County

  13,766 people

  26 mi NNW

• Doddridge County

  7,615 people

  17 mi W

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 92.7 miles SW of Harrison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 83.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clarksburg, WV (population 15,262), 1.4 miles away.

Harrison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Harrison County is 54033: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,897.