Mineral County, West Virginia

Mineral County population, land area and income

Mineral County had 26,778 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 327.9 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 55 in West Virginia by population and 40th by land area. That works out to 81.7 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in West Virginia has 21,285 residents; Mineral County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,085 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Mineral County's population changed since 2020

Mineral County lost 123 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 11th 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, Mineral County recorded 1,121 births and 1,748 deaths, a natural change of -627. Net international migration added -20 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +482. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 627 people.

Where Mineral County is

The Census internal point of Mineral County is at 39.404800, -78.956700. 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 Mineral County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Mineral County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Mineral County, 4,802 people together, or 18% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Mineral County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Keyser with 4,802.

Counties bordering Mineral County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Mineral County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Allegany County, MD, with 67,097 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• MD

  Allegany County, MD

  67,097 people

  20 mi NE

• MD

  Garrett County, MD

  28,393 people

  20 mi WNW

• Hampshire County

  23,793 people

  19 mi ESE

• Hardy County

  14,335 people

  28 mi SSE

• Grant County

  10,971 people

  24 mi SSW

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 160.8 miles WSW of Mineral County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 89.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cumberland, MD (population 18,643), 20.1 miles away.

Mineral County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mineral County is 54057: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,085.