Morgan County, West Virginia

Morgan County population, land area and income

Morgan County had 17,780 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 229.1 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 55 in West Virginia by population and 49th by land area. That works out to 77.6 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; Morgan County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,802 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Morgan County's population changed since 2020

Morgan County gained 693 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.1%. That ranks 3rd 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, Morgan County recorded 574 births and 1,129 deaths, a natural change of -555. Net international migration added +23 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,231. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,231 people.

Where Morgan County is

The Census internal point of Morgan County is at 39.557300, -78.256500. 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 Morgan County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Morgan County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Morgan County. Its 17,780 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Morgan County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Morgan County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Washington County, MD, with 157,228 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• MD

  Washington County, MD

  157,228 people

  24 mi E

• Berkeley County

  136,287 people

  14 mi ESE

• VA

  Frederick County, VA

  98,109 people

  24 mi S

• MD

  Allegany County, MD

  67,097 people

  24 mi W

• Hampshire County

  23,793 people

  25 mi SW

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 199.1 miles WSW of Morgan County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Washington, DC (population 702,250), 80.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Martinsburg, WV (population 19,047), 16.3 miles away.

Morgan County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Morgan County is 54065: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,802.