Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Pocahontas County population, land area and income

Pocahontas County had 7,653 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 940.2 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 8.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in West Virginia has 21,285 residents, so Pocahontas County has 36% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $43,632 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Pocahontas County's population changed since 2020

Pocahontas County lost 211 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.7%. That ranks 24th 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, Pocahontas County recorded 305 births and 614 deaths, a natural change of -309. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +92. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 309 people.

Where Pocahontas County is

The Census internal point of Pocahontas County is at 38.332600, -80.010100. 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 Pocahontas County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Pocahontas County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Pocahontas County. Its 7,653 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Pocahontas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pocahontas County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Greenbrier County, WV, with 31,851 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Greenbrier County

  31,851 people

  37 mi SW

• Randolph County

  27,190 people

  32 mi NNE

• Webster County

  7,947 people

  26 mi WNW

• Pendleton County

  5,944 people

  43 mi ENE

• VA

  Bath County, VA

  4,071 people

  24 mi SE

• VA

  Highland County, VA

  2,348 people

  24 mi E

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 86.8 miles W of Pocahontas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 145.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Staunton, VA (population 26,361), 52.9 miles away.

Pocahontas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pocahontas County is 54075: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $43,632.