Tucker County, West Virginia

Tucker County population, land area and income

Tucker County had 6,573 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 419.0 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 55 in West Virginia by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 15.7 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 Tucker County has 31% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,563 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Tucker County's population changed since 2020

Tucker County lost 181 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.7%. That ranks 23rd 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, Tucker County recorded 246 births and 471 deaths, a natural change of -225. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +33. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 225 people.

Where Tucker County is

The Census internal point of Tucker County is at 39.111200, -79.560000. 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 Tucker County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Tucker County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Tucker County, 1,287 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tucker County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Parsons with 1,287.

Counties bordering Tucker County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Tucker County. The most populous is Preston County, WV, with 34,055 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Preston County

  34,055 people

  25 mi NNW

• Randolph County

  27,190 people

  28 mi SW

• Barbour County

  15,369 people

  24 mi W

• Grant County

  10,971 people

  20 mi E

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 122.9 miles WSW of Tucker County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 94.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fairmont, WV (population 18,063), 40.4 miles away.

Tucker County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tucker County is 54093: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,563.