Total Population in McDowell County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How McDowell County Compares
National Distribution
Where McDowell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ McDowell County: 17,943
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,990 | Lee County, TX | 17,971 |
| #1,991 | Southampton County, VA | 17,964 |
| #1,992 | Adjuntas Municipio, PR | 17,960 |
| #1,993 | McDowell County, WV | 17,943 |
| #1,994 | Park County, CO | 17,907 |
| #1,995 | Polk County, TN | 17,898 |
| #1,996 | Sharp County, AR | 17,773 |
Total Population in McDowell County, West Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia has a total population of 17,943, which ranks #1,993 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.
Within West Virginia, McDowell County ranks #32 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 38th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.