Total Population in McDowell County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
17,943
Rank #1,993 of 3,222
38th percentile

How McDowell County Compares

McDowell County
17,943
West Virginia Average
17,943
Rank #32 of 55 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

Where McDowell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ 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
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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.