Total Population in Ritchie County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
8,286
Rank #2,629 of 3,222
18th percentile

How Ritchie County Compares

Ritchie County
8,286
West Virginia Average
8,286
Rank #44 of 55 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

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

33 9,808,667

■ Ritchie County: 8,286

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,626 Mercer County, ND 8,337
#2,627 Cedar County, NE 8,315
#2,628 Coffey County, KS 8,308
#2,629 Ritchie County, WV 8,286
#2,630 Boise County, ID 8,273
#2,631 Lake County, OR 8,267
#2,632 Franklin city, VA 8,250
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Total Population in Ritchie County, West Virginia

Ritchie County, West Virginia has a total population of 8,286, which ranks #2,629 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within West Virginia, Ritchie County ranks #44 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 18th 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.