Total Population in Fayette County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
39,519
Rank #1,224/3,222 · #13 in WV
62th
Fayette 39,519
WV 1,778,373 -97.8%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's total population of 39,519 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Fayette County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,221 | Person County, NC | 39,542 |
| #1,222 | Fremont County, WY | 39,533 |
| #1,223 | Gloucester County, VA | 39,526 |
| #1,224 | Fayette County, WV | 39,519 |
| #1,225 | Graham County, AZ | 39,232 |
| #1,226 | Mississippi County, AR | 39,126 |
| #1,227 | San Sebastián Municipio, PR | 39,088 |
About Total Population
Fayette County, West Virginia has a total population of 39,519, ranking #1,224 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within West Virginia, it ranks #13 of 55. This places it in the 62th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.