Total Population in Jefferson County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
59,260
Rank #904/3,222 · #8 in WV
72th
Jefferson 59,260
WV 1,778,373 -96.7%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's total population of 59,260 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 Jefferson County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #901 | Scott County, KY | 59,536 |
| #902 | Blount County, AL | 59,518 |
| #903 | Sampson County, NC | 59,470 |
| #904 | Jefferson County, WV | 59,260 |
| #905 | Oxford County, ME | 59,255 |
| #906 | Gordon County, GA | 59,100 |
| #907 | Washington County, OH | 58,978 |
About Total Population
Jefferson County, West Virginia has a total population of 59,260, ranking #904 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within West Virginia, it ranks #8 of 55. This places it in the 72th 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.