Total Population in McDowell County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17,943
Rank #1,993/3,222 · #32 in WV
38th
McDowell 17,943
WV 1,778,373 -99.0%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How McDowell County's total population of 17,943 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 McDowell County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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 |
About Total Population
McDowell County, West Virginia has a total population of 17,943, ranking #1,993 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within West Virginia, it ranks #32 of 55. This places it in the 38th 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.