Total Population in Ritchie County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8,286
Rank #2,629/3,222 · #44 in WV
18th
Ritchie 8,286
WV 1,778,373 -99.5%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Ritchie County's total population of 8,286 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 Ritchie County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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 |
About Total Population
Ritchie County, West Virginia has a total population of 8,286, ranking #2,629 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within West Virginia, it ranks #44 of 55. This places it in the 18th 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.