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List of 55 counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia:

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County	FIPS Code ^[1]	County seat ^[2]	Established ^[2]	Origin	Etymology	Population ^[2]	Area ^[2]
Barbour County	001	Philippi	1843	Harrison, Lewis and Randolph counties	Philip Pendleton Barbour U.S. Speaker of the House	&0000000000015557.00000015,557	&0000000000000341.000000341 sq mi (&0000000000000883.000000883 km²)
Berkeley County	003	Martinsburg	1772	Frederick County (VA)	Norborne Berkeley Royal Governor of Virginia	&0000000000075905.00000075,905	&0000000000000321.000000321 sq mi (&0000000000000831.000000831 km²)
Boone County	005	Madison	1847	Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan counties	Daniel Boone American frontiersman	&0000000000025535.00000025,535	&0000000000000503.000000503 sq mi (&0000000000001303.0000001,303 km²)
Braxton County	007	Sutton	1836	Kanawha, Lewis, and Nicholas counties	Carter Braxton Continental Congress	&0000000000014702.00000014,702	&0000000000000514.000000514 sq mi (&0000000000001331.0000001,331 km²)
Brooke County	009	Wellsburg	1796	Ohio County	Robert Brooke Governor of Virginia	&0000000000025447.00000025,447	&0000000000000089.00000089 sq mi (&0000000000000231.000000231 km²)
Cabell County	011	Huntington	1809	Kanawha County	William H. Cabell Governor of Virginia	&0000000000096784.00000096,784	&0000000000000282.000000282 sq mi (&0000000000000730.000000730 km²)
Calhoun County	013	Grantsville	1856	Gilmer County	John C. Calhoun U.S. Vice President (1825-1832)	&0000000000007582.0000007,582	&0000000000000281.000000281 sq mi (&0000000000000728.000000728 km²)
Clay County	015	Clay	1858	Braxton and Nicholas counties	Henry Clay U.S. Senator (KY) U.S. Speaker of the House	&0000000000010330.00000010,330	&0000000000000342.000000342 sq mi (&0000000000000886.000000886 km²)
Doddridge County	017	West Union	1845	Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, and Taylor counties	Philip Doddridge U.S. Congressman (VA)	&0000000000007403.0000007,403	&0000000000000320.000000320 sq mi (&0000000000000829.000000829 km²)
Fayette County	019	Fayetteville	1831	Kanawha, Greenbrier and Logan counties	Marquis de Lafayette American Revolutionary War	&0000000000047579.00000047,579	&0000000000000664.000000664 sq mi (&0000000000001720.0000001,720 km²)
Gilmer County	021	Glenville	1845	Kanawha and Lewis counties	Thomas Walker Gilmer U.S. Secretary of the Navy Governor of Virginia	&0000000000007160.0000007,160	&0000000000000340.000000340 sq mi (&0000000000000881.000000881 km²)
Grant County	023	Petersburg	1866	Hardy County	Ulysses S. Grant U.S. President (1869-1877)	&0000000000011299.00000011,299	&0000000000000477.000000477 sq mi (&0000000000001235.0000001,235 km²)
Greenbrier County	025	Lewisburg	1778	Montgomery and Botetourt counties (VA)	Greenbrier River	&0000000000034453.00000034,453	&0000000000001021.0000001,021 sq mi (&0000000000002644.0000002,644 km²)
Hampshire County	027	Romney	1754	Frederick County (VA)	County of Hampshire in England	&0000000000020203.00000020,203	&0000000000000642.000000642 sq mi (&0000000000001663.0000001,663 km²)
Hancock County	029	New Cumberland	1848	Brooke County	John Hancock Continental Congress Governor of Massachusetts	&0000000000032667.00000032,667	&0000000000000083.00000083 sq mi (&0000000000000215.000000215 km²)
Hardy County	031	Moorefield	1786	Hampshire County	Samuel Hardy Continental Congress	&0000000000012669.00000012,669	&0000000000000583.000000583 sq mi (&0000000000001510.0000001,510 km²)
Harrison County	033	Clarksburg	1784	Monongalia County	Benjamin Harrison V Governor of Virginia	&0000000000068652.00000068,652	&0000000000000416.000000416 sq mi (&0000000000001077.0000001,077 km²)
Jackson County	035	Ripley	1831	Kanawha, Mason, and Wood counties	Andrew Jackson U.S. President (1829-1837)	&0000000000028000.00000028,000	&0000000000000466.000000466 sq mi (&0000000000001207.0000001,207 km²)
Jefferson County	037	Charles Town	1801	Berkeley County	Thomas Jefferson U.S. President (1801-1809)	&0000000000042190.00000042,190	&0000000000000210.000000210 sq mi (&0000000000000544.000000544 km²)
Kanawha County	039	Charleston	1789	Greenbrier County, Montgomery County (VA)	Kanawha River	&0000000000200073.000000200,073	&0000000000000903.000000903 sq mi (&0000000000002339.0000002,339 km²)
Lewis County	041	Weston	1816	Harrison County	American Revolutionary War soldier Charles Lewis who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774.	&0000000000016919.00000016,919	&0000000000000389.000000389 sq mi (&0000000000001008.0000001,008 km²)
Lincoln County	043	Hamlin	1867	Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Logan counties	Abraham Lincoln U.S. President (1861-1865)	&0000000000022108.00000022,108	&0000000000000438.000000438 sq mi (&0000000000001134.0000001,134 km²)
Logan County	045	Logan	1824	Cabell and Kanawha counties, Giles and Tazewell counties (VA)	Chief Logan Mingo leader	&0000000000037710.00000037,710	&0000000000000454.000000454 sq mi (&0000000000001176.0000001,176 km²)
Marion County	047	Fairmont	1842	Harrison and Monongalia counties	Brig. Gen. Francis Marion American Revolutionary War	&0000000000056598.00000056,598	&0000000000000310.000000310 sq mi (&0000000000000803.000000803 km²)
Marshall County	049	Moundsville	1835	Ohio County	John Marshall U.S. Secretary of State Chief Justice of the U.S.	&0000000000035519.00000035,519	&0000000000000307.000000307 sq mi (&0000000000000795.000000795 km²)
Mason County	051	Point Pleasant	1804	Kanawha County	George Mason U.S. Constitutional Convention	&0000000000025957.00000025,957	&0000000000000432.000000432 sq mi (&0000000000001119.0000001,119 km²)
McDowell County	053	Welch	1858	Tazewell County (VA)	James McDowell Governor of Virginia	&0000000000027329.00000027,329	&0000000000000535.000000535 sq mi (&0000000000001386.0000001,386 km²)
Mercer County	055	Princeton	1837	Giles and Tazewell counties (VA)	Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer American Revolutionary War	&0000000000062980.00000062,980	&0000000000000420.000000420 sq mi (&0000000000001088.0000001,088 km²)
Mineral County	057	Keyser	1866	Hampshire County	mineral resources	&0000000000027078.00000027,078	&0000000000000328.000000328 sq mi (&0000000000000850.000000850 km²)
Mingo County	059	Williamson	1895	Logan County	Mingo Native Americans	&0000000000028253.00000028,253	&0000000000000423.000000423 sq mi (&0000000000001096.0000001,096 km²)
Monongalia County	061	Morgantown	1776	Augusta County (VA)	Latin derivation for Monongahela River	&0000000000081866.00000081,866	&0000000000000361.000000361 sq mi (&0000000000000935.000000935 km²)
Monroe County	063	Union	1799	Greenbrier County	James Monroe U.S. President (1817-1825)	&0000000000014583.00000014,583	&0000000000000473.000000473 sq mi (&0000000000001225.0000001,225 km²)
Morgan County	065	Berkeley Springs	1820	Berkeley and Hampshire counties	Daniel Morgan U.S. Congressman (VA)	&0000000000014943.00000014,943	&0000000000000229.000000229 sq mi (&0000000000000593.000000593 km²)
Nicholas County	067	Summersville	1818	Greenbrier and Kanawaha counties	Wilson Cary Nicholas U.S. Senator (VA) Governor of Virginia	&0000000000026562.00000026,562	&0000000000000649.000000649 sq mi (&0000000000001681.0000001,681 km²)
Ohio County	069	Wheeling	1776	Augusta County (VA)	Ohio River	&0000000000047427.00000047,427	&0000000000000106.000000106 sq mi (&0000000000000275.000000275 km²)
Pendleton County	071	Franklin	1788	Augusta County (VA)	Edmund Pendleton First Continental Congress	&0000000000008196.0000008,196	&0000000000000698.000000698 sq mi (&0000000000001808.0000001,808 km²)
Pleasants County	073	Saint Marys	1851	Ritchie, Tyler, and Wood counties	James Pleasants, Jr. U.S. Senator (VA) Governor of Virginia	&0000000000007514.0000007,514	&0000000000000131.000000131 sq mi (&0000000000000339.000000339 km²)
Pocahontas County	075	Marlinton	1821	Bath County (VA), Pendleton and Randolph counties	Pocahontas of the Powhatan Native Americans	&0000000000009131.0000009,131	&0000000000000940.000000940 sq mi (&0000000000002435.0000002,435 km²)
Preston County	077	Kingwood	1818	Monongalia County	James Patton Preston Governor of Virginia	&0000000000029334.00000029,334	&0000000000000648.000000648 sq mi (&0000000000001678.0000001,678 km²)
Putnam County	079	Winfield	1848	Cabell, Kanawha, and Mason counties	Gen. Israel Putnam American Revolutionary War	&0000000000051589.00000051,589	&0000000000000346.000000346 sq mi (&0000000000000896.000000896 km²)
Raleigh County	081	Beckley	1850	Fayette County	Sir Walter Raleigh English explorer and poet	&0000000000079220.00000079,220	&0000000000000607.000000607 sq mi (&0000000000001572.0000001,572 km²)
Randolph County	083	Elkins	1787	Harrison County	Edmund Jenings Randolph U.S. Attorney General Governor of Virginia	&0000000000028262.00000028,262	&0000000000001040.0000001,040 sq mi (&0000000000002694.0000002,694 km²)
Ritchie County	085	Harrisville	1843	Harrison, Lewis, and Wood counties	Thomas Ritchie Virginia political figure	&0000000000010343.00000010,343	&0000000000000454.000000454 sq mi (&0000000000001176.0000001,176 km²)
Roane County	087	Spencer	1856	Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha and Wirt counties	Spencer Roane Virginia Supreme Court	&0000000000015446.00000015,446	&0000000000000484.000000484 sq mi (&0000000000001254.0000001,254 km²)
Summers County	089	Hinton	1871	Greenbrier County	George W. Summers U.S. Congressman (VA) Circuit Court judge	&0000000000012999.00000012,999	&0000000000000361.000000361 sq mi (&0000000000000935.000000935 km²)
Taylor County	091	Grafton	1844	Barbour, Harrison, Marion, and Preston counties	John Taylor of Caroline U.S. Senator (VA)	&0000000000016089.00000016,089	&0000000000000173.000000173 sq mi (&0000000000000448.000000448 km²)
Tucker County	093	Parsons	1856	Randolph County	Henry St. George Tucker U.S. Congressman (VA) Virginia Supreme Court	&0000000000007321.0000007,321	&0000000000000419.000000419 sq mi (&0000000000001085.0000001,085 km²)
Tyler County	095	Middlebourne	1814	Ohio County	John Tyler U.S. President (1841-1845)	&0000000000009592.0000009,592	&0000000000000258.000000258 sq mi (&0000000000000668.000000668 km²)
Upshur County	097	Buckhannon	1851	Barbour and Lewis counties	Abel Parker Upshur U.S. Secretary of the Navy U.S. Secretary of State	&0000000000023404.00000023,404	&0000000000000355.000000355 sq mi (&0000000000000919.000000919 km²)
Wayne County	099	Wayne	1842	Cabell County	Gen."Mad" Anthony Wayne Revolutionary War U.S. Congressman (GA)	&0000000000042903.00000042,903	&0000000000000506.000000506 sq mi (&0000000000001311.0000001,311 km²)
Webster County	101	Webster Springs	1860	Braxton, Nicholas, and Randolph counties	Daniel Webster U.S. Senator (NH) U.S. Secretary of State	&0000000000009719.0000009,719	&0000000000000556.000000556 sq mi (&0000000000001440.0000001,440 km²)
Wetzel County	103	New Martinsville	1846	Tyler County	Lewis Wetzel noted frontiersman	&0000000000017693.00000017,693	&0000000000000359.000000359 sq mi (&0000000000000930.000000930 km²)
Wirt County	105	Elizabeth	1848	Jackson and Wirt counties	William Wirt U.S. Attorney General	&0000000000005873.0000005,873	&0000000000000233.000000233 sq mi (&0000000000000603.000000603 km²)
Wood County	107	Parkersburg	1798	Harrison County	James Wood, Governor of Virginia	&0000000000087986.00000087,986	&0000000000000367.000000367 sq mi (&0000000000000951.000000951 km²)
Wyoming County	109	Pineville	1850	Logan County	derived from Native American term for wide plain	&0000000000025708.00000025,708	&0000000000000501.000000501 sq mi (&0000000000001298.0000001,298 km²)