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West Virginia's 159th Anniversary of Statehood (1863):
June 20, 2022
West Virginia joined the Union on June 20, 1863. Explore the stats and facts below to learn more about the 35th state to join the Union, its people, demographics, geographic areas, and more.
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Population and Demographics of West Virginia
As of July 1, 2021, the population of West Virginia was estimated to be 1,782,959. This represents a decrease of 0.6% from the 2020 Census count of 1,793,716. Discover more about the state's demographics.
West Virginia Population Declined 3.2% From 2010 to 2020
The population of the Mountain State went down by 59,278 people between 2010 and 2020, a 3.2% decrease to 1,793,716.
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About Geographic Areas
West Virginia has 401 places; 232 incorporated places and 169 census designated places. The incorporated places consist of 77 cities, 148 towns, 6 villages, and 1 corporation. Towns and villages have a population less than 2,000 and cities have a minimum population of 2,000. Incorporated places are dependent within county subdivisions.
West Virginia has 484 census tracts, 1,592 block groups, and 135,218 census blocks.
New Business Formations in West Virginia
Our Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely and high-frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States. BFS measures business initiation activity and the cycle from initiation to realized business formation. Get an early look at business formation activity within the U.S. at a detailed state and regional level.
Monthly State Retail Sales: West Virginia
Monthly State Retail Sales is a Census Bureau experimental data product featuring modeled state-level retail sales. This is a blended data product using Monthly Retail Trade Survey data, administrative data, and third-party data.
Explore data for West Virginia using our data visualization.
State Sales Tax Collections: West Virginia
Monthly state tax collections provides data for sales taxes from general sales, lodging, alcoholic beverages, motor fuel, tobacco products, and individual income and corporate income taxes.
Use our interactive data visualization to explore data for West Virginia.
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View West Virginia Statistics in Our COVID-19 Data Hub
View the state COVID-19 impact planning report. Take a look at new survey data and estimates.
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