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Jefferson County, West Virginia

A county in West Virginia, ranked 8 of 55 by population.

CountyFIPS 54037

Within West Virginia
Jefferson County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data.

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Population
63,102
+5,312 (+9.2%) since 2020
Land area
209.3
square miles. A further 1.1% of the total area is water
Population density
302
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Charles Town
Seat of county government.
Established
1801
224 years ago
Largest city
Charles Town city
Population 9,329.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Jefferson County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Jefferson County, West Virginia from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 561 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Jefferson County ranks

Position among the 55 counties of West Virginia, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn West VirginiaNationally
Population63,1028th of 55865th of 3,144
Land area209.3 sq mi50th of 552,985th of 3,144
Population density302 per sq mi5th of 55436th of 3,144
Median household income$98,8061st of 55179th of 3,143

Full data for Jefferson County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population63,102Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202057,790Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?57,703Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area209.3 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area2.4 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area211.7 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?302 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$98,806American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$350,800American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age41.0American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households22,804American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units24,774American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
+59
622 births, 563 deaths
Net migration
+1,775
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 5 areas bordering Jefferson County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Berkeley CountyWest Virginia26 mi139,522
Washington CountyMaryland24 mi157,731
Loudoun CountyVirginia16 mi449,749
Clarke CountyVirginia14 mi15,609
Frederick CountyVirginiaa single point99,955

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 55 counties of West Virginia

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.