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Morgan County, West Virginia

A county in West Virginia, ranked 32 of 55 by population.

CountyFIPS 54065

Within West Virginia
Morgan 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
18,027
+941 (+5.5%) since 2020
Land area
229.1
square miles. A further 0.2% of the total area is water
Population density
78.7
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Berkeley Springs
Seat of county government.
Established
1820
205 years ago
Largest city
Bath (Berkeley Springs) town
Population 753.

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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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 800 by 718 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 Morgan 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
Population18,02732nd of 551,937th of 3,144
Land area229.1 sq mi49th of 552,957th of 3,144
Population density78.7 per sq mi18th of 551,094th of 3,144
Median household income$72,1794th of 551,035th of 3,143

Full data for Morgan County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population18,027Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202017,086Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?17,063Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area229.1 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area0.54 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area229.6 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?78.7 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$72,179American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$240,600American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age48.8American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households7,342American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units9,250American 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
-84
147 births, 231 deaths
Net migration
+309
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 Morgan 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
Allegany CountyMaryland28 mi66,848
Berkeley CountyWest Virginia24 mi139,522
Washington CountyMaryland23 mi157,731
Frederick CountyVirginia8.2 mi99,955
Hampshire CountyWest Virginia7.4 mi24,105

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.