Kanawha County
Small metro
FIPS 54039
Profiled Cities (1)
People
172.4K
Population
Census 2025 Est.191.2/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-4.3%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$61K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr43.8
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr91.4%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr15.7%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20244.9%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr71.1%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr19.6%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr1.6%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr85.9%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr4.8%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
5.3K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–235.7K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-450
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
3.8%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 202580.8K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$64K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$14.4B
County GDP
BEA 20244.4K
Business Establishments
CBP 202374.8K
Employees
CBP 2023$4.2B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$147K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$906
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr7.8K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr9.7K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrNo
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
53rd pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202240.3%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202512.4%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202523.0%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202519.6%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 2025132.3/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–257.0/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25624.7/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
94.5
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$142.9M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20257.28
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.14
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.0%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
0.9%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202427.7%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20194.0%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
901.7 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202455.3°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202066.3°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202044.3°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202046.7"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Small metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024Government
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024Yes
Population Loss County
TIGER 2024