Last official estimated population of Fayette County was 45,993 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.014% of total US population and 2.5% of total West Virginia state population. Area of Fayette County is 668.3 mi² (=1731 km²), in this year population density was 68.82 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.02%/yr), Fayette County population in 2024 would be 45,878 [0].
Historical population of Fayette County for period 1840-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1840-1850] +0.08 %/yr
[1850-1860] +4.25 %/yr
[1860-1870] +1.03 %/yr
[1870-1880] +5.69 %/yr
[1880-1890] +5.92 %/yr
[1890-1900] +4.53 %/yr
[1900-1910] +4.96 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.52 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.78 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.13 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.22 %/yr
[1950-1960] -2.85 %/yr
[1960-1970] -2.22 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.61 %/yr
[1980-1990] -1.86 %/yr
[1990-2000] -0.08 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.58 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.08 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.02 %/yr
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Population of Fayette County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 1384 | 1266 | 2,650 |
| 5 to 9 | 1316 | 1227 | 2,543 |
| 10 to 14 | 1320 | 1277 | 2,597 |
| 15 to 19 | 1347 | 1137 | 2,484 |
| 20 to 24 | 1309 | 1151 | 2,460 |
| 25 to 29 | 1342 | 1135 | 2,477 |
| 30 to 34 | 1379 | 1209 | 2,588 |
| 35 to 39 | 1439 | 1352 | 2,791 |
| 40 to 44 | 1538 | 1391 | 2,929 |
| 45 to 49 | 1541 | 1389 | 2,930 |
| 50 to 54 | 1542 | 1604 | 3,146 |
| 55 to 59 | 1814 | 1812 | 3,626 |
| 60 to 64 | 1754 | 1704 | 3,458 |
| 65 to 69 | 1408 | 1434 | 2,842 |
| 70 to 74 | 911 | 1075 | 1,986 |
| 75 to 79 | 665 | 824 | 1,489 |
| 80 to 84 | 379 | 673 | 1,052 |
| 85+ | 337 | 747 | 1,084 |
Fayette County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 22446 | 22202 | 44,648 |
| WAC | 21437 | 21324 | 42,761 |
| NHWAC | 21190 | 21139 | 42,329 |
| WA | 21124 | 21046 | 42,170 |
| NHWA | 20889 | 20874 | 41,763 |
| BAC | 1352 | 1122 | 2,474 |
| NHBAC | 1320 | 1097 | 2,417 |
| BA | 1160 | 962 | 2,122 |
| NHBA | 1137 | 945 | 2,082 |
| TOM | 323 | 285 | 608 |
| NHTOM | 311 | 271 | 582 |
| H | 279 | 205 | 484 |
| HWAC | 247 | 185 | 432 |
| HWA | 235 | 172 | 407 |
| IAC | 179 | 164 | 343 |
| NHIAC | 171 | 155 | 326 |
| AAC | 75 | 80 | 155 |
| NHAAC | 70 | 77 | 147 |
| IA | 64 | 51 | 115 |
| AA | 51 | 59 | 110 |
| NHIA | 60 | 49 | 109 |
| NHAA | 46 | 59 | 105 |
| HBAC | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| HBA | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| HTOM | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| NAC | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| NHNAC | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| HIAC | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| HAAC | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| NA | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| NHNA | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| HIA | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| HAA | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| HNAC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| HNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
See note 7 West Virginia Notes
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