Last official estimated population of Pocahontas County was 8,702 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.003% of total US population and 0.5% of total West Virginia state population. Area of Pocahontas County is 941.8 mi² (=2439.3 km²), in this year population density was 9.24 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.05%/yr), Pocahontas County population in 2025 would be 8,655 [0].
Historical population of Pocahontas County for period 1830-2014 [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

[1830-1840] +1.4 %/yr
[1840-1850] +2.1 %/yr
[1850-1860] +0.96 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.28 %/yr
[1870-1880] +3.23 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2 %/yr
[1890-1900] +2.32 %/yr
[1900-1910] +5.57 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.18 %/yr
[1920-1930] -0.3 %/yr
[1930-1940] -0.46 %/yr
[1940-1950] -1.08 %/yr
[1950-1960] -2.06 %/yr
[1960-1970] -1.33 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.12 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.96 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.12 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.29 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.59 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.05 %/yr
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Population of Pocahontas County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 221 | 203 | 424 |
| 5 to 9 | 188 | 201 | 389 |
| 10 to 14 | 208 | 195 | 403 |
| 15 to 19 | 228 | 204 | 432 |
| 20 to 24 | 218 | 200 | 418 |
| 25 to 29 | 249 | 199 | 448 |
| 30 to 34 | 263 | 200 | 463 |
| 35 to 39 | 266 | 233 | 499 |
| 40 to 44 | 259 | 214 | 473 |
| 45 to 49 | 279 | 287 | 566 |
| 50 to 54 | 374 | 333 | 707 |
| 55 to 59 | 416 | 367 | 783 |
| 60 to 64 | 354 | 360 | 714 |
| 65 to 69 | 354 | 327 | 681 |
| 70 to 74 | 244 | 243 | 487 |
| 75 to 79 | 189 | 170 | 359 |
| 80 to 84 | 110 | 130 | 240 |
| 85+ | 53 | 123 | 176 |
Pocahontas 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 | 4412 | 4118 | 8,530 |
| WAC | 4397 | 4130 | 8,527 |
| WA | 4341 | 4077 | 8,418 |
| NHWAC | 4344 | 4062 | 8,406 |
| NHWA | 4289 | 4009 | 8,298 |
| H | 61 | 71 | 132 |
| BAC | 71 | 52 | 123 |
| HWAC | 53 | 68 | 121 |
| HWA | 52 | 68 | 120 |
| NHBAC | 68 | 49 | 117 |
| TOM | 57 | 54 | 111 |
| NHTOM | 56 | 54 | 110 |
| BA | 53 | 38 | 91 |
| IAC | 40 | 49 | 89 |
| NHBA | 50 | 35 | 85 |
| NHIAC | 36 | 49 | 85 |
| AAC | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| NHAAC | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| IA | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| NHIA | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| AA | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| NHAA | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| HBA | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| HBAC | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| NHNAC | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| NAC | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| HIA | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| HIAC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| NHNA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| HAAC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| HAA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HTOM | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HNAC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 20 West Virginia Notes
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