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West Virginia Public Records Search
West Virginia public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for West Virginia and has a page for each of its 55 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 1,769,979).
🏛 West Virginia Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | West Virginia Health Statistics Center – Vital Registration Office Source: dhhr.wv.gov ↗ |
| Sex offender registry | West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry Source: apps.wv.gov ↗ |
| Courts | West Virginia Judiciary |
| Land records | In West Virginia, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in West Virginia are heard by the Family Court. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in West Virginia are handled by the County Clerk and County Commission in each county. |
| Counties | Most West Virginia court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists West Virginia records county by county. |
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Largest Counties
Kanawha County
Pop. 173,906
Berkeley County
Pop. 136,287
Monongalia County
Pop. 108,697
Cabell County
Pop. 91,489
Wood County
Pop. 82,757
Raleigh County
Pop. 72,379
Harrison County
Pop. 64,472
Jefferson County
Pop. 61,264
Mercer County
Pop. 57,524
Putnam County
Pop. 57,067
Marion County
Pop. 55,649
Ohio County
Pop. 41,090
All 55 West Virginia Counties
Barbour County
Pop. 15,369
Berkeley County
Pop. 136,287
Boone County
Pop. 20,496
Braxton County
Pop. 12,051
Brooke County
Pop. 21,285
Cabell County
Pop. 91,489
Calhoun County
Pop. 5,873
Clay County
Pop. 7,689
Doddridge County
Pop. 7,615
Fayette County
Pop. 38,600
Gilmer County
Pop. 7,116
Grant County
Pop. 10,971
Greenbrier County
Pop. 31,851
Hampshire County
Pop. 23,793
Hancock County
Pop. 28,054
Hardy County
Pop. 14,335
Harrison County
Pop. 64,472
Jackson County
Pop. 27,718
Jefferson County
Pop. 61,264
Kanawha County
Pop. 173,906
Lewis County
Pop. 16,477
Lincoln County
Pop. 19,377
Logan County
Pop. 30,560
Marion County
Pop. 55,649
Marshall County
Pop. 29,354
Mason County
Pop. 24,770
McDowell County
Pop. 17,147
Mercer County
Pop. 57,524
Mineral County
Pop. 26,778
Mingo County
Pop. 21,712
Monongalia County
Pop. 108,697
Monroe County
Pop. 12,462
Morgan County
Pop. 17,780
Nicholas County
Pop. 24,017
Ohio County
Pop. 41,090
Pendleton County
Pop. 5,944
Pleasants County
Pop. 7,358
Pocahontas County
Pop. 7,653
Preston County
Pop. 34,055
Putnam County
Pop. 57,067
Raleigh County
Pop. 72,379
Randolph County
Pop. 27,190
Ritchie County
Pop. 8,170
Roane County
Pop. 13,540
Summers County
Pop. 11,544
Taylor County
Pop. 16,438
Tucker County
Pop. 6,573
Tyler County
Pop. 7,843
Upshur County
Pop. 23,650
Wayne County
Pop. 37,589
Webster County
Pop. 7,947
Wetzel County
Pop. 13,766
Wirt County
Pop. 4,924
Wood County
Pop. 82,757
Wyoming County
Pop. 19,964