West Virginia (WV)

Capital: Charleston

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2023	1,770,071
Population 2022	1,775,156
Population 2021	1,785,536
Population 2020	1,784,787
Population 2019	1,795,263
Population 2018	1,805,832
Population 2017	1,817,048
Population 2016	1,830,929
Below Poverty 2022	17.9
Below Poverty 2021	16.8
Below Poverty 2020	17.1
Below Poverty 2019	16
Below Poverty 2018	15.9
Below Poverty 2017	19.1
Below Poverty 2016	17.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2022	52.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2021	50.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2020	52.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	52.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	51
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	50.5
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	49.9
Unemployed 2022	4.3
Unemployed 2021	5.9
Unemployed 2020	6.3
Unemployed 2019	5.2
Unemployed 2018	5.3
Unemployed 2017	5.2
Unemployed 2016	6.1
Foreclosure Rate 2024	1 in 4,054
Foreclosure Rate 2021	1 in 3,626
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 6,937
Median Household Income 2021	46,836
Median Individual Income 2022	53,244
High School Graduation Rate 2022	91.2
High School Graduation Rate 2021	91.1
High School Graduation Rate 2020	92.1
High School Graduation Rate 2019	91.4
High School Graduation Rate 2018	90.2
Median Mortgage Payment 2021	1,071
GDP 2023	80.14 Billion
GDP 2022	76.53 Billion
GDP 2021	75.52 Billion
GDP 2020	73.95 Billion
GDP 2019	76.79 Billion
GDP 2018	77.41 Billion

STATE FACTS
West Virginia is the only state in the Union to have acquired its sovereignty by proclamation of the President of the United States.
West Virginia’s nickname is the Mountain State, and its motto is “Mountaineers are always free.”
West Virginia has a mean altitude of 1,500 feet, giving it the highest average altitude east of the Mississippi.

Government

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Patrick Morrisey (R)
Lieutenant Governor	Randy Smith (R)
Attorney General	John McCuskey (R)
Secretary of State	Kris Warner (R)
State Senate Control	R – 32; D – 2
State House Control	R – 91; D – 9

State Regulators

Legislative Process

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	February 12, 2025
Sine Die Adjournment	April 12, 2025
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	April 2, 2025
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	Five days, Sundays excepted
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	15 days following adjournment, Sundays excepted
Veto Override	2/3 majority
Legislation Effective Date	90 days after passage