Raleigh County, West Virginia

Raleigh County
Raleigh County
County
	The Raleigh County Courthouse in Beckley
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia
	West Virginia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°47′N 81°16′W / 37.78°N 81.26°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Founded	January 23, 1850
Named for	Sir Walter Raleigh
Seat	Beckley
Largest city	Beckley
Area
• Total	609 sq mi (1,580 km2)
• Land	605 sq mi (1,570 km2)
• Water	4.0 sq mi (10 km2) 0.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	74,591
• Estimate (2021)	73,771
• Density	120/sq mi (47/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	raleighcounty.org

Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591.^[1] Its county seat is Beckley.^[2] The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh.^[3] Raleigh County is included in the Beckley, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Raleigh County history sources". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2015.