There are 85 Jails & Prisons in West Virginia, serving a population of 1,836,843 people in an area of 24,035 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 21,609 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 282 square miles.
The state of West Virginia is ranked 17th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 29th in Jails & Prisons per square mile.