# Population — Ritchie, WV (persons)

Population — Ritchie, WV (persons) was 8,170.0 persons in 2024, down 0.2% from 2023.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1969.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8,170.0 persons (2024) to 9,619.0 persons (2014), averaging 8,765.5 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WV-54085.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2024-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-ritchie-wv

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 8,170.0 persons |
| 2023 | 8,187.0 persons |
| 2022 | 8,239.0 persons |
| 2021 | 8,413.0 persons |
| 2020 | 8,422.0 persons |
| 2019 | 8,607.0 persons |
| 2018 | 8,874.0 persons |
| 2017 | 9,065.0 persons |
| 2016 | 9,308.0 persons |
| 2015 | 9,516.0 persons |
| 2014 | 9,619.0 persons |
| 2013 | 9,799.0 persons |
| 2012 | 10,008 persons |
| 2011 | 10,179 persons |
| 2010 | 10,393 persons |
| 2009 | 10,478 persons |
| 2008 | 10,516 persons |
| 2007 | 10,558 persons |
| 2006 | 10,588 persons |
| 2005 | 10,506 persons |
| 2004 | 10,415 persons |
| 2003 | 10,434 persons |
| 2002 | 10,372 persons |
| 2001 | 10,333 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54085.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-WV-54085.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```