| Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan | County | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Counties | Berkeley | 67 | 45 | 22 |
| Boone | 24 | 21 | 3 | |
| Brooke | 27 | 17 | 10 | |
| Cabell | 60 | 41 | 19 | |
| Clay | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Hampshire | 15 | 12 | 3 | |
| Hancock | 31 | 26 | 5 | |
| Jefferson | 27 | 22 | 5 | |
| Kanawha | 113 | 87 | 26 | |
| Lincoln | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Marshall | 27 | 24 | 3 | |
| Mineral | 13 | 10 | 3 | |
| Monongalia | 53 | 32 | 21 | |
| Morgan | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| Ohio | 26 | 25 | 1 | |
| Pleasants | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Preston | 19 | 14 | 5 | |
| Putnam | 43 | 37 | 6 | |
| Wayne | 27 | 20 | 7 | |
| Wirt | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wood | 67 | 36 | 31 | |
| Nonmetropolitan Counties | Barbour | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Braxton | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
| Calhoun | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Doddridge | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fayette | 34 | 29 | 5 | |
| Gilmer | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Grant | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Greenbrier | 29 | 25 | 4 | |
| Hardy | 11 | 8 | 3 | |
| Harrison | 40 | 38 | 2 | |
| Jackson | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| Lewis | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
| Logan | 23 | 16 | 7 | |
| Marion | 33 | 23 | 10 | |
| Mason | 24 | 17 | 7 | |
| McDowell | 13 | 11 | 2 | |
| Mercer | 35 | 28 | 7 | |
| Mingo | 19 | 16 | 3 | |
| Monroe | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Nicholas | 27 | 23 | 4 | |
| Pendleton | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Pocahontas | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
| Raleigh | 64 | 49 | 15 | |
| Randolph | 12 | 8 | 4 | |
| Ritchie | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Roane | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| Summers | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Taylor | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| Tucker | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Tyler | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Upshur | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
| Webster | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wetzel | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Wyoming | 20 | 19 | 1 |
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