RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Highest Medicare coverage, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Moundsville, WVWV7,65929.1%–

02Dunbar, WVWV7,05029.1%–

03Oak Hill, WVWV7,62928.8%–

04Vienna, WVWV10,32128.5%–

05St. Albans, WVWV10,21028.0%–

06Princeton, WVWV5,57827.8%–

07Wheeling, WVWV25,68026.6%–

08Bluefield, WVWV9,15826.3%–

09Parkersburg, WVWV28,59325.8%–

10Weirton, WVWV18,13324.3%–

11New Martinsville, WVWV5,03924.2%–

12South Charleston, WVWV13,07223.5%–

13Charleston, WVWV46,11722.8%–

14Beckley, WVWV16,37322.7%–

15Nitro, WVWV6,27022.6%–

16Hurricane, WVWV7,36722.4%–

17Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98822.3%–

18Clarksburg, WVWV15,56221.3%–

19Buckhannon, WVWV5,05420.9%–

20Huntington, WVWV44,81520.9%–

21Bridgeport, WVWV9,42720.8%–

22Teays Valley, WVWV14,15120.8%–

23Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67120.0%–

24Fairmont, WVWV18,03519.6%–

25Elkins, WVWV6,62218.5%–

26Martinsburg, WVWV19,21117.9%–

27Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90217.7%–

28Charles, WVWV9,32914.2%–

29Brookhaven, WVWV6,21213.0%–

30Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85312.6%–

31Morgantown, WVWV30,29310.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS