RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Largest senior population, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38139,054+18%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,52219,771+134%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18318,550+20%

04Wood County, WVWV82,38518,026+32%

05Raleigh County, WVWV71,77516,208+33%

06Monongalia County, WVWV107,99114,370+64%

07Mercer County, WVWV57,50313,393+22%

08Harrison County, WVWV64,22113,222+16%

09Putnam County, WVWV56,88511,255+89%

10Marion County, WVWV55,58411,236+12%

11Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210,262+117%

12Ohio County, WVWV40,4969,473+6%

13Fayette County, WVWV38,1658,871+14%

14Wayne County, WVWV37,3098,485+32%

15Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5787,926+30%

16Marshall County, WVWV29,1597,095+22%

17Logan County, WVWV30,3757,046+29%

18Hancock County, WVWV27,7297,001+16%

19Preston County, WVWV34,0046,986+59%

20Randolph County, WVWV26,8826,291+48%

21Mineral County, WVWV26,7926,071+49%

22Jackson County, WVWV27,4505,887+37%

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485,809+46%

24Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055,711+94%

25Mason County, WVWV24,7075,698+45%

26Brooke County, WVWV21,1425,493+18%

27Upshur County, WVWV23,7585,172+50%

28Mingo County, WVWV21,4554,929+40%

29Wyoming County, WVWV19,8014,837+35%

30Boone County, WVWV20,2514,656+34%

31Morgan County, WVWV18,0274,386+77%

32Lincoln County, WVWV19,1774,180+44%

33McDowell County, WVWV16,8783,921−11%

34Lewis County, WVWV16,3943,528+27%

35Taylor County, WVWV16,2873,517+39%

36Hardy County, WVWV14,3373,303+75%

37Barbour County, WVWV15,4143,256+35%

38Roane County, WVWV13,3173,253+43%

39Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343,219+13%

40Summers County, WVWV11,5323,182+23%

41Monroe County, WVWV12,4913,110+39%

42Braxton County, WVWV11,8853,043+31%

43Grant County, WVWV11,0412,772+60%

44Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022,108+34%

45Webster County, WVWV7,7602,045+38%

46Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,955+24%

47Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,905+21%

48Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,876+43%

49Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,802+23%

50Clay County, WVWV7,5381,758+24%

51Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,668+52%

52Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,597+26%

53Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,429+27%

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851,328+21%

55Wirt County, WVWV4,8791,167+53%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES