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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. The median across all 55 is 4,929.

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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%

07▲1Mercer County, WVWV57,50313,393+22%

08▼1Harrison County, WVWV64,22113,222+16%

09▲1Putnam County, WVWV56,88511,255+89%

10▼1Marion 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%

17▲2Logan County, WVWV30,3757,046+29%

18▼1Hancock County, WVWV27,7297,001+16%

19▼1Preston 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%

24▲2Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055,711+94%

25▼1Mason County, WVWV24,7075,698+45%

26▼1Brooke 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%

35▲1Taylor County, WVWV16,2873,517+39%

36▲3Hardy County, WVWV14,3373,303+75%

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

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

39▼4Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343,219+13%

40▲1Summers County, WVWV11,5323,182+23%

41▲1Monroe County, WVWV12,4913,110+39%

42▼2Braxton County, WVWV11,8853,043+31%

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

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

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

46▲1Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,955+24%

47▼1Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,905+21%

48▲1Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,876+43%

49▼1Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,802+23%

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

51▲2Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,668+52%

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

53▼2Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,429+27%

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES