RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Largest senior population, West Virginia counties · 1990

West Virginia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. 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 –

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38132,496–

02Cabell County, WVWV91,18315,887–

03Wood County, WVWV82,38512,858–

04Harrison County, WVWV64,22112,263–

05Raleigh County, WVWV71,77511,769–

06Mercer County, WVWV57,50310,786–

07Marion County, WVWV55,58410,457–

08Ohio County, WVWV40,4969,622–

09Fayette County, WVWV38,1658,319–

10Monongalia County, WVWV107,9918,207–

11Berkeley County, WVWV139,5227,032–

12Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785,867–

13Wayne County, WVWV37,3095,718–

14Marshall County, WVWV29,1595,689–

15Hancock County, WVWV27,7295,639–

16Logan County, WVWV30,3755,314–

17McDowell County, WVWV16,8785,219–

18Putnam County, WVWV56,8854,715–

19Brooke County, WVWV21,1424,425–

20Randolph County, WVWV26,8824,388–

21Jefferson County, WVWV63,1024,083–

22Preston County, WVWV34,0044,073–

23Mineral County, WVWV26,7923,890–

24Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483,730–

25Mason County, WVWV24,7073,560–

26Mingo County, WVWV21,4553,503–

27Jackson County, WVWV27,4503,480–

28Upshur County, WVWV23,7583,366–

29Boone County, WVWV20,2513,244–

30Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013,160–

31Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342,856–

32Lewis County, WVWV16,3942,839–

33Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772,676–

34Barbour County, WVWV15,4142,515–

35Summers County, WVWV11,5322,481–

36Taylor County, WVWV16,2872,448–

37Roane County, WVWV13,3172,344–

38Hampshire County, WVWV24,1052,261–

39Braxton County, WVWV11,8852,227–

40Monroe County, WVWV12,4912,100–

41Morgan County, WVWV18,0272,039–

42Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,773–

43Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,698–

44Hardy County, WVWV14,3371,684–

45Webster County, WVWV7,7601,662–

46Grant County, WVWV11,0411,545–

47Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,509–

48Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,391–

49Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,293–

50Clay County, WVWV7,5381,282–

51Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,243–

52Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851,204–

53Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,134–

54Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,096–

55Wirt County, WVWV4,879745–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS