RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Largest senior population, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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 1990

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,38133,036+2%

02Cabell County, WVWV91,18315,499−2%

03Wood County, WVWV82,38513,608+6%

04Raleigh County, WVWV71,77512,200+4%

05Harrison County, WVWV64,22111,378−7%

06Mercer County, WVWV57,50310,969+2%

07Marion County, WVWV55,58410,073−4%

08Ohio County, WVWV40,4968,900−8%

09Monongalia County, WVWV107,9918,765+7%

10Berkeley County, WVWV139,5228,466+20%

11Fayette County, WVWV38,1657,814−6%

12Wayne County, WVWV37,3096,411+12%

13Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5786,101+4%

14Hancock County, WVWV27,7296,017+7%

15Putnam County, WVWV56,8855,961+26%

16Marshall County, WVWV29,1595,795+2%

17Logan County, WVWV30,3755,450+3%

18Jefferson County, WVWV63,1024,724+16%

19Brooke County, WVWV21,1424,662+5%

20McDowell County, WVWV16,8784,402−16%

21Preston County, WVWV34,0044,386+8%

22Jackson County, WVWV27,4504,293+23%

23Randolph County, WVWV26,8824,265−3%

24Mineral County, WVWV26,7924,082+5%

25Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483,974+7%

26Mason County, WVWV24,7073,933+10%

27Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013,586+13%

28Mingo County, WVWV21,4553,516+0%

29Boone County, WVWV20,2513,464+7%

30Upshur County, WVWV23,7583,449+2%

31Hampshire County, WVWV24,1052,940+30%

32Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772,904+9%

33Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342,861+0%

34Lewis County, WVWV16,3942,771−2%

35Summers County, WVWV11,5322,593+5%

36Taylor County, WVWV16,2872,539+4%

37Morgan County, WVWV18,0272,475+21%

38Barbour County, WVWV15,4142,420−4%

39Braxton County, WVWV11,8852,330+5%

40Roane County, WVWV13,3172,282−3%

41Monroe County, WVWV12,4912,242+7%

42Hardy County, WVWV14,3371,884+12%

43Grant County, WVWV11,0411,728+12%

44Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,579+5%

45Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,577−7%

46Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,576−11%

47Webster County, WVWV7,7601,482−11%

48Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,460+5%

49Clay County, WVWV7,5381,414+10%

50Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,314+2%

51Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,264+2%

52Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,122+2%

53Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,098−3%

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851,098−9%

55Wirt County, WVWV4,879763+2%

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