RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Largest senior population, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2010. 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, WVWV172,38132,315−2%

02Cabell County, WVWV91,18315,364−1%

03Wood County, WVWV82,38514,718+8%

04Raleigh County, WVWV71,77512,661+4%

05Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211,858+40%

06Harrison County, WVWV64,22111,408+0%

07Mercer County, WVWV57,50311,213+2%

08Monongalia County, WVWV107,9919,826+12%

09Marion County, WVWV55,5849,541−5%

10Ohio County, WVWV40,4968,213−8%

11Putnam County, WVWV56,8857,977+34%

12Fayette County, WVWV38,1657,802−0%

13Wayne County, WVWV37,3097,014+9%

14Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5786,838+12%

15Jefferson County, WVWV63,1026,314+34%

16Marshall County, WVWV29,1595,814+0%

17Hancock County, WVWV27,7295,754−4%

18Logan County, WVWV30,3755,575+2%

19Preston County, WVWV34,0045,257+20%

20Randolph County, WVWV26,8825,246+23%

21Jackson County, WVWV27,4505,165+20%

22Mineral County, WVWV26,7924,893+20%

23Mason County, WVWV24,7074,654+18%

24Brooke County, WVWV21,1424,602−1%

25Nicholas County, WVWV23,8484,477+13%

26Upshur County, WVWV23,7584,044+17%

27Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053,898+33%

28McDowell County, WVWV16,8783,658−17%

29Mingo County, WVWV21,4553,623+3%

30Wyoming County, WVWV19,8013,589+0%

31Boone County, WVWV20,2513,489+1%

32Lincoln County, WVWV19,1773,285+13%

33Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343,239+13%

34Morgan County, WVWV18,0273,216+30%

35Lewis County, WVWV16,3942,928+6%

36Barbour County, WVWV15,4142,761+14%

37Taylor County, WVWV16,2872,744+8%

38Summers County, WVWV11,5322,682+3%

39Monroe County, WVWV12,4912,651+18%

40Roane County, WVWV13,3172,566+12%

41Braxton County, WVWV11,8852,546+9%

42Hardy County, WVWV14,3372,329+24%

43Grant County, WVWV11,0412,189+27%

44Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,797+14%

45Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,700+8%

46Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,684+7%

47Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,681+15%

48Webster County, WVWV7,7601,604+8%

49Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,501+14%

50Clay County, WVWV7,5381,472+4%

51Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,385+10%

52Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,329+21%

53Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,228+9%

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851,193+9%

55Wirt County, WVWV4,879894+17%

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