RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Largest senior population, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2020. 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, WVWV172,38138,718+17%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,52218,732+121%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18318,169+17%

04Wood County, WVWV82,38517,609+29%

05Raleigh County, WVWV71,77515,796+29%

06Monongalia County, WVWV107,99113,801+57%

07Harrison County, WVWV64,22113,395+18%

08Mercer County, WVWV57,50313,202+20%

09Marion County, WVWV55,58411,381+13%

10Putnam County, WVWV56,88510,975+84%

11Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210,060+113%

12Ohio County, WVWV40,4969,265+4%

13Fayette County, WVWV38,1658,947+14%

14Wayne County, WVWV37,3098,090+26%

15Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5788,079+32%

16Marshall County, WVWV29,1597,013+21%

17Hancock County, WVWV27,7296,881+14%

18Preston County, WVWV34,0046,848+56%

19Logan County, WVWV30,3756,769+24%

20Randolph County, WVWV26,8826,233+46%

21Mineral County, WVWV26,7925,944+46%

22Jackson County, WVWV27,4505,872+37%

23Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485,735+44%

24Mason County, WVWV24,7075,521+40%

25Brooke County, WVWV21,1425,508+18%

26Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055,284+80%

27Upshur County, WVWV23,7585,007+45%

28Mingo County, WVWV21,4554,788+36%

29Wyoming County, WVWV19,8014,649+30%

30Boone County, WVWV20,2514,605+33%

31Morgan County, WVWV18,0274,175+69%

32Lincoln County, WVWV19,1774,103+41%

33McDowell County, WVWV16,8783,678−16%

34Lewis County, WVWV16,3943,537+28%

35Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343,419+20%

36Taylor County, WVWV16,2873,393+34%

37Barbour County, WVWV15,4143,262+35%

38Roane County, WVWV13,3173,175+39%

39Hardy County, WVWV14,3373,081+64%

40Braxton County, WVWV11,8853,071+32%

41Summers County, WVWV11,5323,050+18%

42Monroe County, WVWV12,4913,039+36%

43Grant County, WVWV11,0412,665+54%

44Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022,068+31%

45Webster County, WVWV7,7602,051+38%

46Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,991+26%

47Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,975+25%

48Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261,856+27%

49Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,783+36%

50Clay County, WVWV7,5381,764+25%

51Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381,578+41%

52Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781,513+20%

53Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,483+35%

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851,341+22%

55Wirt County, WVWV4,8791,088+43%

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