RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most never-married people, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99145.3%+6.2 pts

02Gilmer County, WVWV7,08539.5%+8.8 pts

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18334.0%+7.3 pts

04Ohio County, WVWV40,49634.0%+8.1 pts

05McDowell County, WVWV16,87833.6%+12.0 pts

06Doddridge County, WVWV7,63431.0%+9.4 pts

07Berkeley County, WVWV139,52231.0%+8.3 pts

08Marion County, WVWV55,58430.2%+7.0 pts

09Kanawha County, WVWV172,38129.9%+7.3 pts

10Randolph County, WVWV26,88229.8%+8.5 pts

11Upshur County, WVWV23,75829.3%+5.1 pts

12Harrison County, WVWV64,22129.3%+7.0 pts

13Tyler County, WVWV7,88129.1%+11.5 pts

14Preston County, WVWV34,00429.1%+8.3 pts

15Jefferson County, WVWV63,10229.1%+4.5 pts

16Brooke County, WVWV21,14228.8%+6.5 pts

17Taylor County, WVWV16,28728.4%+7.3 pts

18Marshall County, WVWV29,15928.2%+8.0 pts

19Barbour County, WVWV15,41428.1%+7.6 pts

20Pleasants County, WVWV7,33828.0%+9.1 pts

21Raleigh County, WVWV71,77527.6%+8.1 pts

22Hardy County, WVWV14,33727.5%+7.9 pts

23Summers County, WVWV11,53227.4%+6.9 pts

24Monroe County, WVWV12,49127.3%+7.7 pts

25Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60226.8%+6.3 pts

26Lincoln County, WVWV19,17726.7%+6.2 pts

27Boone County, WVWV20,25126.7%+7.5 pts

28Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57826.6%+7.5 pts

29Wood County, WVWV82,38526.5%+6.1 pts

30Mercer County, WVWV57,50326.2%+5.3 pts

31Webster County, WVWV7,76026.2%+6.8 pts

32Mineral County, WVWV26,79226.2%+6.0 pts

33Clay County, WVWV7,53826.1%+6.4 pts

34Lewis County, WVWV16,39425.9%+5.2 pts

35Hampshire County, WVWV24,10525.9%+5.7 pts

36Logan County, WVWV30,37525.8%+5.4 pts

37Hancock County, WVWV27,72925.4%+4.9 pts

38Wayne County, WVWV37,30925.4%+6.9 pts

39Fayette County, WVWV38,16525.2%+4.5 pts

40Tucker County, WVWV6,54024.9%+5.3 pts

41Ritchie County, WVWV8,03424.7%+6.3 pts

42Jackson County, WVWV27,45024.7%+6.3 pts

43Putnam County, WVWV56,88524.3%+6.6 pts

44Roane County, WVWV13,31724.1%+4.2 pts

45Mingo County, WVWV21,45524.0%+3.5 pts

46Braxton County, WVWV11,88523.4%+4.0 pts

47Grant County, WVWV11,04123.2%+5.4 pts

48Morgan County, WVWV18,02723.0%+5.8 pts

49Wetzel County, WVWV13,73422.9%+3.4 pts

50Nicholas County, WVWV23,84822.6%+3.7 pts

51Mason County, WVWV24,70721.9%+3.4 pts

52Calhoun County, WVWV5,97821.4%+1.1 pts

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,82621.4%+0.7 pts

54Wyoming County, WVWV19,80120.5%+2.6 pts

55Wirt County, WVWV4,87920.0%+1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES