RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most never-married people, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 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 –

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99139.2%–

02Gilmer County, WVWV7,08530.7%–

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18326.7%–

04Ohio County, WVWV40,49625.9%–

05Jefferson County, WVWV63,10224.6%–

06Upshur County, WVWV23,75824.3%–

07Marion County, WVWV55,58423.2%–

08Berkeley County, WVWV139,52222.7%–

09Kanawha County, WVWV172,38122.6%–

10Brooke County, WVWV21,14222.3%–

11Harrison County, WVWV64,22122.2%–

12McDowell County, WVWV16,87821.7%–

13Doddridge County, WVWV7,63421.6%–

14Randolph County, WVWV26,88221.3%–

15Taylor County, WVWV16,28721.1%–

16Mercer County, WVWV57,50321.0%–

17Preston County, WVWV34,00420.8%–

18Pendleton County, WVWV5,82620.7%–

19Lewis County, WVWV16,39420.7%–

20Fayette County, WVWV38,16520.6%–

21Summers County, WVWV11,53220.6%–

22Hancock County, WVWV27,72920.6%–

23Lincoln County, WVWV19,17720.6%–

24Barbour County, WVWV15,41420.5%–

25Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60220.5%–

26Mingo County, WVWV21,45520.5%–

27Logan County, WVWV30,37520.5%–

28Wood County, WVWV82,38520.4%–

29Calhoun County, WVWV5,97820.3%–

30Marshall County, WVWV29,15920.2%–

31Hampshire County, WVWV24,10520.2%–

32Mineral County, WVWV26,79220.1%–

33Roane County, WVWV13,31719.9%–

34Clay County, WVWV7,53819.7%–

35Tucker County, WVWV6,54019.7%–

36Hardy County, WVWV14,33719.6%–

37Raleigh County, WVWV71,77519.6%–

38Monroe County, WVWV12,49119.5%–

39Wetzel County, WVWV13,73419.4%–

40Webster County, WVWV7,76019.4%–

41Braxton County, WVWV11,88519.4%–

42Boone County, WVWV20,25119.2%–

43Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57819.1%–

44Pleasants County, WVWV7,33818.9%–

45Nicholas County, WVWV23,84818.9%–

46Wirt County, WVWV4,87918.8%–

47Wayne County, WVWV37,30918.5%–

48Mason County, WVWV24,70718.4%–

49Ritchie County, WVWV8,03418.4%–

50Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.3%–

51Wyoming County, WVWV19,80117.9%–

52Grant County, WVWV11,04117.8%–

53Putnam County, WVWV56,88517.7%–

54Tyler County, WVWV7,88117.6%–

55Morgan County, WVWV18,02717.1%–

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