RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Most unmarried people, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who are not currently married (never-married, widowed, or divorced), as of the 2024 American Community Survey. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 48.6%.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNMARRIED PEOPLEVS 2000

01Gilmer County, WVWV7,08563.2%+17.3 pts

02McDowell County, WVWV16,87859.7%+17.6 pts

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,99159.1%+6.1 pts

04Summers County, WVWV11,53257.9%+16.2 pts

05Cabell County, WVWV91,18354.5%+7.9 pts

06Hardy County, WVWV14,33754.4%+15.4 pts

07Brooke County, WVWV21,14254.0%+12.0 pts

08Ohio County, WVWV40,49653.8%+7.9 pts

09Kanawha County, WVWV172,38152.8%+8.5 pts

10Harrison County, WVWV64,22152.2%+10.7 pts

11Randolph County, WVWV26,88252.0%+10.1 pts

12Barbour County, WVWV15,41451.9%+12.7 pts

13Upshur County, WVWV23,75851.2%+9.6 pts

14Mercer County, WVWV57,50351.1%+8.9 pts

15Raleigh County, WVWV71,77551.0%+12.8 pts

16Doddridge County, WVWV7,63450.9%+10.7 pts

17Hancock County, WVWV27,72950.3%+9.7 pts

18Roane County, WVWV13,31750.2%+12.5 pts

19Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60250.2%+9.2 pts

20Hampshire County, WVWV24,10550.0%+11.2 pts

21Taylor County, WVWV16,28749.9%+10.2 pts

22Boone County, WVWV20,25149.7%+10.7 pts

23Berkeley County, WVWV139,52249.5%+8.5 pts

24Lincoln County, WVWV19,17749.3%+11.9 pts

25Monroe County, WVWV12,49149.3%+7.4 pts

26Wood County, WVWV82,38549.3%+8.7 pts

27Nicholas County, WVWV23,84849.2%+11.4 pts

28Marion County, WVWV55,58448.6%+5.6 pts

29Tyler County, WVWV7,88148.3%+13.1 pts

30Clay County, WVWV7,53848.3%+10.0 pts

31Pleasants County, WVWV7,33848.2%+12.1 pts

32Preston County, WVWV34,00448.0%+10.1 pts

33Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57848.0%+7.5 pts

34Jefferson County, WVWV63,10247.9%+6.4 pts

35Fayette County, WVWV38,16547.4%+5.0 pts

36Logan County, WVWV30,37547.2%+8.0 pts

37Webster County, WVWV7,76047.1%+8.3 pts

38Mingo County, WVWV21,45546.8%+7.3 pts

39Lewis County, WVWV16,39446.5%+6.1 pts

40Tucker County, WVWV6,54046.3%+6.3 pts

41Marshall County, WVWV29,15946.1%+6.1 pts

42Ritchie County, WVWV8,03446.0%+7.9 pts

43Jackson County, WVWV27,45045.9%+9.8 pts

44Braxton County, WVWV11,88545.7%+7.0 pts

45Wetzel County, WVWV13,73445.6%+6.8 pts

46Wayne County, WVWV37,30945.5%+9.0 pts

47Morgan County, WVWV18,02744.9%+8.7 pts

48Calhoun County, WVWV5,97844.8%+4.7 pts

49Mineral County, WVWV26,79244.2%+5.9 pts

50Grant County, WVWV11,04143.8%+7.6 pts

51Wyoming County, WVWV19,80143.8%+9.0 pts

52Putnam County, WVWV56,88542.3%+8.9 pts

53Mason County, WVWV24,70741.7%+4.3 pts

54Wirt County, WVWV4,87941.4%+5.5 pts

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,82640.7%+0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES