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Oldest by median age, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by median age of residents (2023 ACS). 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Pendleton County, WVWV5,82653.4+30%

02Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60250.3+20%

03Tucker County, WVWV6,54049.7+18%

04Morgan County, WVWV18,02749.0+20%

05Ritchie County, WVWV8,03448.6+22%

06Summers County, WVWV11,53248.6+12%

07Calhoun County, WVWV5,97848.4+17%

08Webster County, WVWV7,76048.3+20%

09Grant County, WVWV11,04147.7+21%

10Monroe County, WVWV12,49147.7+20%

11Tyler County, WVWV7,88147.5+16%

12Wirt County, WVWV4,87947.4+25%

13Braxton County, WVWV11,88547.3+19%

14Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57847.3+14%

15Brooke County, WVWV21,14247.1+14%

16Hampshire County, WVWV24,10547.1+22%

17Wetzel County, WVWV13,73447.0+16%

18Hancock County, WVWV27,72946.9+12%

19Nicholas County, WVWV23,84846.9+19%

20Roane County, WVWV13,31746.3+17%

21Clay County, WVWV7,53846.1+25%

22Marshall County, WVWV29,15946.1+14%

23Hardy County, WVWV14,33745.9+18%

24Wyoming County, WVWV19,80145.0+12%

25Mingo County, WVWV21,45545.0+21%

26Fayette County, WVWV38,16544.9+13%

27Boone County, WVWV20,25144.7+15%

28Mason County, WVWV24,70744.7+13%

29Jackson County, WVWV27,45044.6+15%

30McDowell County, WVWV16,87844.5+10%

31Mineral County, WVWV26,79244.5+14%

32Lewis County, WVWV16,39444.4+11%

33Logan County, WVWV30,37544.4+13%

34Pleasants County, WVWV7,33844.4+14%

35Randolph County, WVWV26,88244.4+14%

36Kanawha County, WVWV172,38144.1+10%

37Barbour County, WVWV15,41444.0+14%

38Mercer County, WVWV57,50344.0+9%

39Lincoln County, WVWV19,17743.9+17%

40Wood County, WVWV82,38543.8+11%

41Taylor County, WVWV16,28743.8+12%

42Wayne County, WVWV37,30943.7+14%

43Preston County, WVWV34,00443.5+11%

44Ohio County, WVWV40,49643.2+6%

45Harrison County, WVWV64,22143.0+10%

46Raleigh County, WVWV71,77542.9+9%

47Gilmer County, WVWV7,08542.5+15%

48Putnam County, WVWV56,88542.4+12%

49Doddridge County, WVWV7,63442.1+9%

50Upshur County, WVWV23,75841.9+12%

51Jefferson County, WVWV63,10241.7+13%

52Marion County, WVWV55,58441.7+5%

53Cabell County, WVWV91,18339.8+6%

54Berkeley County, WVWV139,52238.7+8%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,99131.1+2%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES