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Youngest by median age, West Virginia counties · 2000

West Virginia counties with the youngest median age (2000 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 1990

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99130.4+5%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,52235.8+7%

03Clay County, WVWV7,53836.8+12%

04Gilmer County, WVWV7,08536.8+9%

05Jefferson County, WVWV63,10236.8+12%

06Mingo County, WVWV21,45537.2+19%

07Lincoln County, WVWV19,17737.4+12%

08Upshur County, WVWV23,75837.4+12%

09Cabell County, WVWV91,18337.5+5%

10Putnam County, WVWV56,88537.7+10%

11Wirt County, WVWV4,87937.9+10%

12Wayne County, WVWV37,30938.4+9%

13Hampshire County, WVWV24,10538.5+12%

14Barbour County, WVWV15,41438.7+11%

15Doddridge County, WVWV7,63438.7+9%

16Boone County, WVWV20,25138.8+12%

17Jackson County, WVWV27,45038.8+9%

18Randolph County, WVWV26,88238.8+10%

19Hardy County, WVWV14,33738.9+8%

20Pleasants County, WVWV7,33838.9+11%

21Mineral County, WVWV26,79239.1+11%

22Taylor County, WVWV16,28739.1+10%

23Preston County, WVWV34,00439.1+13%

24Harrison County, WVWV64,22139.2+7%

25Grant County, WVWV11,04139.3+10%

26Logan County, WVWV30,37539.3+15%

27Wood County, WVWV82,38539.3+9%

28Nicholas County, WVWV23,84839.4+14%

29Roane County, WVWV13,31739.5+9%

30Raleigh County, WVWV71,77539.5+9%

31Braxton County, WVWV11,88539.6+9%

32Fayette County, WVWV38,16539.6+9%

33Mason County, WVWV24,70739.7+11%

34Monroe County, WVWV12,49139.7+6%

35Marion County, WVWV55,58439.9+8%

36Ritchie County, WVWV8,03439.9+9%

37Lewis County, WVWV16,39440.1+10%

38Wyoming County, WVWV19,80140.1+19%

39Kanawha County, WVWV172,38140.2+9%

40Mercer County, WVWV57,50340.2+10%

41Marshall County, WVWV29,15940.4+10%

42Webster County, WVWV7,76040.4+16%

43Wetzel County, WVWV13,73440.4+12%

44McDowell County, WVWV16,87840.5+19%

45Ohio County, WVWV40,49640.6+8%

46Morgan County, WVWV18,02740.7+7%

47Tyler County, WVWV7,88140.8+12%

48Pendleton County, WVWV5,82641.1+12%

49Brooke County, WVWV21,14241.2+10%

50Calhoun County, WVWV5,97841.3+16%

51Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57841.6+11%

52Hancock County, WVWV27,72941.7+10%

53Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60241.9+9%

54Tucker County, WVWV6,54042.0+12%

55Summers County, WVWV11,53243.4+17%

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