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Youngest by median age, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties with the youngest median age (2020 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 44.7.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,99131.1+2%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,52238.7+8%

03Cabell County, WVWV91,18339.8+6%

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,10241.7+13%

05Marion County, WVWV55,58441.7+5%

06Upshur County, WVWV23,75841.9+12%

07Doddridge County, WVWV7,63442.1+9%

08Putnam County, WVWV56,88542.4+12%

09Gilmer County, WVWV7,08542.5+15%

10Raleigh County, WVWV71,77542.9+9%

11Harrison County, WVWV64,22143.0+10%

12Ohio County, WVWV40,49643.2+6%

13Preston County, WVWV34,00443.5+11%

14Wayne County, WVWV37,30943.7+14%

15Wood County, WVWV82,38543.8+11%

16Taylor County, WVWV16,28743.8+12%

17Lincoln County, WVWV19,17743.9+17%

18Barbour County, WVWV15,41444.0+14%

19Mercer County, WVWV57,50344.0+9%

20Kanawha County, WVWV172,38144.1+10%

21Lewis County, WVWV16,39444.4+11%

22Logan County, WVWV30,37544.4+13%

23Pleasants County, WVWV7,33844.4+14%

24Randolph County, WVWV26,88244.4+14%

25McDowell County, WVWV16,87844.5+10%

26Mineral County, WVWV26,79244.5+14%

27Jackson County, WVWV27,45044.6+15%

28Boone County, WVWV20,25144.7+15%

29Mason County, WVWV24,70744.7+13%

30Fayette County, WVWV38,16544.9+13%

31Wyoming County, WVWV19,80145.0+12%

32Mingo County, WVWV21,45545.0+21%

33Hardy County, WVWV14,33745.9+18%

34Clay County, WVWV7,53846.1+25%

35Marshall County, WVWV29,15946.1+14%

36Roane County, WVWV13,31746.3+17%

37Hancock County, WVWV27,72946.9+12%

38Nicholas County, WVWV23,84846.9+19%

39Wetzel County, WVWV13,73447.0+16%

40Brooke County, WVWV21,14247.1+14%

41Hampshire County, WVWV24,10547.1+22%

42Braxton County, WVWV11,88547.3+19%

43Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57847.3+14%

44Wirt County, WVWV4,87947.4+25%

45Tyler County, WVWV7,88147.5+16%

46Grant County, WVWV11,04147.7+21%

47Monroe County, WVWV12,49147.7+20%

48Webster County, WVWV7,76048.3+20%

49Calhoun County, WVWV5,97848.4+17%

50Ritchie County, WVWV8,03448.6+22%

51Summers County, WVWV11,53248.6+12%

52Morgan County, WVWV18,02749.0+20%

53Tucker County, WVWV6,54049.7+18%

54Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60250.3+20%

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,82653.4+30%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS