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Counties in West Virginia by female population share, 2025

Summers County had the highest female population share of 55 counties in 2025, at 54.7%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 39%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for West Virginia was 50.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.7Summers County
Lowest39Gilmer County
Median50.355 counties
West Virginia50.4History

Map of counties, 2025

Barbour County: 50.3 %Berkeley County: 50.6 %Boone County: 50.2 %Braxton County: 48.8 %Brooke County: 51.3 %Cabell County: 51.3 %Calhoun County: 49.7 %Clay County: 49.6 %Doddridge County: 42.7 %Fayette County: 49.6 %Gilmer County: 39 %Grant County: 50.1 %Greenbrier County: 51.3 %Hampshire County: 49.3 %Hancock County: 50.9 %Hardy County: 49.2 %Harrison County: 51.1 %Jackson County: 50.5 %Jefferson County: 50.3 %Kanawha County: 51.8 %Lewis County: 50.2 %Lincoln County: 50.5 %Logan County: 50.3 %McDowell County: 45 %Marion County: 50.9 %Marshall County: 50.1 %Mason County: 52 %Mercer County: 51.8 %Mineral County: 50.8 %Mingo County: 51.3 %Monongalia County: 49.6 %Monroe County: 49.6 %Morgan County: 49.7 %Nicholas County: 51 %Ohio County: 51.2 %Pendleton County: 50.1 %Pleasants County: 45.7 %Pocahontas County: 48.7 %Preston County: 47.3 %Putnam County: 50.8 %Raleigh County: 49.9 %Randolph County: 47.8 %Ritchie County: 49.8 %Roane County: 49.9 %Summers County: 54.7 %Taylor County: 49.8 %Tucker County: 50 %Tyler County: 50.3 %Upshur County: 50.4 %Wayne County: 51.1 %Webster County: 49.8 %Wetzel County: 50.8 %Wirt County: 50.3 %Wood County: 51.1 %Wyoming County: 50.7 %
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%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Summers County: 54.7 %Summers County54.7Mason County: 52 %Mason County52Mercer County: 51.8 %Mercer County51.8Kanawha County: 51.8 %Kanawha County51.8Brooke County: 51.3 %Brooke County51.3Greenbrier County: 51.3 %Greenbrier County51.3Cabell County: 51.3 %Cabell County51.3Mingo County: 51.3 %Mingo County51.3Ohio County: 51.2 %Ohio County51.2Wood County: 51.1 %Wood County51.1Wayne County: 51.1 %Wayne County51.1Harrison County: 51.1 %Harrison County51.1Nicholas County: 51 %Nicholas County51Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Marion County: 50.9 %Marion County50.9Putnam County: 50.8 %Putnam County50.8Wetzel County: 50.8 %Wetzel County50.8Mineral County: 50.8 %Mineral County50.8Wyoming County: 50.7 %Wyoming County50.7Berkeley County: 50.6 %Berkeley County50.6Jackson County: 50.5 %Jackson County50.5Lincoln County: 50.5 %Lincoln County50.5Upshur County: 50.4 %Upshur County50.4Tyler County: 50.3 %Tyler County50.3Wirt County: 50.3 %Wirt County50.3Jefferson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County50.3Barbour County: 50.3 %Barbour County50.3Logan County: 50.3 %Logan County50.3Boone County: 50.2 %Boone County50.2Lewis County: 50.2 %Lewis County50.2Grant County: 50.1 %Grant County50.1Marshall County: 50.1 %Marshall County50.1Pendleton County: 50.1 %Pendleton County50.1Tucker County: 50 %Tucker County50Roane County: 49.9 %Roane County49.9Raleigh County: 49.9 %Raleigh County49.9Taylor County: 49.8 %Taylor County49.8Webster County: 49.8 %Webster County49.8Ritchie County: 49.8 %Ritchie County49.8Calhoun County: 49.7 %Calhoun County49.7Morgan County: 49.7 %Morgan County49.7Monongalia County: 49.6 %Monongalia County49.6Monroe County: 49.6 %Monroe County49.6Clay County: 49.6 %Clay County49.6Fayette County: 49.6 %Fayette County49.6Hampshire County: 49.3 %Hampshire County49.3Hardy County: 49.2 %Hardy County49.2Braxton County: 48.8 %Braxton County48.8Pocahontas County: 48.7 %Pocahontas County48.7Randolph County: 47.8 %Randolph County47.8Preston County: 47.3 %Preston County47.3Pleasants County: 45.7 %Pleasants County45.7McDowell County: 45 %McDowell County45Doddridge County: 42.7 %Doddridge County42.7Gilmer County: 39 %Gilmer County39Summers County: 54.7 %Summers County54.7Mason County: 52 %Mason County52Mercer County: 51.8 %Mercer County51.8Kanawha County: 51.8 %Kanawha County51.8Brooke County: 51.3 %Brooke County51.3Greenbrier County: 51.3 %Greenbrier County51.3Cabell County: 51.3 %Cabell County51.3Mingo County: 51.3 %Mingo County51.3Ohio County: 51.2 %Ohio County51.2Wood County: 51.1 %Wood County51.1Wayne County: 51.1 %Wayne County51.1Harrison County: 51.1 %Harrison County51.1Nicholas County: 51 %Nicholas County51Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Marion County: 50.9 %Marion County50.9Putnam County: 50.8 %Putnam County50.8Wetzel County: 50.8 %Wetzel County50.8Mineral County: 50.8 %Mineral County50.8Wyoming County: 50.7 %Wyoming County50.7Berkeley County: 50.6 %Berkeley County50.6Jackson County: 50.5 %Jackson County50.5Lincoln County: 50.5 %Lincoln County50.5Upshur County: 50.4 %Upshur County50.4Tyler County: 50.3 %Tyler County50.3Wirt County: 50.3 %Wirt County50.3Jefferson County: 50.3 %Jefferson County50.3Barbour County: 50.3 %Barbour County50.3Logan County: 50.3 %Logan County50.3Boone County: 50.2 %Boone County50.2Lewis County: 50.2 %Lewis County50.2Grant County: 50.1 %Grant County50.1Marshall County: 50.1 %Marshall County50.1Pendleton County: 50.1 %Pendleton County50.1Tucker County: 50 %Tucker County50Roane County: 49.9 %Roane County49.9Raleigh County: 49.9 %Raleigh County49.9Taylor County: 49.8 %Taylor County49.8Webster County: 49.8 %Webster County49.8Ritchie County: 49.8 %Ritchie County49.8Calhoun County: 49.7 %Calhoun County49.7Morgan County: 49.7 %Morgan County49.7Monongalia County: 49.6 %Monongalia County49.6Monroe County: 49.6 %Monroe County49.6Clay County: 49.6 %Clay County49.6Fayette County: 49.6 %Fayette County49.6Hampshire County: 49.3 %Hampshire County49.3Hardy County: 49.2 %Hardy County49.2Braxton County: 48.8 %Braxton County48.8Pocahontas County: 48.7 %Pocahontas County48.7Randolph County: 47.8 %Randolph County47.8Preston County: 47.3 %Preston County47.3Pleasants County: 45.7 %Pleasants County45.7McDowell County: 45 %McDowell County45Doddridge County: 42.7 %Doddridge County42.7Gilmer County: 39 %Gilmer County39
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Summers County54.7-0.1 pts
2Mason County52-0.1 pts
3Mercer County51.80 pts
4Kanawha County51.8-0 pts
5Brooke County51.3+0.4 pts
6Greenbrier County51.3-0.1 pts
7Cabell County51.3-0.1 pts
8Mingo County51.30 pts
9Ohio County51.20 pts
10Wood County51.1-0 pts
11Wayne County51.1+0.1 pts
12Harrison County51.1+0.1 pts
13Nicholas County51+0.1 pts
14Hancock County50.9-0.2 pts
15Marion County50.90 pts
16Putnam County50.8-0.1 pts
16Wetzel County50.8-0 pts
18Mineral County50.8+0.1 pts
19Wyoming County50.7+0.1 pts
20Berkeley County50.6+0.1 pts
21Jackson County50.5-0 pts
22Lincoln County50.5+0.3 pts
23Upshur County50.4-0.1 pts
24Tyler County50.3+0.3 pts
25Wirt County50.3+0.2 pts
26Jefferson County50.3-0 pts
27Barbour County50.3+0.2 pts
28Logan County50.3-0.2 pts
29Boone County50.2-0.1 pts
30Lewis County50.2+0.2 pts
31Grant County50.1-0.1 pts
32Marshall County50.10 pts
33Pendleton County50.1-0.2 pts
34Tucker County50+0.3 pts
35Roane County49.90 pts
36Raleigh County49.90 pts
37Taylor County49.8+0.1 pts
38Webster County49.80 pts
39Ritchie County49.8-0.1 pts
40Calhoun County49.7-0 pts
41Morgan County49.70 pts
42Monongalia County49.60 pts
43Monroe County49.6-0.2 pts
44Clay County49.6-0 pts
45Fayette County49.6-0.1 pts
46Hampshire County49.3+0.2 pts
47Hardy County49.2-0 pts
48Braxton County48.8-0.2 pts
49Pocahontas County48.7-0.1 pts
50Randolph County47.8+0.1 pts
51Preston County47.3+0.1 pts
52Pleasants County45.7+0.2 pts
53McDowell County450 pts
54Doddridge County42.7-0.4 pts
55Gilmer County39-0 pts

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About this ranking

Female residents as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by sex; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in West Virginia by female population share, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in West Virginia by female population share, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in West Virginia by female population share, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/west-virginia-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in West Virginia by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Summers County, with 54.7% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Gilmer County, with 39% in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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