Counties in West Virginia by female population share

Summers County had the highest female population share of 55 counties in 2014, at 55%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 39.6%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 50.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest39.6Gilmer County
Median50.555 counties
West Virginia50.6History

Map of counties, 2014

Barbour County: 50.9 %Berkeley County: 50.7 %Boone County: 50.1 %Braxton County: 49.4 %Brooke County: 51.1 %Cabell County: 51.2 %Calhoun County: 49.9 %Clay County: 50 %Doddridge County: 45.6 %Fayette County: 49.7 %Gilmer County: 39.6 %Grant County: 50 %Greenbrier County: 51.4 %Hampshire County: 49.1 %Hancock County: 51.3 %Hardy County: 49.7 %Harrison County: 51 %Jackson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County: 50.7 %Kanawha County: 51.8 %Lewis County: 50.6 %Lincoln County: 50.3 %Logan County: 50.5 %McDowell County: 48.9 %Marion County: 51 %Marshall County: 50.9 %Mason County: 51.9 %Mercer County: 52 %Mineral County: 50.3 %Mingo County: 50.9 %Monongalia County: 49 %Monroe County: 50.2 %Morgan County: 50.8 %Nicholas County: 50.7 %Ohio County: 51.9 %Pendleton County: 49.7 %Pleasants County: 46.2 %Pocahontas County: 48.4 %Preston County: 47.7 %Putnam County: 51 %Raleigh County: 50 %Randolph County: 48.5 %Ritchie County: 49.9 %Roane County: 50.4 %Summers County: 55 %Taylor County: 49.5 %Tucker County: 49.3 %Tyler County: 50.6 %Upshur County: 50.7 %Wayne County: 51.1 %Webster County: 50.5 %Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wirt County: 49.6 %Wood County: 51.5 %Wyoming County: 50.5 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Summers County: 55 %Summers County55Mercer County: 52 %Mercer County52Mason County: 51.9 %Mason County51.9Ohio County: 51.9 %Ohio County51.9Kanawha County: 51.8 %Kanawha County51.8Wood County: 51.5 %Wood County51.5Greenbrier County: 51.4 %Greenbrier County51.4Hancock County: 51.3 %Hancock County51.3Cabell County: 51.2 %Cabell County51.2Brooke County: 51.1 %Brooke County51.1Wayne County: 51.1 %Wayne County51.1Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Putnam County: 51 %Putnam County51Harrison County: 51 %Harrison County51Barbour County: 50.9 %Barbour County50.9Marshall County: 50.9 %Marshall County50.9Mingo County: 50.9 %Mingo County50.9Jackson County: 50.8 %Jackson County50.8Morgan County: 50.8 %Morgan County50.8Berkeley County: 50.7 %Berkeley County50.7Nicholas County: 50.7 %Nicholas County50.7Upshur County: 50.7 %Upshur County50.7Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7Tyler County: 50.6 %Tyler County50.6Lewis County: 50.6 %Lewis County50.6Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wetzel County50.5Wyoming County: 50.5 %Wyoming County50.5Logan County: 50.5 %Logan County50.5Webster County: 50.5 %Webster County50.5Roane County: 50.4 %Roane County50.4Mineral County: 50.3 %Mineral County50.3Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Monroe County: 50.2 %Monroe County50.2Boone County: 50.1 %Boone County50.1Grant County: 50 %Grant County50Clay County: 50 %Clay County50Raleigh County: 50 %Raleigh County50Calhoun County: 49.9 %Calhoun County49.9Ritchie County: 49.9 %Ritchie County49.9Fayette County: 49.7 %Fayette County49.7Pendleton County: 49.7 %Pendleton County49.7Hardy County: 49.7 %Hardy County49.7Wirt County: 49.6 %Wirt County49.6Taylor County: 49.5 %Taylor County49.5Braxton County: 49.4 %Braxton County49.4Tucker County: 49.3 %Tucker County49.3Hampshire County: 49.1 %Hampshire County49.1Monongalia County: 49 %Monongalia County49McDowell County: 48.9 %McDowell County48.9Randolph County: 48.5 %Randolph County48.5Pocahontas County: 48.4 %Pocahontas County48.4Preston County: 47.7 %Preston County47.7Pleasants County: 46.2 %Pleasants County46.2Doddridge County: 45.6 %Doddridge County45.6Gilmer County: 39.6 %Gilmer County39.6Summers County: 55 %Summers County55Mercer County: 52 %Mercer County52Mason County: 51.9 %Mason County51.9Ohio County: 51.9 %Ohio County51.9Kanawha County: 51.8 %Kanawha County51.8Wood County: 51.5 %Wood County51.5Greenbrier County: 51.4 %Greenbrier County51.4Hancock County: 51.3 %Hancock County51.3Cabell County: 51.2 %Cabell County51.2Brooke County: 51.1 %Brooke County51.1Wayne County: 51.1 %Wayne County51.1Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Putnam County: 51 %Putnam County51Harrison County: 51 %Harrison County51Barbour County: 50.9 %Barbour County50.9Marshall County: 50.9 %Marshall County50.9Mingo County: 50.9 %Mingo County50.9Jackson County: 50.8 %Jackson County50.8Morgan County: 50.8 %Morgan County50.8Berkeley County: 50.7 %Berkeley County50.7Nicholas County: 50.7 %Nicholas County50.7Upshur County: 50.7 %Upshur County50.7Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7Tyler County: 50.6 %Tyler County50.6Lewis County: 50.6 %Lewis County50.6Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wetzel County50.5Wyoming County: 50.5 %Wyoming County50.5Logan County: 50.5 %Logan County50.5Webster County: 50.5 %Webster County50.5Roane County: 50.4 %Roane County50.4Mineral County: 50.3 %Mineral County50.3Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Monroe County: 50.2 %Monroe County50.2Boone County: 50.1 %Boone County50.1Grant County: 50 %Grant County50Clay County: 50 %Clay County50Raleigh County: 50 %Raleigh County50Calhoun County: 49.9 %Calhoun County49.9Ritchie County: 49.9 %Ritchie County49.9Fayette County: 49.7 %Fayette County49.7Pendleton County: 49.7 %Pendleton County49.7Hardy County: 49.7 %Hardy County49.7Wirt County: 49.6 %Wirt County49.6Taylor County: 49.5 %Taylor County49.5Braxton County: 49.4 %Braxton County49.4Tucker County: 49.3 %Tucker County49.3Hampshire County: 49.1 %Hampshire County49.1Monongalia County: 49 %Monongalia County49McDowell County: 48.9 %McDowell County48.9Randolph County: 48.5 %Randolph County48.5Pocahontas County: 48.4 %Pocahontas County48.4Preston County: 47.7 %Preston County47.7Pleasants County: 46.2 %Pleasants County46.2Doddridge County: 45.6 %Doddridge County45.6Gilmer County: 39.6 %Gilmer County39.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Summers County55-0.2 pts
2Mercer County520 pts
3Mason County51.9+0.1 pts
4Ohio County51.9-0.2 pts
5Kanawha County51.80 pts
6Wood County51.5-0 pts
7Greenbrier County51.4+0.2 pts
8Hancock County51.3-0.2 pts
9Cabell County51.2+0.1 pts
10Brooke County51.1-0 pts
11Wayne County51.1+0.1 pts
12Marion County51-0.2 pts
13Putnam County510 pts
14Harrison County51+0.1 pts
15Barbour County50.9+0.1 pts
16Marshall County50.9+0.1 pts
17Mingo County50.9+0.1 pts
18Jackson County50.80 pts
19Morgan County50.8+0.1 pts
20Berkeley County50.7-0 pts
21Nicholas County50.70 pts
22Upshur County50.7-0 pts
23Jefferson County50.70 pts
24Tyler County50.6-0.3 pts
25Lewis County50.6+0.1 pts
26Wetzel County50.5-0.2 pts
26Wyoming County50.5+0.1 pts
28Logan County50.5+0.2 pts
29Webster County50.5+0.3 pts
30Roane County50.4-0 pts
31Mineral County50.30 pts
32Lincoln County50.3-0 pts
33Monroe County50.2+0.1 pts
34Boone County50.1-0 pts
35Grant County50-0.2 pts
36Clay County50-0.1 pts
37Raleigh County500 pts
38Calhoun County49.9-0 pts
39Ritchie County49.9-0.2 pts
40Fayette County49.7+0.1 pts
41Pendleton County49.7+0.4 pts
42Hardy County49.7+0.1 pts
43Wirt County49.6-0.2 pts
44Taylor County49.5+0.2 pts
45Braxton County49.4-0.2 pts
46Tucker County49.3-0.2 pts
47Hampshire County49.1-0.1 pts
48Monongalia County490 pts
49McDowell County48.9-0.3 pts
50Randolph County48.50 pts
51Pocahontas County48.40 pts
52Preston County47.7-0.2 pts
53Pleasants County46.2-0.2 pts
54Doddridge County45.60 pts
55Gilmer County39.6+0.1 pts

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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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Summers County, with 55% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Gilmer County, with 39.6% in 2014.

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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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