Counties in West Virginia by female population share

Summers County had the highest female population share of 55 counties in 2015, at 54.6%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 40.1%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for West Virginia was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.6Summers County
Lowest40.1Gilmer County
Median50.455 counties
West Virginia50.5History

Map of counties, 2015

Barbour County: 50.8 %Berkeley County: 50.7 %Boone County: 50.1 %Braxton County: 49.2 %Brooke County: 51.2 %Cabell County: 51.1 %Calhoun County: 50.1 %Clay County: 49.8 %Doddridge County: 44.4 %Fayette County: 49.7 %Gilmer County: 40.1 %Grant County: 49.9 %Greenbrier County: 51.4 %Hampshire County: 49 %Hancock County: 51.2 %Hardy County: 49.8 %Harrison County: 50.9 %Jackson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County: 50.7 %Kanawha County: 51.7 %Lewis County: 50.4 %Lincoln County: 50.2 %Logan County: 50.5 %McDowell County: 48.7 %Marion County: 51 %Marshall County: 50.7 %Mason County: 51.8 %Mercer County: 52 %Mineral County: 50.3 %Mingo County: 51 %Monongalia County: 49 %Monroe County: 50.2 %Morgan County: 50.5 %Nicholas County: 50.7 %Ohio County: 51.8 %Pendleton County: 49.9 %Pleasants County: 46.2 %Pocahontas County: 48.6 %Preston County: 47.7 %Putnam County: 51 %Raleigh County: 49.9 %Randolph County: 48.4 %Ritchie County: 49.8 %Roane County: 50.3 %Summers County: 54.6 %Taylor County: 49.6 %Tucker County: 49 %Tyler County: 50.5 %Upshur County: 50.6 %Wayne County: 51.1 %Webster County: 50.2 %Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wirt County: 49.6 %Wood County: 51.5 %Wyoming County: 50.7 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Summers County: 54.6 %Summers County54.6Mercer County: 52 %Mercer County52Mason County: 51.8 %Mason County51.8Ohio County: 51.8 %Ohio County51.8Kanawha County: 51.7 %Kanawha County51.7Wood County: 51.5 %Wood County51.5Greenbrier County: 51.4 %Greenbrier County51.4Brooke County: 51.2 %Brooke County51.2Hancock County: 51.2 %Hancock County51.2Wayne County: 51.1 %Wayne County51.1Cabell County: 51.1 %Cabell County51.1Putnam County: 51 %Putnam County51Mingo County: 51 %Mingo County51Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Harrison County: 50.9 %Harrison County50.9Jackson County: 50.8 %Jackson County50.8Barbour County: 50.8 %Barbour County50.8Nicholas County: 50.7 %Nicholas County50.7Berkeley County: 50.7 %Berkeley County50.7Wyoming County: 50.7 %Wyoming County50.7Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7Marshall County: 50.7 %Marshall County50.7Upshur County: 50.6 %Upshur County50.6Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wetzel County50.5Morgan County: 50.5 %Morgan County50.5Tyler County: 50.5 %Tyler County50.5Logan County: 50.5 %Logan County50.5Lewis County: 50.4 %Lewis County50.4Roane County: 50.3 %Roane County50.3Mineral County: 50.3 %Mineral County50.3Webster County: 50.2 %Webster County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Monroe County: 50.2 %Monroe County50.2Calhoun County: 50.1 %Calhoun County50.1Boone County: 50.1 %Boone County50.1Raleigh County: 49.9 %Raleigh County49.9Grant County: 49.9 %Grant County49.9Pendleton County: 49.9 %Pendleton County49.9Ritchie County: 49.8 %Ritchie County49.8Clay County: 49.8 %Clay County49.8Hardy County: 49.8 %Hardy County49.8Fayette County: 49.7 %Fayette County49.7Wirt County: 49.6 %Wirt County49.6Taylor County: 49.6 %Taylor County49.6Braxton County: 49.2 %Braxton County49.2Hampshire County: 49 %Hampshire County49Tucker County: 49 %Tucker County49Monongalia County: 49 %Monongalia County49McDowell County: 48.7 %McDowell County48.7Pocahontas County: 48.6 %Pocahontas County48.6Randolph County: 48.4 %Randolph County48.4Preston County: 47.7 %Preston County47.7Pleasants County: 46.2 %Pleasants County46.2Doddridge County: 44.4 %Doddridge County44.4Gilmer County: 40.1 %Gilmer County40.1Summers County: 54.6 %Summers County54.6Mercer County: 52 %Mercer County52Mason County: 51.8 %Mason County51.8Ohio County: 51.8 %Ohio County51.8Kanawha County: 51.7 %Kanawha County51.7Wood County: 51.5 %Wood County51.5Greenbrier County: 51.4 %Greenbrier County51.4Brooke County: 51.2 %Brooke County51.2Hancock County: 51.2 %Hancock County51.2Wayne County: 51.1 %Wayne County51.1Cabell County: 51.1 %Cabell County51.1Putnam County: 51 %Putnam County51Mingo County: 51 %Mingo County51Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Harrison County: 50.9 %Harrison County50.9Jackson County: 50.8 %Jackson County50.8Barbour County: 50.8 %Barbour County50.8Nicholas County: 50.7 %Nicholas County50.7Berkeley County: 50.7 %Berkeley County50.7Wyoming County: 50.7 %Wyoming County50.7Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7Marshall County: 50.7 %Marshall County50.7Upshur County: 50.6 %Upshur County50.6Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wetzel County50.5Morgan County: 50.5 %Morgan County50.5Tyler County: 50.5 %Tyler County50.5Logan County: 50.5 %Logan County50.5Lewis County: 50.4 %Lewis County50.4Roane County: 50.3 %Roane County50.3Mineral County: 50.3 %Mineral County50.3Webster County: 50.2 %Webster County50.2Lincoln County: 50.2 %Lincoln County50.2Monroe County: 50.2 %Monroe County50.2Calhoun County: 50.1 %Calhoun County50.1Boone County: 50.1 %Boone County50.1Raleigh County: 49.9 %Raleigh County49.9Grant County: 49.9 %Grant County49.9Pendleton County: 49.9 %Pendleton County49.9Ritchie County: 49.8 %Ritchie County49.8Clay County: 49.8 %Clay County49.8Hardy County: 49.8 %Hardy County49.8Fayette County: 49.7 %Fayette County49.7Wirt County: 49.6 %Wirt County49.6Taylor County: 49.6 %Taylor County49.6Braxton County: 49.2 %Braxton County49.2Hampshire County: 49 %Hampshire County49Tucker County: 49 %Tucker County49Monongalia County: 49 %Monongalia County49McDowell County: 48.7 %McDowell County48.7Pocahontas County: 48.6 %Pocahontas County48.6Randolph County: 48.4 %Randolph County48.4Preston County: 47.7 %Preston County47.7Pleasants County: 46.2 %Pleasants County46.2Doddridge County: 44.4 %Doddridge County44.4Gilmer County: 40.1 %Gilmer County40.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Summers County54.6-0.4 pts
2Mercer County520 pts
3Mason County51.8-0 pts
4Ohio County51.8-0.1 pts
5Kanawha County51.7-0.1 pts
6Wood County51.5-0.1 pts
7Greenbrier County51.4-0 pts
8Brooke County51.2+0.1 pts
9Hancock County51.2-0.1 pts
10Wayne County51.1-0 pts
11Cabell County51.1-0.1 pts
12Putnam County510 pts
13Mingo County51+0.1 pts
14Marion County510 pts
15Harrison County50.9-0.1 pts
16Jackson County50.80 pts
17Barbour County50.8-0.1 pts
18Nicholas County50.70 pts
19Berkeley County50.7-0 pts
20Wyoming County50.7+0.2 pts
21Jefferson County50.7-0 pts
22Marshall County50.7-0.2 pts
23Upshur County50.6-0.1 pts
24Wetzel County50.50 pts
25Morgan County50.5-0.2 pts
26Tyler County50.5-0.1 pts
27Logan County50.50 pts
28Lewis County50.4-0.2 pts
29Roane County50.3-0.1 pts
30Mineral County50.3-0.1 pts
31Webster County50.2-0.3 pts
32Lincoln County50.2-0.1 pts
33Monroe County50.2-0 pts
34Calhoun County50.1+0.3 pts
35Boone County50.1-0.1 pts
36Raleigh County49.9-0 pts
37Grant County49.9-0.1 pts
38Pendleton County49.9+0.2 pts
39Ritchie County49.8-0.1 pts
40Clay County49.8-0.2 pts
40Hardy County49.8+0.1 pts
42Fayette County49.7-0 pts
43Wirt County49.6+0.1 pts
44Taylor County49.6+0.1 pts
45Braxton County49.2-0.1 pts
46Hampshire County49-0.1 pts
47Tucker County49-0.3 pts
48Monongalia County490 pts
49McDowell County48.7-0.2 pts
50Pocahontas County48.6+0.1 pts
51Randolph County48.4-0.1 pts
52Preston County47.7-0.1 pts
53Pleasants County46.2-0 pts
54Doddridge County44.4-1.1 pts
55Gilmer County40.1+0.5 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Summers County, with 54.6% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Gilmer County, with 40.1% in 2015.

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