Counties in West Virginia by female population share

Summers County had the highest female population share of 55 counties in 2019, at 54.5%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 39.5%. The median was 50.2% and the figure for West Virginia was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.5Summers County
Lowest39.5Gilmer County
Median50.255 counties
West Virginia50.5History

Map of counties, 2019

Barbour County: 50.2 %Berkeley County: 50.5 %Boone County: 49.9 %Braxton County: 49.4 %Brooke County: 50.9 %Cabell County: 51.2 %Calhoun County: 49.9 %Clay County: 49.4 %Doddridge County: 43.4 %Fayette County: 49.7 %Gilmer County: 39.5 %Grant County: 49.8 %Greenbrier County: 51.5 %Hampshire County: 49 %Hancock County: 51.1 %Hardy County: 49.4 %Harrison County: 50.7 %Jackson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County: 50.5 %Kanawha County: 51.8 %Lewis County: 50.1 %Lincoln County: 50.5 %Logan County: 50.3 %McDowell County: 46.2 %Marion County: 50.9 %Marshall County: 50.5 %Mason County: 51.7 %Mercer County: 51.9 %Mineral County: 50.5 %Mingo County: 51 %Monongalia County: 49.7 %Monroe County: 49.9 %Morgan County: 50.1 %Nicholas County: 50.8 %Ohio County: 51.3 %Pendleton County: 50.1 %Pleasants County: 46.1 %Pocahontas County: 48.6 %Preston County: 47.3 %Putnam County: 50.9 %Raleigh County: 49.8 %Randolph County: 48.1 %Ritchie County: 49.8 %Roane County: 50.4 %Summers County: 54.5 %Taylor County: 49.5 %Tucker County: 49.6 %Tyler County: 50 %Upshur County: 50.9 %Wayne County: 50.8 %Webster County: 49.7 %Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wirt County: 49.9 %Wood County: 51.2 %Wyoming County: 50.5 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Summers County: 54.5 %Summers County54.5Mercer County: 51.9 %Mercer County51.9Kanawha County: 51.8 %Kanawha County51.8Mason County: 51.7 %Mason County51.7Greenbrier County: 51.5 %Greenbrier County51.5Ohio County: 51.3 %Ohio County51.3Wood County: 51.2 %Wood County51.2Cabell County: 51.2 %Cabell County51.2Hancock County: 51.1 %Hancock County51.1Mingo County: 51 %Mingo County51Putnam County: 50.9 %Putnam County50.9Brooke County: 50.9 %Brooke County50.9Marion County: 50.9 %Marion County50.9Upshur County: 50.9 %Upshur County50.9Wayne County: 50.8 %Wayne County50.8Nicholas County: 50.8 %Nicholas County50.8Jackson County: 50.7 %Jackson County50.7Harrison County: 50.7 %Harrison County50.7Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wetzel County50.5Jefferson County: 50.5 %Jefferson County50.5Marshall County: 50.5 %Marshall County50.5Wyoming County: 50.5 %Wyoming County50.5Lincoln County: 50.5 %Lincoln County50.5Mineral County: 50.5 %Mineral County50.5Berkeley County: 50.5 %Berkeley County50.5Roane County: 50.4 %Roane County50.4Logan County: 50.3 %Logan County50.3Barbour County: 50.2 %Barbour County50.2Pendleton County: 50.1 %Pendleton County50.1Lewis County: 50.1 %Lewis County50.1Morgan County: 50.1 %Morgan County50.1Tyler County: 50 %Tyler County50Monroe County: 49.9 %Monroe County49.9Boone County: 49.9 %Boone County49.9Calhoun County: 49.9 %Calhoun County49.9Wirt County: 49.9 %Wirt County49.9Raleigh County: 49.8 %Raleigh County49.8Grant County: 49.8 %Grant County49.8Ritchie County: 49.8 %Ritchie County49.8Fayette County: 49.7 %Fayette County49.7Monongalia County: 49.7 %Monongalia County49.7Webster County: 49.7 %Webster County49.7Tucker County: 49.6 %Tucker County49.6Taylor County: 49.5 %Taylor County49.5Clay County: 49.4 %Clay County49.4Hardy County: 49.4 %Hardy County49.4Braxton County: 49.4 %Braxton County49.4Hampshire County: 49 %Hampshire County49Pocahontas County: 48.6 %Pocahontas County48.6Randolph County: 48.1 %Randolph County48.1Preston County: 47.3 %Preston County47.3McDowell County: 46.2 %McDowell County46.2Pleasants County: 46.1 %Pleasants County46.1Doddridge County: 43.4 %Doddridge County43.4Gilmer County: 39.5 %Gilmer County39.5Summers County: 54.5 %Summers County54.5Mercer County: 51.9 %Mercer County51.9Kanawha County: 51.8 %Kanawha County51.8Mason County: 51.7 %Mason County51.7Greenbrier County: 51.5 %Greenbrier County51.5Ohio County: 51.3 %Ohio County51.3Wood County: 51.2 %Wood County51.2Cabell County: 51.2 %Cabell County51.2Hancock County: 51.1 %Hancock County51.1Mingo County: 51 %Mingo County51Putnam County: 50.9 %Putnam County50.9Brooke County: 50.9 %Brooke County50.9Marion County: 50.9 %Marion County50.9Upshur County: 50.9 %Upshur County50.9Wayne County: 50.8 %Wayne County50.8Nicholas County: 50.8 %Nicholas County50.8Jackson County: 50.7 %Jackson County50.7Harrison County: 50.7 %Harrison County50.7Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wetzel County50.5Jefferson County: 50.5 %Jefferson County50.5Marshall County: 50.5 %Marshall County50.5Wyoming County: 50.5 %Wyoming County50.5Lincoln County: 50.5 %Lincoln County50.5Mineral County: 50.5 %Mineral County50.5Berkeley County: 50.5 %Berkeley County50.5Roane County: 50.4 %Roane County50.4Logan County: 50.3 %Logan County50.3Barbour County: 50.2 %Barbour County50.2Pendleton County: 50.1 %Pendleton County50.1Lewis County: 50.1 %Lewis County50.1Morgan County: 50.1 %Morgan County50.1Tyler County: 50 %Tyler County50Monroe County: 49.9 %Monroe County49.9Boone County: 49.9 %Boone County49.9Calhoun County: 49.9 %Calhoun County49.9Wirt County: 49.9 %Wirt County49.9Raleigh County: 49.8 %Raleigh County49.8Grant County: 49.8 %Grant County49.8Ritchie County: 49.8 %Ritchie County49.8Fayette County: 49.7 %Fayette County49.7Monongalia County: 49.7 %Monongalia County49.7Webster County: 49.7 %Webster County49.7Tucker County: 49.6 %Tucker County49.6Taylor County: 49.5 %Taylor County49.5Clay County: 49.4 %Clay County49.4Hardy County: 49.4 %Hardy County49.4Braxton County: 49.4 %Braxton County49.4Hampshire County: 49 %Hampshire County49Pocahontas County: 48.6 %Pocahontas County48.6Randolph County: 48.1 %Randolph County48.1Preston County: 47.3 %Preston County47.3McDowell County: 46.2 %McDowell County46.2Pleasants County: 46.1 %Pleasants County46.1Doddridge County: 43.4 %Doddridge County43.4Gilmer County: 39.5 %Gilmer County39.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Summers County54.50 pts
2Mercer County51.90 pts
3Kanawha County51.8-0 pts
4Mason County51.7+0.1 pts
5Greenbrier County51.50 pts
6Ohio County51.3-0.1 pts
7Wood County51.2-0 pts
8Cabell County51.2+0.1 pts
9Hancock County51.1-0 pts
10Mingo County51-0.1 pts
11Putnam County50.9-0.1 pts
12Brooke County50.9-0.1 pts
13Marion County50.9-0 pts
14Upshur County50.9+0.1 pts
15Wayne County50.8-0 pts
16Nicholas County50.8+0.1 pts
17Jackson County50.7-0 pts
18Harrison County50.7-0.1 pts
19Wetzel County50.5+0.1 pts
20Jefferson County50.50 pts
21Marshall County50.5-0.1 pts
22Wyoming County50.5-0 pts
23Lincoln County50.5+0.1 pts
24Mineral County50.5-0 pts
25Berkeley County50.5-0.1 pts
26Roane County50.4-0 pts
27Logan County50.30 pts
28Barbour County50.2-0 pts
29Pendleton County50.1-0 pts
30Lewis County50.1-0.1 pts
31Morgan County50.1-0.2 pts
32Tyler County500 pts
33Monroe County49.90 pts
34Boone County49.90 pts
35Calhoun County49.9-0.3 pts
36Wirt County49.9-0 pts
37Raleigh County49.8-0.1 pts
38Grant County49.8-0.1 pts
39Ritchie County49.8+0.1 pts
40Fayette County49.70 pts
41Monongalia County49.7+0.1 pts
42Webster County49.7-0.2 pts
43Tucker County49.6+0.1 pts
44Taylor County49.5+0.1 pts
45Clay County49.4-0.1 pts
46Hardy County49.4+0.1 pts
47Braxton County49.4+0.1 pts
48Hampshire County49+0.2 pts
49Pocahontas County48.6+0.1 pts
50Randolph County48.1-0.2 pts
51Preston County47.3-0.2 pts
52McDowell County46.2-0.7 pts
53Pleasants County46.1+0.2 pts
54Doddridge County43.4-0.1 pts
55Gilmer County39.5-0.3 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Summers County, with 54.5% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gilmer County, with 39.5% in 2019.

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