Counties in West Virginia by female population share

Summers County had the highest female population share of 55 counties in 2022, at 54.9%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 39.3%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for West Virginia was 50.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.9Summers County
Lowest39.3Gilmer County
Median50.155 counties
West Virginia50.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 50.2 %Berkeley County: 50.5 %Boone County: 50 %Braxton County: 49.1 %Brooke County: 50.9 %Cabell County: 51.3 %Calhoun County: 50.1 %Clay County: 49.8 %Doddridge County: 43.1 %Fayette County: 49.5 %Gilmer County: 39.3 %Grant County: 49.9 %Greenbrier County: 51.4 %Hampshire County: 49 %Hancock County: 51.2 %Hardy County: 49.3 %Harrison County: 50.9 %Jackson County: 50.8 %Jefferson County: 50.5 %Kanawha County: 51.8 %Lewis County: 49.8 %Lincoln County: 50.3 %Logan County: 50.7 %McDowell County: 45.3 %Marion County: 51 %Marshall County: 50.1 %Mason County: 52.1 %Mercer County: 51.8 %Mineral County: 50.8 %Mingo County: 51.1 %Monongalia County: 49.7 %Monroe County: 49.9 %Morgan County: 49.7 %Nicholas County: 50.8 %Ohio County: 51.4 %Pendleton County: 49.7 %Pleasants County: 45.7 %Pocahontas County: 48.5 %Preston County: 47.1 %Putnam County: 51 %Raleigh County: 49.8 %Randolph County: 47.8 %Ritchie County: 49.9 %Roane County: 50.1 %Summers County: 54.9 %Taylor County: 49.4 %Tucker County: 50.1 %Tyler County: 50.5 %Upshur County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 50.9 %Webster County: 49.8 %Wetzel County: 50.4 %Wirt County: 50.1 %Wood County: 51.2 %Wyoming County: 50.5 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Summers County: 54.9 %Summers County54.9Mason County: 52.1 %Mason County52.1Kanawha County: 51.8 %Kanawha County51.8Mercer County: 51.8 %Mercer County51.8Greenbrier County: 51.4 %Greenbrier County51.4Ohio County: 51.4 %Ohio County51.4Cabell County: 51.3 %Cabell County51.3Wood County: 51.2 %Wood County51.2Hancock County: 51.2 %Hancock County51.2Mingo County: 51.1 %Mingo County51.1Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Putnam County: 51 %Putnam County51Wayne County: 50.9 %Wayne County50.9Brooke County: 50.9 %Brooke County50.9Harrison County: 50.9 %Harrison County50.9Nicholas County: 50.8 %Nicholas County50.8Upshur County: 50.8 %Upshur County50.8Jackson County: 50.8 %Jackson County50.8Mineral County: 50.8 %Mineral County50.8Logan County: 50.7 %Logan County50.7Wyoming County: 50.5 %Wyoming County50.5Jefferson County: 50.5 %Jefferson County50.5Berkeley County: 50.5 %Berkeley County50.5Tyler County: 50.5 %Tyler County50.5Wetzel County: 50.4 %Wetzel County50.4Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Barbour County: 50.2 %Barbour County50.2Calhoun County: 50.1 %Calhoun County50.1Marshall County: 50.1 %Marshall County50.1Wirt County: 50.1 %Wirt County50.1Tucker County: 50.1 %Tucker County50.1Roane County: 50.1 %Roane County50.1Boone County: 50 %Boone County50Grant County: 49.9 %Grant County49.9Ritchie County: 49.9 %Ritchie County49.9Monroe County: 49.9 %Monroe County49.9Lewis County: 49.8 %Lewis County49.8Webster County: 49.8 %Webster County49.8Raleigh County: 49.8 %Raleigh County49.8Clay County: 49.8 %Clay County49.8Morgan County: 49.7 %Morgan County49.7Monongalia County: 49.7 %Monongalia County49.7Pendleton County: 49.7 %Pendleton County49.7Fayette County: 49.5 %Fayette County49.5Taylor County: 49.4 %Taylor County49.4Hardy County: 49.3 %Hardy County49.3Braxton County: 49.1 %Braxton County49.1Hampshire County: 49 %Hampshire County49Pocahontas County: 48.5 %Pocahontas County48.5Randolph County: 47.8 %Randolph County47.8Preston County: 47.1 %Preston County47.1Pleasants County: 45.7 %Pleasants County45.7McDowell County: 45.3 %McDowell County45.3Doddridge County: 43.1 %Doddridge County43.1Gilmer County: 39.3 %Gilmer County39.3Summers County: 54.9 %Summers County54.9Mason County: 52.1 %Mason County52.1Kanawha County: 51.8 %Kanawha County51.8Mercer County: 51.8 %Mercer County51.8Greenbrier County: 51.4 %Greenbrier County51.4Ohio County: 51.4 %Ohio County51.4Cabell County: 51.3 %Cabell County51.3Wood County: 51.2 %Wood County51.2Hancock County: 51.2 %Hancock County51.2Mingo County: 51.1 %Mingo County51.1Marion County: 51 %Marion County51Putnam County: 51 %Putnam County51Wayne County: 50.9 %Wayne County50.9Brooke County: 50.9 %Brooke County50.9Harrison County: 50.9 %Harrison County50.9Nicholas County: 50.8 %Nicholas County50.8Upshur County: 50.8 %Upshur County50.8Jackson County: 50.8 %Jackson County50.8Mineral County: 50.8 %Mineral County50.8Logan County: 50.7 %Logan County50.7Wyoming County: 50.5 %Wyoming County50.5Jefferson County: 50.5 %Jefferson County50.5Berkeley County: 50.5 %Berkeley County50.5Tyler County: 50.5 %Tyler County50.5Wetzel County: 50.4 %Wetzel County50.4Lincoln County: 50.3 %Lincoln County50.3Barbour County: 50.2 %Barbour County50.2Calhoun County: 50.1 %Calhoun County50.1Marshall County: 50.1 %Marshall County50.1Wirt County: 50.1 %Wirt County50.1Tucker County: 50.1 %Tucker County50.1Roane County: 50.1 %Roane County50.1Boone County: 50 %Boone County50Grant County: 49.9 %Grant County49.9Ritchie County: 49.9 %Ritchie County49.9Monroe County: 49.9 %Monroe County49.9Lewis County: 49.8 %Lewis County49.8Webster County: 49.8 %Webster County49.8Raleigh County: 49.8 %Raleigh County49.8Clay County: 49.8 %Clay County49.8Morgan County: 49.7 %Morgan County49.7Monongalia County: 49.7 %Monongalia County49.7Pendleton County: 49.7 %Pendleton County49.7Fayette County: 49.5 %Fayette County49.5Taylor County: 49.4 %Taylor County49.4Hardy County: 49.3 %Hardy County49.3Braxton County: 49.1 %Braxton County49.1Hampshire County: 49 %Hampshire County49Pocahontas County: 48.5 %Pocahontas County48.5Randolph County: 47.8 %Randolph County47.8Preston County: 47.1 %Preston County47.1Pleasants County: 45.7 %Pleasants County45.7McDowell County: 45.3 %McDowell County45.3Doddridge County: 43.1 %Doddridge County43.1Gilmer County: 39.3 %Gilmer County39.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Summers County54.9+0.1 pts
2Mason County52.1+0.1 pts
3Kanawha County51.80 pts
4Mercer County51.8+0.1 pts
5Greenbrier County51.40 pts
6Ohio County51.4+0.1 pts
7Cabell County51.3+0.1 pts
8Wood County51.2-0 pts
9Hancock County51.2+0.1 pts
10Mingo County51.10 pts
11Marion County51-0.1 pts
12Putnam County510 pts
13Wayne County50.9-0.1 pts
14Brooke County50.9-0 pts
15Harrison County50.90 pts
16Nicholas County50.8+0.2 pts
17Upshur County50.8+0.1 pts
18Jackson County50.8+0.1 pts
19Mineral County50.8+0.1 pts
20Logan County50.7+0.2 pts
21Wyoming County50.5-0 pts
22Jefferson County50.5-0.3 pts
23Berkeley County50.5+0.1 pts
24Tyler County50.50 pts
25Wetzel County50.40 pts
26Lincoln County50.3-0.1 pts
27Barbour County50.2+0.2 pts
28Calhoun County50.1-0.2 pts
29Marshall County50.10 pts
30Wirt County50.1+0.2 pts
31Tucker County50.1+0.1 pts
32Roane County50.1+0.1 pts
33Boone County50-0 pts
34Grant County49.9+0.2 pts
35Ritchie County49.9-0.1 pts
36Monroe County49.9-0.5 pts
37Lewis County49.8-0.1 pts
38Webster County49.8-0.1 pts
39Raleigh County49.8-0.1 pts
40Clay County49.8+0.2 pts
41Morgan County49.7-0 pts
42Monongalia County49.7+0.1 pts
43Pendleton County49.7-0.1 pts
44Fayette County49.5-0.1 pts
45Taylor County49.40 pts
46Hardy County49.3-0 pts
47Braxton County49.1-0.2 pts
48Hampshire County49-0 pts
49Pocahontas County48.50 pts
50Randolph County47.80 pts
51Preston County47.10 pts
52Pleasants County45.7+0.1 pts
53McDowell County45.3-0.1 pts
54Doddridge County43.1+0.3 pts
55Gilmer County39.3-0 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Summers County, with 54.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gilmer County, with 39.3% in 2022.

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