Counties in West Virginia by female population share

Summers County had the highest female population share of 55 counties in 2023, at 54.7%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 39.1%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for West Virginia was 50.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.7Summers County

Lowest39.1Gilmer County

Median50.155 counties

West Virginia50.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Under 49
49 to 50
50 to 51
51 and over

%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Summers County	54.7	-0.2 pts
2	Mason County	51.9	-0.1 pts
3	Kanawha County	51.9	+0.1 pts
4	Mercer County	51.8	+0.1 pts
5	Greenbrier County	51.3	-0.1 pts
6	Ohio County	51.3	-0.1 pts
7	Cabell County	51.3	-0.1 pts
8	Mingo County	51.2	+0.1 pts
9	Hancock County	51.1	-0 pts
10	Wood County	51.1	-0.1 pts
11	Putnam County	51	0 pts
12	Marion County	50.9	-0.1 pts
13	Wayne County	50.9	0 pts
14	Harrison County	50.9	0 pts
15	Nicholas County	50.8	-0.1 pts
16	Brooke County	50.8	-0.1 pts
16	Mineral County	50.8	0 pts
18	Logan County	50.6	-0.1 pts
19	Jackson County	50.6	-0.2 pts
20	Wetzel County	50.6	+0.2 pts
21	Upshur County	50.6	-0.2 pts
22	Wyoming County	50.6	0 pts
23	Berkeley County	50.5	+0.1 pts
24	Jefferson County	50.5	-0 pts
25	Lincoln County	50.3	+0.1 pts
26	Tyler County	50.3	-0.2 pts
27	Grant County	50.2	+0.3 pts
28	Barbour County	50.1	-0 pts
29	Calhoun County	50.1	0 pts
30	Marshall County	50.1	-0 pts
31	Ritchie County	50.1	+0.2 pts
32	Wirt County	50.1	-0 pts
33	Boone County	50.1	+0.1 pts
34	Pendleton County	50	+0.4 pts
35	Monroe County	50	+0.2 pts
36	Lewis County	50	+0.2 pts
37	Roane County	49.9	-0.1 pts
38	Tucker County	49.9	-0.2 pts
39	Raleigh County	49.8	+0.1 pts
40	Morgan County	49.7	-0 pts
41	Monongalia County	49.6	-0.1 pts
42	Clay County	49.6	-0.1 pts
43	Fayette County	49.6	+0.1 pts
44	Webster County	49.6	-0.2 pts
45	Taylor County	49.4	+0.1 pts
46	Hardy County	49.4	+0.1 pts
47	Braxton County	49.1	+0.1 pts
48	Hampshire County	49	0 pts
49	Pocahontas County	48.7	+0.2 pts
50	Randolph County	47.9	+0.1 pts
51	Preston County	47.3	+0.1 pts
52	Pleasants County	45.6	-0.1 pts
53	McDowell County	45.2	-0.1 pts
54	Doddridge County	42.9	-0.2 pts
55	Gilmer County	39.1	-0.2 pts

Other periods

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Summers County, with 54.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest female population share?

Gilmer County, with 39.1% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.