Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates)

Pendleton County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 55 counties in 2016, at 51.5 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 30.2 years. The median was 43.9 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.5Pendleton County

Lowest30.2Monongalia County

Median43.955 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Under 42
42 to 43
43 to 44
44 to 45
45 to 46
46 and over

years, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 years	Change on 2015
1	Pendleton County	51.5	+0.8
2	Pocahontas County	49.2	+0.1
3	Tucker County	48.1	+0.1
4	Morgan County	47.7	+0.5
5	Calhoun County	47.5	+0.6
6	Summers County	47.3	+0.3
7	Ritchie County	47	+0.5
8	Webster County	46.7	+0.2
9	Grant County	46.6	+0.3
10	Brooke County	46.4	+0.5
10	Monroe County	46.4	+0.6
12	Greenbrier County	46.3	+0.2
12	Hancock County	46.3	+0.4
12	Wetzel County	46.3	+0.4
15	Tyler County	46.2	-0.2
16	Wirt County	46.1	+1
17	Hampshire County	45.9	+0.5
18	Braxton County	45.5	+0.2
19	Nicholas County	45.4	+0.5
20	Marshall County	45.1	+0.2
20	Roane County	45.1	+0.5
22	Hardy County	44.7	+0.1
23	Clay County	44.5	+0.7
24	Lewis County	44.1	+0.2
24	McDowell County	44.1	+0.2
26	Mineral County	44	+0.1
26	Randolph County	44	+0.1
28	Fayette County	43.9	+0.4
28	Mason County	43.9	+0.2
30	Pleasants County	43.8	+0.1
30	Wyoming County	43.8	+0.3
32	Taylor County	43.7	+0.2
33	Jackson County	43.6	+0.2
33	Logan County	43.6	+0.3
35	Ohio County	43.4	+0.1
36	Mercer County	43.3	+0.2
37	Kanawha County	43.2	+0.1
37	Mingo County	43.2	+0.6
39	Wayne County	43.1	+0.3
39	Wood County	43.1	+0.1
41	Boone County	43	+0.5
42	Lincoln County	42.7	+0.2
43	Harrison County	42.6	+0.1
43	Preston County	42.6	+0.1
45	Barbour County	42.2	+0.6
45	Doddridge County	42.2	-0.2
45	Raleigh County	42.2	+0.3
48	Putnam County	41.8	+0.1
49	Marion County	41.4	0
49	Upshur County	41.4	-0.2
51	Jefferson County	41.1	+0.5
52	Gilmer County	40.9	+0.4
53	Cabell County	38.6	+0.2
54	Berkeley County	38.3	-0.1
55	Monongalia County	30.2	+0.3

Other periods

About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population of a US county into two halves of equal size on 1 July, from Census Bureau population estimates calculated by single year of age.

Counties only: the county file has no state or national medians, and medians cannot be added up. A single-year estimate, unlike median_age, which for US places is a five-year American Community Survey estimate.

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: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. 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: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage (Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016) [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: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/west-virginia-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/west-virginia-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/west-virginia-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_counties_in_west_virginia_2016,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN\_AGE\_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage: Counties in West Virginia by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/west-virginia-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN\_AGE\_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Pendleton County, with 51.5 years in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Monongalia County, with 30.2 years in 2016.

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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: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.