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 2017, at 52 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 30.5 years. The median was 44.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2017

Barbour County: 42.8 yearsBerkeley County: 38.4 yearsBoone County: 43.5 yearsBraxton County: 45.9 yearsBrooke County: 46.5 yearsCabell County: 38.9 yearsCalhoun County: 47.8 yearsClay County: 44.8 yearsDoddridge County: 42.3 yearsFayette County: 44.1 yearsGilmer County: 41.3 yearsGrant County: 46.9 yearsGreenbrier County: 46.5 yearsHampshire County: 46.1 yearsHancock County: 46.6 yearsHardy County: 45.1 yearsHarrison County: 42.8 yearsJackson County: 44 yearsJefferson County: 41.2 yearsKanawha County: 43.5 yearsLewis County: 44.3 yearsLincoln County: 43 yearsLogan County: 43.9 yearsMcDowell County: 44.4 yearsMarion County: 41.4 yearsMarshall County: 45.4 yearsMason County: 44.1 yearsMercer County: 43.6 yearsMineral County: 44.2 yearsMingo County: 43.8 yearsMonongalia County: 30.5 yearsMonroe County: 46.8 yearsMorgan County: 47.8 yearsNicholas County: 45.7 yearsOhio County: 43.5 yearsPendleton County: 52 yearsPleasants County: 44.1 yearsPocahontas County: 49.4 yearsPreston County: 42.6 yearsPutnam County: 41.9 yearsRaleigh County: 42.5 yearsRandolph County: 44.1 yearsRitchie County: 47.7 yearsRoane County: 45.4 yearsSummers County: 47.4 yearsTaylor County: 43.6 yearsTucker County: 48.7 yearsTyler County: 46.8 yearsUpshur County: 41.4 yearsWayne County: 43.4 yearsWebster County: 47.3 yearsWetzel County: 46.7 yearsWirt County: 46.3 yearsWood County: 43.4 yearsWyoming County: 44.3 years
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years, 2017. 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, 2017

Pendleton County: 52 yearsPendleton County52Pocahontas County: 49.4 yearsPocahontas County49.4Tucker County: 48.7 yearsTucker County48.7Calhoun County: 47.8 yearsCalhoun County47.8Morgan County: 47.8 yearsMorgan County47.8Ritchie County: 47.7 yearsRitchie County47.7Summers County: 47.4 yearsSummers County47.4Webster County: 47.3 yearsWebster County47.3Grant County: 46.9 yearsGrant County46.9Monroe County: 46.8 yearsMonroe County46.8Tyler County: 46.8 yearsTyler County46.8Wetzel County: 46.7 yearsWetzel County46.7Hancock County: 46.6 yearsHancock County46.6Brooke County: 46.5 yearsBrooke County46.5Greenbrier County: 46.5 yearsGreenbrier County46.5Wirt County: 46.3 yearsWirt County46.3Hampshire County: 46.1 yearsHampshire County46.1Braxton County: 45.9 yearsBraxton County45.9Nicholas County: 45.7 yearsNicholas County45.7Marshall County: 45.4 yearsMarshall County45.4Roane County: 45.4 yearsRoane County45.4Hardy County: 45.1 yearsHardy County45.1Clay County: 44.8 yearsClay County44.8McDowell County: 44.4 yearsMcDowell County44.4Lewis County: 44.3 yearsLewis County44.3Wyoming County: 44.3 yearsWyoming County44.3Mineral County: 44.2 yearsMineral County44.2Fayette County: 44.1 yearsFayette County44.1Mason County: 44.1 yearsMason County44.1Pleasants County: 44.1 yearsPleasants County44.1Randolph County: 44.1 yearsRandolph County44.1Jackson County: 44 yearsJackson County44Logan County: 43.9 yearsLogan County43.9Mingo County: 43.8 yearsMingo County43.8Mercer County: 43.6 yearsMercer County43.6Taylor County: 43.6 yearsTaylor County43.6Boone County: 43.5 yearsBoone County43.5Kanawha County: 43.5 yearsKanawha County43.5Ohio County: 43.5 yearsOhio County43.5Wayne County: 43.4 yearsWayne County43.4Wood County: 43.4 yearsWood County43.4Lincoln County: 43 yearsLincoln County43Barbour County: 42.8 yearsBarbour County42.8Harrison County: 42.8 yearsHarrison County42.8Preston County: 42.6 yearsPreston County42.6Raleigh County: 42.5 yearsRaleigh County42.5Doddridge County: 42.3 yearsDoddridge County42.3Putnam County: 41.9 yearsPutnam County41.9Marion County: 41.4 yearsMarion County41.4Upshur County: 41.4 yearsUpshur County41.4Gilmer County: 41.3 yearsGilmer County41.3Jefferson County: 41.2 yearsJefferson County41.2Cabell County: 38.9 yearsCabell County38.9Berkeley County: 38.4 yearsBerkeley County38.4Monongalia County: 30.5 yearsMonongalia County30.5Pendleton County: 52 yearsPendleton County52Pocahontas County: 49.4 yearsPocahontas County49.4Tucker County: 48.7 yearsTucker County48.7Calhoun County: 47.8 yearsCalhoun County47.8Morgan County: 47.8 yearsMorgan County47.8Ritchie County: 47.7 yearsRitchie County47.7Summers County: 47.4 yearsSummers County47.4Webster County: 47.3 yearsWebster County47.3Grant County: 46.9 yearsGrant County46.9Monroe County: 46.8 yearsMonroe County46.8Tyler County: 46.8 yearsTyler County46.8Wetzel County: 46.7 yearsWetzel County46.7Hancock County: 46.6 yearsHancock County46.6Brooke County: 46.5 yearsBrooke County46.5Greenbrier County: 46.5 yearsGreenbrier County46.5Wirt County: 46.3 yearsWirt County46.3Hampshire County: 46.1 yearsHampshire County46.1Braxton County: 45.9 yearsBraxton County45.9Nicholas County: 45.7 yearsNicholas County45.7Marshall County: 45.4 yearsMarshall County45.4Roane County: 45.4 yearsRoane County45.4Hardy County: 45.1 yearsHardy County45.1Clay County: 44.8 yearsClay County44.8McDowell County: 44.4 yearsMcDowell County44.4Lewis County: 44.3 yearsLewis County44.3Wyoming County: 44.3 yearsWyoming County44.3Mineral County: 44.2 yearsMineral County44.2Fayette County: 44.1 yearsFayette County44.1Mason County: 44.1 yearsMason County44.1Pleasants County: 44.1 yearsPleasants County44.1Randolph County: 44.1 yearsRandolph County44.1Jackson County: 44 yearsJackson County44Logan County: 43.9 yearsLogan County43.9Mingo County: 43.8 yearsMingo County43.8Mercer County: 43.6 yearsMercer County43.6Taylor County: 43.6 yearsTaylor County43.6Boone County: 43.5 yearsBoone County43.5Kanawha County: 43.5 yearsKanawha County43.5Ohio County: 43.5 yearsOhio County43.5Wayne County: 43.4 yearsWayne County43.4Wood County: 43.4 yearsWood County43.4Lincoln County: 43 yearsLincoln County43Barbour County: 42.8 yearsBarbour County42.8Harrison County: 42.8 yearsHarrison County42.8Preston County: 42.6 yearsPreston County42.6Raleigh County: 42.5 yearsRaleigh County42.5Doddridge County: 42.3 yearsDoddridge County42.3Putnam County: 41.9 yearsPutnam County41.9Marion County: 41.4 yearsMarion County41.4Upshur County: 41.4 yearsUpshur County41.4Gilmer County: 41.3 yearsGilmer County41.3Jefferson County: 41.2 yearsJefferson County41.2Cabell County: 38.9 yearsCabell County38.9Berkeley County: 38.4 yearsBerkeley County38.4Monongalia County: 30.5 yearsMonongalia County30.5
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

RankCounties2017
years
Change on 2016
1Pendleton County52+0.5
2Pocahontas County49.4+0.2
3Tucker County48.7+0.6
4Calhoun County47.8+0.3
4Morgan County47.8+0.1
6Ritchie County47.7+0.7
7Summers County47.4+0.1
8Webster County47.3+0.6
9Grant County46.9+0.3
10Monroe County46.8+0.4
10Tyler County46.8+0.6
12Wetzel County46.7+0.4
13Hancock County46.6+0.3
14Brooke County46.5+0.1
14Greenbrier County46.5+0.2
16Wirt County46.3+0.2
17Hampshire County46.1+0.2
18Braxton County45.9+0.4
19Nicholas County45.7+0.3
20Marshall County45.4+0.3
20Roane County45.4+0.3
22Hardy County45.1+0.4
23Clay County44.8+0.3
24McDowell County44.4+0.3
25Lewis County44.3+0.2
25Wyoming County44.3+0.5
27Mineral County44.2+0.2
28Fayette County44.1+0.2
28Mason County44.1+0.2
28Pleasants County44.1+0.3
28Randolph County44.1+0.1
32Jackson County44+0.4
33Logan County43.9+0.3
34Mingo County43.8+0.6
35Mercer County43.6+0.3
35Taylor County43.6-0.1
37Boone County43.5+0.5
37Kanawha County43.5+0.3
37Ohio County43.5+0.1
40Wayne County43.4+0.3
40Wood County43.4+0.3
42Lincoln County43+0.3
43Barbour County42.8+0.6
43Harrison County42.8+0.2
45Preston County42.60
46Raleigh County42.5+0.3
47Doddridge County42.3+0.1
48Putnam County41.9+0.1
49Marion County41.40
49Upshur County41.40
51Gilmer County41.3+0.4
52Jefferson County41.2+0.1
53Cabell County38.9+0.3
54Berkeley County38.4+0.1
55Monongalia County30.5+0.3

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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), 2017) [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), 2017. 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=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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), 2017}},
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Pendleton County, with 52 years in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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