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 2020, at 52.9 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 31.2 years. The median was 44.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.9Pendleton County
Median44.655 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Barbour County: 43.9 yearsBerkeley County: 38.7 yearsBoone County: 44.7 yearsBraxton County: 47.3 yearsBrooke County: 47.3 yearsCabell County: 39.6 yearsCalhoun County: 48.8 yearsClay County: 45.8 yearsDoddridge County: 42.1 yearsFayette County: 44.8 yearsGilmer County: 42.4 yearsGrant County: 47.4 yearsGreenbrier County: 47.1 yearsHampshire County: 47.6 yearsHancock County: 47.1 yearsHardy County: 46.3 yearsHarrison County: 42.9 yearsJackson County: 44.5 yearsJefferson County: 41.9 yearsKanawha County: 44 yearsLewis County: 44.4 yearsLincoln County: 43.7 yearsLogan County: 44.5 yearsMcDowell County: 44.2 yearsMarion County: 41.6 yearsMarshall County: 46.2 yearsMason County: 44.6 yearsMercer County: 43.9 yearsMineral County: 44.4 yearsMingo County: 44.8 yearsMonongalia County: 31.2 yearsMonroe County: 47.4 yearsMorgan County: 49.4 yearsNicholas County: 46.8 yearsOhio County: 43 yearsPendleton County: 52.9 yearsPleasants County: 44.4 yearsPocahontas County: 50.1 yearsPreston County: 43.5 yearsPutnam County: 42.6 yearsRaleigh County: 42.9 yearsRandolph County: 44.3 yearsRitchie County: 48.3 yearsRoane County: 46.6 yearsSummers County: 48.7 yearsTaylor County: 44.1 yearsTucker County: 50.2 yearsTyler County: 47.7 yearsUpshur County: 42 yearsWayne County: 43.9 yearsWebster County: 48.6 yearsWetzel County: 46.8 yearsWirt County: 46.6 yearsWood County: 43.8 yearsWyoming County: 45.3 years
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years, 2020. 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, 2020

Pendleton County: 52.9 yearsPendleton County52.9Tucker County: 50.2 yearsTucker County50.2Pocahontas County: 50.1 yearsPocahontas County50.1Morgan County: 49.4 yearsMorgan County49.4Calhoun County: 48.8 yearsCalhoun County48.8Summers County: 48.7 yearsSummers County48.7Webster County: 48.6 yearsWebster County48.6Ritchie County: 48.3 yearsRitchie County48.3Tyler County: 47.7 yearsTyler County47.7Hampshire County: 47.6 yearsHampshire County47.6Grant County: 47.4 yearsGrant County47.4Monroe County: 47.4 yearsMonroe County47.4Braxton County: 47.3 yearsBraxton County47.3Brooke County: 47.3 yearsBrooke County47.3Greenbrier County: 47.1 yearsGreenbrier County47.1Hancock County: 47.1 yearsHancock County47.1Nicholas County: 46.8 yearsNicholas County46.8Wetzel County: 46.8 yearsWetzel County46.8Roane County: 46.6 yearsRoane County46.6Wirt County: 46.6 yearsWirt County46.6Hardy County: 46.3 yearsHardy County46.3Marshall County: 46.2 yearsMarshall County46.2Clay County: 45.8 yearsClay County45.8Wyoming County: 45.3 yearsWyoming County45.3Fayette County: 44.8 yearsFayette County44.8Mingo County: 44.8 yearsMingo County44.8Boone County: 44.7 yearsBoone County44.7Mason County: 44.6 yearsMason County44.6Jackson County: 44.5 yearsJackson County44.5Logan County: 44.5 yearsLogan County44.5Lewis County: 44.4 yearsLewis County44.4Mineral County: 44.4 yearsMineral County44.4Pleasants County: 44.4 yearsPleasants County44.4Randolph County: 44.3 yearsRandolph County44.3McDowell County: 44.2 yearsMcDowell County44.2Taylor County: 44.1 yearsTaylor County44.1Kanawha County: 44 yearsKanawha County44Barbour County: 43.9 yearsBarbour County43.9Mercer County: 43.9 yearsMercer County43.9Wayne County: 43.9 yearsWayne County43.9Wood County: 43.8 yearsWood County43.8Lincoln County: 43.7 yearsLincoln County43.7Preston County: 43.5 yearsPreston County43.5Ohio County: 43 yearsOhio County43Harrison County: 42.9 yearsHarrison County42.9Raleigh County: 42.9 yearsRaleigh County42.9Putnam County: 42.6 yearsPutnam County42.6Gilmer County: 42.4 yearsGilmer County42.4Doddridge County: 42.1 yearsDoddridge County42.1Upshur County: 42 yearsUpshur County42Jefferson County: 41.9 yearsJefferson County41.9Marion County: 41.6 yearsMarion County41.6Cabell County: 39.6 yearsCabell County39.6Berkeley County: 38.7 yearsBerkeley County38.7Monongalia County: 31.2 yearsMonongalia County31.2Pendleton County: 52.9 yearsPendleton County52.9Tucker County: 50.2 yearsTucker County50.2Pocahontas County: 50.1 yearsPocahontas County50.1Morgan County: 49.4 yearsMorgan County49.4Calhoun County: 48.8 yearsCalhoun County48.8Summers County: 48.7 yearsSummers County48.7Webster County: 48.6 yearsWebster County48.6Ritchie County: 48.3 yearsRitchie County48.3Tyler County: 47.7 yearsTyler County47.7Hampshire County: 47.6 yearsHampshire County47.6Grant County: 47.4 yearsGrant County47.4Monroe County: 47.4 yearsMonroe County47.4Braxton County: 47.3 yearsBraxton County47.3Brooke County: 47.3 yearsBrooke County47.3Greenbrier County: 47.1 yearsGreenbrier County47.1Hancock County: 47.1 yearsHancock County47.1Nicholas County: 46.8 yearsNicholas County46.8Wetzel County: 46.8 yearsWetzel County46.8Roane County: 46.6 yearsRoane County46.6Wirt County: 46.6 yearsWirt County46.6Hardy County: 46.3 yearsHardy County46.3Marshall County: 46.2 yearsMarshall County46.2Clay County: 45.8 yearsClay County45.8Wyoming County: 45.3 yearsWyoming County45.3Fayette County: 44.8 yearsFayette County44.8Mingo County: 44.8 yearsMingo County44.8Boone County: 44.7 yearsBoone County44.7Mason County: 44.6 yearsMason County44.6Jackson County: 44.5 yearsJackson County44.5Logan County: 44.5 yearsLogan County44.5Lewis County: 44.4 yearsLewis County44.4Mineral County: 44.4 yearsMineral County44.4Pleasants County: 44.4 yearsPleasants County44.4Randolph County: 44.3 yearsRandolph County44.3McDowell County: 44.2 yearsMcDowell County44.2Taylor County: 44.1 yearsTaylor County44.1Kanawha County: 44 yearsKanawha County44Barbour County: 43.9 yearsBarbour County43.9Mercer County: 43.9 yearsMercer County43.9Wayne County: 43.9 yearsWayne County43.9Wood County: 43.8 yearsWood County43.8Lincoln County: 43.7 yearsLincoln County43.7Preston County: 43.5 yearsPreston County43.5Ohio County: 43 yearsOhio County43Harrison County: 42.9 yearsHarrison County42.9Raleigh County: 42.9 yearsRaleigh County42.9Putnam County: 42.6 yearsPutnam County42.6Gilmer County: 42.4 yearsGilmer County42.4Doddridge County: 42.1 yearsDoddridge County42.1Upshur County: 42 yearsUpshur County42Jefferson County: 41.9 yearsJefferson County41.9Marion County: 41.6 yearsMarion County41.6Cabell County: 39.6 yearsCabell County39.6Berkeley County: 38.7 yearsBerkeley County38.7Monongalia County: 31.2 yearsMonongalia County31.2
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

RankCounties2020
years
Change on 2019
1Pendleton County52.9+0.1
2Tucker County50.2+0.6
3Pocahontas County50.1+0.1
4Morgan County49.4+1
5Calhoun County48.8+0.1
6Summers County48.7+0.6
7Webster County48.6+0.4
8Ritchie County48.3-0.3
9Tyler County47.7+0.4
10Hampshire County47.6+0.6
11Grant County47.4-0.3
11Monroe County47.4+0.1
13Braxton County47.3+0.1
13Brooke County47.3+0.3
15Greenbrier County47.1+0.1
15Hancock County47.1+0.2
17Nicholas County46.8+0.2
17Wetzel County46.8-0.1
19Roane County46.6+0.5
19Wirt County46.6+0.3
21Hardy County46.3+0.7
22Marshall County46.2+0.2
23Clay County45.8+0.2
24Wyoming County45.3+0.4
25Fayette County44.8+0.1
25Mingo County44.80
27Boone County44.7+0.2
28Mason County44.6+0.1
29Jackson County44.5+0.2
29Logan County44.5+0.2
31Lewis County44.4+0.1
31Mineral County44.4-0.2
31Pleasants County44.4+0.3
34Randolph County44.30
35McDowell County44.2-0.1
36Taylor County44.1+0.1
37Kanawha County440
38Barbour County43.9+0.2
38Mercer County43.9-0.1
38Wayne County43.9+0.2
41Wood County43.80
42Lincoln County43.7+0.2
43Preston County43.5+0.3
44Ohio County43-0.1
45Harrison County42.9-0.1
45Raleigh County42.90
47Putnam County42.6+0.3
48Gilmer County42.40
49Doddridge County42.1-0.1
50Upshur County42+0.1
51Jefferson County41.9+0.3
52Marion County41.60
53Cabell County39.6-0.1
54Berkeley County38.70
55Monongalia County31.2+0.2

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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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Pendleton County, with 52.9 years in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monongalia County, with 31.2 years in 2020.

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