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 2021, at 52.7 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 31.5 years. The median was 44.8 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.7Pendleton County
Median44.855 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 43.6 yearsBerkeley County: 38.6 yearsBoone County: 45.2 yearsBraxton County: 47.6 yearsBrooke County: 47.4 yearsCabell County: 39.6 yearsCalhoun County: 48.7 yearsClay County: 45.9 yearsDoddridge County: 42.2 yearsFayette County: 44.9 yearsGilmer County: 42 yearsGrant County: 47.6 yearsGreenbrier County: 47.2 yearsHampshire County: 47.7 yearsHancock County: 47.2 yearsHardy County: 46.7 yearsHarrison County: 43 yearsJackson County: 44.2 yearsJefferson County: 41.8 yearsKanawha County: 44 yearsLewis County: 44.4 yearsLincoln County: 43.9 yearsLogan County: 44.8 yearsMcDowell County: 44.4 yearsMarion County: 41.6 yearsMarshall County: 46.3 yearsMason County: 44.6 yearsMercer County: 43.9 yearsMineral County: 44.4 yearsMingo County: 45.1 yearsMonongalia County: 31.5 yearsMonroe County: 47.3 yearsMorgan County: 49.6 yearsNicholas County: 47 yearsOhio County: 42.9 yearsPendleton County: 52.7 yearsPleasants County: 44.5 yearsPocahontas County: 49.9 yearsPreston County: 43.6 yearsPutnam County: 42.7 yearsRaleigh County: 43 yearsRandolph County: 44.1 yearsRitchie County: 48.3 yearsRoane County: 46.7 yearsSummers County: 48.6 yearsTaylor County: 44.4 yearsTucker County: 50.5 yearsTyler County: 48 yearsUpshur County: 42.2 yearsWayne County: 44 yearsWebster County: 48.8 yearsWetzel County: 46.8 yearsWirt County: 47.1 yearsWood County: 43.7 yearsWyoming County: 45.4 years
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years, 2021. 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, 2021

Pendleton County: 52.7 yearsPendleton County52.7Tucker County: 50.5 yearsTucker County50.5Pocahontas County: 49.9 yearsPocahontas County49.9Morgan County: 49.6 yearsMorgan County49.6Webster County: 48.8 yearsWebster County48.8Calhoun County: 48.7 yearsCalhoun County48.7Summers County: 48.6 yearsSummers County48.6Ritchie County: 48.3 yearsRitchie County48.3Tyler County: 48 yearsTyler County48Hampshire County: 47.7 yearsHampshire County47.7Braxton County: 47.6 yearsBraxton County47.6Grant County: 47.6 yearsGrant County47.6Brooke County: 47.4 yearsBrooke County47.4Monroe County: 47.3 yearsMonroe County47.3Greenbrier County: 47.2 yearsGreenbrier County47.2Hancock County: 47.2 yearsHancock County47.2Wirt County: 47.1 yearsWirt County47.1Nicholas County: 47 yearsNicholas County47Wetzel County: 46.8 yearsWetzel County46.8Hardy County: 46.7 yearsHardy County46.7Roane County: 46.7 yearsRoane County46.7Marshall County: 46.3 yearsMarshall County46.3Clay County: 45.9 yearsClay County45.9Wyoming County: 45.4 yearsWyoming County45.4Boone County: 45.2 yearsBoone County45.2Mingo County: 45.1 yearsMingo County45.1Fayette County: 44.9 yearsFayette County44.9Logan County: 44.8 yearsLogan County44.8Mason County: 44.6 yearsMason County44.6Pleasants County: 44.5 yearsPleasants County44.5Lewis County: 44.4 yearsLewis County44.4McDowell County: 44.4 yearsMcDowell County44.4Mineral County: 44.4 yearsMineral County44.4Taylor County: 44.4 yearsTaylor County44.4Jackson County: 44.2 yearsJackson County44.2Randolph County: 44.1 yearsRandolph County44.1Kanawha County: 44 yearsKanawha County44Wayne County: 44 yearsWayne County44Lincoln County: 43.9 yearsLincoln County43.9Mercer County: 43.9 yearsMercer County43.9Wood County: 43.7 yearsWood County43.7Barbour County: 43.6 yearsBarbour County43.6Preston County: 43.6 yearsPreston County43.6Harrison County: 43 yearsHarrison County43Raleigh County: 43 yearsRaleigh County43Ohio County: 42.9 yearsOhio County42.9Putnam County: 42.7 yearsPutnam County42.7Doddridge County: 42.2 yearsDoddridge County42.2Upshur County: 42.2 yearsUpshur County42.2Gilmer County: 42 yearsGilmer County42Jefferson County: 41.8 yearsJefferson County41.8Marion County: 41.6 yearsMarion County41.6Cabell County: 39.6 yearsCabell County39.6Berkeley County: 38.6 yearsBerkeley County38.6Monongalia County: 31.5 yearsMonongalia County31.5Pendleton County: 52.7 yearsPendleton County52.7Tucker County: 50.5 yearsTucker County50.5Pocahontas County: 49.9 yearsPocahontas County49.9Morgan County: 49.6 yearsMorgan County49.6Webster County: 48.8 yearsWebster County48.8Calhoun County: 48.7 yearsCalhoun County48.7Summers County: 48.6 yearsSummers County48.6Ritchie County: 48.3 yearsRitchie County48.3Tyler County: 48 yearsTyler County48Hampshire County: 47.7 yearsHampshire County47.7Braxton County: 47.6 yearsBraxton County47.6Grant County: 47.6 yearsGrant County47.6Brooke County: 47.4 yearsBrooke County47.4Monroe County: 47.3 yearsMonroe County47.3Greenbrier County: 47.2 yearsGreenbrier County47.2Hancock County: 47.2 yearsHancock County47.2Wirt County: 47.1 yearsWirt County47.1Nicholas County: 47 yearsNicholas County47Wetzel County: 46.8 yearsWetzel County46.8Hardy County: 46.7 yearsHardy County46.7Roane County: 46.7 yearsRoane County46.7Marshall County: 46.3 yearsMarshall County46.3Clay County: 45.9 yearsClay County45.9Wyoming County: 45.4 yearsWyoming County45.4Boone County: 45.2 yearsBoone County45.2Mingo County: 45.1 yearsMingo County45.1Fayette County: 44.9 yearsFayette County44.9Logan County: 44.8 yearsLogan County44.8Mason County: 44.6 yearsMason County44.6Pleasants County: 44.5 yearsPleasants County44.5Lewis County: 44.4 yearsLewis County44.4McDowell County: 44.4 yearsMcDowell County44.4Mineral County: 44.4 yearsMineral County44.4Taylor County: 44.4 yearsTaylor County44.4Jackson County: 44.2 yearsJackson County44.2Randolph County: 44.1 yearsRandolph County44.1Kanawha County: 44 yearsKanawha County44Wayne County: 44 yearsWayne County44Lincoln County: 43.9 yearsLincoln County43.9Mercer County: 43.9 yearsMercer County43.9Wood County: 43.7 yearsWood County43.7Barbour County: 43.6 yearsBarbour County43.6Preston County: 43.6 yearsPreston County43.6Harrison County: 43 yearsHarrison County43Raleigh County: 43 yearsRaleigh County43Ohio County: 42.9 yearsOhio County42.9Putnam County: 42.7 yearsPutnam County42.7Doddridge County: 42.2 yearsDoddridge County42.2Upshur County: 42.2 yearsUpshur County42.2Gilmer County: 42 yearsGilmer County42Jefferson County: 41.8 yearsJefferson County41.8Marion County: 41.6 yearsMarion County41.6Cabell County: 39.6 yearsCabell County39.6Berkeley County: 38.6 yearsBerkeley County38.6Monongalia County: 31.5 yearsMonongalia County31.5
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

RankCounties2021
years
Change on 2020
1Pendleton County52.7-0.2
2Tucker County50.5+0.3
3Pocahontas County49.9-0.2
4Morgan County49.6+0.2
5Webster County48.8+0.2
6Calhoun County48.7-0.1
7Summers County48.6-0.1
8Ritchie County48.30
9Tyler County48+0.3
10Hampshire County47.7+0.1
11Braxton County47.6+0.3
11Grant County47.6+0.2
13Brooke County47.4+0.1
14Monroe County47.3-0.1
15Greenbrier County47.2+0.1
15Hancock County47.2+0.1
17Wirt County47.1+0.5
18Nicholas County47+0.2
19Wetzel County46.80
20Hardy County46.7+0.4
20Roane County46.7+0.1
22Marshall County46.3+0.1
23Clay County45.9+0.1
24Wyoming County45.4+0.1
25Boone County45.2+0.5
26Mingo County45.1+0.3
27Fayette County44.9+0.1
28Logan County44.8+0.3
29Mason County44.60
30Pleasants County44.5+0.1
31Lewis County44.40
31McDowell County44.4+0.2
31Mineral County44.40
31Taylor County44.4+0.3
35Jackson County44.2-0.3
36Randolph County44.1-0.2
37Kanawha County440
37Wayne County44+0.1
39Lincoln County43.9+0.2
39Mercer County43.90
41Wood County43.7-0.1
42Barbour County43.6-0.3
42Preston County43.6+0.1
44Harrison County43+0.1
44Raleigh County43+0.1
46Ohio County42.9-0.1
47Putnam County42.7+0.1
48Doddridge County42.2+0.1
48Upshur County42.2+0.2
50Gilmer County42-0.4
51Jefferson County41.8-0.1
52Marion County41.60
53Cabell County39.60
54Berkeley County38.6-0.1
55Monongalia County31.5+0.3

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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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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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), 2021 [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=2021 (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), 2021}},
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Pendleton County, with 52.7 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monongalia County, with 31.5 years in 2021.

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