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 2023, at 52 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 32.2 years. The median was 45 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 43 yearsBerkeley County: 38.5 yearsBoone County: 45.8 yearsBraxton County: 47.9 yearsBrooke County: 47.7 yearsCabell County: 39.6 yearsCalhoun County: 48.8 yearsClay County: 45.9 yearsDoddridge County: 42.8 yearsFayette County: 45.2 yearsGilmer County: 41.7 yearsGrant County: 47.5 yearsGreenbrier County: 47.1 yearsHampshire County: 47.9 yearsHancock County: 47.4 yearsHardy County: 47 yearsHarrison County: 43.1 yearsJackson County: 44.1 yearsJefferson County: 42.1 yearsKanawha County: 44.3 yearsLewis County: 44.5 yearsLincoln County: 44.2 yearsLogan County: 44.9 yearsMcDowell County: 44.3 yearsMarion County: 41.5 yearsMarshall County: 46.6 yearsMason County: 44.9 yearsMercer County: 43.9 yearsMineral County: 44.3 yearsMingo County: 45.4 yearsMonongalia County: 32.2 yearsMonroe County: 47.2 yearsMorgan County: 49.7 yearsNicholas County: 47.3 yearsOhio County: 43.1 yearsPendleton County: 52 yearsPleasants County: 45 yearsPocahontas County: 50 yearsPreston County: 43.9 yearsPutnam County: 43.4 yearsRaleigh County: 43.1 yearsRandolph County: 44.5 yearsRitchie County: 48 yearsRoane County: 47.1 yearsSummers County: 48.9 yearsTaylor County: 44.6 yearsTucker County: 50.8 yearsTyler County: 48.4 yearsUpshur County: 42.8 yearsWayne County: 44.2 yearsWebster County: 49.4 yearsWetzel County: 46 yearsWirt County: 47.5 yearsWood County: 43.9 yearsWyoming County: 46 years
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years, 2023. 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, 2023

Pendleton County: 52 yearsPendleton County52Tucker County: 50.8 yearsTucker County50.8Pocahontas County: 50 yearsPocahontas County50Morgan County: 49.7 yearsMorgan County49.7Webster County: 49.4 yearsWebster County49.4Summers County: 48.9 yearsSummers County48.9Calhoun County: 48.8 yearsCalhoun County48.8Tyler County: 48.4 yearsTyler County48.4Ritchie County: 48 yearsRitchie County48Braxton County: 47.9 yearsBraxton County47.9Hampshire County: 47.9 yearsHampshire County47.9Brooke County: 47.7 yearsBrooke County47.7Grant County: 47.5 yearsGrant County47.5Wirt County: 47.5 yearsWirt County47.5Hancock County: 47.4 yearsHancock County47.4Nicholas County: 47.3 yearsNicholas County47.3Monroe County: 47.2 yearsMonroe County47.2Greenbrier County: 47.1 yearsGreenbrier County47.1Roane County: 47.1 yearsRoane County47.1Hardy County: 47 yearsHardy County47Marshall County: 46.6 yearsMarshall County46.6Wetzel County: 46 yearsWetzel County46Wyoming County: 46 yearsWyoming County46Clay County: 45.9 yearsClay County45.9Boone County: 45.8 yearsBoone County45.8Mingo County: 45.4 yearsMingo County45.4Fayette County: 45.2 yearsFayette County45.2Pleasants County: 45 yearsPleasants County45Logan County: 44.9 yearsLogan County44.9Mason County: 44.9 yearsMason County44.9Taylor County: 44.6 yearsTaylor County44.6Lewis County: 44.5 yearsLewis County44.5Randolph County: 44.5 yearsRandolph County44.5Kanawha County: 44.3 yearsKanawha County44.3McDowell County: 44.3 yearsMcDowell County44.3Mineral County: 44.3 yearsMineral County44.3Lincoln County: 44.2 yearsLincoln County44.2Wayne County: 44.2 yearsWayne County44.2Jackson County: 44.1 yearsJackson County44.1Mercer County: 43.9 yearsMercer County43.9Preston County: 43.9 yearsPreston County43.9Wood County: 43.9 yearsWood County43.9Putnam County: 43.4 yearsPutnam County43.4Harrison County: 43.1 yearsHarrison County43.1Ohio County: 43.1 yearsOhio County43.1Raleigh County: 43.1 yearsRaleigh County43.1Barbour County: 43 yearsBarbour County43Doddridge County: 42.8 yearsDoddridge County42.8Upshur County: 42.8 yearsUpshur County42.8Jefferson County: 42.1 yearsJefferson County42.1Gilmer County: 41.7 yearsGilmer County41.7Marion County: 41.5 yearsMarion County41.5Cabell County: 39.6 yearsCabell County39.6Berkeley County: 38.5 yearsBerkeley County38.5Monongalia County: 32.2 yearsMonongalia County32.2Pendleton County: 52 yearsPendleton County52Tucker County: 50.8 yearsTucker County50.8Pocahontas County: 50 yearsPocahontas County50Morgan County: 49.7 yearsMorgan County49.7Webster County: 49.4 yearsWebster County49.4Summers County: 48.9 yearsSummers County48.9Calhoun County: 48.8 yearsCalhoun County48.8Tyler County: 48.4 yearsTyler County48.4Ritchie County: 48 yearsRitchie County48Braxton County: 47.9 yearsBraxton County47.9Hampshire County: 47.9 yearsHampshire County47.9Brooke County: 47.7 yearsBrooke County47.7Grant County: 47.5 yearsGrant County47.5Wirt County: 47.5 yearsWirt County47.5Hancock County: 47.4 yearsHancock County47.4Nicholas County: 47.3 yearsNicholas County47.3Monroe County: 47.2 yearsMonroe County47.2Greenbrier County: 47.1 yearsGreenbrier County47.1Roane County: 47.1 yearsRoane County47.1Hardy County: 47 yearsHardy County47Marshall County: 46.6 yearsMarshall County46.6Wetzel County: 46 yearsWetzel County46Wyoming County: 46 yearsWyoming County46Clay County: 45.9 yearsClay County45.9Boone County: 45.8 yearsBoone County45.8Mingo County: 45.4 yearsMingo County45.4Fayette County: 45.2 yearsFayette County45.2Pleasants County: 45 yearsPleasants County45Logan County: 44.9 yearsLogan County44.9Mason County: 44.9 yearsMason County44.9Taylor County: 44.6 yearsTaylor County44.6Lewis County: 44.5 yearsLewis County44.5Randolph County: 44.5 yearsRandolph County44.5Kanawha County: 44.3 yearsKanawha County44.3McDowell County: 44.3 yearsMcDowell County44.3Mineral County: 44.3 yearsMineral County44.3Lincoln County: 44.2 yearsLincoln County44.2Wayne County: 44.2 yearsWayne County44.2Jackson County: 44.1 yearsJackson County44.1Mercer County: 43.9 yearsMercer County43.9Preston County: 43.9 yearsPreston County43.9Wood County: 43.9 yearsWood County43.9Putnam County: 43.4 yearsPutnam County43.4Harrison County: 43.1 yearsHarrison County43.1Ohio County: 43.1 yearsOhio County43.1Raleigh County: 43.1 yearsRaleigh County43.1Barbour County: 43 yearsBarbour County43Doddridge County: 42.8 yearsDoddridge County42.8Upshur County: 42.8 yearsUpshur County42.8Jefferson County: 42.1 yearsJefferson County42.1Gilmer County: 41.7 yearsGilmer County41.7Marion County: 41.5 yearsMarion County41.5Cabell County: 39.6 yearsCabell County39.6Berkeley County: 38.5 yearsBerkeley County38.5Monongalia County: 32.2 yearsMonongalia County32.2
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

RankCounties2023
years
Change on 2022
1Pendleton County52-0.1
2Tucker County50.80
3Pocahontas County50-0.1
4Morgan County49.7+0.1
5Webster County49.4+0.4
6Summers County48.9+0.1
7Calhoun County48.8+0.2
8Tyler County48.4+0.4
9Ritchie County48-0.5
10Braxton County47.9+0.1
10Hampshire County47.9+0.2
12Brooke County47.7+0.2
13Grant County47.5-0.2
13Wirt County47.5+0.7
15Hancock County47.4+0.1
16Nicholas County47.3+0.1
17Monroe County47.2-0.2
18Greenbrier County47.1+0.1
18Roane County47.1+0.3
20Hardy County47+0.2
21Marshall County46.6+0.1
22Wetzel County46-0.4
22Wyoming County46+0.2
24Clay County45.9+0.2
25Boone County45.8+0.2
26Mingo County45.4+0.1
27Fayette County45.2+0.1
28Pleasants County45+0.3
29Logan County44.90
29Mason County44.9+0.1
31Taylor County44.6+0.1
32Lewis County44.5+0.1
32Randolph County44.5+0.2
34Kanawha County44.3+0.1
34McDowell County44.3-0.1
34Mineral County44.3+0.2
37Lincoln County44.2+0.1
37Wayne County44.20
39Jackson County44.1-0.1
40Mercer County43.9+0.1
40Preston County43.9+0.3
40Wood County43.9+0.1
43Putnam County43.4+0.4
44Harrison County43.10
44Ohio County43.1+0.1
44Raleigh County43.10
47Barbour County43-0.2
48Doddridge County42.8+0.5
48Upshur County42.8+0.3
50Jefferson County42.1+0.1
51Gilmer County41.7-0.2
52Marion County41.5-0.2
53Cabell County39.6-0.1
54Berkeley County38.50
55Monongalia County32.2+0.4

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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), 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: 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), 2023. 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=2023. 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), 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/median-age-july-1-us-counties/west-virginia-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [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=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Pendleton County, with 52 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monongalia County, with 32.2 years in 2023.

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