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 2024, at 52.1 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 32.5 years. The median was 45.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.1Pendleton County
Median45.255 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 43.2 yearsBerkeley County: 38.6 yearsBoone County: 45.8 yearsBraxton County: 48.1 yearsBrooke County: 47.8 yearsCabell County: 39.6 yearsCalhoun County: 48.8 yearsClay County: 46 yearsDoddridge County: 43 yearsFayette County: 45.4 yearsGilmer County: 41.9 yearsGrant County: 47.8 yearsGreenbrier County: 47.4 yearsHampshire County: 47.9 yearsHancock County: 47.6 yearsHardy County: 46.9 yearsHarrison County: 43.2 yearsJackson County: 44.1 yearsJefferson County: 42 yearsKanawha County: 44.4 yearsLewis County: 44.7 yearsLincoln County: 44.5 yearsLogan County: 44.9 yearsMcDowell County: 44.2 yearsMarion County: 41.5 yearsMarshall County: 46.7 yearsMason County: 44.9 yearsMercer County: 43.9 yearsMineral County: 44.4 yearsMingo County: 45.4 yearsMonongalia County: 32.5 yearsMonroe County: 46.8 yearsMorgan County: 49.5 yearsNicholas County: 47.4 yearsOhio County: 43.3 yearsPendleton County: 52.1 yearsPleasants County: 45.2 yearsPocahontas County: 50 yearsPreston County: 44.1 yearsPutnam County: 43.8 yearsRaleigh County: 43.2 yearsRandolph County: 44.5 yearsRitchie County: 47.9 yearsRoane County: 47.4 yearsSummers County: 48.9 yearsTaylor County: 44.7 yearsTucker County: 50.9 yearsTyler County: 48.2 yearsUpshur County: 42.9 yearsWayne County: 44.4 yearsWebster County: 49.6 yearsWetzel County: 46.1 yearsWirt County: 47.9 yearsWood County: 44.1 yearsWyoming County: 46.1 years
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years, 2024. 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, 2024

Pendleton County: 52.1 yearsPendleton County52.1Tucker County: 50.9 yearsTucker County50.9Pocahontas County: 50 yearsPocahontas County50Webster County: 49.6 yearsWebster County49.6Morgan County: 49.5 yearsMorgan County49.5Summers County: 48.9 yearsSummers County48.9Calhoun County: 48.8 yearsCalhoun County48.8Tyler County: 48.2 yearsTyler County48.2Braxton County: 48.1 yearsBraxton County48.1Hampshire County: 47.9 yearsHampshire County47.9Ritchie County: 47.9 yearsRitchie County47.9Wirt County: 47.9 yearsWirt County47.9Brooke County: 47.8 yearsBrooke County47.8Grant County: 47.8 yearsGrant County47.8Hancock County: 47.6 yearsHancock County47.6Greenbrier County: 47.4 yearsGreenbrier County47.4Nicholas County: 47.4 yearsNicholas County47.4Roane County: 47.4 yearsRoane County47.4Hardy County: 46.9 yearsHardy County46.9Monroe County: 46.8 yearsMonroe County46.8Marshall County: 46.7 yearsMarshall County46.7Wetzel County: 46.1 yearsWetzel County46.1Wyoming County: 46.1 yearsWyoming County46.1Clay County: 46 yearsClay County46Boone County: 45.8 yearsBoone County45.8Fayette County: 45.4 yearsFayette County45.4Mingo County: 45.4 yearsMingo County45.4Pleasants County: 45.2 yearsPleasants County45.2Logan County: 44.9 yearsLogan County44.9Mason County: 44.9 yearsMason County44.9Lewis County: 44.7 yearsLewis County44.7Taylor County: 44.7 yearsTaylor County44.7Lincoln County: 44.5 yearsLincoln County44.5Randolph County: 44.5 yearsRandolph County44.5Kanawha County: 44.4 yearsKanawha County44.4Mineral County: 44.4 yearsMineral County44.4Wayne County: 44.4 yearsWayne County44.4McDowell County: 44.2 yearsMcDowell County44.2Jackson County: 44.1 yearsJackson County44.1Preston County: 44.1 yearsPreston County44.1Wood County: 44.1 yearsWood County44.1Mercer County: 43.9 yearsMercer County43.9Putnam County: 43.8 yearsPutnam County43.8Ohio County: 43.3 yearsOhio County43.3Barbour County: 43.2 yearsBarbour County43.2Harrison County: 43.2 yearsHarrison County43.2Raleigh County: 43.2 yearsRaleigh County43.2Doddridge County: 43 yearsDoddridge County43Upshur County: 42.9 yearsUpshur County42.9Jefferson County: 42 yearsJefferson County42Gilmer County: 41.9 yearsGilmer County41.9Marion County: 41.5 yearsMarion County41.5Cabell County: 39.6 yearsCabell County39.6Berkeley County: 38.6 yearsBerkeley County38.6Monongalia County: 32.5 yearsMonongalia County32.5Pendleton County: 52.1 yearsPendleton County52.1Tucker County: 50.9 yearsTucker County50.9Pocahontas County: 50 yearsPocahontas County50Webster County: 49.6 yearsWebster County49.6Morgan County: 49.5 yearsMorgan County49.5Summers County: 48.9 yearsSummers County48.9Calhoun County: 48.8 yearsCalhoun County48.8Tyler County: 48.2 yearsTyler County48.2Braxton County: 48.1 yearsBraxton County48.1Hampshire County: 47.9 yearsHampshire County47.9Ritchie County: 47.9 yearsRitchie County47.9Wirt County: 47.9 yearsWirt County47.9Brooke County: 47.8 yearsBrooke County47.8Grant County: 47.8 yearsGrant County47.8Hancock County: 47.6 yearsHancock County47.6Greenbrier County: 47.4 yearsGreenbrier County47.4Nicholas County: 47.4 yearsNicholas County47.4Roane County: 47.4 yearsRoane County47.4Hardy County: 46.9 yearsHardy County46.9Monroe County: 46.8 yearsMonroe County46.8Marshall County: 46.7 yearsMarshall County46.7Wetzel County: 46.1 yearsWetzel County46.1Wyoming County: 46.1 yearsWyoming County46.1Clay County: 46 yearsClay County46Boone County: 45.8 yearsBoone County45.8Fayette County: 45.4 yearsFayette County45.4Mingo County: 45.4 yearsMingo County45.4Pleasants County: 45.2 yearsPleasants County45.2Logan County: 44.9 yearsLogan County44.9Mason County: 44.9 yearsMason County44.9Lewis County: 44.7 yearsLewis County44.7Taylor County: 44.7 yearsTaylor County44.7Lincoln County: 44.5 yearsLincoln County44.5Randolph County: 44.5 yearsRandolph County44.5Kanawha County: 44.4 yearsKanawha County44.4Mineral County: 44.4 yearsMineral County44.4Wayne County: 44.4 yearsWayne County44.4McDowell County: 44.2 yearsMcDowell County44.2Jackson County: 44.1 yearsJackson County44.1Preston County: 44.1 yearsPreston County44.1Wood County: 44.1 yearsWood County44.1Mercer County: 43.9 yearsMercer County43.9Putnam County: 43.8 yearsPutnam County43.8Ohio County: 43.3 yearsOhio County43.3Barbour County: 43.2 yearsBarbour County43.2Harrison County: 43.2 yearsHarrison County43.2Raleigh County: 43.2 yearsRaleigh County43.2Doddridge County: 43 yearsDoddridge County43Upshur County: 42.9 yearsUpshur County42.9Jefferson County: 42 yearsJefferson County42Gilmer County: 41.9 yearsGilmer County41.9Marion County: 41.5 yearsMarion County41.5Cabell County: 39.6 yearsCabell County39.6Berkeley County: 38.6 yearsBerkeley County38.6Monongalia County: 32.5 yearsMonongalia County32.5
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

RankCounties2024
years
Change on 2023
1Pendleton County52.1+0.1
2Tucker County50.9+0.1
3Pocahontas County500
4Webster County49.6+0.2
5Morgan County49.5-0.2
6Summers County48.90
7Calhoun County48.80
8Tyler County48.2-0.2
9Braxton County48.1+0.2
10Hampshire County47.90
10Ritchie County47.9-0.1
10Wirt County47.9+0.4
13Brooke County47.8+0.1
13Grant County47.8+0.3
15Hancock County47.6+0.2
16Greenbrier County47.4+0.3
16Nicholas County47.4+0.1
16Roane County47.4+0.3
19Hardy County46.9-0.1
20Monroe County46.8-0.4
21Marshall County46.7+0.1
22Wetzel County46.1+0.1
22Wyoming County46.1+0.1
24Clay County46+0.1
25Boone County45.80
26Fayette County45.4+0.2
26Mingo County45.40
28Pleasants County45.2+0.2
29Logan County44.90
29Mason County44.90
31Lewis County44.7+0.2
31Taylor County44.7+0.1
33Lincoln County44.5+0.3
33Randolph County44.50
35Kanawha County44.4+0.1
35Mineral County44.4+0.1
35Wayne County44.4+0.2
38McDowell County44.2-0.1
39Jackson County44.10
39Preston County44.1+0.2
39Wood County44.1+0.2
42Mercer County43.90
43Putnam County43.8+0.4
44Ohio County43.3+0.2
45Barbour County43.2+0.2
45Harrison County43.2+0.1
45Raleigh County43.2+0.1
48Doddridge County43+0.2
49Upshur County42.9+0.1
50Jefferson County42-0.1
51Gilmer County41.9+0.2
52Marion County41.50
53Cabell County39.60
54Berkeley County38.6+0.1
55Monongalia County32.5+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.

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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), 2024) [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), 2024. 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=2024. 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), 2024. 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=2024.

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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), 2024 [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=2024 (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), 2024}},
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Pendleton County, with 52.1 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monongalia County, with 32.5 years in 2024.

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