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Counties in West Virginia by median age, 2024

Tucker County had the highest median age of 55 counties in 2024, at 51.3 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 32.7 years. The median was 44.7 years and the figure for West Virginia was 42.7 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.3Tucker County
Lowest32.7Monongalia County
Median44.755 counties
West Virginia42.7History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Tucker CountyTucker County: 51.3 years51.3Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 50.7 years50.7Summers CountySummers County: 50.6 years50.6Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 49.5 years49.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 48.8 years48.8Tyler CountyTyler County: 48.8 years48.8Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 48.6 years48.6Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 48.5 years48.5Webster CountyWebster County: 47.7 years47.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 47 years47Roane CountyRoane County: 46.9 years46.9Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 46.8 years46.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 46.7 years46.7Braxton CountyBraxton County: 46.6 years46.6Brooke CountyBrooke County: 46.6 years46.6Grant CountyGrant County: 46.4 years46.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 46.3 years46.3Wirt CountyWirt County: 46.3 years46.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 46.2 years46.2Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 46.1 years46.1Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 46.1 years46.1Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 46 years46Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 45.5 years45.5Clay CountyClay County: 45.4 years45.4Boone CountyBoone County: 45.3 years45.3Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 45.3 years45.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 44.8 years44.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 44.7 years44.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 44.6 years44.6Mingo CountyMingo County: 44.5 years44.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 44.4 years44.4Mason CountyMason County: 44.2 years44.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 44.1 years44.1Logan CountyLogan County: 44.1 years44.1Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 44 years44Wood CountyWood County: 43.9 years43.9Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 43.8 years43.8McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 43.7 years43.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: 43.7 years43.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 43.5 years43.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 43.4 years43.4Preston CountyPreston County: 43.3 years43.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 43 years43Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 42.9 years42.9Ohio CountyOhio County: 42.7 years42.7Harrison CountyHarrison County: 42.6 years42.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 42.6 years42.6Upshur CountyUpshur County: 42.3 years42.3Barbour CountyBarbour County: 42.2 years42.2Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 41.5 years41.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 41 years41Marion CountyMarion County: 40.3 years40.3Cabell CountyCabell County: 39.2 years39.2Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 38.5 years38.5Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 32.7 years32.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years		Change on 2023
1Tucker County51.3+0.1
2Pendleton County50.7-0.1
3Summers County50.6+0.2
4Pocahontas County49.5-0.3
5Morgan County48.8-0.5
5Tyler County48.8+0.4
7Calhoun County48.6+0.5
8Hampshire County48.5+0.4
9Webster County47.7+0.6
10Hancock County47+0.2
11Roane County46.9+0.4
12Greenbrier County46.8+0.3
13Hardy County46.7-0.6
14Braxton County46.6-0.1
14Brooke County46.60
16Grant County46.4-0.5
17Marshall County46.3+0.1
17Wirt County46.3+0.1
19Monroe County46.2-0.5
20Nicholas County46.1+0.1
20Ritchie County46.1-1.1
22Doddridge County46+0.7
23Wyoming County45.5+0.2
24Clay County45.4+0.1
25Boone County45.3+0.3
25Wetzel County45.3-0.3
27Wayne County44.8+0.3
28Fayette County44.7+0.2
29Mineral County44.60
30Mingo County44.5+0.2
31Randolph County44.4+0.2
32Mason County44.20
33Lincoln County44.1+0.1
33Logan County44.10
35Pleasants County44+0.6
36Wood County43.90
37Kanawha County43.8+0.1
38McDowell County43.7+0.1
38Taylor County43.7-0.5
40Mercer County43.5+0.2
41Jackson County43.4+0.1
42Preston County43.3+0.1
43Lewis County43-0.2
44Raleigh County42.9+0.1
45Ohio County42.7-0.1
46Harrison County42.6+0.3
46Putnam County42.6+0.3
48Upshur County42.3+0.3
49Barbour County42.2-0.2
50Gilmer County41.5+0.8
51Jefferson County410
52Marion County40.3-0.1
53Cabell County39.2-0.1
54Berkeley County38.5-0.2
55Monongalia County32.7+0.2

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About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Tucker County, with 51.3 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Monongalia County, with 32.7 years in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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