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Counties in West Virginia by median age

Pendleton County had the highest median age of 55 counties in 2021, at 51 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 32.7 years. The median was 44.5 years and the figure for West Virginia was 42.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51Pendleton County
Lowest32.7Monongalia County
Median44.555 counties
West Virginia42.6History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 51 years51Tucker CountyTucker County: 51 years51Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 49.6 years49.6Summers CountySummers County: 49.5 years49.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 48.5 years48.5Webster CountyWebster County: 48.2 years48.2Tyler CountyTyler County: 48.1 years48.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 47.9 years47.9Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 47.3 years47.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 47.1 years47.1Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 46.7 years46.7Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 46.4 years46.4Braxton CountyBraxton County: 46.3 years46.3Brooke CountyBrooke County: 46.3 years46.3Grant CountyGrant County: 46.3 years46.3Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 46.3 years46.3Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 46.2 years46.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 46.1 years46.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 46.1 years46.1Roane CountyRoane County: 46.1 years46.1Wirt CountyWirt County: 46.1 years46.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 46 years46Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 45.8 years45.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 45.1 years45.1Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 44.9 years44.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 44.7 years44.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 44.6 years44.6Clay CountyClay County: 44.5 years44.5Boone CountyBoone County: 44.4 years44.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 44.4 years44.4Mingo CountyMingo County: 44.3 years44.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 44.3 years44.3Mason CountyMason County: 44.2 years44.2Taylor CountyTaylor County: 44.1 years44.1Logan CountyLogan County: 44 years44Wood CountyWood County: 43.7 years43.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 43.6 years43.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 43.6 years43.6Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 43.5 years43.5Preston CountyPreston County: 43.5 years43.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 43.4 years43.4Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 43.1 years43.1Ohio CountyOhio County: 43 years43Barbour CountyBarbour County: 42.7 years42.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 42.7 years42.7Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 42.7 years42.7Harrison CountyHarrison County: 42.1 years42.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 42.1 years42.1Upshur CountyUpshur County: 41.9 years41.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 41 years41Marion CountyMarion County: 40.4 years40.4Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 40 years40Cabell CountyCabell County: 39.1 years39.1Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 39 years39Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 32.7 years32.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
years
1Pendleton County51
1Tucker County51
3Pocahontas County49.6
4Summers County49.5
5Morgan County48.5
6Webster County48.2
7Tyler County48.1
8Calhoun County47.9
9Hampshire County47.3
10Hancock County47.1
11Ritchie County46.7
12Wetzel County46.4
13Braxton County46.3
13Brooke County46.3
13Grant County46.3
13Greenbrier County46.3
17Doddridge County46.2
18Marshall County46.1
18McDowell County46.1
18Roane County46.1
18Wirt County46.1
22Monroe County46
23Nicholas County45.8
24Hardy County45.1
25Wyoming County44.9
26Randolph County44.7
27Mineral County44.6
28Clay County44.5
29Boone County44.4
29Fayette County44.4
31Mingo County44.3
31Wayne County44.3
33Mason County44.2
34Taylor County44.1
35Logan County44
36Wood County43.7
37Jackson County43.6
37Lewis County43.6
39Kanawha County43.5
39Preston County43.5
41Mercer County43.4
42Pleasants County43.1
43Ohio County43
44Barbour County42.7
44Lincoln County42.7
44Raleigh County42.7
47Harrison County42.1
47Putnam County42.1
49Upshur County41.9
50Jefferson County41
51Marion County40.4
52Gilmer County40
53Cabell County39.1
54Berkeley County39
55Monongalia County32.7

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Pendleton County, with 51 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Monongalia County, with 32.7 years in 2021.

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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