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Counties in West Virginia by median age

Pendleton County had the highest median age of 55 counties in 2022, at 50.9 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 32.2 years. The median was 44.7 years and the figure for West Virginia was 42.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest50.9Pendleton County
Lowest32.2Monongalia County
Median44.755 counties
West Virginia42.6History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 50.9 years50.9Tucker CountyTucker County: 50.9 years50.9Summers CountySummers County: 49.9 years49.9Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 49.4 years49.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 48.6 years48.6Tyler CountyTyler County: 48.6 years48.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 48.3 years48.3Webster CountyWebster County: 47.8 years47.8Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 47.7 years47.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 47.1 years47.1Braxton CountyBraxton County: 46.8 years46.8Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 46.6 years46.6Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 46.6 years46.6Wirt CountyWirt County: 46.6 years46.6Brooke CountyBrooke County: 46.4 years46.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 46.4 years46.4Grant CountyGrant County: 46.2 years46.2Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 46.1 years46.1Roane CountyRoane County: 46.1 years46.1Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 46 years46Monroe CountyMonroe County: 45.9 years45.9Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 45.4 years45.4Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 45.4 years45.4McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 45.3 years45.3Hardy CountyHardy County: 45.2 years45.2Clay CountyClay County: 45 years45Boone CountyBoone County: 44.8 years44.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 44.7 years44.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 44.6 years44.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 44.6 years44.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 44.5 years44.5Mingo CountyMingo County: 44.3 years44.3Taylor CountyTaylor County: 44.3 years44.3Mason CountyMason County: 44.2 years44.2Logan CountyLogan County: 44.1 years44.1Wood CountyWood County: 43.8 years43.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 43.7 years43.7Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 43.6 years43.6Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 43.6 years43.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 43.5 years43.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 43.3 years43.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 43.3 years43.3Ohio CountyOhio County: 43.1 years43.1Barbour CountyBarbour County: 42.6 years42.6Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 42.6 years42.6Preston CountyPreston County: 42.5 years42.5Harrison CountyHarrison County: 42.4 years42.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 42.2 years42.2Upshur CountyUpshur County: 42 years42Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 41 years41Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 40.5 years40.5Marion CountyMarion County: 40.3 years40.3Cabell CountyCabell County: 39.1 years39.1Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 38.8 years38.8Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 32.2 years32.2
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
years		Change on 2021
1Pendleton County50.9-0.1
1Tucker County50.9-0.1
3Summers County49.9+0.4
4Pocahontas County49.4-0.2
5Morgan County48.6+0.1
5Tyler County48.6+0.5
7Calhoun County48.3+0.4
8Webster County47.8-0.4
9Hampshire County47.7+0.4
10Hancock County47.10
11Braxton County46.8+0.5
12Greenbrier County46.6+0.3
12Ritchie County46.6-0.1
12Wirt County46.6+0.5
15Brooke County46.4+0.1
15Marshall County46.4+0.3
17Grant County46.2-0.1
18Doddridge County46.1-0.1
18Roane County46.10
20Wetzel County46-0.4
21Monroe County45.9-0.1
22Nicholas County45.4-0.4
22Wyoming County45.4+0.5
24McDowell County45.3-0.8
25Hardy County45.2+0.1
26Clay County45+0.5
27Boone County44.8+0.4
28Fayette County44.7+0.3
29Mineral County44.60
29Randolph County44.6-0.1
31Wayne County44.5+0.2
32Mingo County44.30
32Taylor County44.3+0.2
34Mason County44.20
35Logan County44.1+0.1
36Wood County43.8+0.1
37Lincoln County43.7+1
38Kanawha County43.6+0.1
38Pleasants County43.6+0.5
40Lewis County43.5-0.1
41Jackson County43.3-0.3
41Mercer County43.3-0.1
43Ohio County43.1+0.1
44Barbour County42.6-0.1
44Raleigh County42.6-0.1
46Preston County42.5-1
47Harrison County42.4+0.3
48Putnam County42.2+0.1
49Upshur County42+0.1
50Jefferson County410
51Gilmer County40.5+0.5
52Marion County40.3-0.1
53Cabell County39.10
54Berkeley County38.8-0.2
55Monongalia County32.2-0.5

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Pendleton County, with 50.9 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Monongalia County, with 32.2 years in 2022.

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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