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Counties in West Virginia by median age

Tucker County had the highest median age of 55 counties in 2023, at 51.2 years. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 32.5 years. The median was 44.5 years and the figure for West Virginia was 42.7 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.2Tucker County
Lowest32.5Monongalia County
Median44.555 counties
West Virginia42.7History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Tucker CountyTucker County: 51.2 years51.2Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 50.8 years50.8Summers CountySummers County: 50.4 years50.4Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 49.8 years49.8Morgan CountyMorgan County: 49.3 years49.3Tyler CountyTyler County: 48.4 years48.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 48.1 years48.1Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 48.1 years48.1Hardy CountyHardy County: 47.3 years47.3Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 47.2 years47.2Webster CountyWebster County: 47.1 years47.1Grant CountyGrant County: 46.9 years46.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 46.8 years46.8Braxton CountyBraxton County: 46.7 years46.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 46.7 years46.7Brooke CountyBrooke County: 46.6 years46.6Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 46.5 years46.5Roane CountyRoane County: 46.5 years46.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 46.2 years46.2Wirt CountyWirt County: 46.2 years46.2Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 46 years46Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 45.6 years45.6Clay CountyClay County: 45.3 years45.3Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 45.3 years45.3Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 45.3 years45.3Boone CountyBoone County: 45 years45Mineral CountyMineral County: 44.6 years44.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 44.5 years44.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 44.5 years44.5Mingo CountyMingo County: 44.3 years44.3Mason CountyMason County: 44.2 years44.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 44.2 years44.2Taylor CountyTaylor County: 44.2 years44.2Logan CountyLogan County: 44.1 years44.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 44 years44Wood CountyWood County: 43.9 years43.9Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 43.7 years43.7McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 43.6 years43.6Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 43.4 years43.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 43.3 years43.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 43.3 years43.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 43.2 years43.2Preston CountyPreston County: 43.2 years43.2Ohio CountyOhio County: 42.8 years42.8Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 42.8 years42.8Barbour CountyBarbour County: 42.4 years42.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 42.3 years42.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 42.3 years42.3Upshur CountyUpshur County: 42 years42Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 41 years41Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 40.7 years40.7Marion CountyMarion County: 40.4 years40.4Cabell CountyCabell County: 39.3 years39.3Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 38.7 years38.7Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 32.5 years32.5
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
years		Change on 2022
1Tucker County51.2+0.3
2Pendleton County50.8-0.1
3Summers County50.4+0.5
4Pocahontas County49.8+0.4
5Morgan County49.3+0.7
6Tyler County48.4-0.2
7Calhoun County48.1-0.2
7Hampshire County48.1+0.4
9Hardy County47.3+2.1
10Ritchie County47.2+0.6
11Webster County47.1-0.7
12Grant County46.9+0.7
13Hancock County46.8-0.3
14Braxton County46.7-0.1
14Monroe County46.7+0.8
16Brooke County46.6+0.2
17Greenbrier County46.5-0.1
17Roane County46.5+0.4
19Marshall County46.2-0.2
19Wirt County46.2-0.4
21Nicholas County46+0.6
22Wetzel County45.6-0.4
23Clay County45.3+0.3
23Doddridge County45.3-0.8
23Wyoming County45.3-0.1
26Boone County45+0.2
27Mineral County44.60
28Fayette County44.5-0.2
28Wayne County44.50
30Mingo County44.30
31Mason County44.20
31Randolph County44.2-0.4
31Taylor County44.2-0.1
34Logan County44.10
35Lincoln County44+0.3
36Wood County43.9+0.1
37Kanawha County43.7+0.1
38McDowell County43.6-1.7
39Pleasants County43.4-0.2
40Jackson County43.30
40Mercer County43.30
42Lewis County43.2-0.3
42Preston County43.2+0.7
44Ohio County42.8-0.3
44Raleigh County42.8+0.2
46Barbour County42.4-0.2
47Harrison County42.3-0.1
47Putnam County42.3+0.1
49Upshur County420
50Jefferson County410
51Gilmer County40.7+0.2
52Marion County40.4+0.1
53Cabell County39.3+0.2
54Berkeley County38.7-0.1
55Monongalia County32.5+0.3

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Tucker County, with 51.2 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Monongalia County, with 32.5 years in 2023.

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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