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Counties in West Virginia by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Pendleton County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 55 counties in 2025, at 32.3%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 14.9%. The median was 24.2% and the figure for West Virginia was 22.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.3Pendleton County
Lowest14.9Monongalia County
Median24.255 counties
West Virginia22.5History

All counties, 2025

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Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 32.3 %32.3Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 29.1 %29.1Tucker CountyTucker County: 28.7 %28.7Summers CountySummers County: 28.1 %28.1Webster CountyWebster County: 28 %28Braxton CountyBraxton County: 27.4 %27.4Brooke CountyBrooke County: 27.4 %27.4Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 27.2 %27.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 27 %27Morgan CountyMorgan County: 26.9 %26.9Tyler CountyTyler County: 26.3 %26.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 26.3 %26.3Grant CountyGrant County: 26.2 %26.2Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 26.2 %26.2Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 26.2 %26.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 26.1 %26.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 26.1 %26.1Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 25.8 %25.8Wirt CountyWirt County: 25.6 %25.6Roane CountyRoane County: 25.5 %25.5Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 25 %25Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 24.7 %24.7Fayette CountyFayette County: 24.6 %24.6Hardy CountyHardy County: 24.5 %24.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 24.3 %24.3Boone CountyBoone County: 24.3 %24.3Ohio CountyOhio County: 24.3 %24.3Mason CountyMason County: 24.2 %24.2Clay CountyClay County: 24 %24Mineral CountyMineral County: 24 %24Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 23.9 %23.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 23.5 %23.5Logan CountyLogan County: 23.3 %23.3Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 23.2 %23.2Wood CountyWood County: 23.2 %23.2Upshur CountyUpshur County: 23.1 %23.1Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 23.1 %23.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 23.1 %23.1Mingo CountyMingo County: 23 %23McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 23 %23Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 22.7 %22.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: 22.7 %22.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 22.7 %22.7Barbour CountyBarbour County: 22.7 %22.7Preston CountyPreston County: 22.5 %22.5Lewis CountyLewis County: 22.5 %22.5Harrison CountyHarrison County: 22.3 %22.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 22 %22Marion CountyMarion County: 21.9 %21.9Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 21.8 %21.8Cabell CountyCabell County: 20.6 %20.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 18.9 %18.9Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 18.8 %18.8Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 16.8 %16.8Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 14.9 %14.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Pendleton County32.3+0.5 pts
2Pocahontas County29.1+0.5 pts
3Tucker County28.7+0.3 pts
4Summers County28.1+0.3 pts
5Webster County28+0.6 pts
6Braxton County27.4+0.6 pts
7Brooke County27.4+0.6 pts
8Greenbrier County27.2+0.5 pts
9Calhoun County27-0.1 pts
10Morgan County26.9+0.4 pts
11Tyler County26.3+0.5 pts
12Hancock County26.3+0.5 pts
13Grant County26.2+0.5 pts
14Ritchie County26.2+0.5 pts
15Nicholas County26.2+0.4 pts
16Marshall County26.1+0.7 pts
17Monroe County26.1+0.3 pts
18Hampshire County25.8+0.5 pts
19Wirt County25.6+0.9 pts
20Roane County25.5+0.5 pts
21Wetzel County25+0.2 pts
22Wyoming County24.7+0.3 pts
23Fayette County24.6+0.3 pts
24Hardy County24.5+0.8 pts
25Randolph County24.3+0.5 pts
26Boone County24.3+0.3 pts
27Ohio County24.3+0.5 pts
28Mason County24.2+0.2 pts
29Clay County24+0.5 pts
30Mineral County24+0.4 pts
31Kanawha County23.9+0.4 pts
32Mercer County23.5+0.1 pts
33Logan County23.3+0.3 pts
34Pleasants County23.2+0.2 pts
35Wood County23.2+0.4 pts
36Upshur County23.1+0.2 pts
37Raleigh County23.1+0.3 pts
38Wayne County23.1+0.4 pts
39Mingo County23+0.2 pts
40McDowell County23+0.5 pts
41Lincoln County22.7+0.3 pts
42Taylor County22.7+0.5 pts
43Jackson County22.7+0.2 pts
44Barbour County22.7+0.1 pts
45Preston County22.5+0.5 pts
46Lewis County22.5+0.1 pts
47Harrison County22.3+0.4 pts
48Putnam County22+0.5 pts
49Marion County21.9+0.3 pts
50Doddridge County21.8+0.6 pts
51Cabell County20.6+0.2 pts
52Jefferson County18.9+0.1 pts
53Gilmer County18.8+0.1 pts
54Berkeley County16.8+0.3 pts
55Monongalia County14.9+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

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. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Pendleton County, with 32.3% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Monongalia County, with 14.9% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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