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

Pendleton County had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 55 counties in 2020, at 30%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 13.1%. The median was 21.8% and the figure for West Virginia was 20.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30Pendleton County
Lowest13.1Monongalia County
Median21.855 counties
West Virginia20.5History

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 30 %30Tucker CountyTucker County: 26.6 %26.6Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 26.3 %26.3Summers CountySummers County: 25.6 %25.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 24.8 %24.8Webster CountyWebster County: 24.7 %24.7Braxton CountyBraxton County: 24.7 %24.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 24.7 %24.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 24.6 %24.6Brooke CountyBrooke County: 24.6 %24.6Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 24.6 %24.6Grant CountyGrant County: 24.3 %24.3Tyler CountyTyler County: 23.8 %23.8Hancock CountyHancock County: 23.8 %23.8Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 23.7 %23.7Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 23.5 %23.5Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 23.3 %23.3Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 23.1 %23.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 23.1 %23.1Roane CountyRoane County: 22.8 %22.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 22.4 %22.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 22.2 %22.2Mineral CountyMineral County: 22.2 %22.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 22.1 %22.1Ohio CountyOhio County: 21.9 %21.9Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 21.9 %21.9Mason CountyMason County: 21.8 %21.8Clay CountyClay County: 21.8 %21.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 21.7 %21.7Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 21.5 %21.5Boone CountyBoone County: 21.3 %21.3Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 21.3 %21.3Barbour CountyBarbour County: 21.2 %21.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 21.2 %21.2Wirt CountyWirt County: 21.2 %21.2Upshur CountyUpshur County: 21.2 %21.2Wood CountyWood County: 21 %21Lewis CountyLewis County: 20.9 %20.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 20.9 %20.9Logan CountyLogan County: 20.8 %20.8Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 20.7 %20.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: 20.4 %20.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 20.4 %20.4Marion CountyMarion County: 20.3 %20.3Mingo CountyMingo County: 20.3 %20.3Preston CountyPreston County: 20.2 %20.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 20.1 %20.1McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 19.4 %19.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 19.2 %19.2Cabell CountyCabell County: 19.2 %19.2Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 19.2 %19.2Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 18.1 %18.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 17.5 %17.5Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 15.4 %15.4Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 13.1 %13.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)
1Pendleton County30
2Tucker County26.6
3Pocahontas County26.3
4Summers County25.6
5Morgan County24.8
6Webster County24.7
7Braxton County24.7
8Monroe County24.7
9Calhoun County24.6
10Brooke County24.6
11Greenbrier County24.6
12Grant County24.3
13Tyler County23.8
14Hancock County23.8
15Wetzel County23.7
16Ritchie County23.5
17Nicholas County23.3
18Hampshire County23.1
19Marshall County23.1
20Roane County22.8
21Randolph County22.4
22Fayette County22.2
23Mineral County22.2
24Mercer County22.1
25Ohio County21.9
26Wyoming County21.9
27Mason County21.8
28Clay County21.8
29Hardy County21.7
30Kanawha County21.5
31Boone County21.3
32Raleigh County21.3
33Barbour County21.2
34Jackson County21.2
35Wirt County21.2
36Upshur County21.2
37Wood County21
38Lewis County20.9
39Wayne County20.9
40Logan County20.8
41Pleasants County20.7
42Taylor County20.4
43Harrison County20.4
44Marion County20.3
45Mingo County20.3
46Preston County20.2
47Lincoln County20.1
48McDowell County19.4
49Putnam County19.2
50Cabell County19.2
51Doddridge County19.2
52Gilmer County18.1
53Jefferson County17.5
54Berkeley County15.4
55Monongalia County13.1

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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 30% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monongalia County, with 13.1% in 2020.

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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