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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 2021, at 30.2%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 13.4%. The median was 22.3% and the figure for West Virginia was 20.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30.2Pendleton County
Lowest13.4Monongalia County
Median22.355 counties
West Virginia20.9History

All counties, 2021

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Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 30.2 %30.2Tucker CountyTucker County: 27 %27Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 26.8 %26.8Summers CountySummers County: 26.3 %26.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 25.5 %25.5Braxton CountyBraxton County: 25.3 %25.3Webster CountyWebster County: 25.3 %25.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 25.2 %25.2Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 25.1 %25.1Brooke CountyBrooke County: 25 %25Monroe CountyMonroe County: 24.8 %24.8Grant CountyGrant County: 24.6 %24.6Tyler CountyTyler County: 24.3 %24.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 24.2 %24.2Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 24.1 %24.1Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 24 %24Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 23.9 %23.9Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 23.5 %23.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 23.5 %23.5Roane CountyRoane County: 23.3 %23.3Fayette CountyFayette County: 22.7 %22.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 22.7 %22.7Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 22.6 %22.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 22.5 %22.5Hardy CountyHardy County: 22.4 %22.4Mineral CountyMineral County: 22.4 %22.4Clay CountyClay County: 22.4 %22.4Mason CountyMason County: 22.3 %22.3Ohio CountyOhio County: 22.3 %22.3Boone CountyBoone County: 22.2 %22.2Wirt CountyWirt County: 22.1 %22.1Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 22 %22Jackson CountyJackson County: 21.7 %21.7Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 21.6 %21.6Barbour CountyBarbour County: 21.6 %21.6Logan CountyLogan County: 21.5 %21.5Upshur CountyUpshur County: 21.5 %21.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 21.4 %21.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 21.3 %21.3Wood CountyWood County: 21.3 %21.3Mingo CountyMingo County: 21.1 %21.1Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 21.1 %21.1Taylor CountyTaylor County: 20.9 %20.9Harrison CountyHarrison County: 20.8 %20.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 20.8 %20.8Marion CountyMarion County: 20.7 %20.7Preston CountyPreston County: 20.6 %20.6McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 20.2 %20.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 19.7 %19.7Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 19.5 %19.5Cabell CountyCabell County: 19.5 %19.5Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 18.3 %18.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 17.9 %17.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 15.5 %15.5Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 13.4 %13.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Pendleton County30.2+0.3 pts
2Tucker County27+0.4 pts
3Pocahontas County26.8+0.6 pts
4Summers County26.3+0.6 pts
5Calhoun County25.5+0.9 pts
6Braxton County25.3+0.6 pts
7Webster County25.3+0.6 pts
8Morgan County25.2+0.4 pts
9Greenbrier County25.1+0.6 pts
10Brooke County25+0.4 pts
11Monroe County24.8+0.2 pts
12Grant County24.6+0.3 pts
13Tyler County24.3+0.5 pts
14Hancock County24.2+0.4 pts
15Nicholas County24.1+0.8 pts
16Ritchie County24+0.5 pts
17Wetzel County23.9+0.2 pts
18Hampshire County23.5+0.4 pts
19Marshall County23.5+0.4 pts
20Roane County23.3+0.5 pts
21Fayette County22.7+0.5 pts
22Randolph County22.7+0.3 pts
23Wyoming County22.6+0.7 pts
24Mercer County22.5+0.3 pts
25Hardy County22.4+0.7 pts
26Mineral County22.4+0.2 pts
27Clay County22.4+0.6 pts
28Mason County22.3+0.5 pts
29Ohio County22.3+0.4 pts
30Boone County22.2+0.9 pts
31Wirt County22.1+1 pts
32Kanawha County22+0.5 pts
33Jackson County21.7+0.5 pts
34Raleigh County21.6+0.4 pts
35Barbour County21.6+0.3 pts
36Logan County21.5+0.7 pts
37Upshur County21.5+0.4 pts
38Wayne County21.4+0.5 pts
39Lewis County21.3+0.4 pts
40Wood County21.3+0.3 pts
41Mingo County21.1+0.8 pts
42Pleasants County21.1+0.4 pts
43Taylor County20.9+0.5 pts
44Harrison County20.8+0.5 pts
45Lincoln County20.8+0.7 pts
46Marion County20.7+0.3 pts
47Preston County20.6+0.3 pts
48McDowell County20.2+0.9 pts
49Putnam County19.7+0.5 pts
50Doddridge County19.5+0.3 pts
51Cabell County19.5+0.3 pts
52Gilmer County18.3+0.2 pts
53Jefferson County17.9+0.3 pts
54Berkeley County15.5+0.2 pts
55Monongalia County13.4+0.3 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 30.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monongalia County, with 13.4% 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, 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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