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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 2022, at 30.6%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 13.8%. The median was 22.8% and the figure for West Virginia was 21.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30.6Pendleton County
Lowest13.8Monongalia County
Median22.855 counties
West Virginia21.3History

All counties, 2022

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Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 30.6 %30.6Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 27.6 %27.6Tucker CountyTucker County: 27.4 %27.4Summers CountySummers County: 26.9 %26.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 26.1 %26.1Webster CountyWebster County: 26 %26Braxton CountyBraxton County: 25.9 %25.9Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 25.7 %25.7Brooke CountyBrooke County: 25.5 %25.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 25.4 %25.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 25.2 %25.2Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 25 %25Grant CountyGrant County: 24.8 %24.8Hancock CountyHancock County: 24.7 %24.7Tyler CountyTyler County: 24.6 %24.6Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 24.6 %24.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 24.1 %24.1Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 24 %24Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 24 %24Roane CountyRoane County: 23.8 %23.8Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 23.4 %23.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 23.3 %23.3Mason CountyMason County: 23 %23Randolph CountyRandolph County: 23 %23Boone CountyBoone County: 22.9 %22.9Wirt CountyWirt County: 22.9 %22.9Ohio CountyOhio County: 22.8 %22.8Clay CountyClay County: 22.8 %22.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 22.8 %22.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 22.7 %22.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 22.6 %22.6Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 22.5 %22.5Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 22.1 %22.1Upshur CountyUpshur County: 22 %22Logan CountyLogan County: 22 %22Jackson CountyJackson County: 22 %22Wayne CountyWayne County: 21.8 %21.8Barbour CountyBarbour County: 21.8 %21.8Wood CountyWood County: 21.8 %21.8Lewis CountyLewis County: 21.7 %21.7Mingo CountyMingo County: 21.7 %21.7Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 21.5 %21.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 21.3 %21.3Harrison CountyHarrison County: 21.3 %21.3Taylor CountyTaylor County: 21.2 %21.2McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 21.1 %21.1Preston CountyPreston County: 21 %21Marion CountyMarion County: 21 %21Putnam CountyPutnam County: 20.4 %20.4Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 19.9 %19.9Cabell CountyCabell County: 19.8 %19.8Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 18.5 %18.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 18.2 %18.2Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 15.7 %15.7Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 13.8 %13.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pendleton County30.6+0.3 pts
2Pocahontas County27.6+0.8 pts
3Tucker County27.4+0.4 pts
4Summers County26.9+0.6 pts
5Calhoun County26.1+0.5 pts
6Webster County26+0.7 pts
7Braxton County25.9+0.6 pts
8Greenbrier County25.7+0.5 pts
9Brooke County25.5+0.5 pts
10Monroe County25.4+0.6 pts
11Morgan County25.20 pts
12Ritchie County25+0.9 pts
13Grant County24.8+0.3 pts
14Hancock County24.7+0.5 pts
15Tyler County24.6+0.3 pts
16Nicholas County24.6+0.5 pts
17Marshall County24.1+0.6 pts
18Hampshire County24+0.5 pts
19Wetzel County24+0.1 pts
20Roane County23.8+0.5 pts
21Wyoming County23.4+0.8 pts
22Fayette County23.3+0.5 pts
23Mason County23+0.7 pts
23Randolph County23+0.3 pts
25Boone County22.9+0.7 pts
26Wirt County22.9+0.7 pts
27Ohio County22.8+0.5 pts
28Clay County22.8+0.4 pts
29Hardy County22.8+0.4 pts
30Mercer County22.7+0.2 pts
31Mineral County22.6+0.3 pts
32Kanawha County22.5+0.5 pts
33Raleigh County22.1+0.5 pts
34Upshur County22+0.5 pts
35Logan County22+0.5 pts
36Jackson County22+0.3 pts
37Wayne County21.8+0.5 pts
38Barbour County21.8+0.2 pts
39Wood County21.8+0.5 pts
40Lewis County21.7+0.4 pts
41Mingo County21.7+0.6 pts
42Pleasants County21.5+0.5 pts
43Lincoln County21.3+0.6 pts
44Harrison County21.3+0.5 pts
45Taylor County21.2+0.3 pts
46McDowell County21.1+0.8 pts
47Preston County21+0.4 pts
48Marion County21+0.3 pts
49Putnam County20.4+0.7 pts
50Doddridge County19.9+0.4 pts
51Cabell County19.8+0.3 pts
52Gilmer County18.5+0.2 pts
53Jefferson County18.2+0.3 pts
54Berkeley County15.7+0.2 pts
55Monongalia County13.8+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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Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Pendleton County, with 30.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monongalia County, with 13.8% 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, 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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