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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 2023, at 31.3%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 14.1%. The median was 23.3% and the figure for West Virginia was 21.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.3Pendleton County
Lowest14.1Monongalia County
Median23.355 counties
West Virginia21.8History

All counties, 2023

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Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 31.3 %31.3Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 28.1 %28.1Tucker CountyTucker County: 27.9 %27.9Summers CountySummers County: 27.4 %27.4Webster CountyWebster County: 26.9 %26.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 26.7 %26.7Braxton CountyBraxton County: 26.2 %26.2Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 26.2 %26.2Brooke CountyBrooke County: 26.2 %26.2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 25.8 %25.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 25.7 %25.7Tyler CountyTyler County: 25.3 %25.3Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 25.3 %25.3Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 25.2 %25.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 25.2 %25.2Grant CountyGrant County: 25.1 %25.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 24.7 %24.7Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 24.7 %24.7Roane CountyRoane County: 24.5 %24.5Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 24.4 %24.4Wirt CountyWirt County: 24 %24Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 23.8 %23.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 23.7 %23.7Boone CountyBoone County: 23.7 %23.7Mason CountyMason County: 23.6 %23.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 23.4 %23.4Clay CountyClay County: 23.4 %23.4Ohio CountyOhio County: 23.3 %23.3Hardy CountyHardy County: 23.2 %23.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 23.1 %23.1Mineral CountyMineral County: 23.1 %23.1Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 23 %23Upshur CountyUpshur County: 22.6 %22.6Logan CountyLogan County: 22.5 %22.5Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 22.5 %22.5Wood CountyWood County: 22.3 %22.3Mingo CountyMingo County: 22.3 %22.3Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 22.3 %22.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 22.2 %22.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 22.2 %22.2Barbour CountyBarbour County: 22.1 %22.1Lewis CountyLewis County: 22 %22McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 21.9 %21.9Taylor CountyTaylor County: 21.9 %21.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 21.8 %21.8Harrison CountyHarrison County: 21.6 %21.6Preston CountyPreston County: 21.6 %21.6Marion CountyMarion County: 21.2 %21.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 21 %21Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 20.6 %20.6Cabell CountyCabell County: 20.1 %20.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 18.7 %18.7Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 18.5 %18.5Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 16.1 %16.1Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 14.1 %14.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pendleton County31.3+0.7 pts
2Pocahontas County28.1+0.4 pts
3Tucker County27.9+0.5 pts
4Summers County27.4+0.5 pts
5Webster County26.9+0.9 pts
6Calhoun County26.7+0.6 pts
7Braxton County26.2+0.3 pts
8Greenbrier County26.2+0.5 pts
9Brooke County26.2+0.7 pts
10Morgan County25.8+0.6 pts
11Monroe County25.7+0.3 pts
12Tyler County25.3+0.8 pts
13Ritchie County25.3+0.4 pts
14Nicholas County25.2+0.7 pts
15Hancock County25.2+0.5 pts
16Grant County25.1+0.2 pts
17Marshall County24.7+0.6 pts
18Hampshire County24.7+0.7 pts
19Roane County24.5+0.7 pts
20Wetzel County24.4+0.4 pts
21Wirt County24+1.2 pts
22Wyoming County23.8+0.4 pts
23Fayette County23.7+0.5 pts
24Boone County23.7+0.7 pts
25Mason County23.6+0.6 pts
26Randolph County23.4+0.4 pts
27Clay County23.4+0.6 pts
28Ohio County23.3+0.5 pts
29Hardy County23.2+0.5 pts
30Mercer County23.1+0.4 pts
31Mineral County23.1+0.4 pts
32Kanawha County23+0.5 pts
33Upshur County22.6+0.6 pts
34Logan County22.5+0.5 pts
35Raleigh County22.5+0.4 pts
36Wood County22.3+0.6 pts
37Mingo County22.3+0.6 pts
38Pleasants County22.3+0.7 pts
39Wayne County22.2+0.4 pts
40Jackson County22.2+0.2 pts
41Barbour County22.1+0.3 pts
42Lewis County22+0.3 pts
43McDowell County21.9+0.9 pts
44Taylor County21.9+0.7 pts
45Lincoln County21.8+0.5 pts
46Harrison County21.6+0.3 pts
47Preston County21.6+0.6 pts
48Marion County21.2+0.2 pts
49Putnam County21+0.6 pts
50Doddridge County20.6+0.7 pts
51Cabell County20.1+0.3 pts
52Jefferson County18.7+0.5 pts
53Gilmer County18.5+0.1 pts
54Berkeley County16.1+0.3 pts
55Monongalia County14.1+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 31.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monongalia County, with 14.1% 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, 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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