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 2024, at 31.7%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 14.5%. The median was 23.7% and the figure for West Virginia was 22.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.7Pendleton County
Median23.755 counties
West Virginia22.2History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 31.7 %31.7Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 28.6 %28.6Tucker CountyTucker County: 28.5 %28.5Summers CountySummers County: 27.8 %27.8Webster CountyWebster County: 27.4 %27.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 27.1 %27.1Braxton CountyBraxton County: 26.8 %26.8Brooke CountyBrooke County: 26.8 %26.8Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 26.7 %26.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 26.4 %26.4Tyler CountyTyler County: 25.9 %25.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 25.8 %25.8Grant CountyGrant County: 25.8 %25.8Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 25.8 %25.8Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 25.7 %25.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 25.7 %25.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 25.5 %25.5Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 25.3 %25.3Roane CountyRoane County: 25 %25Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 24.8 %24.8Wirt CountyWirt County: 24.8 %24.8Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 24.3 %24.3Fayette CountyFayette County: 24.3 %24.3Mason CountyMason County: 24 %24Boone CountyBoone County: 24 %24Randolph CountyRandolph County: 23.8 %23.8Ohio CountyOhio County: 23.8 %23.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 23.7 %23.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 23.6 %23.6Clay CountyClay County: 23.5 %23.5Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 23.5 %23.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 23.4 %23.4Logan CountyLogan County: 23 %23Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 23 %23Upshur CountyUpshur County: 22.9 %22.9Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 22.8 %22.8Wood CountyWood County: 22.8 %22.8Mingo CountyMingo County: 22.7 %22.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 22.7 %22.7Barbour CountyBarbour County: 22.5 %22.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 22.5 %22.5McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 22.5 %22.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 22.4 %22.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 22.4 %22.4Taylor CountyTaylor County: 22.2 %22.2Preston CountyPreston County: 22.1 %22.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 21.9 %21.9Marion CountyMarion County: 21.6 %21.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 21.5 %21.5Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 21.2 %21.2Cabell CountyCabell County: 20.4 %20.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 18.8 %18.8Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 18.7 %18.7Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 16.5 %16.5Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 14.5 %14.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pendleton County31.7+0.5 pts
2Pocahontas County28.6+0.5 pts
3Tucker County28.5+0.6 pts
4Summers County27.8+0.4 pts
5Webster County27.4+0.4 pts
6Calhoun County27.1+0.4 pts
7Braxton County26.8+0.6 pts
8Brooke County26.8+0.6 pts
9Greenbrier County26.7+0.5 pts
10Morgan County26.4+0.6 pts
11Tyler County25.9+0.5 pts
12Monroe County25.8+0.1 pts
13Grant County25.8+0.7 pts
14Nicholas County25.8+0.5 pts
15Ritchie County25.7+0.4 pts
16Hancock County25.7+0.5 pts
17Marshall County25.5+0.8 pts
18Hampshire County25.3+0.6 pts
19Roane County25+0.5 pts
20Wetzel County24.8+0.4 pts
21Wirt County24.8+0.8 pts
22Wyoming County24.3+0.5 pts
23Fayette County24.3+0.5 pts
24Mason County24+0.4 pts
25Boone County24+0.4 pts
26Randolph County23.8+0.4 pts
27Ohio County23.8+0.5 pts
28Hardy County23.7+0.5 pts
29Mineral County23.6+0.5 pts
30Clay County23.5+0.1 pts
31Kanawha County23.5+0.5 pts
32Mercer County23.4+0.3 pts
33Logan County23+0.5 pts
34Pleasants County23+0.7 pts
35Upshur County22.9+0.3 pts
36Raleigh County22.8+0.3 pts
37Wood County22.8+0.5 pts
38Mingo County22.7+0.5 pts
39Wayne County22.7+0.5 pts
40Barbour County22.5+0.4 pts
41Jackson County22.5+0.4 pts
42McDowell County22.5+0.5 pts
43Lincoln County22.4+0.6 pts
44Lewis County22.4+0.4 pts
45Taylor County22.2+0.3 pts
46Preston County22.1+0.5 pts
47Harrison County21.9+0.4 pts
48Marion County21.6+0.4 pts
49Putnam County21.5+0.5 pts
50Doddridge County21.2+0.6 pts
51Cabell County20.4+0.3 pts
52Jefferson County18.8+0.2 pts
53Gilmer County18.7+0.2 pts
54Berkeley County16.5+0.4 pts
55Monongalia County14.5+0.4 pts

Other periods

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 31.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monongalia County, with 14.5% in 2024.

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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