Counties in West Virginia by population under 18

Berkeley County had the highest population under 18 of 55 counties in 2014, at 24.4%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 14.4%. The median was 20.4% and the figure for West Virginia was 20.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.4Berkeley County
Lowest14.4Gilmer County
Median20.455 counties
West Virginia20.6History

Map of counties, 2014

Barbour County: 20.7 %Berkeley County: 24.4 %Boone County: 22.5 %Braxton County: 20.5 %Brooke County: 18.1 %Cabell County: 19.7 %Calhoun County: 19.9 %Clay County: 22.7 %Doddridge County: 18.9 %Fayette County: 21 %Gilmer County: 14.4 %Grant County: 19.9 %Greenbrier County: 19.6 %Hampshire County: 20.8 %Hancock County: 19.5 %Hardy County: 20.9 %Harrison County: 21.5 %Jackson County: 22 %Jefferson County: 23.1 %Kanawha County: 20.4 %Lewis County: 20.4 %Lincoln County: 22.9 %Logan County: 20.5 %McDowell County: 19.5 %Marion County: 20.3 %Marshall County: 20.2 %Mason County: 21.1 %Mercer County: 20.6 %Mineral County: 20.3 %Mingo County: 21.7 %Monongalia County: 16.4 %Monroe County: 21.1 %Morgan County: 19.6 %Nicholas County: 20.4 %Ohio County: 19 %Pendleton County: 17.7 %Pleasants County: 19.3 %Pocahontas County: 17.5 %Preston County: 19.3 %Putnam County: 23.5 %Raleigh County: 21.1 %Randolph County: 19.2 %Ritchie County: 20 %Roane County: 21.8 %Summers County: 17.7 %Taylor County: 20.9 %Tucker County: 18.8 %Tyler County: 20.2 %Upshur County: 20.7 %Wayne County: 22.1 %Webster County: 20.2 %Wetzel County: 19.8 %Wirt County: 21 %Wood County: 21.2 %Wyoming County: 21.6 %
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%, 2014. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Berkeley County: 24.4 %Berkeley County24.4Putnam County: 23.5 %Putnam County23.5Jefferson County: 23.1 %Jefferson County23.1Lincoln County: 22.9 %Lincoln County22.9Clay County: 22.7 %Clay County22.7Boone County: 22.5 %Boone County22.5Wayne County: 22.1 %Wayne County22.1Jackson County: 22 %Jackson County22Roane County: 21.8 %Roane County21.8Mingo County: 21.7 %Mingo County21.7Wyoming County: 21.6 %Wyoming County21.6Harrison County: 21.5 %Harrison County21.5Wood County: 21.2 %Wood County21.2Raleigh County: 21.1 %Raleigh County21.1Mason County: 21.1 %Mason County21.1Monroe County: 21.1 %Monroe County21.1Wirt County: 21 %Wirt County21Fayette County: 21 %Fayette County21Taylor County: 20.9 %Taylor County20.9Hardy County: 20.9 %Hardy County20.9Hampshire County: 20.8 %Hampshire County20.8Upshur County: 20.7 %Upshur County20.7Barbour County: 20.7 %Barbour County20.7Mercer County: 20.6 %Mercer County20.6Logan County: 20.5 %Logan County20.5Braxton County: 20.5 %Braxton County20.5Lewis County: 20.4 %Lewis County20.4Nicholas County: 20.4 %Nicholas County20.4Kanawha County: 20.4 %Kanawha County20.4Mineral County: 20.3 %Mineral County20.3Marion County: 20.3 %Marion County20.3Marshall County: 20.2 %Marshall County20.2Tyler County: 20.2 %Tyler County20.2Webster County: 20.2 %Webster County20.2Ritchie County: 20 %Ritchie County20Grant County: 19.9 %Grant County19.9Calhoun County: 19.9 %Calhoun County19.9Wetzel County: 19.8 %Wetzel County19.8Cabell County: 19.7 %Cabell County19.7Greenbrier County: 19.6 %Greenbrier County19.6Morgan County: 19.6 %Morgan County19.6McDowell County: 19.5 %McDowell County19.5Hancock County: 19.5 %Hancock County19.5Pleasants County: 19.3 %Pleasants County19.3Preston County: 19.3 %Preston County19.3Randolph County: 19.2 %Randolph County19.2Ohio County: 19 %Ohio County19Doddridge County: 18.9 %Doddridge County18.9Tucker County: 18.8 %Tucker County18.8Brooke County: 18.1 %Brooke County18.1Summers County: 17.7 %Summers County17.7Pendleton County: 17.7 %Pendleton County17.7Pocahontas County: 17.5 %Pocahontas County17.5Monongalia County: 16.4 %Monongalia County16.4Gilmer County: 14.4 %Gilmer County14.4Berkeley County: 24.4 %Berkeley County24.4Putnam County: 23.5 %Putnam County23.5Jefferson County: 23.1 %Jefferson County23.1Lincoln County: 22.9 %Lincoln County22.9Clay County: 22.7 %Clay County22.7Boone County: 22.5 %Boone County22.5Wayne County: 22.1 %Wayne County22.1Jackson County: 22 %Jackson County22Roane County: 21.8 %Roane County21.8Mingo County: 21.7 %Mingo County21.7Wyoming County: 21.6 %Wyoming County21.6Harrison County: 21.5 %Harrison County21.5Wood County: 21.2 %Wood County21.2Raleigh County: 21.1 %Raleigh County21.1Mason County: 21.1 %Mason County21.1Monroe County: 21.1 %Monroe County21.1Wirt County: 21 %Wirt County21Fayette County: 21 %Fayette County21Taylor County: 20.9 %Taylor County20.9Hardy County: 20.9 %Hardy County20.9Hampshire County: 20.8 %Hampshire County20.8Upshur County: 20.7 %Upshur County20.7Barbour County: 20.7 %Barbour County20.7Mercer County: 20.6 %Mercer County20.6Logan County: 20.5 %Logan County20.5Braxton County: 20.5 %Braxton County20.5Lewis County: 20.4 %Lewis County20.4Nicholas County: 20.4 %Nicholas County20.4Kanawha County: 20.4 %Kanawha County20.4Mineral County: 20.3 %Mineral County20.3Marion County: 20.3 %Marion County20.3Marshall County: 20.2 %Marshall County20.2Tyler County: 20.2 %Tyler County20.2Webster County: 20.2 %Webster County20.2Ritchie County: 20 %Ritchie County20Grant County: 19.9 %Grant County19.9Calhoun County: 19.9 %Calhoun County19.9Wetzel County: 19.8 %Wetzel County19.8Cabell County: 19.7 %Cabell County19.7Greenbrier County: 19.6 %Greenbrier County19.6Morgan County: 19.6 %Morgan County19.6McDowell County: 19.5 %McDowell County19.5Hancock County: 19.5 %Hancock County19.5Pleasants County: 19.3 %Pleasants County19.3Preston County: 19.3 %Preston County19.3Randolph County: 19.2 %Randolph County19.2Ohio County: 19 %Ohio County19Doddridge County: 18.9 %Doddridge County18.9Tucker County: 18.8 %Tucker County18.8Brooke County: 18.1 %Brooke County18.1Summers County: 17.7 %Summers County17.7Pendleton County: 17.7 %Pendleton County17.7Pocahontas County: 17.5 %Pocahontas County17.5Monongalia County: 16.4 %Monongalia County16.4Gilmer County: 14.4 %Gilmer County14.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Berkeley County24.4-0.1 pts
2Putnam County23.50 pts
3Jefferson County23.1+0.1 pts
4Lincoln County22.9+0.3 pts
5Clay County22.7-0.6 pts
6Boone County22.5-0.2 pts
7Wayne County22.10 pts
8Jackson County220 pts
9Roane County21.8+0.2 pts
10Mingo County21.7-0.2 pts
11Wyoming County21.60 pts
12Harrison County21.5-0 pts
13Wood County21.2-0.1 pts
14Raleigh County21.1-0.1 pts
15Mason County21.1-0.1 pts
16Monroe County21.1+0.1 pts
17Wirt County21-0.5 pts
18Fayette County21+0.1 pts
19Taylor County20.9+0.2 pts
20Hardy County20.90 pts
21Hampshire County20.8-0.3 pts
22Upshur County20.70 pts
23Barbour County20.7-0.2 pts
24Mercer County20.60 pts
25Logan County20.5+0.1 pts
26Braxton County20.5+0.2 pts
27Lewis County20.4+0.1 pts
28Nicholas County20.4-0.2 pts
29Kanawha County20.40 pts
30Mineral County20.3-0.2 pts
31Marion County20.3+0.3 pts
32Marshall County20.2-0 pts
33Tyler County20.2+0.1 pts
34Webster County20.20 pts
35Ritchie County20-0.3 pts
36Grant County19.9-0.2 pts
37Calhoun County19.9-0.6 pts
38Wetzel County19.8-0.4 pts
39Cabell County19.7+0.1 pts
40Greenbrier County19.6-0.2 pts
41Morgan County19.6-0.3 pts
42McDowell County19.5-0.2 pts
43Hancock County19.5-0.3 pts
44Pleasants County19.3-0.4 pts
45Preston County19.3-0.2 pts
46Randolph County19.2-0.2 pts
47Ohio County19-0 pts
48Doddridge County18.9-0.4 pts
49Tucker County18.80 pts
50Brooke County18.1-0.4 pts
51Summers County17.7-0.4 pts
52Pendleton County17.7+0.2 pts
53Pocahontas County17.5-0.3 pts
54Monongalia County16.4+0.2 pts
55Gilmer County14.4+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Uses the US age of majority. Not comparable with population_0_14_share, which stops at 14.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in West Virginia by population under 18, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in West Virginia by population under 18, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/west-virginia-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in West Virginia by population under 18, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/west-virginia-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in West Virginia by population under 18, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/west-virginia-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Berkeley County, with 24.4% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gilmer County, with 14.4% in 2014.

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