Counties in West Virginia by population under 18

Berkeley County had the highest population under 18 of 55 counties in 2017, at 24%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 14.8%. The median was 20.2% and the figure for West Virginia was 20.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest14.8Gilmer County
Median20.255 counties
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Map of counties, 2017

Barbour County: 20.4 %Berkeley County: 24 %Boone County: 21.7 %Braxton County: 19.9 %Brooke County: 18.2 %Cabell County: 19.4 %Calhoun County: 20 %Clay County: 22.4 %Doddridge County: 18.5 %Fayette County: 20.8 %Gilmer County: 14.8 %Grant County: 19.6 %Greenbrier County: 19.5 %Hampshire County: 20.2 %Hancock County: 19 %Hardy County: 21.3 %Harrison County: 21.3 %Jackson County: 21.5 %Jefferson County: 22.9 %Kanawha County: 19.9 %Lewis County: 20.8 %Lincoln County: 22.5 %Logan County: 20 %McDowell County: 18.7 %Marion County: 20.4 %Marshall County: 19.8 %Mason County: 21 %Mercer County: 20.3 %Mineral County: 20.6 %Mingo County: 21.5 %Monongalia County: 16.7 %Monroe County: 20.4 %Morgan County: 18.7 %Nicholas County: 20.1 %Ohio County: 19 %Pendleton County: 17 %Pleasants County: 18.7 %Pocahontas County: 17.3 %Preston County: 19.3 %Putnam County: 23.2 %Raleigh County: 21 %Randolph County: 19 %Ritchie County: 19.4 %Roane County: 21.2 %Summers County: 17.9 %Taylor County: 20.7 %Tucker County: 18.7 %Tyler County: 20.2 %Upshur County: 21.1 %Wayne County: 22 %Webster County: 20.1 %Wetzel County: 19.3 %Wirt County: 20.9 %Wood County: 20.9 %Wyoming County: 21.1 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Berkeley County: 24 %Berkeley County24Putnam County: 23.2 %Putnam County23.2Jefferson County: 22.9 %Jefferson County22.9Lincoln County: 22.5 %Lincoln County22.5Clay County: 22.4 %Clay County22.4Wayne County: 22 %Wayne County22Boone County: 21.7 %Boone County21.7Jackson County: 21.5 %Jackson County21.5Mingo County: 21.5 %Mingo County21.5Hardy County: 21.3 %Hardy County21.3Harrison County: 21.3 %Harrison County21.3Roane County: 21.2 %Roane County21.2Upshur County: 21.1 %Upshur County21.1Wyoming County: 21.1 %Wyoming County21.1Raleigh County: 21 %Raleigh County21Mason County: 21 %Mason County21Wirt County: 20.9 %Wirt County20.9Wood County: 20.9 %Wood County20.9Fayette County: 20.8 %Fayette County20.8Lewis County: 20.8 %Lewis County20.8Taylor County: 20.7 %Taylor County20.7Mineral County: 20.6 %Mineral County20.6Marion County: 20.4 %Marion County20.4Monroe County: 20.4 %Monroe County20.4Barbour County: 20.4 %Barbour County20.4Mercer County: 20.3 %Mercer County20.3Tyler County: 20.2 %Tyler County20.2Hampshire County: 20.2 %Hampshire County20.2Webster County: 20.1 %Webster County20.1Nicholas County: 20.1 %Nicholas County20.1Logan County: 20 %Logan County20Calhoun County: 20 %Calhoun County20Braxton County: 19.9 %Braxton County19.9Kanawha County: 19.9 %Kanawha County19.9Marshall County: 19.8 %Marshall County19.8Grant County: 19.6 %Grant County19.6Greenbrier County: 19.5 %Greenbrier County19.5Cabell County: 19.4 %Cabell County19.4Ritchie County: 19.4 %Ritchie County19.4Preston County: 19.3 %Preston County19.3Wetzel County: 19.3 %Wetzel County19.3Randolph County: 19 %Randolph County19Hancock County: 19 %Hancock County19Ohio County: 19 %Ohio County19McDowell County: 18.7 %McDowell County18.7Tucker County: 18.7 %Tucker County18.7Morgan County: 18.7 %Morgan County18.7Pleasants County: 18.7 %Pleasants County18.7Doddridge County: 18.5 %Doddridge County18.5Brooke County: 18.2 %Brooke County18.2Summers County: 17.9 %Summers County17.9Pocahontas County: 17.3 %Pocahontas County17.3Pendleton County: 17 %Pendleton County17Monongalia County: 16.7 %Monongalia County16.7Gilmer County: 14.8 %Gilmer County14.8Berkeley County: 24 %Berkeley County24Putnam County: 23.2 %Putnam County23.2Jefferson County: 22.9 %Jefferson County22.9Lincoln County: 22.5 %Lincoln County22.5Clay County: 22.4 %Clay County22.4Wayne County: 22 %Wayne County22Boone County: 21.7 %Boone County21.7Jackson County: 21.5 %Jackson County21.5Mingo County: 21.5 %Mingo County21.5Hardy County: 21.3 %Hardy County21.3Harrison County: 21.3 %Harrison County21.3Roane County: 21.2 %Roane County21.2Upshur County: 21.1 %Upshur County21.1Wyoming County: 21.1 %Wyoming County21.1Raleigh County: 21 %Raleigh County21Mason County: 21 %Mason County21Wirt County: 20.9 %Wirt County20.9Wood County: 20.9 %Wood County20.9Fayette County: 20.8 %Fayette County20.8Lewis County: 20.8 %Lewis County20.8Taylor County: 20.7 %Taylor County20.7Mineral County: 20.6 %Mineral County20.6Marion County: 20.4 %Marion County20.4Monroe County: 20.4 %Monroe County20.4Barbour County: 20.4 %Barbour County20.4Mercer County: 20.3 %Mercer County20.3Tyler County: 20.2 %Tyler County20.2Hampshire County: 20.2 %Hampshire County20.2Webster County: 20.1 %Webster County20.1Nicholas County: 20.1 %Nicholas County20.1Logan County: 20 %Logan County20Calhoun County: 20 %Calhoun County20Braxton County: 19.9 %Braxton County19.9Kanawha County: 19.9 %Kanawha County19.9Marshall County: 19.8 %Marshall County19.8Grant County: 19.6 %Grant County19.6Greenbrier County: 19.5 %Greenbrier County19.5Cabell County: 19.4 %Cabell County19.4Ritchie County: 19.4 %Ritchie County19.4Preston County: 19.3 %Preston County19.3Wetzel County: 19.3 %Wetzel County19.3Randolph County: 19 %Randolph County19Hancock County: 19 %Hancock County19Ohio County: 19 %Ohio County19McDowell County: 18.7 %McDowell County18.7Tucker County: 18.7 %Tucker County18.7Morgan County: 18.7 %Morgan County18.7Pleasants County: 18.7 %Pleasants County18.7Doddridge County: 18.5 %Doddridge County18.5Brooke County: 18.2 %Brooke County18.2Summers County: 17.9 %Summers County17.9Pocahontas County: 17.3 %Pocahontas County17.3Pendleton County: 17 %Pendleton County17Monongalia County: 16.7 %Monongalia County16.7Gilmer County: 14.8 %Gilmer County14.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Berkeley County24-0.2 pts
2Putnam County23.2-0.2 pts
3Jefferson County22.9-0 pts
4Lincoln County22.50 pts
5Clay County22.4-0 pts
6Wayne County22-0.1 pts
7Boone County21.7-0.2 pts
8Jackson County21.5-0.3 pts
9Mingo County21.5-0.1 pts
10Hardy County21.3-0 pts
11Harrison County21.3-0.3 pts
12Roane County21.2-0.4 pts
13Upshur County21.10 pts
14Wyoming County21.1-0.2 pts
15Raleigh County21-0.1 pts
16Mason County21-0.1 pts
17Wirt County20.9+0.2 pts
18Wood County20.9-0.3 pts
19Fayette County20.8-0 pts
20Lewis County20.8+0.1 pts
21Taylor County20.7+0.1 pts
22Mineral County20.60 pts
23Marion County20.4+0.2 pts
24Monroe County20.4-0.2 pts
25Barbour County20.4-0.4 pts
26Mercer County20.3-0 pts
27Tyler County20.2-0.4 pts
28Hampshire County20.2-0.4 pts
29Webster County20.1-0.2 pts
30Nicholas County20.1+0.1 pts
31Logan County20-0.1 pts
32Calhoun County20+0.4 pts
33Braxton County19.9-0.4 pts
34Kanawha County19.9-0.2 pts
35Marshall County19.8-0.2 pts
36Grant County19.6+0.1 pts
37Greenbrier County19.50 pts
38Cabell County19.4-0.2 pts
39Ritchie County19.4-0.2 pts
40Preston County19.3-0.1 pts
41Wetzel County19.3-0.5 pts
42Randolph County19+0.1 pts
43Hancock County19-0.2 pts
44Ohio County19-0.1 pts
45McDowell County18.7-0.1 pts
46Tucker County18.7+0.1 pts
47Morgan County18.7-0.1 pts
48Pleasants County18.7-0.2 pts
49Doddridge County18.5-0.3 pts
50Brooke County18.2+0.2 pts
51Summers County17.90 pts
52Pocahontas County17.30 pts
53Pendleton County17-0.2 pts
54Monongalia County16.7+0.1 pts
55Gilmer County14.8+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.

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.

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Berkeley County, with 24% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gilmer County, with 14.8% in 2017.

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