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Counties in West Virginia by population under 18

Berkeley County had the highest population under 18 of 55 counties in 2024, at 23.1%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 15.2%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 19.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.1Berkeley County
Lowest15.2Gilmer County
Median19.555 counties
West Virginia19.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 20.5 %Berkeley County: 23.1 %Boone County: 20.4 %Braxton County: 18.4 %Brooke County: 16.6 %Cabell County: 19.2 %Calhoun County: 19.3 %Clay County: 21.8 %Doddridge County: 16.9 %Fayette County: 20.1 %Gilmer County: 15.2 %Grant County: 19.5 %Greenbrier County: 18.8 %Hampshire County: 18.8 %Hancock County: 17.6 %Hardy County: 19.9 %Harrison County: 20.8 %Jackson County: 21.5 %Jefferson County: 20.6 %Kanawha County: 19 %Lewis County: 20.6 %Lincoln County: 21.3 %Logan County: 20.1 %McDowell County: 17.8 %Marion County: 19.5 %Marshall County: 18.6 %Mason County: 20.5 %Mercer County: 20.8 %Mineral County: 20.4 %Mingo County: 21.3 %Monongalia County: 16.1 %Monroe County: 20.5 %Morgan County: 16.9 %Nicholas County: 19.2 %Ohio County: 18.5 %Pendleton County: 17.8 %Pleasants County: 18 %Pocahontas County: 17.4 %Preston County: 18.3 %Putnam County: 20.9 %Raleigh County: 20.5 %Randolph County: 18.2 %Ritchie County: 19.3 %Roane County: 18.8 %Summers County: 16.8 %Taylor County: 19.3 %Tucker County: 17.3 %Tyler County: 20.4 %Upshur County: 20.2 %Wayne County: 20.8 %Webster County: 18.9 %Wetzel County: 20.6 %Wirt County: 20.7 %Wood County: 20.2 %Wyoming County: 19.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Berkeley County: 23.1 %Berkeley County23.1Clay County: 21.8 %Clay County21.8Jackson County: 21.5 %Jackson County21.5Mingo County: 21.3 %Mingo County21.3Lincoln County: 21.3 %Lincoln County21.3Putnam County: 20.9 %Putnam County20.9Harrison County: 20.8 %Harrison County20.8Wayne County: 20.8 %Wayne County20.8Mercer County: 20.8 %Mercer County20.8Wirt County: 20.7 %Wirt County20.7Jefferson County: 20.6 %Jefferson County20.6Lewis County: 20.6 %Lewis County20.6Wetzel County: 20.6 %Wetzel County20.6Monroe County: 20.5 %Monroe County20.5Barbour County: 20.5 %Barbour County20.5Mason County: 20.5 %Mason County20.5Raleigh County: 20.5 %Raleigh County20.5Boone County: 20.4 %Boone County20.4Mineral County: 20.4 %Mineral County20.4Tyler County: 20.4 %Tyler County20.4Wood County: 20.2 %Wood County20.2Upshur County: 20.2 %Upshur County20.2Fayette County: 20.1 %Fayette County20.1Logan County: 20.1 %Logan County20.1Wyoming County: 19.9 %Wyoming County19.9Hardy County: 19.9 %Hardy County19.9Marion County: 19.5 %Marion County19.5Grant County: 19.5 %Grant County19.5Taylor County: 19.3 %Taylor County19.3Ritchie County: 19.3 %Ritchie County19.3Calhoun County: 19.3 %Calhoun County19.3Cabell County: 19.2 %Cabell County19.2Nicholas County: 19.2 %Nicholas County19.2Kanawha County: 19 %Kanawha County19Webster County: 18.9 %Webster County18.9Hampshire County: 18.8 %Hampshire County18.8Roane County: 18.8 %Roane County18.8Greenbrier County: 18.8 %Greenbrier County18.8Marshall County: 18.6 %Marshall County18.6Ohio County: 18.5 %Ohio County18.5Braxton County: 18.4 %Braxton County18.4Preston County: 18.3 %Preston County18.3Randolph County: 18.2 %Randolph County18.2Pleasants County: 18 %Pleasants County18Pendleton County: 17.8 %Pendleton County17.8McDowell County: 17.8 %McDowell County17.8Hancock County: 17.6 %Hancock County17.6Pocahontas County: 17.4 %Pocahontas County17.4Tucker County: 17.3 %Tucker County17.3Doddridge County: 16.9 %Doddridge County16.9Morgan County: 16.9 %Morgan County16.9Summers County: 16.8 %Summers County16.8Brooke County: 16.6 %Brooke County16.6Monongalia County: 16.1 %Monongalia County16.1Gilmer County: 15.2 %Gilmer County15.2Berkeley County: 23.1 %Berkeley County23.1Clay County: 21.8 %Clay County21.8Jackson County: 21.5 %Jackson County21.5Mingo County: 21.3 %Mingo County21.3Lincoln County: 21.3 %Lincoln County21.3Putnam County: 20.9 %Putnam County20.9Harrison County: 20.8 %Harrison County20.8Wayne County: 20.8 %Wayne County20.8Mercer County: 20.8 %Mercer County20.8Wirt County: 20.7 %Wirt County20.7Jefferson County: 20.6 %Jefferson County20.6Lewis County: 20.6 %Lewis County20.6Wetzel County: 20.6 %Wetzel County20.6Monroe County: 20.5 %Monroe County20.5Barbour County: 20.5 %Barbour County20.5Mason County: 20.5 %Mason County20.5Raleigh County: 20.5 %Raleigh County20.5Boone County: 20.4 %Boone County20.4Mineral County: 20.4 %Mineral County20.4Tyler County: 20.4 %Tyler County20.4Wood County: 20.2 %Wood County20.2Upshur County: 20.2 %Upshur County20.2Fayette County: 20.1 %Fayette County20.1Logan County: 20.1 %Logan County20.1Wyoming County: 19.9 %Wyoming County19.9Hardy County: 19.9 %Hardy County19.9Marion County: 19.5 %Marion County19.5Grant County: 19.5 %Grant County19.5Taylor County: 19.3 %Taylor County19.3Ritchie County: 19.3 %Ritchie County19.3Calhoun County: 19.3 %Calhoun County19.3Cabell County: 19.2 %Cabell County19.2Nicholas County: 19.2 %Nicholas County19.2Kanawha County: 19 %Kanawha County19Webster County: 18.9 %Webster County18.9Hampshire County: 18.8 %Hampshire County18.8Roane County: 18.8 %Roane County18.8Greenbrier County: 18.8 %Greenbrier County18.8Marshall County: 18.6 %Marshall County18.6Ohio County: 18.5 %Ohio County18.5Braxton County: 18.4 %Braxton County18.4Preston County: 18.3 %Preston County18.3Randolph County: 18.2 %Randolph County18.2Pleasants County: 18 %Pleasants County18Pendleton County: 17.8 %Pendleton County17.8McDowell County: 17.8 %McDowell County17.8Hancock County: 17.6 %Hancock County17.6Pocahontas County: 17.4 %Pocahontas County17.4Tucker County: 17.3 %Tucker County17.3Doddridge County: 16.9 %Doddridge County16.9Morgan County: 16.9 %Morgan County16.9Summers County: 16.8 %Summers County16.8Brooke County: 16.6 %Brooke County16.6Monongalia County: 16.1 %Monongalia County16.1Gilmer County: 15.2 %Gilmer County15.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Berkeley County23.1-0.3 pts
2Clay County21.8-0.2 pts
3Jackson County21.5-0.1 pts
4Mingo County21.30 pts
5Lincoln County21.3-0.4 pts
6Putnam County20.9-0.6 pts
7Harrison County20.8-0.2 pts
8Wayne County20.80 pts
9Mercer County20.80 pts
10Wirt County20.7-0.4 pts
11Jefferson County20.6-0.1 pts
12Lewis County20.6-0.1 pts
13Wetzel County20.6-0.1 pts
14Monroe County20.5+0.3 pts
15Barbour County20.5-0.3 pts
16Mason County20.5+0.1 pts
17Raleigh County20.5-0.2 pts
18Boone County20.4-0 pts
19Mineral County20.40 pts
20Tyler County20.4+0.3 pts
21Wood County20.2-0.2 pts
22Upshur County20.2-0.2 pts
23Fayette County20.1-0.4 pts
24Logan County20.1-0.1 pts
25Wyoming County19.9-0.1 pts
26Hardy County19.9+0.1 pts
27Marion County19.5-0.3 pts
28Grant County19.5-0.1 pts
29Taylor County19.3-0 pts
30Ritchie County19.3-0.1 pts
31Calhoun County19.3-0.2 pts
32Cabell County19.2-0.2 pts
33Nicholas County19.2-0.2 pts
34Kanawha County19-0.1 pts
35Webster County18.9-0.3 pts
36Hampshire County18.8-0 pts
37Roane County18.8-0.4 pts
38Greenbrier County18.8-0.2 pts
39Marshall County18.6-0.1 pts
40Ohio County18.5-0.3 pts
41Braxton County18.4-0.1 pts
42Preston County18.3-0.2 pts
43Randolph County18.2-0.1 pts
44Pleasants County18-0.4 pts
45Pendleton County17.8-0.1 pts
46McDowell County17.80 pts
47Hancock County17.6-0.3 pts
48Pocahontas County17.4-0 pts
49Tucker County17.3-0.1 pts
50Doddridge County16.9-0.1 pts
51Morgan County16.9-0.3 pts
52Summers County16.8+0.1 pts
53Brooke County16.6-0.1 pts
54Monongalia County16.1-0.2 pts
55Gilmer County15.2-0.7 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Berkeley County, with 23.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population under 18?

Gilmer County, with 15.2% in 2024.

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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: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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