Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | N/A | 20.7 | 368,989 | 5 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 16.8 | 55,970,047 | N/A |
| Pendleton County | Rural | 29.1 | 1,780 | 138 |
| Tucker County | Rural | 27.7 | 1,854 | 208 |
| Summers County | Rural | 26.8 | 3,169 | 272 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 26.7 | 2,099 | 278 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 26.0 | 1,603 | 333 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 24.9 | 3,083 | 441 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 24.8 | 4,290 | 448 |
| Grant County | Rural | 24.6 | 2,703 | 468 |
| Brooke County | Urban | 24.5 | 5,396 | 482 |
| Braxton County | Rural | 24.4 | 3,015 | 494 |
| Webster County | Rural | 24.4 | 2,013 | 494 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 24.1 | 6,910 | 531 |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | 24.0 | 7,839 | 536 |
| Tyler County | Rural | 23.8 | 1,946 | 569 |
| Hampshire County | Urban | 23.7 | 5,527 | 583 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 23.6 | 5,759 | 597 |
| Hardy County | Rural | 23.3 | 3,310 | 653 |
| Ritchie County | Rural | 23.3 | 1,953 | 653 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 23.2 | 6,993 | 668 |
| Roane County | Rural | 23.0 | 3,201 | 701 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 22.9 | 4,801 | 717 |
| Wetzel County | Rural | 22.7 | 3,237 | 747 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 22.6 | 13,341 | 764 |
| Mineral County | Rural | 22.5 | 6,063 | 783 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 22.4 | 6,228 | 800 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 22.3 | 8,912 | 817 |
| Ohio County | Urban | 22.3 | 9,361 | 817 |
| Mason County | Rural | 22.2 | 5,591 | 831 |
| Wirt County | Urban | 22.2 | 1,141 | 831 |
| Logan County | Rural | 22.0 | 7,013 | 877 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 21.8 | 8,395 | 928 |
| Clay County | Urban | 21.7 | 1,727 | 953 |
| Kanawha County | Urban | 21.7 | 38,593 | 953 |
| Raleigh County | Urban | 21.7 | 16,012 | 953 |
| Boone County | Urban | 21.6 | 4,606 | 984 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 21.6 | 3,984 | 984 |
| Mingo County | Rural | 21.4 | 4,911 | 1,021 |
| Upshur County | Rural | 21.3 | 5,066 | 1,047 |
| Wood County | Urban | 21.2 | 17,791 | 1,070 |
| Doddridge County | Rural | 21.1 | 1,640 | 1,091 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 21.0 | 5,821 | 1,116 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 20.9 | 3,458 | 1,146 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 20.8 | 3,214 | 1,178 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 20.8 | 3,503 | 1,178 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 20.5 | 4,139 | 1,272 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 20.0 | 13,084 | 1,434 |
| Preston County | Urban | 20.0 | 6,834 | 1,434 |
| Marion County | Rural | 19.8 | 11,095 | 1,519 |
| Cabell County | Urban | 19.6 | 18,247 | 1,573 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 19.3 | 11,038 | 1,663 |
| Pleasants County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,403 | 1,902 |
| Gilmer County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,315 | 2,122 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 17.0 | 9,931 | 2,320 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 15.1 | 19,045 | 2,713 |
| Monongalia County | Urban | 13.1 | 14,006 | 2,964 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 10:20 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 10:20 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.