State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for West Virginia by County
Population: Sex - Female
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 918,727.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 164,810,876.
• Rank within US : N/A

Wirt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,862.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 784 of 3146

Gilmer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,316.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 47 of 3146

Pendleton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,416.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 557 of 3146

Pleasants County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 45.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,437.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 174 of 3146

Tucker County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,470.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 987 of 3146

Calhoun County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,772.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2763 of 3146

Doddridge County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,821.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 103 of 3146

Pocahontas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,114.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 515 of 3146

Webster County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,215.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1485 of 3146

Clay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,371.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1395 of 3146

Tyler County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,417.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1340 of 3146

Ritchie County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,960.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1610 of 3146

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 5,816.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1275 of 3146

Hardy County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,683.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 457 of 3146

Monroe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,744.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1544 of 3146

Summers County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 54.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,932.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3119 of 3146

Braxton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 7,028.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 872 of 3146

Roane County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 7,097.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1852 of 3146

Wetzel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 7,967.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2703 of 3146

Lewis County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 8,046.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1042 of 3146

Taylor County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 8,374.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 953 of 3146

Barbour County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 8,463.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2148 of 3146

Morgan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 8,954.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1803 of 3146

McDowell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 9,066.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 486 of 3146

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,484.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1511 of 3146

Wyoming County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,804.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2042 of 3146

Boone County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 11,244.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1495 of 3146

Brooke County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 11,370.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1860 of 3146

Hampshire County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 11,435.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 647 of 3146

Upshur County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 12,301.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1420 of 3146

Mingo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 12,439.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2452 of 3146

Nicholas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 12,720.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1975 of 3146

Mineral County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 13,550.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1116 of 3146

Mason County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 13,798.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2599 of 3146

Randolph County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 14,086.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 517 of 3146

Jackson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 14,562.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1594 of 3146

Hancock County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 15,205.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2779 of 3146

Marshall County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 15,792.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1659 of 3146

Preston County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 16,397.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 511 of 3146

Logan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 16,717.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1637 of 3146

Greenbrier County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 18,067.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2569 of 3146

Wayne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 20,695.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2540 of 3146

Fayette County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 21,660.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 996 of 3146

Ohio County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 21,836.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2819 of 3146

Jefferson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 28,534.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1726 of 3146

Marion County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 28,588.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1990 of 3146

Putnam County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 28,735.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2030 of 3146

Mercer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 31,500.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3004 of 3146

Harrison County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 34,799.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2476 of 3146

Raleigh County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 37,573.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1158 of 3146

Wood County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 43,908.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2748 of 3146

Cabell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 48,167.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2299 of 3146

Monongalia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 50,997.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 447 of 3146

Berkeley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 58,461.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3146

Kanawha County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 94,962.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2817 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/25/2022 12:42 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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