Medicare in West Virginia by county

Most people with Medicare

Across West Virginia, 457,685 people had Medicare in July 2026, 57% of them in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan. The counties with the most:

1. Kanawha County 47,231 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
2. Berkeley County 26,976 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
3. Wood County 22,881 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
4. Cabell County 20,753 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
5. Raleigh County 19,420 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
6. Harrison County 16,712 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
7. Monongalia County 16,481 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
8. Mercer County 16,080 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
9. Marion County 13,958 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
10. Putnam County 13,735 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage

All 55 counties, A to Z

• Barbour County4,306 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Berkeley County26,976 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Boone County5,734 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Braxton County3,711 with Medicare · 66% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Brooke County5,945 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cabell County20,753 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Calhoun County2,056 with Medicare · 59% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Clay County2,552 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Doddridge County1,641 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Fayette County11,371 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 29 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Gilmer County1,557 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Grant County3,372 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Greenbrier County9,943 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 29 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hampshire County6,778 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hancock County8,320 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hardy County3,896 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Harrison County16,712 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jackson County7,637 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jefferson County13,196 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Kanawha County47,231 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lewis County4,435 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lincoln County5,293 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Logan County8,474 with Medicare · 66% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Marion County13,958 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Marshall County7,855 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mason County6,662 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 29 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• McDowell County5,073 with Medicare · 69% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mercer County16,080 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mineral County7,335 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mingo County6,480 with Medicare · 70% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Monongalia County16,481 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Monroe County3,928 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Morgan County5,285 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Nicholas County7,420 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ohio County11,243 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pendleton County2,302 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pleasants County1,951 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pocahontas County2,589 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Preston County8,512 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Putnam County13,735 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Raleigh County19,420 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Randolph County7,441 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ritchie County2,771 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Roane County3,948 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Summers County3,577 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Taylor County4,025 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tucker County2,114 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tyler County2,198 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Upshur County6,285 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wayne County10,356 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Webster County2,466 with Medicare · 70% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wetzel County4,090 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wirt County1,722 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wood County22,881 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wyoming County5,611 with Medicare · 67% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage

Sources: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment, July 2026, and the CMS 2027 plan landscape. Medicare Advantage here includes other Medicare health plans, such as cost plans and PACE. Before you meet any agent, check their West Virginia license.

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