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Discover West Virginia TikTok Audience Coverage: 44% of Adults, Short Overview

Discover West Virginia TikTok Audience Coverage: 44% of Adults, Short Overview

West Virginia’s TikTok Audience Scale

Conservative estimates from TikTok Ads Manager suggest that the adult TikTok audience in West Virginia (18+) is 624K users. This equals about 44% of the state’s adult population (1.42 million, Census Bureau estimate).

By audience size, West Virginia is comparable to Nebraska (781K), New Hampshire (434K), and Maine (399K) — states where TikTok’s communities remain under 1 million.

Measuring TikTok Coverage in West Virginia

At 44% coverage, West Virginia sits noticeably below the U.S. average (52–53%). It is closest to Minnesota (42%) and Iowa (43%), placing it in the group of states with weaker-than-average adoption.

Age Composition of West Virginia’s TikTok Audience

The breakdown across age groups looks like this:

  • 18–24 years: 106K users, or 17% of West Virginia’s adult TikTok audience.

  • 25–34 years: 134K (22%).

  • 35–44 years: 154K (25%).

  • 45–54 years: 109K (17%).

  • 55+ years: 121K (19%).

The 18–24 group (17%) is lower than the national average, while the 55+ group (19%) is well above the 15–16% benchmark. This shows that TikTok in West Virginia is less dominated by youth and has stronger traction among older adults.

West Virginia — Age/Gender TikTok Audience

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Age Group Population Male (TikTok) Female (TikTok) Total (TikTok) Penetration
18–24 159,210 47,000 59,000 106,000
66.58%

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| 25–34 | 206,253 | 68,000 | 66,000 | 134,000 |

64.97%

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| 35–44 | 213,616 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 154,000 |

72.09%

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| 45–54 | 222,373 | 54,000 | 55,000 | 109,000 |

49.02%

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| 55+ | 616,977 | 67,000 | 54,000 | 121,000 |

19.61%

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| Total 18+ | 1,418,429 | 313,000 | 311,000 | 624,000 |

43.99%

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Gender Balance in West Virginia’s TikTok Audience

By gender, the split is nearly perfect:

  • Male — 313K (50%)

  • Female — 311K (50%)

This makes West Virginia one of the most balanced states in terms of gender representation on TikTok.