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Counties in West Virginia by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023

McDowell County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 55 counties in 2023, at 16.5%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 6.7%. The median was 11.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest16.5McDowell County
Lowest6.7Monongalia County
Median11.755 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 11.9 %Berkeley County: 8.4 %Boone County: 12.4 %Braxton County: 14.3 %Brooke County: 9.8 %Cabell County: 9.8 %Calhoun County: 16.2 %Clay County: 14 %Doddridge County: 11.5 %Fayette County: 12.2 %Gilmer County: 10.1 %Grant County: 11.2 %Greenbrier County: 12.4 %Hampshire County: 11.3 %Hancock County: 10.8 %Hardy County: 12.6 %Harrison County: 10.2 %Jackson County: 11.1 %Jefferson County: 7.6 %Kanawha County: 9.8 %Lewis County: 11.6 %Lincoln County: 13.8 %Logan County: 13.5 %McDowell County: 16.5 %Marion County: 9.3 %Marshall County: 11.1 %Mason County: 12.5 %Mercer County: 12.1 %Mineral County: 9.8 %Mingo County: 16.1 %Monongalia County: 6.7 %Monroe County: 12.3 %Morgan County: 11.1 %Nicholas County: 11.9 %Ohio County: 9.4 %Pendleton County: 12.2 %Pleasants County: 10 %Pocahontas County: 13.9 %Preston County: 10.5 %Putnam County: 8.8 %Raleigh County: 12.1 %Randolph County: 10.9 %Ritchie County: 13.4 %Roane County: 14.4 %Summers County: 13.9 %Taylor County: 11.2 %Tucker County: 11.3 %Tyler County: 11.9 %Upshur County: 11.5 %Wayne County: 12 %Webster County: 14.8 %Wetzel County: 11.7 %Wirt County: 12.7 %Wood County: 10.8 %Wyoming County: 14 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

McDowell County: 16.5 %McDowell County16.5Calhoun County: 16.2 %Calhoun County16.2Mingo County: 16.1 %Mingo County16.1Webster County: 14.8 %Webster County14.8Roane County: 14.4 %Roane County14.4Braxton County: 14.3 %Braxton County14.3Clay County: 14 %Clay County14Wyoming County: 14 %Wyoming County14Pocahontas County: 13.9 %Pocahontas County13.9Summers County: 13.9 %Summers County13.9Lincoln County: 13.8 %Lincoln County13.8Logan County: 13.5 %Logan County13.5Ritchie County: 13.4 %Ritchie County13.4Wirt County: 12.7 %Wirt County12.7Hardy County: 12.6 %Hardy County12.6Mason County: 12.5 %Mason County12.5Boone County: 12.4 %Boone County12.4Greenbrier County: 12.4 %Greenbrier County12.4Monroe County: 12.3 %Monroe County12.3Fayette County: 12.2 %Fayette County12.2Pendleton County: 12.2 %Pendleton County12.2Mercer County: 12.1 %Mercer County12.1Raleigh County: 12.1 %Raleigh County12.1Wayne County: 12 %Wayne County12Barbour County: 11.9 %Barbour County11.9Nicholas County: 11.9 %Nicholas County11.9Tyler County: 11.9 %Tyler County11.9Wetzel County: 11.7 %Wetzel County11.7Lewis County: 11.6 %Lewis County11.6Doddridge County: 11.5 %Doddridge County11.5Upshur County: 11.5 %Upshur County11.5Hampshire County: 11.3 %Hampshire County11.3Tucker County: 11.3 %Tucker County11.3Grant County: 11.2 %Grant County11.2Taylor County: 11.2 %Taylor County11.2Jackson County: 11.1 %Jackson County11.1Marshall County: 11.1 %Marshall County11.1Morgan County: 11.1 %Morgan County11.1Randolph County: 10.9 %Randolph County10.9Hancock County: 10.8 %Hancock County10.8Wood County: 10.8 %Wood County10.8Preston County: 10.5 %Preston County10.5Harrison County: 10.2 %Harrison County10.2Gilmer County: 10.1 %Gilmer County10.1Pleasants County: 10 %Pleasants County10Brooke County: 9.8 %Brooke County9.8Cabell County: 9.8 %Cabell County9.8Kanawha County: 9.8 %Kanawha County9.8Mineral County: 9.8 %Mineral County9.8Ohio County: 9.4 %Ohio County9.4Marion County: 9.3 %Marion County9.3Putnam County: 8.8 %Putnam County8.8Berkeley County: 8.4 %Berkeley County8.4Jefferson County: 7.6 %Jefferson County7.6Monongalia County: 6.7 %Monongalia County6.7McDowell County: 16.5 %McDowell County16.5Calhoun County: 16.2 %Calhoun County16.2Mingo County: 16.1 %Mingo County16.1Webster County: 14.8 %Webster County14.8Roane County: 14.4 %Roane County14.4Braxton County: 14.3 %Braxton County14.3Clay County: 14 %Clay County14Wyoming County: 14 %Wyoming County14Pocahontas County: 13.9 %Pocahontas County13.9Summers County: 13.9 %Summers County13.9Lincoln County: 13.8 %Lincoln County13.8Logan County: 13.5 %Logan County13.5Ritchie County: 13.4 %Ritchie County13.4Wirt County: 12.7 %Wirt County12.7Hardy County: 12.6 %Hardy County12.6Mason County: 12.5 %Mason County12.5Boone County: 12.4 %Boone County12.4Greenbrier County: 12.4 %Greenbrier County12.4Monroe County: 12.3 %Monroe County12.3Fayette County: 12.2 %Fayette County12.2Pendleton County: 12.2 %Pendleton County12.2Mercer County: 12.1 %Mercer County12.1Raleigh County: 12.1 %Raleigh County12.1Wayne County: 12 %Wayne County12Barbour County: 11.9 %Barbour County11.9Nicholas County: 11.9 %Nicholas County11.9Tyler County: 11.9 %Tyler County11.9Wetzel County: 11.7 %Wetzel County11.7Lewis County: 11.6 %Lewis County11.6Doddridge County: 11.5 %Doddridge County11.5Upshur County: 11.5 %Upshur County11.5Hampshire County: 11.3 %Hampshire County11.3Tucker County: 11.3 %Tucker County11.3Grant County: 11.2 %Grant County11.2Taylor County: 11.2 %Taylor County11.2Jackson County: 11.1 %Jackson County11.1Marshall County: 11.1 %Marshall County11.1Morgan County: 11.1 %Morgan County11.1Randolph County: 10.9 %Randolph County10.9Hancock County: 10.8 %Hancock County10.8Wood County: 10.8 %Wood County10.8Preston County: 10.5 %Preston County10.5Harrison County: 10.2 %Harrison County10.2Gilmer County: 10.1 %Gilmer County10.1Pleasants County: 10 %Pleasants County10Brooke County: 9.8 %Brooke County9.8Cabell County: 9.8 %Cabell County9.8Kanawha County: 9.8 %Kanawha County9.8Mineral County: 9.8 %Mineral County9.8Ohio County: 9.4 %Ohio County9.4Marion County: 9.3 %Marion County9.3Putnam County: 8.8 %Putnam County8.8Berkeley County: 8.4 %Berkeley County8.4Jefferson County: 7.6 %Jefferson County7.6Monongalia County: 6.7 %Monongalia County6.7
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McDowell County16.5-1.8 pts
2Calhoun County16.2-0.3 pts
3Mingo County16.1-0.3 pts
4Webster County14.8-1.1 pts
5Roane County14.4-0.1 pts
6Braxton County14.3+0.4 pts
7Clay County14-1.1 pts
7Wyoming County14-2.2 pts
9Pocahontas County13.9-1.5 pts
9Summers County13.9-0.7 pts
11Lincoln County13.8-2.3 pts
12Logan County13.5-2 pts
13Ritchie County13.4-3 pts
14Wirt County12.7-3.3 pts
15Hardy County12.6-0.5 pts
16Mason County12.50 pts
17Boone County12.4-1.7 pts
17Greenbrier County12.4-0.7 pts
19Monroe County12.3-0.6 pts
20Fayette County12.2-2.3 pts
20Pendleton County12.2-0.9 pts
22Mercer County12.1+0.7 pts
22Raleigh County12.1-1.6 pts
24Wayne County12-1.1 pts
25Barbour County11.9-0.6 pts
25Nicholas County11.9-2 pts
25Tyler County11.9-0.8 pts
28Wetzel County11.7-1.5 pts
29Lewis County11.6-1.3 pts
30Doddridge County11.5-0.7 pts
30Upshur County11.5-2.3 pts
32Hampshire County11.3-3.8 pts
32Tucker County11.3-0.2 pts
34Grant County11.2-3.1 pts
34Taylor County11.2-2.2 pts
36Jackson County11.1-1.4 pts
36Marshall County11.1-1.1 pts
36Morgan County11.1-0.2 pts
39Randolph County10.9-0.9 pts
40Hancock County10.8-2.4 pts
40Wood County10.8-1.3 pts
42Preston County10.5-2.5 pts
43Harrison County10.2-0.8 pts
44Gilmer County10.1-0.1 pts
45Pleasants County10-2.1 pts
46Brooke County9.8-1.9 pts
46Cabell County9.8-2 pts
46Kanawha County9.8-2.1 pts
46Mineral County9.8-1.5 pts
50Ohio County9.4+0.3 pts
51Marion County9.3-2.2 pts
52Putnam County8.8-0.2 pts
53Berkeley County8.4-0.5 pts
54Jefferson County7.6-1 pts
55Monongalia County6.7-1.6 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in West Virginia by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in West Virginia by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in West Virginia by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/west-virginia-counties.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in West Virginia by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

McDowell County, with 16.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Monongalia County, with 6.7% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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