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

McDowell County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 55 counties in 2021, at 17.9%. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 7%. The median was 12.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest17.9McDowell County
Lowest7Monongalia County
Median12.555 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 12.5 %Berkeley County: 9.2 %Boone County: 13.1 %Braxton County: 14.8 %Brooke County: 10.7 %Cabell County: 11 %Calhoun County: 16.2 %Clay County: 15.1 %Doddridge County: 11.8 %Fayette County: 13.1 %Gilmer County: 9.8 %Grant County: 12.7 %Greenbrier County: 13 %Hampshire County: 12.6 %Hancock County: 11.3 %Hardy County: 13 %Harrison County: 10.9 %Jackson County: 12.5 %Jefferson County: 8.5 %Kanawha County: 10.9 %Lewis County: 12.4 %Lincoln County: 14.6 %Logan County: 15.3 %McDowell County: 17.9 %Marion County: 10.1 %Marshall County: 11.5 %Mason County: 13 %Mercer County: 13.1 %Mineral County: 10.4 %Mingo County: 16.1 %Monongalia County: 7 %Monroe County: 12.8 %Morgan County: 11.4 %Nicholas County: 12.5 %Ohio County: 9.9 %Pendleton County: 13.4 %Pleasants County: 10.4 %Pocahontas County: 14.6 %Preston County: 11.1 %Putnam County: 9.7 %Raleigh County: 12.5 %Randolph County: 11.5 %Ritchie County: 13.7 %Roane County: 14.9 %Summers County: 14 %Taylor County: 11.5 %Tucker County: 11.7 %Tyler County: 11.7 %Upshur County: 12.4 %Wayne County: 13 %Webster County: 15.8 %Wetzel County: 12.5 %Wirt County: 13.8 %Wood County: 11.7 %Wyoming County: 15.1 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

McDowell County: 17.9 %McDowell County17.9Calhoun County: 16.2 %Calhoun County16.2Mingo County: 16.1 %Mingo County16.1Webster County: 15.8 %Webster County15.8Logan County: 15.3 %Logan County15.3Clay County: 15.1 %Clay County15.1Wyoming County: 15.1 %Wyoming County15.1Roane County: 14.9 %Roane County14.9Braxton County: 14.8 %Braxton County14.8Lincoln County: 14.6 %Lincoln County14.6Pocahontas County: 14.6 %Pocahontas County14.6Summers County: 14 %Summers County14Wirt County: 13.8 %Wirt County13.8Ritchie County: 13.7 %Ritchie County13.7Pendleton County: 13.4 %Pendleton County13.4Boone County: 13.1 %Boone County13.1Fayette County: 13.1 %Fayette County13.1Mercer County: 13.1 %Mercer County13.1Greenbrier County: 13 %Greenbrier County13Hardy County: 13 %Hardy County13Mason County: 13 %Mason County13Wayne County: 13 %Wayne County13Monroe County: 12.8 %Monroe County12.8Grant County: 12.7 %Grant County12.7Hampshire County: 12.6 %Hampshire County12.6Barbour County: 12.5 %Barbour County12.5Jackson County: 12.5 %Jackson County12.5Nicholas County: 12.5 %Nicholas County12.5Raleigh County: 12.5 %Raleigh County12.5Wetzel County: 12.5 %Wetzel County12.5Lewis County: 12.4 %Lewis County12.4Upshur County: 12.4 %Upshur County12.4Doddridge County: 11.8 %Doddridge County11.8Tucker County: 11.7 %Tucker County11.7Tyler County: 11.7 %Tyler County11.7Wood County: 11.7 %Wood County11.7Marshall County: 11.5 %Marshall County11.5Randolph County: 11.5 %Randolph County11.5Taylor County: 11.5 %Taylor County11.5Morgan County: 11.4 %Morgan County11.4Hancock County: 11.3 %Hancock County11.3Preston County: 11.1 %Preston County11.1Cabell County: 11 %Cabell County11Harrison County: 10.9 %Harrison County10.9Kanawha County: 10.9 %Kanawha County10.9Brooke County: 10.7 %Brooke County10.7Mineral County: 10.4 %Mineral County10.4Pleasants County: 10.4 %Pleasants County10.4Marion County: 10.1 %Marion County10.1Ohio County: 9.9 %Ohio County9.9Gilmer County: 9.8 %Gilmer County9.8Putnam County: 9.7 %Putnam County9.7Berkeley County: 9.2 %Berkeley County9.2Jefferson County: 8.5 %Jefferson County8.5Monongalia County: 7 %Monongalia County7McDowell County: 17.9 %McDowell County17.9Calhoun County: 16.2 %Calhoun County16.2Mingo County: 16.1 %Mingo County16.1Webster County: 15.8 %Webster County15.8Logan County: 15.3 %Logan County15.3Clay County: 15.1 %Clay County15.1Wyoming County: 15.1 %Wyoming County15.1Roane County: 14.9 %Roane County14.9Braxton County: 14.8 %Braxton County14.8Lincoln County: 14.6 %Lincoln County14.6Pocahontas County: 14.6 %Pocahontas County14.6Summers County: 14 %Summers County14Wirt County: 13.8 %Wirt County13.8Ritchie County: 13.7 %Ritchie County13.7Pendleton County: 13.4 %Pendleton County13.4Boone County: 13.1 %Boone County13.1Fayette County: 13.1 %Fayette County13.1Mercer County: 13.1 %Mercer County13.1Greenbrier County: 13 %Greenbrier County13Hardy County: 13 %Hardy County13Mason County: 13 %Mason County13Wayne County: 13 %Wayne County13Monroe County: 12.8 %Monroe County12.8Grant County: 12.7 %Grant County12.7Hampshire County: 12.6 %Hampshire County12.6Barbour County: 12.5 %Barbour County12.5Jackson County: 12.5 %Jackson County12.5Nicholas County: 12.5 %Nicholas County12.5Raleigh County: 12.5 %Raleigh County12.5Wetzel County: 12.5 %Wetzel County12.5Lewis County: 12.4 %Lewis County12.4Upshur County: 12.4 %Upshur County12.4Doddridge County: 11.8 %Doddridge County11.8Tucker County: 11.7 %Tucker County11.7Tyler County: 11.7 %Tyler County11.7Wood County: 11.7 %Wood County11.7Marshall County: 11.5 %Marshall County11.5Randolph County: 11.5 %Randolph County11.5Taylor County: 11.5 %Taylor County11.5Morgan County: 11.4 %Morgan County11.4Hancock County: 11.3 %Hancock County11.3Preston County: 11.1 %Preston County11.1Cabell County: 11 %Cabell County11Harrison County: 10.9 %Harrison County10.9Kanawha County: 10.9 %Kanawha County10.9Brooke County: 10.7 %Brooke County10.7Mineral County: 10.4 %Mineral County10.4Pleasants County: 10.4 %Pleasants County10.4Marion County: 10.1 %Marion County10.1Ohio County: 9.9 %Ohio County9.9Gilmer County: 9.8 %Gilmer County9.8Putnam County: 9.7 %Putnam County9.7Berkeley County: 9.2 %Berkeley County9.2Jefferson County: 8.5 %Jefferson County8.5Monongalia County: 7 %Monongalia County7
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1McDowell County17.9
2Calhoun County16.2
3Mingo County16.1
4Webster County15.8
5Logan County15.3
6Clay County15.1
6Wyoming County15.1
8Roane County14.9
9Braxton County14.8
10Lincoln County14.6
10Pocahontas County14.6
12Summers County14
13Wirt County13.8
14Ritchie County13.7
15Pendleton County13.4
16Boone County13.1
16Fayette County13.1
16Mercer County13.1
19Greenbrier County13
19Hardy County13
19Mason County13
19Wayne County13
23Monroe County12.8
24Grant County12.7
25Hampshire County12.6
26Barbour County12.5
26Jackson County12.5
26Nicholas County12.5
26Raleigh County12.5
26Wetzel County12.5
31Lewis County12.4
31Upshur County12.4
33Doddridge County11.8
34Tucker County11.7
34Tyler County11.7
34Wood County11.7
37Marshall County11.5
37Randolph County11.5
37Taylor County11.5
40Morgan County11.4
41Hancock County11.3
42Preston County11.1
43Cabell County11
44Harrison County10.9
44Kanawha County10.9
46Brooke County10.7
47Mineral County10.4
47Pleasants County10.4
49Marion County10.1
50Ohio County9.9
51Gilmer County9.8
52Putnam County9.7
53Berkeley County9.2
54Jefferson County8.5
55Monongalia County7

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. 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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

McDowell County, with 17.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Monongalia County, with 7% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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