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Counties in West Virginia by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Mingo County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 55 counties in 2023, at 24.1%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 18.6%. The median was 21.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest24.1Mingo County
Lowest18.6Jefferson County
Median21.255 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 22.6 %Berkeley County: 21.6 %Boone County: 21.6 %Braxton County: 22 %Brooke County: 19.5 %Cabell County: 21.9 %Calhoun County: 22.2 %Clay County: 22.3 %Doddridge County: 21.2 %Fayette County: 21.8 %Gilmer County: 21.4 %Grant County: 20 %Greenbrier County: 20.8 %Hampshire County: 20.1 %Hancock County: 20.2 %Hardy County: 21 %Harrison County: 20.3 %Jackson County: 20.6 %Jefferson County: 18.6 %Kanawha County: 20.9 %Lewis County: 21.6 %Lincoln County: 22.5 %Logan County: 23.1 %McDowell County: 23.8 %Marion County: 21.4 %Marshall County: 20.5 %Mason County: 21.6 %Mercer County: 21.3 %Mineral County: 19.7 %Mingo County: 24.1 %Monongalia County: 20.9 %Monroe County: 20.4 %Morgan County: 19.8 %Nicholas County: 20.7 %Ohio County: 20.1 %Pendleton County: 19.3 %Pleasants County: 20.9 %Pocahontas County: 20.6 %Preston County: 21.2 %Putnam County: 19.6 %Raleigh County: 22.3 %Randolph County: 20.8 %Ritchie County: 21.5 %Roane County: 21.8 %Summers County: 21.5 %Taylor County: 21 %Tucker County: 19.1 %Tyler County: 20.4 %Upshur County: 21.6 %Wayne County: 21.8 %Webster County: 21.7 %Wetzel County: 21.3 %Wirt County: 20.9 %Wood County: 20.8 %Wyoming County: 22.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Mingo County: 24.1 %Mingo County24.1McDowell County: 23.8 %McDowell County23.8Logan County: 23.1 %Logan County23.1Barbour County: 22.6 %Barbour County22.6Lincoln County: 22.5 %Lincoln County22.5Wyoming County: 22.4 %Wyoming County22.4Clay County: 22.3 %Clay County22.3Raleigh County: 22.3 %Raleigh County22.3Calhoun County: 22.2 %Calhoun County22.2Braxton County: 22 %Braxton County22Cabell County: 21.9 %Cabell County21.9Fayette County: 21.8 %Fayette County21.8Roane County: 21.8 %Roane County21.8Wayne County: 21.8 %Wayne County21.8Webster County: 21.7 %Webster County21.7Berkeley County: 21.6 %Berkeley County21.6Boone County: 21.6 %Boone County21.6Lewis County: 21.6 %Lewis County21.6Mason County: 21.6 %Mason County21.6Upshur County: 21.6 %Upshur County21.6Ritchie County: 21.5 %Ritchie County21.5Summers County: 21.5 %Summers County21.5Gilmer County: 21.4 %Gilmer County21.4Marion County: 21.4 %Marion County21.4Mercer County: 21.3 %Mercer County21.3Wetzel County: 21.3 %Wetzel County21.3Doddridge County: 21.2 %Doddridge County21.2Preston County: 21.2 %Preston County21.2Hardy County: 21 %Hardy County21Taylor County: 21 %Taylor County21Kanawha County: 20.9 %Kanawha County20.9Monongalia County: 20.9 %Monongalia County20.9Pleasants County: 20.9 %Pleasants County20.9Wirt County: 20.9 %Wirt County20.9Greenbrier County: 20.8 %Greenbrier County20.8Randolph County: 20.8 %Randolph County20.8Wood County: 20.8 %Wood County20.8Nicholas County: 20.7 %Nicholas County20.7Jackson County: 20.6 %Jackson County20.6Pocahontas County: 20.6 %Pocahontas County20.6Marshall County: 20.5 %Marshall County20.5Monroe County: 20.4 %Monroe County20.4Tyler County: 20.4 %Tyler County20.4Harrison County: 20.3 %Harrison County20.3Hancock County: 20.2 %Hancock County20.2Hampshire County: 20.1 %Hampshire County20.1Ohio County: 20.1 %Ohio County20.1Grant County: 20 %Grant County20Morgan County: 19.8 %Morgan County19.8Mineral County: 19.7 %Mineral County19.7Putnam County: 19.6 %Putnam County19.6Brooke County: 19.5 %Brooke County19.5Pendleton County: 19.3 %Pendleton County19.3Tucker County: 19.1 %Tucker County19.1Jefferson County: 18.6 %Jefferson County18.6Mingo County: 24.1 %Mingo County24.1McDowell County: 23.8 %McDowell County23.8Logan County: 23.1 %Logan County23.1Barbour County: 22.6 %Barbour County22.6Lincoln County: 22.5 %Lincoln County22.5Wyoming County: 22.4 %Wyoming County22.4Clay County: 22.3 %Clay County22.3Raleigh County: 22.3 %Raleigh County22.3Calhoun County: 22.2 %Calhoun County22.2Braxton County: 22 %Braxton County22Cabell County: 21.9 %Cabell County21.9Fayette County: 21.8 %Fayette County21.8Roane County: 21.8 %Roane County21.8Wayne County: 21.8 %Wayne County21.8Webster County: 21.7 %Webster County21.7Berkeley County: 21.6 %Berkeley County21.6Boone County: 21.6 %Boone County21.6Lewis County: 21.6 %Lewis County21.6Mason County: 21.6 %Mason County21.6Upshur County: 21.6 %Upshur County21.6Ritchie County: 21.5 %Ritchie County21.5Summers County: 21.5 %Summers County21.5Gilmer County: 21.4 %Gilmer County21.4Marion County: 21.4 %Marion County21.4Mercer County: 21.3 %Mercer County21.3Wetzel County: 21.3 %Wetzel County21.3Doddridge County: 21.2 %Doddridge County21.2Preston County: 21.2 %Preston County21.2Hardy County: 21 %Hardy County21Taylor County: 21 %Taylor County21Kanawha County: 20.9 %Kanawha County20.9Monongalia County: 20.9 %Monongalia County20.9Pleasants County: 20.9 %Pleasants County20.9Wirt County: 20.9 %Wirt County20.9Greenbrier County: 20.8 %Greenbrier County20.8Randolph County: 20.8 %Randolph County20.8Wood County: 20.8 %Wood County20.8Nicholas County: 20.7 %Nicholas County20.7Jackson County: 20.6 %Jackson County20.6Pocahontas County: 20.6 %Pocahontas County20.6Marshall County: 20.5 %Marshall County20.5Monroe County: 20.4 %Monroe County20.4Tyler County: 20.4 %Tyler County20.4Harrison County: 20.3 %Harrison County20.3Hancock County: 20.2 %Hancock County20.2Hampshire County: 20.1 %Hampshire County20.1Ohio County: 20.1 %Ohio County20.1Grant County: 20 %Grant County20Morgan County: 19.8 %Morgan County19.8Mineral County: 19.7 %Mineral County19.7Putnam County: 19.6 %Putnam County19.6Brooke County: 19.5 %Brooke County19.5Pendleton County: 19.3 %Pendleton County19.3Tucker County: 19.1 %Tucker County19.1Jefferson County: 18.6 %Jefferson County18.6
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mingo County24.1+0.9 pts
2McDowell County23.8+0.6 pts
3Logan County23.1-0.1 pts
4Barbour County22.6+0.7 pts
5Lincoln County22.5-0.1 pts
6Wyoming County22.4-0.8 pts
7Clay County22.3-0.2 pts
7Raleigh County22.3+1.4 pts
9Calhoun County22.2+0.9 pts
10Braxton County22+1 pts
11Cabell County21.9-1.5 pts
12Fayette County21.8-0.1 pts
12Roane County21.8-0.6 pts
12Wayne County21.8-0.6 pts
15Webster County21.7+1.2 pts
16Berkeley County21.6+2.8 pts
16Boone County21.6+0.3 pts
16Lewis County21.6+0.4 pts
16Mason County21.6+0.4 pts
16Upshur County21.6-0.2 pts
21Ritchie County21.5-0.7 pts
21Summers County21.5+0.7 pts
23Gilmer County21.4+0.9 pts
23Marion County21.4+1.2 pts
25Mercer County21.3+0.4 pts
25Wetzel County21.30 pts
27Doddridge County21.2+0.8 pts
27Preston County21.2-0.1 pts
29Hardy County21+0.1 pts
29Taylor County21-0.6 pts
31Kanawha County20.9+0.8 pts
31Monongalia County20.9-0.2 pts
31Pleasants County20.9+0.1 pts
31Wirt County20.9-1.1 pts
35Greenbrier County20.8+0.7 pts
35Randolph County20.8+0.4 pts
35Wood County20.80 pts
38Nicholas County20.7+0.5 pts
39Jackson County20.6+1 pts
39Pocahontas County20.6-0.2 pts
41Marshall County20.5+0.5 pts
42Monroe County20.4+0.2 pts
42Tyler County20.4+0.5 pts
44Harrison County20.3+0.8 pts
45Hancock County20.2+0.2 pts
46Hampshire County20.1-0.4 pts
46Ohio County20.1+2.1 pts
48Grant County20-1 pts
49Morgan County19.8+1.5 pts
50Mineral County19.7-0.2 pts
51Putnam County19.6+1.1 pts
52Brooke County19.5+0.2 pts
53Pendleton County19.3+0.6 pts
54Tucker County19.1+0.9 pts
55Jefferson County18.6+0.6 pts

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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), frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in West Virginia by frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in West Virginia by frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Mingo County, with 24.1% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Jefferson County, with 18.6% 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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