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Counties in West Virginia by birth rate (July to June)

Berkeley County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 55 counties in 2021, at 12.09 per 1,000 inhabitants. Brooke County had the lowest, at 6.37 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.43 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for West Virginia was 9.58 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.09Berkeley County
Lowest6.37Brooke County
Median9.4355 counties
West Virginia9.58History

All counties, 2021

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Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 12.09 per 1,000 inhabitants12.09Clay CountyClay County: 11.56 per 1,000 inhabitants11.56Wirt CountyWirt County: 11.51 per 1,000 inhabitants11.51Jackson CountyJackson County: 10.77 per 1,000 inhabitants10.77Mason CountyMason County: 10.58 per 1,000 inhabitants10.58Taylor CountyTaylor County: 10.29 per 1,000 inhabitants10.29Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 10.22 per 1,000 inhabitants10.22Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 10.21 per 1,000 inhabitants10.21Mingo CountyMingo County: 10.18 per 1,000 inhabitants10.18Tyler CountyTyler County: 10.18 per 1,000 inhabitants10.18Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 10.16 per 1,000 inhabitants10.16Harrison CountyHarrison County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Mineral CountyMineral County: 10.04 per 1,000 inhabitants10.04Mercer CountyMercer County: 9.97 per 1,000 inhabitants9.97Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9.94 per 1,000 inhabitants9.94Hardy CountyHardy County: 9.93 per 1,000 inhabitants9.93Wood CountyWood County: 9.91 per 1,000 inhabitants9.91Cabell CountyCabell County: 9.87 per 1,000 inhabitants9.87Randolph CountyRandolph County: 9.79 per 1,000 inhabitants9.79Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 9.78 per 1,000 inhabitants9.78Monroe CountyMonroe County: 9.68 per 1,000 inhabitants9.68Boone CountyBoone County: 9.56 per 1,000 inhabitants9.56Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 9.51 per 1,000 inhabitants9.51Wayne CountyWayne County: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Webster CountyWebster County: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 9.49 per 1,000 inhabitants9.49Lewis CountyLewis County: 9.44 per 1,000 inhabitants9.44Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 9.43 per 1,000 inhabitants9.43Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 9.42 per 1,000 inhabitants9.42Marion CountyMarion County: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitants9.35Roane CountyRoane County: 9.31 per 1,000 inhabitants9.31Upshur CountyUpshur County: 9.28 per 1,000 inhabitants9.28Barbour CountyBarbour County: 9.25 per 1,000 inhabitants9.25Putnam CountyPutnam County: 9.23 per 1,000 inhabitants9.23Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 9.17 per 1,000 inhabitants9.17Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 9.16 per 1,000 inhabitants9.16Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 9.04 per 1,000 inhabitants9.04Fayette CountyFayette County: 8.99 per 1,000 inhabitants8.99Marshall CountyMarshall County: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Ohio CountyOhio County: 8.88 per 1,000 inhabitants8.88Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 8.87 per 1,000 inhabitants8.87McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 8.83 per 1,000 inhabitants8.83Grant CountyGrant County: 8.82 per 1,000 inhabitants8.82Logan CountyLogan County: 8.73 per 1,000 inhabitants8.73Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 8.51 per 1,000 inhabitants8.51Braxton CountyBraxton County: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Tucker CountyTucker County: 8.03 per 1,000 inhabitants8.03Preston CountyPreston County: 7.97 per 1,000 inhabitants7.97Hancock CountyHancock County: 7.94 per 1,000 inhabitants7.94Morgan CountyMorgan County: 7.74 per 1,000 inhabitants7.74Summers CountySummers County: 7.48 per 1,000 inhabitants7.48Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 7.34 per 1,000 inhabitants7.34Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 7.03 per 1,000 inhabitants7.03Brooke CountyBrooke County: 6.37 per 1,000 inhabitants6.37
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Berkeley County Estimated12.09
2Clay County Estimated11.56
3Wirt County Estimated11.51
4Jackson County Estimated10.77
5Mason County Estimated10.58
6Taylor County Estimated10.29
7Ritchie County Estimated10.22
8Wetzel County Estimated10.21
9Mingo County Estimated10.18
10Tyler County Estimated10.18
11Hampshire County Estimated10.16
12Harrison County Estimated10.1
13Mineral County Estimated10.04
14Mercer County Estimated9.97
15Jefferson County Estimated9.94
16Hardy County Estimated9.93
17Wood County Estimated9.91
18Cabell County Estimated9.87
19Randolph County Estimated9.79
20Pocahontas County Estimated9.78
21Monroe County Estimated9.68
22Boone County Estimated9.56
23Nicholas County Estimated9.51
24Wayne County Estimated9.5
25Webster County Estimated9.5
26Wyoming County Estimated9.49
27Lewis County Estimated9.44
28Pleasants County Estimated9.43
29Greenbrier County Estimated9.42
30Marion County Estimated9.4
31Kanawha County Estimated9.35
32Roane County Estimated9.31
33Upshur County Estimated9.28
34Barbour County Estimated9.25
35Putnam County Estimated9.23
36Monongalia County Estimated9.17
37Raleigh County Estimated9.16
38Calhoun County Estimated9.04
39Fayette County Estimated8.99
40Marshall County Estimated8.9
41Ohio County Estimated8.88
42Lincoln County Estimated8.87
43McDowell County Estimated8.83
44Grant County Estimated8.82
45Logan County Estimated8.73
46Pendleton County Estimated8.51
47Braxton County Estimated8.5
48Tucker County Estimated8.03
49Preston County Estimated7.97
50Hancock County Estimated7.94
51Morgan County Estimated7.74
52Summers County Estimated7.48
53Doddridge County Estimated7.34
54Gilmer County Estimated7.03
55Brooke County Estimated6.37

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About this ranking

Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Berkeley County, with 12.09 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Brooke County, with 6.37 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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