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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 2022, at 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 5.72 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.34 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for West Virginia was 9.62 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.42Berkeley County
Lowest5.72Gilmer County
Median9.3455 counties
West Virginia9.62History

All counties, 2022

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Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants12.42Wirt CountyWirt County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 10.99 per 1,000 inhabitants10.99Monroe CountyMonroe County: 10.68 per 1,000 inhabitants10.68Logan CountyLogan County: 10.46 per 1,000 inhabitants10.46Mingo CountyMingo County: 10.42 per 1,000 inhabitants10.42Mercer CountyMercer County: 10.19 per 1,000 inhabitants10.19Lewis CountyLewis County: 10.18 per 1,000 inhabitants10.18Wayne CountyWayne County: 10.13 per 1,000 inhabitants10.13Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 10.08 per 1,000 inhabitants10.08Hardy CountyHardy County: 10.08 per 1,000 inhabitants10.08Clay CountyClay County: 10.04 per 1,000 inhabitants10.04Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 10.04 per 1,000 inhabitants10.04Fayette CountyFayette County: 10.02 per 1,000 inhabitants10.02Mason CountyMason County: 9.96 per 1,000 inhabitants9.96Barbour CountyBarbour County: 9.92 per 1,000 inhabitants9.92Harrison CountyHarrison County: 9.87 per 1,000 inhabitants9.87Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Cabell CountyCabell County: 9.65 per 1,000 inhabitants9.65Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 9.61 per 1,000 inhabitants9.61Grant CountyGrant County: 9.56 per 1,000 inhabitants9.56Randolph CountyRandolph County: 9.56 per 1,000 inhabitants9.56Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 9.56 per 1,000 inhabitants9.56Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 9.47 per 1,000 inhabitants9.47Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 9.41 per 1,000 inhabitants9.41Marion CountyMarion County: 9.39 per 1,000 inhabitants9.39Putnam CountyPutnam County: 9.38 per 1,000 inhabitants9.38Upshur CountyUpshur County: 9.34 per 1,000 inhabitants9.34Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 9.33 per 1,000 inhabitants9.33Wood CountyWood County: 9.32 per 1,000 inhabitants9.32Jackson CountyJackson County: 9.31 per 1,000 inhabitants9.31Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9.31 per 1,000 inhabitants9.31Mineral CountyMineral County: 9.19 per 1,000 inhabitants9.19Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 9.15 per 1,000 inhabitants9.15Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 9.15 per 1,000 inhabitants9.15Tyler CountyTyler County: 8.96 per 1,000 inhabitants8.96Marshall CountyMarshall County: 8.85 per 1,000 inhabitants8.85Ohio CountyOhio County: 8.83 per 1,000 inhabitants8.83Boone CountyBoone County: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Preston CountyPreston County: 8.75 per 1,000 inhabitants8.75Braxton CountyBraxton County: 8.75 per 1,000 inhabitants8.75Tucker CountyTucker County: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 8.54 per 1,000 inhabitants8.54Summers CountySummers County: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Roane CountyRoane County: 8.36 per 1,000 inhabitants8.36Hancock CountyHancock County: 8.23 per 1,000 inhabitants8.23Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 8.09 per 1,000 inhabitants8.09Morgan CountyMorgan County: 8.02 per 1,000 inhabitants8.02McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 7.95 per 1,000 inhabitants7.95Brooke CountyBrooke County: 7.94 per 1,000 inhabitants7.94Taylor CountyTaylor County: 7.59 per 1,000 inhabitants7.59Webster CountyWebster County: 7.44 per 1,000 inhabitants7.44Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 7.15 per 1,000 inhabitants7.15Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 6.98 per 1,000 inhabitants6.98Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 5.72 per 1,000 inhabitants5.72
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Berkeley County Estimated12.42+0.33 pts
2Wirt County Estimated12+0.5 pts
3Wetzel County Estimated10.99+0.78 pts
4Monroe County Estimated10.68+1 pts
5Logan County Estimated10.46+1.73 pts
6Mingo County Estimated10.42+0.24 pts
7Mercer County Estimated10.19+0.21 pts
8Lewis County Estimated10.18+0.74 pts
9Wayne County Estimated10.13+0.63 pts
10Lincoln County Estimated10.08+1.21 pts
11Hardy County Estimated10.08+0.14 pts
12Clay County Estimated10.04-1.51 pts
13Hampshire County Estimated10.04-0.12 pts
14Fayette County Estimated10.02+1.02 pts
15Mason County Estimated9.96-0.62 pts
16Barbour County Estimated9.92+0.67 pts
17Harrison County Estimated9.87-0.23 pts
18Kanawha County Estimated9.8+0.45 pts
19Cabell County Estimated9.65-0.22 pts
20Ritchie County Estimated9.61-0.61 pts
21Grant County Estimated9.56+0.74 pts
22Randolph County Estimated9.56-0.23 pts
23Pendleton County Estimated9.56+1.05 pts
24Greenbrier County Estimated9.47+0.05 pts
25Monongalia County Estimated9.41+0.24 pts
26Marion County Estimated9.39-0.02 pts
27Putnam County Estimated9.38+0.15 pts
28Upshur County Estimated9.34+0.06 pts
29Wyoming County Estimated9.33-0.17 pts
30Wood County Estimated9.32-0.59 pts
31Jackson County Estimated9.31-1.46 pts
32Jefferson County Estimated9.31-0.62 pts
33Mineral County Estimated9.19-0.85 pts
34Calhoun County Estimated9.15+0.1 pts
35Raleigh County Estimated9.15-0.01 pts
36Tyler County Estimated8.96-1.22 pts
37Marshall County Estimated8.85-0.05 pts
38Ohio County Estimated8.83-0.05 pts
39Boone County Estimated8.8-0.76 pts
40Preston County Estimated8.75+0.78 pts
41Braxton County Estimated8.75+0.25 pts
42Tucker County Estimated8.7+0.68 pts
43Doddridge County Estimated8.54+1.2 pts
44Summers County Estimated8.4+0.92 pts
45Roane County Estimated8.36-0.95 pts
46Hancock County Estimated8.23+0.28 pts
47Nicholas County Estimated8.09-1.42 pts
48Morgan County Estimated8.02+0.28 pts
49McDowell County Estimated7.95-0.88 pts
50Brooke County Estimated7.94+1.57 pts
51Taylor County Estimated7.59-2.7 pts
52Webster County Estimated7.44-2.06 pts
53Pocahontas County Estimated7.15-2.63 pts
54Pleasants County Estimated6.98-2.45 pts
55Gilmer County Estimated5.72-1.32 pts

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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 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Gilmer County, with 5.72 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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