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

Grant County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 55 counties in 2023, at 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants. Wirt County had the lowest, at 5.76 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.38 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for West Virginia was 9.58 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.21Grant County
Lowest5.76Wirt County
Median9.3855 counties
West Virginia9.58History

All counties, 2023

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Grant CountyGrant County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 12.03 per 1,000 inhabitants12.03Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Mingo CountyMingo County: 11.12 per 1,000 inhabitants11.12Mercer CountyMercer County: 10.88 per 1,000 inhabitants10.88Barbour CountyBarbour County: 10.83 per 1,000 inhabitants10.83Monroe CountyMonroe County: 10.68 per 1,000 inhabitants10.68Logan CountyLogan County: 10.68 per 1,000 inhabitants10.68Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 10.62 per 1,000 inhabitants10.62Jackson CountyJackson County: 10.58 per 1,000 inhabitants10.58Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 10.47 per 1,000 inhabitants10.47Clay CountyClay County: 10.27 per 1,000 inhabitants10.27Lewis CountyLewis County: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Mason CountyMason County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 10.03 per 1,000 inhabitants10.03Harrison CountyHarrison County: 9.98 per 1,000 inhabitants9.98Hardy CountyHardy County: 9.94 per 1,000 inhabitants9.94Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 9.81 per 1,000 inhabitants9.81Upshur CountyUpshur County: 9.69 per 1,000 inhabitants9.69Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 9.67 per 1,000 inhabitants9.67Wayne CountyWayne County: 9.66 per 1,000 inhabitants9.66Wood CountyWood County: 9.64 per 1,000 inhabitants9.64Cabell CountyCabell County: 9.64 per 1,000 inhabitants9.64Marion CountyMarion County: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Mineral CountyMineral County: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 9.42 per 1,000 inhabitants9.42Boone CountyBoone County: 9.39 per 1,000 inhabitants9.39Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 9.38 per 1,000 inhabitants9.38Taylor CountyTaylor County: 9.33 per 1,000 inhabitants9.33Tyler CountyTyler County: 9.26 per 1,000 inhabitants9.26Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 9.18 per 1,000 inhabitants9.18Fayette CountyFayette County: 9.18 per 1,000 inhabitants9.18Marshall CountyMarshall County: 9.16 per 1,000 inhabitants9.16Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 9.15 per 1,000 inhabitants9.15Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 9.07 per 1,000 inhabitants9.07Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 8.97 per 1,000 inhabitants8.97Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 8.95 per 1,000 inhabitants8.95McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 8.63 per 1,000 inhabitants8.63Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 8.56 per 1,000 inhabitants8.56Preston CountyPreston County: 8.55 per 1,000 inhabitants8.55Putnam CountyPutnam County: 8.39 per 1,000 inhabitants8.39Tucker CountyTucker County: 8.31 per 1,000 inhabitants8.31Ohio CountyOhio County: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants8.2Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 8.17 per 1,000 inhabitants8.17Braxton CountyBraxton County: 7.98 per 1,000 inhabitants7.98Hancock CountyHancock County: 7.94 per 1,000 inhabitants7.94Webster CountyWebster County: 7.92 per 1,000 inhabitants7.92Morgan CountyMorgan County: 7.83 per 1,000 inhabitants7.83Roane CountyRoane County: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants7.5Summers CountySummers County: 6.87 per 1,000 inhabitants6.87Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 6.33 per 1,000 inhabitants6.33Brooke CountyBrooke County: 6.12 per 1,000 inhabitants6.12Wirt CountyWirt County: 5.76 per 1,000 inhabitants5.76
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Grant County Estimated12.21+2.65 pts
2Berkeley County Estimated12.03-0.39 pts
3Wetzel County Estimated12+1.01 pts
4Mingo County Estimated11.12+0.7 pts
5Mercer County Estimated10.88+0.7 pts
6Barbour County Estimated10.83+0.91 pts
7Monroe County Estimated10.680 pts
8Logan County Estimated10.68+0.22 pts
9Wyoming County Estimated10.62+1.3 pts
10Jackson County Estimated10.58+1.26 pts
11Calhoun County Estimated10.47+1.32 pts
12Clay County Estimated10.27+0.23 pts
13Lewis County Estimated10.2+0.02 pts
14Mason County Estimated10.1+0.14 pts
15Jefferson County Estimated10.03+0.72 pts
16Harrison County Estimated9.98+0.11 pts
17Hardy County Estimated9.94-0.14 pts
18Pocahontas County Estimated9.81+2.65 pts
19Upshur County Estimated9.69+0.34 pts
20Greenbrier County Estimated9.67+0.21 pts
21Wayne County Estimated9.66-0.47 pts
22Wood County Estimated9.64+0.32 pts
23Cabell County Estimated9.64-0.01 pts
24Marion County Estimated9.6+0.22 pts
25Mineral County Estimated9.5+0.32 pts
26Raleigh County Estimated9.42+0.28 pts
27Boone County Estimated9.39+0.59 pts
28Kanawha County Estimated9.38-0.42 pts
29Taylor County Estimated9.33+1.73 pts
30Tyler County Estimated9.26+0.29 pts
31Hampshire County Estimated9.18-0.86 pts
32Fayette County Estimated9.18-0.84 pts
33Marshall County Estimated9.16+0.31 pts
34Ritchie County Estimated9.15-0.46 pts
35Lincoln County Estimated9.1-0.98 pts
36Pleasants County Estimated9.07+2.09 pts
37Pendleton County Estimated8.97-0.59 pts
38Monongalia County Estimated8.95-0.46 pts
39McDowell County Estimated8.8+0.84 pts
40Randolph County Estimated8.63-0.93 pts
41Nicholas County Estimated8.56+0.47 pts
42Preston County Estimated8.55-0.2 pts
43Putnam County Estimated8.39-1 pts
44Tucker County Estimated8.31-0.39 pts
45Ohio County Estimated8.2-0.63 pts
46Doddridge County Estimated8.17-0.36 pts
47Braxton County Estimated7.98-0.77 pts
48Hancock County Estimated7.94-0.29 pts
49Webster County Estimated7.92+0.48 pts
50Morgan County Estimated7.83-0.18 pts
51Roane County Estimated7.5-0.87 pts
52Summers County Estimated6.87-1.53 pts
53Gilmer County Estimated6.33+0.62 pts
54Brooke County Estimated6.12-1.83 pts
55Wirt County Estimated5.76-6.24 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)?

Grant County, with 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wirt County, with 5.76 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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