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

Wetzel County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 55 counties in 2024, at 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 6.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.06 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for West Virginia was 9.51 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.3Wetzel County
Lowest6.56Gilmer County
Median9.0655 counties
West Virginia9.51History

All counties, 2024

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Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Mingo CountyMingo County: 12.04 per 1,000 inhabitants12.04Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 11.85 per 1,000 inhabitants11.85Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 11.42 per 1,000 inhabitants11.42Mercer CountyMercer County: 10.95 per 1,000 inhabitants10.95Grant CountyGrant County: 10.84 per 1,000 inhabitants10.84Mason CountyMason County: 10.66 per 1,000 inhabitants10.66Upshur CountyUpshur County: 10.38 per 1,000 inhabitants10.38Hardy CountyHardy County: 10.35 per 1,000 inhabitants10.35Logan CountyLogan County: 10.33 per 1,000 inhabitants10.33Barbour CountyBarbour County: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 10.05 per 1,000 inhabitants10.05Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 10.02 per 1,000 inhabitants10.02Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 9.88 per 1,000 inhabitants9.88Monroe CountyMonroe County: 9.71 per 1,000 inhabitants9.71Harrison CountyHarrison County: 9.71 per 1,000 inhabitants9.71Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 9.63 per 1,000 inhabitants9.63Cabell CountyCabell County: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Mineral CountyMineral County: 9.49 per 1,000 inhabitants9.49Wood CountyWood County: 9.44 per 1,000 inhabitants9.44Lewis CountyLewis County: 9.43 per 1,000 inhabitants9.43Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 9.43 per 1,000 inhabitants9.43Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 9.19 per 1,000 inhabitants9.19Wirt CountyWirt County: 9.11 per 1,000 inhabitants9.11Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 9.07 per 1,000 inhabitants9.07Randolph CountyRandolph County: 9.06 per 1,000 inhabitants9.06Taylor CountyTaylor County: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Tyler CountyTyler County: 8.98 per 1,000 inhabitants8.98Marion CountyMarion County: 8.91 per 1,000 inhabitants8.91Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 8.72 per 1,000 inhabitants8.72Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 8.71 per 1,000 inhabitants8.71Clay CountyClay County: 8.67 per 1,000 inhabitants8.67Fayette CountyFayette County: 8.63 per 1,000 inhabitants8.63Marshall CountyMarshall County: 8.58 per 1,000 inhabitants8.58Hancock CountyHancock County: 8.55 per 1,000 inhabitants8.55Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 8.48 per 1,000 inhabitants8.48Boone CountyBoone County: 8.38 per 1,000 inhabitants8.38Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 8.22 per 1,000 inhabitants8.22Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 8.16 per 1,000 inhabitants8.16Putnam CountyPutnam County: 8.15 per 1,000 inhabitants8.15Preston CountyPreston County: 8.14 per 1,000 inhabitants8.14Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 8.12 per 1,000 inhabitants8.12Morgan CountyMorgan County: 8.08 per 1,000 inhabitants8.08Ohio CountyOhio County: 8.06 per 1,000 inhabitants8.06Brooke CountyBrooke County: 8.01 per 1,000 inhabitants8.01Tucker CountyTucker County: 7.75 per 1,000 inhabitants7.75McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 7.62 per 1,000 inhabitants7.62Braxton CountyBraxton County: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6Summers CountySummers County: 7.51 per 1,000 inhabitants7.51Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 7.23 per 1,000 inhabitants7.23Roane CountyRoane County: 7.06 per 1,000 inhabitants7.06Webster CountyWebster County: 6.89 per 1,000 inhabitants6.89Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 6.56 per 1,000 inhabitants6.56
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Wetzel County Estimated12.3+0.3 pts
2Mingo County Estimated12.04+0.92 pts
3Berkeley County Estimated11.85-0.18 pts
4Calhoun County Estimated11.42+0.95 pts
5Mercer County Estimated10.95+0.07 pts
6Grant County Estimated10.84-1.37 pts
7Mason County Estimated10.66+0.56 pts
8Upshur County Estimated10.38+0.69 pts
9Hardy County Estimated10.35+0.42 pts
10Logan County Estimated10.33-0.34 pts
11Barbour County Estimated10.2-0.63 pts
12Wayne County Estimated10.1+0.44 pts
13Jefferson County Estimated10.1+0.07 pts
14Jackson County Estimated10.05-0.52 pts
15Raleigh County Estimated10.02+0.6 pts
16Wyoming County Estimated9.88-0.74 pts
17Monroe County Estimated9.71-0.97 pts
18Harrison County Estimated9.71-0.27 pts
19Hampshire County Estimated9.63+0.45 pts
20Cabell County Estimated9.6-0.03 pts
21Mineral County Estimated9.49-0.02 pts
22Wood County Estimated9.44-0.2 pts
23Lewis County Estimated9.43-0.77 pts
24Kanawha County Estimated9.43+0.05 pts
25Greenbrier County Estimated9.19-0.48 pts
26Wirt County Estimated9.11+3.35 pts
27Monongalia County Estimated9.07+0.12 pts
28Randolph County Estimated9.06+0.43 pts
29Taylor County Estimated9-0.33 pts
30Tyler County Estimated8.98-0.27 pts
31Marion County Estimated8.91-0.69 pts
32Pocahontas County Estimated8.72-1.09 pts
33Lincoln County Estimated8.71-0.4 pts
34Clay County Estimated8.67-1.6 pts
35Fayette County Estimated8.63-0.54 pts
36Marshall County Estimated8.58-0.58 pts
37Hancock County Estimated8.55+0.61 pts
38Ritchie County Estimated8.48-0.67 pts
39Boone County Estimated8.38-1.01 pts
40Doddridge County Estimated8.22+0.04 pts
41Nicholas County Estimated8.16-0.4 pts
42Putnam County Estimated8.15-0.23 pts
43Preston County Estimated8.14-0.41 pts
44Pleasants County Estimated8.12-0.95 pts
45Morgan County Estimated8.08+0.24 pts
46Ohio County Estimated8.06-0.14 pts
47Brooke County Estimated8.01+1.89 pts
48Tucker County Estimated7.75-0.56 pts
49McDowell County Estimated7.62-1.17 pts
50Braxton County Estimated7.6-0.38 pts
51Summers County Estimated7.51+0.64 pts
52Pendleton County Estimated7.23-1.74 pts
53Roane County Estimated7.06-0.44 pts
54Webster County Estimated6.89-1.03 pts
55Gilmer County Estimated6.56+0.22 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)?

Wetzel County, with 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Gilmer County, with 6.56 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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