Counties in West Virginia by death rate (July to June), 2025

Pendleton County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 55 counties in 2025, at 21.14 per 1,000 inhabitants. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 7.21 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 15.65 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for West Virginia was 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.14Pendleton County
Median15.6555 counties
West Virginia14.06History

All counties, 2025

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Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 21.14 per 1,000 inhabitants21.14Clay CountyClay County: 19.96 per 1,000 inhabitants19.96Mingo CountyMingo County: 19.57 per 1,000 inhabitants19.57McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 19.49 per 1,000 inhabitants19.49Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 19.03 per 1,000 inhabitants19.03Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 18.14 per 1,000 inhabitants18.14Webster CountyWebster County: 17.84 per 1,000 inhabitants17.84Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 17.73 per 1,000 inhabitants17.73Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 17.69 per 1,000 inhabitants17.69Roane CountyRoane County: 17.67 per 1,000 inhabitants17.67Fayette CountyFayette County: 17.49 per 1,000 inhabitants17.49Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 17.48 per 1,000 inhabitants17.48Mercer CountyMercer County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitants17.45Tucker CountyTucker County: 17.42 per 1,000 inhabitants17.42Boone CountyBoone County: 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants17.4Logan CountyLogan County: 17.05 per 1,000 inhabitants17.05Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 16.77 per 1,000 inhabitants16.77Randolph CountyRandolph County: 16.63 per 1,000 inhabitants16.63Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 16.59 per 1,000 inhabitants16.59Hancock CountyHancock County: 16.52 per 1,000 inhabitants16.52Jackson CountyJackson County: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants16.2Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 16.19 per 1,000 inhabitants16.19Summers CountySummers County: 16.18 per 1,000 inhabitants16.18Lewis CountyLewis County: 15.82 per 1,000 inhabitants15.82Wirt CountyWirt County: 15.74 per 1,000 inhabitants15.74Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 15.73 per 1,000 inhabitants15.73Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 15.66 per 1,000 inhabitants15.66Mason CountyMason County: 15.65 per 1,000 inhabitants15.65Wayne CountyWayne County: 15.56 per 1,000 inhabitants15.56Braxton CountyBraxton County: 15.54 per 1,000 inhabitants15.54Brooke CountyBrooke County: 15.27 per 1,000 inhabitants15.27Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 15.23 per 1,000 inhabitants15.23Barbour CountyBarbour County: 15.15 per 1,000 inhabitants15.15Harrison CountyHarrison County: 15.14 per 1,000 inhabitants15.14Ohio CountyOhio County: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1Grant CountyGrant County: 15 per 1,000 inhabitants15Tyler CountyTyler County: 14.58 per 1,000 inhabitants14.58Cabell CountyCabell County: 14.18 per 1,000 inhabitants14.18Wood CountyWood County: 13.83 per 1,000 inhabitants13.83Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.68 per 1,000 inhabitants13.68Mineral CountyMineral County: 13.67 per 1,000 inhabitants13.67Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 13.33 per 1,000 inhabitants13.33Preston CountyPreston County: 13.21 per 1,000 inhabitants13.21Marion CountyMarion County: 12.98 per 1,000 inhabitants12.98Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9Morgan CountyMorgan County: 12.89 per 1,000 inhabitants12.89Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 12.82 per 1,000 inhabitants12.82Hardy CountyHardy County: 12.79 per 1,000 inhabitants12.79Upshur CountyUpshur County: 12.65 per 1,000 inhabitants12.65Taylor CountyTaylor County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Putnam CountyPutnam County: 11.26 per 1,000 inhabitants11.26Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants10.87Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9.05 per 1,000 inhabitants9.05Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 9.02 per 1,000 inhabitants9.02Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 7.21 per 1,000 inhabitants7.21
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Pendleton County Estimated21.14+1.14 pts
2Clay County Estimated19.96+0.8 pts
3Mingo County Estimated19.57+0.47 pts
4McDowell County Estimated19.49+0.09 pts
5Pocahontas County Estimated19.03+0.55 pts
6Calhoun County Estimated18.14+0.16 pts
7Webster County Estimated17.84+1.18 pts
8Greenbrier County Estimated17.73-0.03 pts
9Lincoln County Estimated17.69+0.38 pts
10Roane County Estimated17.67+0.67 pts
11Fayette County Estimated17.49-0.03 pts
12Wyoming County Estimated17.48+0.16 pts
13Mercer County Estimated17.45-0.07 pts
14Tucker County Estimated17.42+0.54 pts
15Boone County Estimated17.4-0.09 pts
16Logan County Estimated17.05+0.03 pts
17Wetzel County Estimated16.77+0.44 pts
18Randolph County Estimated16.63+0.41 pts
19Ritchie County Estimated16.59+0.5 pts
20Hancock County Estimated16.52+0.41 pts
21Jackson County Estimated16.2+0.3 pts
22Raleigh County Estimated16.19+0.18 pts
23Summers County Estimated16.18+0.39 pts
24Lewis County Estimated15.82+0.22 pts
25Wirt County Estimated15.74+0.34 pts
26Nicholas County Estimated15.73+0.04 pts
27Pleasants County Estimated15.66+0.91 pts
28Mason County Estimated15.65+0.39 pts
29Wayne County Estimated15.56-0.02 pts
30Braxton County Estimated15.54+0.5 pts
31Brooke County Estimated15.27+0.1 pts
32Kanawha County Estimated15.23+0.12 pts
33Barbour County Estimated15.15+0.41 pts
34Harrison County Estimated15.14-0.12 pts
35Ohio County Estimated15.1+0.28 pts
36Grant County Estimated15+0.05 pts
37Tyler County Estimated14.58+0.28 pts
38Cabell County Estimated14.18-0 pts
39Wood County Estimated13.83-0.18 pts
40Monroe County Estimated13.68+0.51 pts
41Mineral County Estimated13.67+0.08 pts
42Hampshire County Estimated13.33+0.07 pts
43Preston County Estimated13.21+0.28 pts
44Marion County Estimated12.98-0.06 pts
45Marshall County Estimated12.9+0.04 pts
46Morgan County Estimated12.89+0.3 pts
47Gilmer County Estimated12.82+0.26 pts
48Hardy County Estimated12.79+0.42 pts
49Upshur County Estimated12.65+0.42 pts
50Taylor County Estimated12.21+0.53 pts
51Putnam County Estimated11.26-0.16 pts
52Doddridge County Estimated10.87+0.17 pts
53Jefferson County Estimated9.05-0.17 pts
54Berkeley County Estimated9.02-0.26 pts
55Monongalia County Estimated7.21-0.03 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths 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 death 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: death 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 death rate (July to June)?

Pendleton County, with 21.14 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monongalia County, with 7.21 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death 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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