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

Logan County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 55 counties in 2021, at 21.22 per 1,000 inhabitants. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 16.11 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for West Virginia was 15.42 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.22Logan County
Lowest7.9Monongalia County
Median16.1155 counties
West Virginia15.42History

All counties, 2021

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Logan CountyLogan County: 21.22 per 1,000 inhabitants21.22McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 21.2 per 1,000 inhabitants21.2Summers CountySummers County: 20.42 per 1,000 inhabitants20.42Hancock CountyHancock County: 19.74 per 1,000 inhabitants19.74Brooke CountyBrooke County: 19.66 per 1,000 inhabitants19.66Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 19.31 per 1,000 inhabitants19.31Mercer CountyMercer County: 18.94 per 1,000 inhabitants18.94Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 18.59 per 1,000 inhabitants18.59Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 18.27 per 1,000 inhabitants18.27Mingo CountyMingo County: 18.22 per 1,000 inhabitants18.22Fayette CountyFayette County: 18.04 per 1,000 inhabitants18.04Ohio CountyOhio County: 17.76 per 1,000 inhabitants17.76Monroe CountyMonroe County: 17.75 per 1,000 inhabitants17.75Mason CountyMason County: 17.72 per 1,000 inhabitants17.72Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 17.71 per 1,000 inhabitants17.71Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 17.62 per 1,000 inhabitants17.62Lewis CountyLewis County: 17.58 per 1,000 inhabitants17.58Clay CountyClay County: 17.33 per 1,000 inhabitants17.33Boone CountyBoone County: 17.3 per 1,000 inhabitants17.3Webster CountyWebster County: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitants17.2Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 17.18 per 1,000 inhabitants17.18Tucker CountyTucker County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Grant CountyGrant County: 16.82 per 1,000 inhabitants16.82Marshall CountyMarshall County: 16.74 per 1,000 inhabitants16.74Wayne CountyWayne County: 16.71 per 1,000 inhabitants16.71Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 16.26 per 1,000 inhabitants16.26Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 16.12 per 1,000 inhabitants16.12Barbour CountyBarbour County: 16.11 per 1,000 inhabitants16.11Cabell CountyCabell County: 16.02 per 1,000 inhabitants16.02Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 15.67 per 1,000 inhabitants15.67Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 15.67 per 1,000 inhabitants15.67Tyler CountyTyler County: 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants15.51Wood CountyWood County: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 15.46 per 1,000 inhabitants15.46Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitants15.32Mineral CountyMineral County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitants15.32Hardy CountyHardy County: 15.29 per 1,000 inhabitants15.29Braxton CountyBraxton County: 14.98 per 1,000 inhabitants14.98Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 14.93 per 1,000 inhabitants14.93Taylor CountyTaylor County: 14.87 per 1,000 inhabitants14.87Randolph CountyRandolph County: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 14.55 per 1,000 inhabitants14.55Marion CountyMarion County: 14.39 per 1,000 inhabitants14.39Harrison CountyHarrison County: 14.09 per 1,000 inhabitants14.09Upshur CountyUpshur County: 14.07 per 1,000 inhabitants14.07Morgan CountyMorgan County: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Wirt CountyWirt County: 13.65 per 1,000 inhabitants13.65Roane CountyRoane County: 13.46 per 1,000 inhabitants13.46Putnam CountyPutnam County: 13.22 per 1,000 inhabitants13.22Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 12.45 per 1,000 inhabitants12.45Preston CountyPreston County: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 11.85 per 1,000 inhabitants11.85Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 11.63 per 1,000 inhabitants11.63Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 10.31 per 1,000 inhabitants10.31Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants7.9
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Logan County Estimated21.22
2McDowell County Estimated21.2
3Summers County Estimated20.42
4Hancock County Estimated19.74
5Brooke County Estimated19.66
6Pendleton County Estimated19.31
7Mercer County Estimated18.94
8Wetzel County Estimated18.59
9Wyoming County Estimated18.27
10Mingo County Estimated18.22
11Fayette County Estimated18.04
12Ohio County Estimated17.76
13Monroe County Estimated17.75
14Mason County Estimated17.72
15Greenbrier County Estimated17.71
16Raleigh County Estimated17.62
17Lewis County Estimated17.58
18Clay County Estimated17.33
19Boone County Estimated17.3
20Webster County Estimated17.2
21Kanawha County Estimated17.18
22Tucker County Estimated17.1
23Grant County Estimated16.82
24Marshall County Estimated16.74
25Wayne County Estimated16.71
26Pocahontas County Estimated16.26
27Lincoln County Estimated16.12
28Barbour County Estimated16.11
29Cabell County Estimated16.02
30Nicholas County Estimated15.67
31Calhoun County Estimated15.67
32Tyler County Estimated15.51
33Wood County Estimated15.5
34Hampshire County Estimated15.46
35Ritchie County Estimated15.32
36Mineral County Estimated15.32
37Hardy County Estimated15.29
38Braxton County Estimated14.98
39Pleasants County Estimated14.93
40Taylor County Estimated14.87
41Randolph County Estimated14.8
42Jackson County Estimated14.55
43Marion County Estimated14.39
44Harrison County Estimated14.09
45Upshur County Estimated14.07
46Morgan County Estimated13.9
47Wirt County Estimated13.65
48Roane County Estimated13.46
49Putnam County Estimated13.22
50Gilmer County Estimated12.45
51Preston County Estimated12.4
52Doddridge County Estimated11.85
53Berkeley County Estimated11.63
54Jefferson County Estimated10.31
55Monongalia County Estimated7.9

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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)?

Logan County, with 21.22 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monongalia County, with 7.9 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: 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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