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

McDowell County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 55 counties in 2022, at 23.97 per 1,000 inhabitants. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 18.42 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for West Virginia was 16.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.97McDowell County
Median18.4255 counties
West Virginia16.82History

All counties, 2022

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McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 23.97 per 1,000 inhabitants23.97Mingo CountyMingo County: 22.9 per 1,000 inhabitants22.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 22.55 per 1,000 inhabitants22.55Logan CountyLogan County: 22.53 per 1,000 inhabitants22.53Summers CountySummers County: 22.5 per 1,000 inhabitants22.5Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 22.11 per 1,000 inhabitants22.11Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 21.55 per 1,000 inhabitants21.55Clay CountyClay County: 21.49 per 1,000 inhabitants21.49Fayette CountyFayette County: 21.04 per 1,000 inhabitants21.04Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 20.92 per 1,000 inhabitants20.92Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 20.31 per 1,000 inhabitants20.31Mercer CountyMercer County: 20.25 per 1,000 inhabitants20.25Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 20.19 per 1,000 inhabitants20.19Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 20.02 per 1,000 inhabitants20.02Morgan CountyMorgan County: 19.96 per 1,000 inhabitants19.96Lewis CountyLewis County: 19.94 per 1,000 inhabitants19.94Monroe CountyMonroe County: 19.83 per 1,000 inhabitants19.83Tyler CountyTyler County: 19.52 per 1,000 inhabitants19.52Mason CountyMason County: 19.12 per 1,000 inhabitants19.12Brooke CountyBrooke County: 19.04 per 1,000 inhabitants19.04Braxton CountyBraxton County: 18.97 per 1,000 inhabitants18.97Boone CountyBoone County: 18.96 per 1,000 inhabitants18.96Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 18.94 per 1,000 inhabitants18.94Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 18.93 per 1,000 inhabitants18.93Hancock CountyHancock County: 18.92 per 1,000 inhabitants18.92Roane CountyRoane County: 18.89 per 1,000 inhabitants18.89Webster CountyWebster County: 18.54 per 1,000 inhabitants18.54Barbour CountyBarbour County: 18.42 per 1,000 inhabitants18.42Wayne CountyWayne County: 18.38 per 1,000 inhabitants18.38Jackson CountyJackson County: 18.23 per 1,000 inhabitants18.23Randolph CountyRandolph County: 18.1 per 1,000 inhabitants18.1Tucker CountyTucker County: 18.01 per 1,000 inhabitants18.01Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 17.92 per 1,000 inhabitants17.92Harrison CountyHarrison County: 17.78 per 1,000 inhabitants17.78Mineral CountyMineral County: 17.66 per 1,000 inhabitants17.66Wirt CountyWirt County: 17.51 per 1,000 inhabitants17.51Marshall CountyMarshall County: 17.31 per 1,000 inhabitants17.31Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 17.3 per 1,000 inhabitants17.3Cabell CountyCabell County: 17.18 per 1,000 inhabitants17.18Taylor CountyTaylor County: 16.53 per 1,000 inhabitants16.53Ohio CountyOhio County: 16.29 per 1,000 inhabitants16.29Grant CountyGrant County: 16.21 per 1,000 inhabitants16.21Wood CountyWood County: 16.16 per 1,000 inhabitants16.16Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 15.81 per 1,000 inhabitants15.81Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 15.52 per 1,000 inhabitants15.52Marion CountyMarion County: 15.48 per 1,000 inhabitants15.48Preston CountyPreston County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitants15.32Upshur CountyUpshur County: 14.48 per 1,000 inhabitants14.48Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 14.4 per 1,000 inhabitants14.4Hardy CountyHardy County: 14.24 per 1,000 inhabitants14.24Putnam CountyPutnam County: 12.97 per 1,000 inhabitants12.97Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 11.87 per 1,000 inhabitants11.87Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 11.59 per 1,000 inhabitants11.59Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants7.93
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1McDowell County Estimated23.97+2.77 pts
2Mingo County Estimated22.9+4.69 pts
3Calhoun County Estimated22.55+6.88 pts
4Logan County Estimated22.53+1.31 pts
5Summers County Estimated22.5+2.07 pts
6Wetzel County Estimated22.11+3.52 pts
7Greenbrier County Estimated21.55+3.84 pts
8Clay County Estimated21.49+4.15 pts
9Fayette County Estimated21.04+3 pts
10Pendleton County Estimated20.92+1.61 pts
11Pocahontas County Estimated20.31+4.05 pts
12Mercer County Estimated20.25+1.32 pts
13Wyoming County Estimated20.19+1.92 pts
14Lincoln County Estimated20.02+3.9 pts
15Morgan County Estimated19.96+6.06 pts
16Lewis County Estimated19.94+2.36 pts
17Monroe County Estimated19.83+2.08 pts
18Tyler County Estimated19.52+4.01 pts
19Mason County Estimated19.12+1.4 pts
20Brooke County Estimated19.04-0.62 pts
21Braxton County Estimated18.97+3.99 pts
22Boone County Estimated18.96+1.66 pts
23Raleigh County Estimated18.94+1.32 pts
24Nicholas County Estimated18.93+3.26 pts
25Hancock County Estimated18.92-0.82 pts
26Roane County Estimated18.89+5.43 pts
27Webster County Estimated18.54+1.34 pts
28Barbour County Estimated18.42+2.3 pts
29Wayne County Estimated18.38+1.67 pts
30Jackson County Estimated18.23+3.67 pts
31Randolph County Estimated18.1+3.3 pts
32Tucker County Estimated18.01+0.91 pts
33Kanawha County Estimated17.92+0.74 pts
34Harrison County Estimated17.78+3.69 pts
35Mineral County Estimated17.66+2.35 pts
36Wirt County Estimated17.51+3.86 pts
37Marshall County Estimated17.31+0.56 pts
38Ritchie County Estimated17.3+1.97 pts
39Cabell County Estimated17.18+1.16 pts
40Taylor County Estimated16.53+1.66 pts
41Ohio County Estimated16.29-1.48 pts
42Grant County Estimated16.21-0.61 pts
43Wood County Estimated16.16+0.66 pts
44Pleasants County Estimated15.81+0.88 pts
45Gilmer County Estimated15.52+3.07 pts
46Marion County Estimated15.48+1.09 pts
47Preston County Estimated15.32+2.91 pts
48Upshur County Estimated14.48+0.41 pts
49Hampshire County Estimated14.4-1.06 pts
50Hardy County Estimated14.24-1.05 pts
51Putnam County Estimated12.97-0.25 pts
52Doddridge County Estimated11.9+0.05 pts
53Berkeley County Estimated11.87+0.25 pts
54Jefferson County Estimated11.59+1.28 pts
55Monongalia County Estimated7.93+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)?

McDowell County, with 23.97 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monongalia County, with 7.93 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: 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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