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

Pendleton County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 55 counties in 2024, at 20 per 1,000 inhabitants. Monongalia County had the lowest, at 7.23 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for West Virginia was 14 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest20Pendleton County
Lowest7.23Monongalia County
Median15.2655 counties
West Virginia14History

All counties, 2024

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Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 20 per 1,000 inhabitants20McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 19.4 per 1,000 inhabitants19.4Clay CountyClay County: 19.16 per 1,000 inhabitants19.16Mingo CountyMingo County: 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitants19.1Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 18.48 per 1,000 inhabitants18.48Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 17.97 per 1,000 inhabitants17.97Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 17.75 per 1,000 inhabitants17.75Fayette CountyFayette County: 17.52 per 1,000 inhabitants17.52Mercer CountyMercer County: 17.52 per 1,000 inhabitants17.52Boone CountyBoone County: 17.49 per 1,000 inhabitants17.49Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 17.33 per 1,000 inhabitants17.33Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 17.31 per 1,000 inhabitants17.31Logan CountyLogan County: 17.02 per 1,000 inhabitants17.02Roane CountyRoane County: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17Tucker CountyTucker County: 16.88 per 1,000 inhabitants16.88Webster CountyWebster County: 16.66 per 1,000 inhabitants16.66Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 16.33 per 1,000 inhabitants16.33Randolph CountyRandolph County: 16.22 per 1,000 inhabitants16.22Hancock CountyHancock County: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants16.1Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 16.09 per 1,000 inhabitants16.09Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 16.01 per 1,000 inhabitants16.01Jackson CountyJackson County: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9Summers CountySummers County: 15.79 per 1,000 inhabitants15.79Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 15.69 per 1,000 inhabitants15.69Lewis CountyLewis County: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 15.58 per 1,000 inhabitants15.58Wirt CountyWirt County: 15.39 per 1,000 inhabitants15.39Harrison CountyHarrison County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Mason CountyMason County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Brooke CountyBrooke County: 15.17 per 1,000 inhabitants15.17Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 15.11 per 1,000 inhabitants15.11Braxton CountyBraxton County: 15.04 per 1,000 inhabitants15.04Grant CountyGrant County: 14.94 per 1,000 inhabitants14.94Ohio CountyOhio County: 14.82 per 1,000 inhabitants14.82Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 14.75 per 1,000 inhabitants14.75Barbour CountyBarbour County: 14.75 per 1,000 inhabitants14.75Tyler CountyTyler County: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Cabell CountyCabell County: 14.18 per 1,000 inhabitants14.18Wood CountyWood County: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14Mineral CountyMineral County: 13.59 per 1,000 inhabitants13.59Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 13.26 per 1,000 inhabitants13.26Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.17 per 1,000 inhabitants13.17Marion CountyMarion County: 13.04 per 1,000 inhabitants13.04Preston CountyPreston County: 12.93 per 1,000 inhabitants12.93Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.86 per 1,000 inhabitants12.86Morgan CountyMorgan County: 12.59 per 1,000 inhabitants12.59Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 12.55 per 1,000 inhabitants12.55Hardy CountyHardy County: 12.37 per 1,000 inhabitants12.37Upshur CountyUpshur County: 12.24 per 1,000 inhabitants12.24Taylor CountyTaylor County: 11.67 per 1,000 inhabitants11.67Putnam CountyPutnam County: 11.42 per 1,000 inhabitants11.42Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 10.69 per 1,000 inhabitants10.69Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 9.29 per 1,000 inhabitants9.29Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9.22 per 1,000 inhabitants9.22Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 7.23 per 1,000 inhabitants7.23
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Pendleton County Estimated20+1.9 pts
2McDowell County Estimated19.4-2.11 pts
3Clay County Estimated19.16+1.69 pts
4Mingo County Estimated19.1-0.98 pts
5Pocahontas County Estimated18.48-1.78 pts
6Calhoun County Estimated17.97+1.02 pts
7Greenbrier County Estimated17.75+0.58 pts
8Fayette County Estimated17.52-1.11 pts
9Mercer County Estimated17.52+0.69 pts
10Boone County Estimated17.49+0.3 pts
11Wyoming County Estimated17.33-1.13 pts
12Lincoln County Estimated17.31-0.95 pts
13Logan County Estimated17.02-1.24 pts
14Roane County Estimated17+0.47 pts
15Tucker County Estimated16.88-0.66 pts
16Webster County Estimated16.66+0.57 pts
17Wetzel County Estimated16.33-0.31 pts
18Randolph County Estimated16.22+1.07 pts
19Hancock County Estimated16.1+0.22 pts
20Ritchie County Estimated16.09-1.35 pts
21Raleigh County Estimated16.01-0.27 pts
22Jackson County Estimated15.9-0.18 pts
23Summers County Estimated15.79-1.13 pts
24Nicholas County Estimated15.69-0.52 pts
25Lewis County Estimated15.6-0.55 pts
26Wayne County Estimated15.58-0.13 pts
27Wirt County Estimated15.39-3.29 pts
28Harrison County Estimated15.26+0.22 pts
29Mason County Estimated15.26-1.2 pts
30Brooke County Estimated15.17-0.54 pts
31Kanawha County Estimated15.11-0.81 pts
32Braxton County Estimated15.04-1 pts
33Grant County Estimated14.94-1 pts
34Ohio County Estimated14.82-0.15 pts
35Pleasants County Estimated14.75+0.35 pts
36Barbour County Estimated14.75+0.42 pts
37Tyler County Estimated14.3-2.71 pts
38Cabell County Estimated14.18-1.11 pts
39Wood County Estimated14+0.48 pts
40Mineral County Estimated13.59-0.79 pts
41Hampshire County Estimated13.26-0.98 pts
42Monroe County Estimated13.17-1.73 pts
43Marion County Estimated13.04-1.26 pts
44Preston County Estimated12.93-0.25 pts
45Marshall County Estimated12.86-0.72 pts
46Morgan County Estimated12.59-0.67 pts
47Gilmer County Estimated12.55-1.77 pts
48Hardy County Estimated12.37-0.58 pts
49Upshur County Estimated12.24-0.32 pts
50Taylor County Estimated11.67-0.22 pts
51Putnam County Estimated11.42-0.76 pts
52Doddridge County Estimated10.69-1.11 pts
53Berkeley County Estimated9.29-0.98 pts
54Jefferson County Estimated9.22-0.87 pts
55Monongalia County Estimated7.23-0.81 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 20 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monongalia County, with 7.23 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: 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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