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

Kanawha County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 55 counties in 2025, at 2,633. Wirt County had the lowest, at 77. The median was 341 and the figure for West Virginia was 24,841. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,633Kanawha County
Lowest77Wirt County
Median34155 counties
West Virginia24,841History

All counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 2,633 count2,633Cabell CountyCabell County: 1,295 count1,295Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,243 count1,243Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 1,165 count1,165Wood CountyWood County: 1,141 count1,141Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,004 count1,004Harrison CountyHarrison County: 974 count974Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 778 count778Marion CountyMarion County: 722 count722Fayette CountyFayette County: 671 count671Putnam CountyPutnam County: 641 count641Ohio CountyOhio County: 615 count615Wayne CountyWayne County: 582 count582Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 563 count563Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 562 count562Logan CountyLogan County: 520 count520Hancock CountyHancock County: 460 count460Preston CountyPreston County: 449 count449Randolph CountyRandolph County: 449 count449Jackson CountyJackson County: 445 count445Mingo CountyMingo County: 422 count422Mason CountyMason County: 387 count387Marshall CountyMarshall County: 377 count377Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 376 count376Mineral CountyMineral County: 366 count366Boone CountyBoone County: 354 count354Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 348 count348Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 341 count341McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 332 count332Brooke CountyBrooke County: 324 count324Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 319 count319Upshur CountyUpshur County: 300 count300Lewis CountyLewis County: 260 count260Roane CountyRoane County: 237 count237Barbour CountyBarbour County: 233 count233Morgan CountyMorgan County: 231 count231Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 231 count231Taylor CountyTaylor County: 200 count200Summers CountySummers County: 187 count187Braxton CountyBraxton County: 186 count186Hardy CountyHardy County: 184 count184Monroe CountyMonroe County: 171 count171Grant CountyGrant County: 165 count165Clay CountyClay County: 152 count152Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 145 count145Webster CountyWebster County: 140 count140Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 134 count134Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 124 count124Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 115 count115Tyler CountyTyler County: 115 count115Tucker CountyTucker County: 114 count114Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 108 count108Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 91 count91Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 83 count83Wirt CountyWirt County: 77 count77
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Kanawha County Estimated2,633+0.2%
2Cabell County Estimated1,295-0.5%
3Berkeley County Estimated1,243-0.4%
4Raleigh County Estimated1,165+0.6%
5Wood County Estimated1,141-1.6%
6Mercer County Estimated1,004-0.9%
7Harrison County Estimated974-1%
8Monongalia County Estimated778-0.1%
9Marion County Estimated722-0.7%
10Fayette County Estimated671-1.3%
11Putnam County Estimated641-1.4%
12Ohio County Estimated615+1%
13Wayne County Estimated582-0.7%
14Jefferson County Estimated563+0.9%
15Greenbrier County Estimated562-1.1%
16Logan County Estimated520-0.8%
17Hancock County Estimated460+1.8%
18Preston County Estimated449+2%
18Randolph County Estimated449+1.6%
20Jackson County Estimated445+1.6%
21Mingo County Estimated422+1.2%
22Mason County Estimated387+2.4%
23Marshall County Estimated377-0.3%
24Nicholas County Estimated376-0.3%
25Mineral County Estimated366+0.5%
26Boone County Estimated354-1.4%
27Wyoming County Estimated348-0.3%
28Lincoln County Estimated341+0.9%
29McDowell County Estimated332-1.2%
30Brooke County Estimated3240%
31Hampshire County Estimated319+1.6%
32Upshur County Estimated300+3.8%
33Lewis County Estimated260+0.8%
34Roane County Estimated237+2.6%
35Barbour County Estimated233+2.6%
36Morgan County Estimated231+3.6%
36Wetzel County Estimated231+1.8%
38Taylor County Estimated200+4.2%
39Summers County Estimated187+2.2%
40Braxton County Estimated186+2.2%
41Hardy County Estimated184+3.4%
42Monroe County Estimated171+4.3%
43Grant County Estimated165+0.6%
44Clay County Estimated152+2.7%
45Pocahontas County Estimated145+2.1%
46Webster County Estimated140+5.3%
47Ritchie County Estimated134+2.3%
48Pendleton County Estimated124+4.2%
49Pleasants County Estimated115+5.5%
49Tyler County Estimated115+1.8%
51Tucker County Estimated114+2.7%
52Calhoun County Estimated108+0.9%
53Gilmer County Estimated91+1.1%
54Doddridge County Estimated83+1.2%
55Wirt County Estimated77+1.3%

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death totals.

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: deaths, 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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Questions

Which county has the highest deaths (July to June)?

Kanawha County, with 2,633 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Wirt County, with 77 in 2025.

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: deaths, 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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