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Counties in West Virginia by deaths (July to June)

Kanawha County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 55 counties in 2021, at 3,079. Wirt County had the lowest, at 70. The median was 384 and the figure for West Virginia was 27,581. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,079Kanawha County
Lowest70Wirt County
Median38455 counties
West Virginia27,581History

All counties, 2021

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Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 3,079 count3,079Cabell CountyCabell County: 1,503 count1,503Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,447 count1,447Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 1,306 count1,306Wood CountyWood County: 1,302 count1,302Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,124 count1,124Harrison CountyHarrison County: 925 count925Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 839 count839Marion CountyMarion County: 808 count808Putnam CountyPutnam County: 759 count759Ohio CountyOhio County: 748 count748Fayette CountyFayette County: 726 count726Logan CountyLogan County: 683 count683Wayne CountyWayne County: 647 count647Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 600 count600Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 581 count581Hancock CountyHancock County: 569 count569Marshall CountyMarshall County: 508 count508Mason CountyMason County: 449 count449Brooke CountyBrooke County: 438 count438Preston CountyPreston County: 425 count425Mingo CountyMingo County: 424 count424Randolph CountyRandolph County: 413 count413Mineral CountyMineral County: 412 count412Jackson CountyJackson County: 404 count404McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 396 count396Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 387 count387Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 384 count384Boone CountyBoone County: 373 count373Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 359 count359Upshur CountyUpshur County: 335 count335Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 327 count327Lewis CountyLewis County: 298 count298Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 266 count266Barbour CountyBarbour County: 249 count249Taylor CountyTaylor County: 247 count247Summers CountySummers County: 243 count243Morgan CountyMorgan County: 239 count239Monroe CountyMonroe County: 220 count220Hardy CountyHardy County: 217 count217Roane CountyRoane County: 188 count188Braxton CountyBraxton County: 185 count185Grant CountyGrant County: 185 count185Webster CountyWebster County: 143 count143Clay CountyClay County: 138 count138Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 129 count129Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 128 count128Tyler CountyTyler County: 128 count128Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 118 count118Tucker CountyTucker County: 115 count115Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 114 count114Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 97 count97Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 92 count92Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 92 count92Wirt CountyWirt County: 70 count70
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Kanawha County Estimated3,079
2Cabell County Estimated1,503
3Berkeley County Estimated1,447
4Raleigh County Estimated1,306
5Wood County Estimated1,302
6Mercer County Estimated1,124
7Harrison County Estimated925
8Monongalia County Estimated839
9Marion County Estimated808
10Putnam County Estimated759
11Ohio County Estimated748
12Fayette County Estimated726
13Logan County Estimated683
14Wayne County Estimated647
15Jefferson County Estimated600
16Greenbrier County Estimated581
17Hancock County Estimated569
18Marshall County Estimated508
19Mason County Estimated449
20Brooke County Estimated438
21Preston County Estimated425
22Mingo County Estimated424
23Randolph County Estimated413
24Mineral County Estimated412
25Jackson County Estimated404
26McDowell County Estimated396
27Wyoming County Estimated387
28Nicholas County Estimated384
29Boone County Estimated373
30Hampshire County Estimated359
31Upshur County Estimated335
32Lincoln County Estimated327
33Lewis County Estimated298
34Wetzel County Estimated266
35Barbour County Estimated249
36Taylor County Estimated247
37Summers County Estimated243
38Morgan County Estimated239
39Monroe County Estimated220
40Hardy County Estimated217
41Roane County Estimated188
42Braxton County Estimated185
42Grant County Estimated185
44Webster County Estimated143
45Clay County Estimated138
46Ritchie County Estimated129
47Pocahontas County Estimated128
47Tyler County Estimated128
49Pendleton County Estimated118
50Tucker County Estimated115
51Pleasants County Estimated114
52Calhoun County Estimated97
53Doddridge County Estimated92
53Gilmer County Estimated92
55Wirt County Estimated70

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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 3,079 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wirt County, with 70 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: 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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