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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 2022, at 3,172. Wirt County had the lowest, at 89. The median was 417 and the figure for West Virginia was 29,938. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,172Kanawha County
Lowest89Wirt County
Median41755 counties
West Virginia29,938History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 3,172 count3,172Cabell CountyCabell County: 1,597 count1,597Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,518 count1,518Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 1,389 count1,389Wood CountyWood County: 1,351 count1,351Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,193 count1,193Harrison CountyHarrison County: 1,157 count1,157Marion CountyMarion County: 866 count866Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 846 count846Fayette CountyFayette County: 836 count836Putnam CountyPutnam County: 742 count742Logan CountyLogan County: 711 count711Wayne CountyWayne County: 704 count704Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 701 count701Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 681 count681Ohio CountyOhio County: 679 count679Hancock CountyHancock County: 538 count538Preston CountyPreston County: 525 count525Mingo CountyMingo County: 521 count521Marshall CountyMarshall County: 518 count518Jackson CountyJackson County: 505 count505Randolph CountyRandolph County: 502 count502Mason CountyMason County: 480 count480Mineral CountyMineral County: 475 count475Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 461 count461McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 434 count434Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 420 count420Brooke CountyBrooke County: 417 count417Boone CountyBoone County: 401 count401Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 401 count401Morgan CountyMorgan County: 346 count346Upshur CountyUpshur County: 344 count344Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 337 count337Lewis CountyLewis County: 335 count335Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 312 count312Barbour CountyBarbour County: 284 count284Taylor CountyTaylor County: 272 count272Summers CountySummers County: 265 count265Roane CountyRoane County: 262 count262Monroe CountyMonroe County: 245 count245Braxton CountyBraxton County: 232 count232Hardy CountyHardy County: 202 count202Grant CountyGrant County: 178 count178Clay CountyClay County: 169 count169Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 159 count159Tyler CountyTyler County: 159 count159Webster CountyWebster County: 152 count152Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 144 count144Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 138 count138Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 127 count127Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 120 count120Tucker CountyTucker County: 120 count120Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 114 count114Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 92 count92Wirt CountyWirt County: 89 count89
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Kanawha County Estimated3,172+3%
2Cabell County Estimated1,597+6.3%
3Berkeley County Estimated1,518+4.9%
4Raleigh County Estimated1,389+6.4%
5Wood County Estimated1,351+3.8%
6Mercer County Estimated1,193+6.1%
7Harrison County Estimated1,157+25.1%
8Marion County Estimated866+7.2%
9Monongalia County Estimated846+0.8%
10Fayette County Estimated836+15.2%
11Putnam County Estimated742-2.2%
12Logan County Estimated711+4.1%
13Wayne County Estimated704+8.8%
14Greenbrier County Estimated701+20.7%
15Jefferson County Estimated681+13.5%
16Ohio County Estimated679-9.2%
17Hancock County Estimated538-5.4%
18Preston County Estimated525+23.5%
19Mingo County Estimated521+22.9%
20Marshall County Estimated518+2%
21Jackson County Estimated505+25%
22Randolph County Estimated502+21.5%
23Mason County Estimated480+6.9%
24Mineral County Estimated475+15.3%
25Nicholas County Estimated461+20.1%
26McDowell County Estimated434+9.6%
27Wyoming County Estimated420+8.5%
28Brooke County Estimated417-4.8%
29Boone County Estimated401+7.5%
29Lincoln County Estimated401+22.6%
31Morgan County Estimated346+44.8%
32Upshur County Estimated344+2.7%
33Hampshire County Estimated337-6.1%
34Lewis County Estimated335+12.4%
35Wetzel County Estimated312+17.3%
36Barbour County Estimated284+14.1%
37Taylor County Estimated272+10.1%
38Summers County Estimated265+9.1%
39Roane County Estimated262+39.4%
40Monroe County Estimated245+11.4%
41Braxton County Estimated232+25.4%
42Hardy County Estimated202-6.9%
43Grant County Estimated178-3.8%
44Clay County Estimated169+22.5%
45Pocahontas County Estimated159+24.2%
45Tyler County Estimated159+24.2%
47Webster County Estimated152+6.3%
48Ritchie County Estimated144+11.6%
49Calhoun County Estimated138+42.3%
50Pendleton County Estimated127+7.6%
51Pleasants County Estimated120+5.3%
51Tucker County Estimated120+4.3%
53Gilmer County Estimated114+23.9%
54Doddridge County Estimated920%
55Wirt County Estimated89+27.1%

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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 3,172 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wirt County, with 89 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: 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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