Counties in West Virginia by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)

Hardy County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 55 counties in 2015, at 9.7%. Pleasants County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 7.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.7Hardy County
Median7.555 counties
West Virginia7.3History

Map of counties, 2015

Barbour County: 8.3 %Berkeley County: 7.3 %Boone County: 7.4 %Braxton County: 8.9 %Brooke County: 6 %Cabell County: 7.3 %Calhoun County: 8.9 %Clay County: 9.3 %Doddridge County: 6.6 %Fayette County: 8.2 %Gilmer County: 9.5 %Grant County: 7.7 %Greenbrier County: 7.7 %Hampshire County: 9.4 %Hancock County: 7 %Hardy County: 9.7 %Harrison County: 6.6 %Jackson County: 7.1 %Jefferson County: 6.9 %Kanawha County: 6.8 %Lewis County: 7.3 %Lincoln County: 8.3 %Logan County: 8.1 %McDowell County: 9.4 %Marion County: 6.9 %Marshall County: 6 %Mason County: 6.9 %Mercer County: 7.6 %Mineral County: 6.8 %Mingo County: 8.9 %Monongalia County: 6.1 %Monroe County: 8.8 %Morgan County: 8.7 %Nicholas County: 7.5 %Ohio County: 6.1 %Pendleton County: 8.4 %Pleasants County: 5.5 %Pocahontas County: 8.6 %Preston County: 7.4 %Putnam County: 5.6 %Raleigh County: 8.1 %Randolph County: 8.2 %Ritchie County: 8.7 %Roane County: 9.6 %Summers County: 8 %Taylor County: 6.9 %Tucker County: 7.2 %Tyler County: 6.8 %Upshur County: 8.1 %Wayne County: 7.4 %Webster County: 9.1 %Wetzel County: 7.5 %Wirt County: 7.2 %Wood County: 6.7 %Wyoming County: 8.3 %
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  • 6.8 to 7.2
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  • 8.9 and over
%, 2015. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Hardy County: 9.7 %Hardy County9.7Roane County: 9.6 %Roane County9.6Gilmer County: 9.5 %Gilmer County9.5Hampshire County: 9.4 %Hampshire County9.4McDowell County: 9.4 %McDowell County9.4Clay County: 9.3 %Clay County9.3Webster County: 9.1 %Webster County9.1Braxton County: 8.9 %Braxton County8.9Calhoun County: 8.9 %Calhoun County8.9Mingo County: 8.9 %Mingo County8.9Monroe County: 8.8 %Monroe County8.8Morgan County: 8.7 %Morgan County8.7Ritchie County: 8.7 %Ritchie County8.7Pocahontas County: 8.6 %Pocahontas County8.6Pendleton County: 8.4 %Pendleton County8.4Barbour County: 8.3 %Barbour County8.3Lincoln County: 8.3 %Lincoln County8.3Wyoming County: 8.3 %Wyoming County8.3Fayette County: 8.2 %Fayette County8.2Randolph County: 8.2 %Randolph County8.2Logan County: 8.1 %Logan County8.1Raleigh County: 8.1 %Raleigh County8.1Upshur County: 8.1 %Upshur County8.1Summers County: 8 %Summers County8Grant County: 7.7 %Grant County7.7Greenbrier County: 7.7 %Greenbrier County7.7Mercer County: 7.6 %Mercer County7.6Nicholas County: 7.5 %Nicholas County7.5Wetzel County: 7.5 %Wetzel County7.5Boone County: 7.4 %Boone County7.4Preston County: 7.4 %Preston County7.4Wayne County: 7.4 %Wayne County7.4Berkeley County: 7.3 %Berkeley County7.3Cabell County: 7.3 %Cabell County7.3Lewis County: 7.3 %Lewis County7.3Tucker County: 7.2 %Tucker County7.2Wirt County: 7.2 %Wirt County7.2Jackson County: 7.1 %Jackson County7.1Hancock County: 7 %Hancock County7Jefferson County: 6.9 %Jefferson County6.9Marion County: 6.9 %Marion County6.9Mason County: 6.9 %Mason County6.9Taylor County: 6.9 %Taylor County6.9Kanawha County: 6.8 %Kanawha County6.8Mineral County: 6.8 %Mineral County6.8Tyler County: 6.8 %Tyler County6.8Wood County: 6.7 %Wood County6.7Doddridge County: 6.6 %Doddridge County6.6Harrison County: 6.6 %Harrison County6.6Monongalia County: 6.1 %Monongalia County6.1Ohio County: 6.1 %Ohio County6.1Brooke County: 6 %Brooke County6Marshall County: 6 %Marshall County6Putnam County: 5.6 %Putnam County5.6Pleasants County: 5.5 %Pleasants County5.5Hardy County: 9.7 %Hardy County9.7Roane County: 9.6 %Roane County9.6Gilmer County: 9.5 %Gilmer County9.5Hampshire County: 9.4 %Hampshire County9.4McDowell County: 9.4 %McDowell County9.4Clay County: 9.3 %Clay County9.3Webster County: 9.1 %Webster County9.1Braxton County: 8.9 %Braxton County8.9Calhoun County: 8.9 %Calhoun County8.9Mingo County: 8.9 %Mingo County8.9Monroe County: 8.8 %Monroe County8.8Morgan County: 8.7 %Morgan County8.7Ritchie County: 8.7 %Ritchie County8.7Pocahontas County: 8.6 %Pocahontas County8.6Pendleton County: 8.4 %Pendleton County8.4Barbour County: 8.3 %Barbour County8.3Lincoln County: 8.3 %Lincoln County8.3Wyoming County: 8.3 %Wyoming County8.3Fayette County: 8.2 %Fayette County8.2Randolph County: 8.2 %Randolph County8.2Logan County: 8.1 %Logan County8.1Raleigh County: 8.1 %Raleigh County8.1Upshur County: 8.1 %Upshur County8.1Summers County: 8 %Summers County8Grant County: 7.7 %Grant County7.7Greenbrier County: 7.7 %Greenbrier County7.7Mercer County: 7.6 %Mercer County7.6Nicholas County: 7.5 %Nicholas County7.5Wetzel County: 7.5 %Wetzel County7.5Boone County: 7.4 %Boone County7.4Preston County: 7.4 %Preston County7.4Wayne County: 7.4 %Wayne County7.4Berkeley County: 7.3 %Berkeley County7.3Cabell County: 7.3 %Cabell County7.3Lewis County: 7.3 %Lewis County7.3Tucker County: 7.2 %Tucker County7.2Wirt County: 7.2 %Wirt County7.2Jackson County: 7.1 %Jackson County7.1Hancock County: 7 %Hancock County7Jefferson County: 6.9 %Jefferson County6.9Marion County: 6.9 %Marion County6.9Mason County: 6.9 %Mason County6.9Taylor County: 6.9 %Taylor County6.9Kanawha County: 6.8 %Kanawha County6.8Mineral County: 6.8 %Mineral County6.8Tyler County: 6.8 %Tyler County6.8Wood County: 6.7 %Wood County6.7Doddridge County: 6.6 %Doddridge County6.6Harrison County: 6.6 %Harrison County6.6Monongalia County: 6.1 %Monongalia County6.1Ohio County: 6.1 %Ohio County6.1Brooke County: 6 %Brooke County6Marshall County: 6 %Marshall County6Putnam County: 5.6 %Putnam County5.6Pleasants County: 5.5 %Pleasants County5.5
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hardy County9.7-3.1 pts
2Roane County9.6-3.1 pts
3Gilmer County9.5-2.6 pts
4Hampshire County9.4-3.4 pts
4McDowell County9.4-4.5 pts
6Clay County9.3-2.4 pts
7Webster County9.1-3 pts
8Braxton County8.9-3 pts
8Calhoun County8.9-3.1 pts
8Mingo County8.9-2.5 pts
11Monroe County8.8-4.1 pts
12Morgan County8.7-3.1 pts
12Ritchie County8.7-4.5 pts
14Pocahontas County8.6-3.9 pts
15Pendleton County8.4-4.6 pts
16Barbour County8.3-3.3 pts
16Lincoln County8.3-3.4 pts
16Wyoming County8.3-3 pts
19Fayette County8.2-3.5 pts
19Randolph County8.2-2.3 pts
21Logan County8.1-2.9 pts
21Raleigh County8.1-2.7 pts
21Upshur County8.1-3.6 pts
24Summers County8-3.6 pts
25Grant County7.7-3.7 pts
25Greenbrier County7.7-4.1 pts
27Mercer County7.6-4.2 pts
28Nicholas County7.5-3.7 pts
28Wetzel County7.5-3 pts
30Boone County7.4-2.1 pts
30Preston County7.4-3.8 pts
30Wayne County7.4-4.2 pts
33Berkeley County7.3-3.5 pts
33Cabell County7.3-2.6 pts
33Lewis County7.3-3.3 pts
36Tucker County7.2-3.6 pts
36Wirt County7.2-3.5 pts
38Jackson County7.1-3.4 pts
39Hancock County7-2.7 pts
40Jefferson County6.9-3 pts
40Marion County6.9-3.4 pts
40Mason County6.9-3.4 pts
40Taylor County6.9-3.3 pts
44Kanawha County6.8-2.9 pts
44Mineral County6.8-2.9 pts
44Tyler County6.8-3.3 pts
47Wood County6.7-3.4 pts
48Doddridge County6.6-4 pts
48Harrison County6.6-4 pts
50Monongalia County6.1-3.6 pts
50Ohio County6.1-2.7 pts
52Brooke County6-3 pts
52Marshall County6-3.2 pts
54Putnam County5.6-2.6 pts
55Pleasants County5.5-2.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People under 65 without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of all people under 65. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) for states and counties, all races, both sexes and all income levels.

A model-based single-year estimate that combines the American Community Survey with administrative records and population estimates, so every county gets a figure. Covers states and counties only, because the SAHIE dataset files have no national row. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2008 on only; 2013 is the updated release. People 65 and over are left out because nearly all of them have Medicare.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties (Counties in West Virginia by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip

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Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in West Virginia by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/west-virginia-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Counties in West Virginia by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/west-virginia-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in West Virginia by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/west-virginia-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?

Hardy County, with 9.7% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?

Pleasants County, with 5.5% in 2015.

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