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 2017, at 9.8%. Putnam County had the lowest, at 5.7%. The median was 7.8% and the figure for West Virginia was 7.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.8Hardy County
Lowest5.7Putnam County
Median7.855 counties
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Map of counties, 2017

Barbour County: 8.2 %Berkeley County: 7.1 %Boone County: 7.2 %Braxton County: 8.1 %Brooke County: 5.9 %Cabell County: 8.7 %Calhoun County: 8.4 %Clay County: 8.3 %Doddridge County: 8 %Fayette County: 8.1 %Gilmer County: 8.3 %Grant County: 8.1 %Greenbrier County: 8.5 %Hampshire County: 9.5 %Hancock County: 7.2 %Hardy County: 9.8 %Harrison County: 7.6 %Jackson County: 7.2 %Jefferson County: 6.5 %Kanawha County: 7 %Lewis County: 7.3 %Lincoln County: 8 %Logan County: 7.8 %McDowell County: 9.8 %Marion County: 6.6 %Marshall County: 7.5 %Mason County: 7.1 %Mercer County: 7.7 %Mineral County: 7 %Mingo County: 8.7 %Monongalia County: 7.2 %Monroe County: 9.1 %Morgan County: 8.8 %Nicholas County: 7.9 %Ohio County: 6.4 %Pendleton County: 9.2 %Pleasants County: 6.1 %Pocahontas County: 8.5 %Preston County: 8.3 %Putnam County: 5.7 %Raleigh County: 7.4 %Randolph County: 8 %Ritchie County: 9 %Roane County: 8.6 %Summers County: 7.8 %Taylor County: 7.3 %Tucker County: 7.7 %Tyler County: 7.4 %Upshur County: 8 %Wayne County: 7.8 %Webster County: 8.3 %Wetzel County: 7.8 %Wirt County: 8.3 %Wood County: 7.1 %Wyoming County: 7.7 %
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  • 7.1 to 7.4
  • 7.4 to 7.8
  • 7.8 to 8.2
  • 8.2 to 8.6
  • 8.6 and over
%, 2017. 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, 2017

Hardy County: 9.8 %Hardy County9.8McDowell County: 9.8 %McDowell County9.8Hampshire County: 9.5 %Hampshire County9.5Pendleton County: 9.2 %Pendleton County9.2Monroe County: 9.1 %Monroe County9.1Ritchie County: 9 %Ritchie County9Morgan County: 8.8 %Morgan County8.8Cabell County: 8.7 %Cabell County8.7Mingo County: 8.7 %Mingo County8.7Roane County: 8.6 %Roane County8.6Greenbrier County: 8.5 %Greenbrier County8.5Pocahontas County: 8.5 %Pocahontas County8.5Calhoun County: 8.4 %Calhoun County8.4Clay County: 8.3 %Clay County8.3Gilmer County: 8.3 %Gilmer County8.3Preston County: 8.3 %Preston County8.3Webster County: 8.3 %Webster County8.3Wirt County: 8.3 %Wirt County8.3Barbour County: 8.2 %Barbour County8.2Braxton County: 8.1 %Braxton County8.1Fayette County: 8.1 %Fayette County8.1Grant County: 8.1 %Grant County8.1Doddridge County: 8 %Doddridge County8Lincoln County: 8 %Lincoln County8Randolph County: 8 %Randolph County8Upshur County: 8 %Upshur County8Nicholas County: 7.9 %Nicholas County7.9Logan County: 7.8 %Logan County7.8Summers County: 7.8 %Summers County7.8Wayne County: 7.8 %Wayne County7.8Wetzel County: 7.8 %Wetzel County7.8Mercer County: 7.7 %Mercer County7.7Tucker County: 7.7 %Tucker County7.7Wyoming County: 7.7 %Wyoming County7.7Harrison County: 7.6 %Harrison County7.6Marshall County: 7.5 %Marshall County7.5Raleigh County: 7.4 %Raleigh County7.4Tyler County: 7.4 %Tyler County7.4Lewis County: 7.3 %Lewis County7.3Taylor County: 7.3 %Taylor County7.3Boone County: 7.2 %Boone County7.2Hancock County: 7.2 %Hancock County7.2Jackson County: 7.2 %Jackson County7.2Monongalia County: 7.2 %Monongalia County7.2Berkeley County: 7.1 %Berkeley County7.1Mason County: 7.1 %Mason County7.1Wood County: 7.1 %Wood County7.1Kanawha County: 7 %Kanawha County7Mineral County: 7 %Mineral County7Marion County: 6.6 %Marion County6.6Jefferson County: 6.5 %Jefferson County6.5Ohio County: 6.4 %Ohio County6.4Pleasants County: 6.1 %Pleasants County6.1Brooke County: 5.9 %Brooke County5.9Putnam County: 5.7 %Putnam County5.7Hardy County: 9.8 %Hardy County9.8McDowell County: 9.8 %McDowell County9.8Hampshire County: 9.5 %Hampshire County9.5Pendleton County: 9.2 %Pendleton County9.2Monroe County: 9.1 %Monroe County9.1Ritchie County: 9 %Ritchie County9Morgan County: 8.8 %Morgan County8.8Cabell County: 8.7 %Cabell County8.7Mingo County: 8.7 %Mingo County8.7Roane County: 8.6 %Roane County8.6Greenbrier County: 8.5 %Greenbrier County8.5Pocahontas County: 8.5 %Pocahontas County8.5Calhoun County: 8.4 %Calhoun County8.4Clay County: 8.3 %Clay County8.3Gilmer County: 8.3 %Gilmer County8.3Preston County: 8.3 %Preston County8.3Webster County: 8.3 %Webster County8.3Wirt County: 8.3 %Wirt County8.3Barbour County: 8.2 %Barbour County8.2Braxton County: 8.1 %Braxton County8.1Fayette County: 8.1 %Fayette County8.1Grant County: 8.1 %Grant County8.1Doddridge County: 8 %Doddridge County8Lincoln County: 8 %Lincoln County8Randolph County: 8 %Randolph County8Upshur County: 8 %Upshur County8Nicholas County: 7.9 %Nicholas County7.9Logan County: 7.8 %Logan County7.8Summers County: 7.8 %Summers County7.8Wayne County: 7.8 %Wayne County7.8Wetzel County: 7.8 %Wetzel County7.8Mercer County: 7.7 %Mercer County7.7Tucker County: 7.7 %Tucker County7.7Wyoming County: 7.7 %Wyoming County7.7Harrison County: 7.6 %Harrison County7.6Marshall County: 7.5 %Marshall County7.5Raleigh County: 7.4 %Raleigh County7.4Tyler County: 7.4 %Tyler County7.4Lewis County: 7.3 %Lewis County7.3Taylor County: 7.3 %Taylor County7.3Boone County: 7.2 %Boone County7.2Hancock County: 7.2 %Hancock County7.2Jackson County: 7.2 %Jackson County7.2Monongalia County: 7.2 %Monongalia County7.2Berkeley County: 7.1 %Berkeley County7.1Mason County: 7.1 %Mason County7.1Wood County: 7.1 %Wood County7.1Kanawha County: 7 %Kanawha County7Mineral County: 7 %Mineral County7Marion County: 6.6 %Marion County6.6Jefferson County: 6.5 %Jefferson County6.5Ohio County: 6.4 %Ohio County6.4Pleasants County: 6.1 %Pleasants County6.1Brooke County: 5.9 %Brooke County5.9Putnam County: 5.7 %Putnam County5.7
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Hardy County9.8+1.8 pts
1McDowell County9.8-0.2 pts
3Hampshire County9.5+0.8 pts
4Pendleton County9.2+1.5 pts
5Monroe County9.1+1.5 pts
6Ritchie County9+1.3 pts
7Morgan County8.8+1.4 pts
8Cabell County8.7+2.4 pts
8Mingo County8.7+1.1 pts
10Roane County8.6+0.8 pts
11Greenbrier County8.5+1.7 pts
11Pocahontas County8.5+1.5 pts
13Calhoun County8.4+0.5 pts
14Clay County8.3+1.2 pts
14Gilmer County8.3+1.2 pts
14Preston County8.3+0.5 pts
14Webster County8.3+0.8 pts
14Wirt County8.3+1.4 pts
19Barbour County8.2+1 pts
20Braxton County8.1+0.9 pts
20Fayette County8.1+0.6 pts
20Grant County8.1+1.5 pts
23Doddridge County8+1.2 pts
23Lincoln County8+0.4 pts
23Randolph County8+1 pts
23Upshur County8+1.1 pts
27Nicholas County7.9+1.3 pts
28Logan County7.8+1 pts
28Summers County7.8+1.1 pts
28Wayne County7.8+0.9 pts
28Wetzel County7.8+1.5 pts
32Mercer County7.7+1 pts
32Tucker County7.7+1.3 pts
32Wyoming County7.70 pts
35Harrison County7.6+1.8 pts
36Marshall County7.5+1.9 pts
37Raleigh County7.4+0.9 pts
37Tyler County7.4+1 pts
39Lewis County7.3+0.6 pts
39Taylor County7.3+0.9 pts
41Boone County7.2+0.8 pts
41Hancock County7.2+1 pts
41Jackson County7.2+1 pts
41Monongalia County7.2+0.6 pts
45Berkeley County7.1+0.7 pts
45Mason County7.1+1.3 pts
45Wood County7.1+0.9 pts
48Kanawha County7+0.8 pts
48Mineral County7+1 pts
50Marion County6.6+0.9 pts
51Jefferson County6.5+0.4 pts
52Ohio County6.4+1.2 pts
53Pleasants County6.1+1.2 pts
54Brooke County5.9+0.7 pts
55Putnam County5.7+0.6 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-2017-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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/west-virginia-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/west-virginia-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/west-virginia-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hardy County, with 9.8% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Putnam County, with 5.7% in 2017.

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