West Virginia Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2017
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the natural population increase rate for West Virginia was -2.29, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Monongalia County: 3.48
- Berkeley County: 3.01
- Hardy County: 1.23
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Summers County: -8.96
- Hancock County: -7.82
- Clay County: -6.72
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each West Virginia county in 2017. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Barbour | -0.54 |
| Berkeley | 3.01 |
| Boone | -3.23 |
| Braxton | -3.22 |
| Brooke | -5.15 |
| Cabell | -3.12 |
| Calhoun | -3.53 |
| Clay | -6.72 |
| Doddridge | -1.75 |
| Fayette | -4.85 |
| Gilmer | -1.73 |
| Grant | 0.43 |
| Greenbrier | -4.64 |
| Hampshire | -4.96 |
| Hancock | -7.82 |
| Hardy | 1.23 |
| Harrison | -2.68 |
| Jackson | -2.96 |
| Jefferson | 1.12 |
| Kanawha | -3.48 |
| Lewis | -4.87 |
| Lincoln | -1.29 |
| Logan | -6.24 |
| McDowell | -6.26 |
| Marion | -0.46 |
| Marshall | -3.17 |
| Mason | -3.16 |
| Mercer | -2.82 |
| Mineral | -3.37 |
| Mingo | -2.54 |
| Monongalia | 3.48 |
| Monroe | -4.16 |
| Morgan | -6.21 |
| Nicholas | -4 |
| Ohio | -3.73 |
| Pendleton | -4.58 |
| Pleasants | -3.74 |
| Pocahontas | -0.94 |
| Preston | -1.33 |
| Putnam | -1.09 |
| Raleigh | -2.64 |
| Randolph | -1.83 |
| Ritchie | -2.82 |
| Roane | -5.4 |
| Summers | -8.96 |
| Taylor | -2.24 |
| Tucker | -1.71 |
| Tyler | -3.83 |
| Upshur | -0.61 |
| Wayne | -3.21 |
| Webster | -5.09 |
| Wetzel | -5.53 |
| Wirt | 0 |
| Wood | -2.16 |
| Wyoming | -5.11 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in West Virginia
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in West Virginia.