Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Death Rate per 1K for West Virginia was 11.58. Among all West Virginia counties, McDowell County had the highest death rate (18.35), followed by Mercer County (15.22), and Logan County (14.92).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Rank County Death Rate
1 McDowell County 18.35
2 Mercer County 15.22
3 Logan County 14.92
4 Wetzel County 14.55
5 Wyoming County 14.27
6 Webster County 13.92
7 Tyler County 13.87
8 Brooke County 13.73
9 Greenbrier County 13.68
10 Mingo County 13.6
11 Ohio County 13.51
12 Hancock County 13.48
13 Fayette County 13.46
14 Calhoun County 13.25
15 Pleasants County 13.24
16 Tucker County 13.09
17 Summers County 12.93
18 Pendleton County 12.79
19 Harrison County 12.77
20 Raleigh County 12.67
21 Monroe County 12.57
22 Boone County 12.47
23 Randolph County 12.45
24 Lewis County 12.35
25 Marshall County 12.32
26 Braxton County 12.07
27 Kanawha County 12.03
28 Ritchie County 11.96
29 Clay County 11.64
30 Lincoln County 11.63
30 Taylor County 11.63
31 Mason County 11.55
32 Jackson County 11.5
33 Wood County 11.37
34 Nicholas County 11.36
35 Morgan County 11.35
36 Marion County 11.19
37 Cabell County 11.18
38 Roane County 11.13
39 Mineral County 10.83
40 Hampshire County 10.79
41 Wirt County 10.76
42 Wayne County 10.62
43 Grant County 10.56
44 Pocahontas County 10.5
45 Upshur County 10.42
46 Barbour County 10.4
47 Doddridge County 10.39
48 Preston County 9.98
49 Gilmer County 9.82
50 Hardy County 9.63
51 Putnam County 9.41
52 Berkeley County 8.78
53 Jefferson County 7.8
54 Monongalia County 6.5