Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for West Virginia was 12.68. Among all West Virginia counties, McDowell County had the highest death rate (17.88), followed by Logan County (17.09), and Summers County (16.22).

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 2017
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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1 McDowell County 17.88
2 Logan County 17.09
3 Summers County 16.22
4 Hancock County 15.4
5 Lewis County 15.28
6 Clay County 15.27
7 Brooke County 15.17
8 Mingo County 15.15
9 Fayette County 14.97
10 Wetzel County 14.85
11 Webster County 14.79
12 Mercer County 14.75
13 Wyoming County 14.73
14 Greenbrier County 14.62
15 Nicholas County 14.61
16 Roane County 14.36
17 Pendleton County 14.31
18 Cabell County 14.14
19 Morgan County 14.12
20 Boone County 13.99
21 Kanawha County 13.77
22 Ohio County 13.67
23 Raleigh County 13.63
24 Monroe County 13.53
25 Jackson County 13.32
26 Mason County 13.31
27 Lincoln County 13.29
28 Wayne County 13.22
29 Calhoun County 12.92
30 Harrison County 12.78
31 Wood County 12.69
32 Tucker County 12.67
33 Hampshire County 12.58
34 Mineral County 12.56
35 Tyler County 12.49
36 Braxton County 12.48
37 Marshall County 12.35
38 Marion County 12.25
39 Pleasants County 12.17
40 Randolph County 12.08
41 Ritchie County 11.89
42 Taylor County 11.81
43 Barbour County 11.54
44 Pocahontas County 11.51
45 Upshur County 11.16
46 Preston County 10.97
47 Grant County 10.85
48 Putnam County 10.8
49 Hardy County 10.47
50 Wirt County 10.4
51 Gilmer County 9.99
52 Doddridge County 9.94
53 Jefferson County 9.41
54 Berkeley County 9.12
55 Monongalia County 6.91