Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Deaths for West Virginia was 23.14K. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of deaths (2.55K), followed by Cabell County (1.35K), and Wood County (1.09K).

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 Number of Deaths in 2017
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Kanawha County 2546
2 Cabell County 1345
3 Wood County 1085
4 Berkeley County 1043
5 Raleigh County 1032
6 Mercer County 889
7 Harrison County 871
8 Monongalia County 732
9 Marion County 692
10 Fayette County 657
11 Putnam County 612
12 Ohio County 579
13 Logan County 570
14 Wayne County 536
15 Jefferson County 530
16 Greenbrier County 517
17 Hancock County 455
18 Marshall County 389
19 Jackson County 387
20 Preston County 371
21 Mingo County 370
22 Nicholas County 369
23 Mason County 358
24 Randolph County 350
25 Mineral County 343
26 Brooke County 342
27 McDowell County 337
28 Wyoming County 317
29 Boone County 316
30 Hampshire County 294
31 Lincoln County 279
32 Upshur County 275
33 Morgan County 250
34 Lewis County 248
35 Wetzel County 231
36 Summers County 210
37 Roane County 202
38 Taylor County 200
39 Barbour County 192
40 Monroe County 182
41 Braxton County 178
42 Hardy County 145
43 Clay County 134
44 Grant County 126
45 Webster County 125
46 Ritchie County 118
47 Tyler County 111
48 Pendleton County 100
49 Pocahontas County 98
50 Calhoun County 95
51 Pleasants County 91
52 Tucker County 89
53 Doddridge County 85
54 Gilmer County 81
55 Wirt County 60