Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Deaths for West Virginia was 24.30K. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest number of deaths (2.63K), followed by Berkeley County (1.18K), and Cabell County (1.18K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Kanawha County | 2633 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 1177 |
| 2 | Cabell County | 1177 |
| 3 | Wood County | 1159 |
| 4 | Raleigh County | 1112 |
| 5 | Mercer County | 958 |
| 6 | Harrison County | 943 |
| 7 | Monongalia County | 788 |
| 8 | Marion County | 716 |
| 9 | Fayette County | 712 |
| 10 | Putnam County | 641 |
| 11 | Ohio County | 623 |
| 12 | Wayne County | 582 |
| 13 | Jefferson County | 576 |
| 14 | Greenbrier County | 532 |
| 15 | Logan County | 529 |
| 16 | Hancock County | 466 |
| 17 | Marshall County | 417 |
| 18 | Randolph County | 409 |
| 19 | Mingo County | 400 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 397 |
| 21 | Mason County | 387 |
| 21 | Preston County | 387 |
| 22 | Nicholas County | 380 |
| 23 | Mineral County | 373 |
| 23 | Wyoming County | 373 |
| 24 | McDowell County | 353 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 331 |
| 26 | Brooke County | 326 |
| 27 | Boone County | 323 |
| 28 | Upshur County | 304 |
| 29 | Hampshire County | 287 |
| 30 | Wetzel County | 255 |
| 31 | Lewis County | 243 |
| 32 | Morgan County | 240 |
| 33 | Taylor County | 223 |
| 34 | Barbour County | 217 |
| 35 | Roane County | 203 |
| 36 | Braxton County | 191 |
| 37 | Hardy County | 181 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 175 |
| 39 | Summers County | 166 |
| 40 | Ritchie County | 165 |
| 41 | Grant County | 140 |
| 42 | Pocahontas County | 139 |
| 43 | Tucker County | 136 |
| 44 | Webster County | 128 |
| 45 | Tyler County | 117 |
| 46 | Clay County | 115 |
| 47 | Doddridge County | 104 |
| 48 | Calhoun County | 94 |
| 49 | Gilmer County | 80 |
| 49 | Pleasants County | 80 |
| 50 | Pendleton County | 76 |
| 51 | Wirt County | 58 |