Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for West Virginia was 15.42. Among all West Virginia counties, Logan County had the highest death rate (21.28), followed by McDowell County (21.26), and Summers County (20.41).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.
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Related Topics: West Virginia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Logan County | 21.28 |
| 2 | McDowell County | 21.26 |
| 3 | Summers County | 20.41 |
| 4 | Hancock County | 19.81 |
| 5 | Brooke County | 19.61 |
| 6 | Pendleton County | 19.31 |
| 7 | Mercer County | 19.01 |
| 8 | Wetzel County | 18.52 |
| 9 | Mingo County | 18.26 |
| 10 | Wyoming County | 18.23 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 18.06 |
| 12 | Ohio County | 17.86 |
| 13 | Greenbrier County | 17.74 |
| 14 | Monroe County | 17.68 |
| 15 | Raleigh County | 17.64 |
| 16 | Mason County | 17.6 |
| 17 | Clay County | 17.58 |
| 18 | Lewis County | 17.52 |
| 19 | Boone County | 17.31 |
| 20 | Webster County | 17.21 |
| 21 | Kanawha County | 17.19 |
| 22 | Tucker County | 17.1 |
| 23 | Grant County | 16.82 |
| 24 | Marshall County | 16.73 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 16.69 |
| 26 | Pocahontas County | 16.25 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 16.07 |
| 28 | Barbour County | 16.05 |
| 29 | Cabell County | 16 |
| 30 | Nicholas County | 15.67 |
| 31 | Calhoun County | 15.52 |
| 32 | Hampshire County | 15.51 |
| 33 | Wood County | 15.48 |
| 34 | Tyler County | 15.39 |
| 35 | Mineral County | 15.31 |
| 36 | Hardy County | 15.29 |
| 37 | Ritchie County | 15.21 |
| 38 | Braxton County | 14.98 |
| 39 | Pleasants County | 14.94 |
| 40 | Taylor County | 14.87 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 14.84 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 14.56 |
| 43 | Marion County | 14.39 |
| 44 | Harrison County | 14.13 |
| 45 | Upshur County | 14.11 |
| 46 | Morgan County | 13.73 |
| 47 | Wirt County | 13.65 |
| 48 | Roane County | 13.47 |
| 49 | Putnam County | 13.24 |
| 50 | Gilmer County | 12.44 |
| 51 | Preston County | 12.41 |
| 52 | Doddridge County | 11.84 |
| 53 | Berkeley County | 11.61 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 10.25 |
| 55 | Monongalia County | 7.89 |