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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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Death Rate
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