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Counties with the lowest life expectancy in West Virginia
Among 55 West Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the lowest life expectancy are McDowell County, WV (65.1, against the U.S. county median of 75.3), Mingo County, WV (65.8, against the U.S. county median of 75.3) and Logan County, WV (66.2, against the U.S. county median of 75.3). Values are years.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All West Virginia counties, lowest first
Life expectancy, years.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDowell County | WV | 65.1 | 75.3 | 0.86x |
| 2 | Mingo County | WV | 65.8 | 75.3 | 0.87x |
| 3 | Logan County | WV | 66.2 | 75.3 | 0.88x |
| 4 | Lincoln County | WV | 68.7 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 5 | Mercer County | WV | 68.7 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 6 | Wyoming County | WV | 68.7 | 75.3 | 0.91x |
| 7 | Boone County | WV | 68.9 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 8 | Clay County | WV | 69.3 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 9 | Summers County | WV | 69.4 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 10 | Cabell County | WV | 69.5 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 11 | Raleigh County | WV | 69.5 | 75.3 | 0.92x |
| 12 | Fayette County | WV | 69.8 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 13 | Wetzel County | WV | 70.2 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 14 | Lewis County | WV | 70.3 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 15 | Wayne County | WV | 70.4 | 75.3 | 0.93x |
| 16 | Kanawha County | WV | 71 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 17 | Mason County | WV | 71.1 | 75.3 | 0.94x |
| 18 | Greenbrier County | WV | 71.4 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 19 | Calhoun County | WV | 71.5 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 20 | Nicholas County | WV | 71.7 | 75.3 | 0.95x |
| 21 | Barbour County | WV | 72 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 22 | Monroe County | WV | 72.2 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 23 | Pocahontas County | WV | 72.2 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 24 | Wirt County | WV | 72.4 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 25 | Hancock County | WV | 72.6 | 75.3 | 0.96x |
| 26 | Hardy County | WV | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 27 | Roane County | WV | 72.7 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 28 | Brooke County | WV | 73.1 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 29 | Harrison County | WV | 73.1 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 30 | Morgan County | WV | 73.1 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 31 | Jackson County | WV | 73.2 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 32 | Ohio County | WV | 73.2 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 33 | Berkeley County | WV | 73.3 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 34 | Ritchie County | WV | 73.3 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 35 | Wood County | WV | 73.4 | 75.3 | 0.97x |
| 36 | Braxton County | WV | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 37 | Marion County | WV | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 38 | Webster County | WV | 73.5 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 39 | Mineral County | WV | 73.6 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 40 | Taylor County | WV | 73.6 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 41 | Preston County | WV | 74 | 75.3 | 0.98x |
| 42 | Grant County | WV | 74.3 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 43 | Marshall County | WV | 74.3 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 44 | Randolph County | WV | 74.3 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 45 | Hampshire County | WV | 74.4 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 46 | Pendleton County | WV | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 47 | Upshur County | WV | 74.7 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 48 | Pleasants County | WV | 74.8 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 49 | Tyler County | WV | 74.8 | 75.3 | 0.99x |
| 50 | Tucker County | WV | 75.1 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 51 | Gilmer County | WV | 75.2 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 52 | Putnam County | WV | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1x |
| 53 | Jefferson County | WV | 75.9 | 75.3 | 1.01x |
| 54 | Doddridge County | WV | 76.8 | 75.3 | 1.02x |
| 55 | Monongalia County | WV | 77.6 | 75.3 | 1.03x |