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Counties with the highest premature death rates in West Virginia
Among 55 West Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are McDowell County, WV (24,029, 2.45 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Mingo County, WV (22,436.8, 2.28 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Logan County, WV (22,019.5, 2.24 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
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, highest first
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDowell County | WV | 24,029 | 9,824.9 | 2.45x |
| 2 | Mingo County | WV | 22,436.8 | 9,824.9 | 2.28x |
| 3 | Logan County | WV | 22,019.5 | 9,824.9 | 2.24x |
| 4 | Summers County | WV | 18,193.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.85x |
| 5 | Mercer County | WV | 18,111.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.84x |
| 6 | Wyoming County | WV | 17,892.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.82x |
| 7 | Lincoln County | WV | 17,816.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.81x |
| 8 | Boone County | WV | 17,744.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.81x |
| 9 | Cabell County | WV | 17,385.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.77x |
| 10 | Raleigh County | WV | 16,995.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.73x |
| 11 | Wayne County | WV | 16,601.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.69x |
| 12 | Clay County | WV | 16,179.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.65x |
| 13 | Fayette County | WV | 15,972.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.63x |
| 14 | Wetzel County | WV | 15,540.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.58x |
| 15 | Pocahontas County | WV | 15,349.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.56x |
| 16 | Mason County | WV | 15,004 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 17 | Kanawha County | WV | 14,978.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.52x |
| 18 | Lewis County | WV | 14,631.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.49x |
| 19 | Nicholas County | WV | 14,496.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.48x |
| 20 | Calhoun County | WV | 14,163.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.44x |
| 21 | Monroe County | WV | 14,123.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.44x |
| 22 | Greenbrier County | WV | 14,044.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.43x |
| 23 | Hardy County | WV | 13,700 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 24 | Morgan County | WV | 13,254.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.35x |
| 25 | Barbour County | WV | 12,789.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 26 | Roane County | WV | 12,745.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 27 | Wirt County | WV | 12,689.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.29x |
| 28 | Hancock County | WV | 12,479.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 29 | Ritchie County | WV | 12,149.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 30 | Webster County | WV | 12,111.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 31 | Braxton County | WV | 12,079.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 32 | Hampshire County | WV | 11,950.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 33 | Ohio County | WV | 11,927.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.21x |
| 34 | Harrison County | WV | 11,897.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.21x |
| 35 | Wood County | WV | 11,835.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 36 | Brooke County | WV | 11,823.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 37 | Jackson County | WV | 11,780.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 38 | Grant County | WV | 11,644.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 39 | Berkeley County | WV | 11,451.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 40 | Preston County | WV | 11,315.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.15x |
| 41 | Marion County | WV | 11,152.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 42 | Upshur County | WV | 10,984 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 43 | Taylor County | WV | 10,943.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 44 | Mineral County | WV | 10,866 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 45 | Pendleton County | WV | 10,532.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 46 | Marshall County | WV | 10,486.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 47 | Randolph County | WV | 10,398.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.06x |
| 48 | Tyler County | WV | 10,212.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.04x |
| 49 | Tucker County | WV | 9,840.4 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 50 | Doddridge County | WV | 9,796.5 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 51 | Putnam County | WV | 9,065.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.92x |
| 52 | Jefferson County | WV | 9,061.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.92x |
| 53 | Gilmer County | WV | 8,057.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 54 | Pleasants County | WV | 8,032.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 55 | Monongalia County | WV | 7,458.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.76x |