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Highest fertility rate, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by general fertility rate — births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2010

01Doddridge County, WVWV7,634158.7+280%

02Mason County, WVWV24,707106.7+82%

03Webster County, WVWV7,760102.5+189%

04Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57896.6+114%

05Wetzel County, WVWV13,73491.9+39%

06Pleasants County, WVWV7,33873.1+84%

07Gilmer County, WVWV7,08572.9+74%

08Monroe County, WVWV12,49172.8+58%

09Hardy County, WVWV14,33769.8+70%

10Wood County, WVWV82,38568.3+30%

11Roane County, WVWV13,31766.9−20%

12Preston County, WVWV34,00465.2+21%

13Grant County, WVWV11,04163.1−3%

14Wirt County, WVWV4,87963.1+49%

15Ritchie County, WVWV8,03460.1+49%

16Taylor County, WVWV16,28759.3−21%

17Wayne County, WVWV37,30958.9+13%

18Harrison County, WVWV64,22157.9−6%

19Putnam County, WVWV56,88557.4+13%

20Randolph County, WVWV26,88257.4+89%

21Logan County, WVWV30,37557.3+76%

22Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60252.6+25%

23Brooke County, WVWV21,14252.6−9%

24Tyler County, WVWV7,88152.5−6%

25Marion County, WVWV55,58451.1+9%

26Hampshire County, WVWV24,10551.0+27%

27Jefferson County, WVWV63,10250.3+11%

28Hancock County, WVWV27,72950.0−16%

29Berkeley County, WVWV139,52250.0−5%

30Mineral County, WVWV26,79249.6+20%

31Marshall County, WVWV29,15948.3+5%

32Mingo County, WVWV21,45547.1+37%

33Lincoln County, WVWV19,17746.5−29%

34Kanawha County, WVWV172,38146.2+1%

35Wyoming County, WVWV19,80146.1+98%

36Morgan County, WVWV18,02745.7−29%

37McDowell County, WVWV16,87843.5+20%

38Raleigh County, WVWV71,77541.3−15%

39Lewis County, WVWV16,39440.2−1%

40Monongalia County, WVWV107,99137.7+5%

41Pendleton County, WVWV5,82637.5−3%

42Upshur County, WVWV23,75836.4−13%

43Mercer County, WVWV57,50334.2−35%

44Ohio County, WVWV40,49632.8−36%

45Braxton County, WVWV11,88532.4−5%

46Cabell County, WVWV91,18331.8−29%

47Barbour County, WVWV15,41431.2−9%

48Clay County, WVWV7,53830.1−25%

49Fayette County, WVWV38,16529.3−34%

50Summers County, WVWV11,53229.1−45%

51Jackson County, WVWV27,45028.8−35%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,54022.0−62%

53Nicholas County, WVWV23,84818.7−57%

54Boone County, WVWV20,25115.9−55%

55Calhoun County, WVWV5,97813.7−84%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES