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Highest uninsured rate, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of residents without health insurance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 5.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oak Hill, WV, up 22 places to #1.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNINSUREDVS 2020

01▲22Oak Hill, WVWV7,6299.6%+4.7 pts

02▲5Clarksburg, WVWV15,5629.1%+1.4 pts

03▲16Charles, WVWV9,3299.0%+3.9 pts

04Bluefield, WVWV9,1588.6%+0.4 pts

05▲1Parkersburg, WVWV28,5938.6%+0.7 pts

06▼1Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8538.4%+0.2 pts

07▼5Huntington, WVWV44,8158.4%−0.6 pts

08▲12Hurricane, WVWV7,3678.2%+3.1 pts

09▲1Fairmont, WVWV18,0357.9%+0.9 pts

10▼7Martinsburg, WVWV19,2117.6%−1.3 pts

11▼10Moundsville, WVWV7,6597.4%−1.8 pts

12▲16Elkins, WVWV6,6226.8%+2.7 pts

13▲16Nitro, WVWV6,2706.8%+3.2 pts

14▼2Weirton, WVWV18,1336.3%−0.5 pts

15Morgantown, WVWV30,2936.2%−0.1 pts

16▼2Vienna, WVWV10,3215.9%−0.5 pts

17▲7Princeton, WVWV5,5785.8%+1.2 pts

18▲7South Charleston, WVWV13,0725.6%+1.0 pts

19▼8New Martinsville, WVWV5,0395.4%−1.4 pts

20▼11Brookhaven, WVWV6,2125.3%−2.0 pts

21▼4St. Albans, WVWV10,2104.9%−1.2 pts

22Wheeling, WVWV25,6804.7%−0.3 pts

23▼15Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9884.7%−2.6 pts

24▼11Buckhannon, WVWV5,0544.2%−2.3 pts

25▼7Charleston, WVWV46,1174.0%−1.6 pts

26▲4Teays Valley, WVWV14,1514.0%+1.6 pts

27▲4Bridgeport, WVWV9,4273.9%+2.6 pts

28▼2Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6713.4%−1.1 pts

29▼13Dunbar, WVWV7,0503.2%−3.0 pts

30▼3Beckley, WVWV16,3733.0%−1.5 pts

31▼10Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9022.9%−2.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES