RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest uninsured rate, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of residents without health insurance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 6.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Braxton County, WV, up 46 places to #4.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNINSUREDVS 2020

01▲5Pleasants County, WVWV7,33810.4%+2.6 pts

02▲26Calhoun County, WVWV5,9789.0%+3.1 pts

03▲41McDowell County, WVWV16,8788.8%+3.9 pts

04▲46Braxton County, WVWV11,8858.5%+4.0 pts

05▲8Fayette County, WVWV38,1658.0%+0.7 pts

06▲34Roane County, WVWV13,3177.9%+2.7 pts

07▼2Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.9%−0.1 pts

08▲12Preston County, WVWV34,0047.9%+1.4 pts

09▲38Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.8%+3.0 pts

10▼3Ritchie County, WVWV8,0347.8%+0.1 pts

11▲10Harrison County, WVWV64,2217.5%+1.1 pts

12▼11Monroe County, WVWV12,4917.1%−4.3 pts

13▼1Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.1%−0.2 pts

14▲37Wyoming County, WVWV19,8017.0%+2.5 pts

15▲39Wirt County, WVWV4,8796.9%+2.8 pts

16▼6Cabell County, WVWV91,1836.8%−0.7 pts

17▲31Pendleton County, WVWV5,8266.8%+2.0 pts

18▼4Mingo County, WVWV21,4556.8%−0.5 pts

19▼16Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.7%−2.6 pts

20▲9Marion County, WVWV55,5846.7%+0.8 pts

21▼19Hampshire County, WVWV24,1056.6%−3.8 pts

22▲31Summers County, WVWV11,5326.6%+2.3 pts

23▲29Barbour County, WVWV15,4146.5%+2.1 pts

24▼7Lewis County, WVWV16,3946.5%−0.2 pts

25▼16Logan County, WVWV30,3756.5%−1.1 pts

26▼15Hancock County, WVWV27,7296.4%−1.1 pts

27▼9Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5786.3%−0.3 pts

28▼20Upshur County, WVWV23,7586.3%−1.4 pts

29▼13Jackson County, WVWV27,4506.2%−0.5 pts

30▼7Wood County, WVWV82,3856.2%0.0 pts

31▼9Mason County, WVWV24,7076.1%−0.1 pts

32▲14Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6026.1%+1.2 pts

33▲2Morgan County, WVWV18,0276.1%+0.5 pts

34▲8Brooke County, WVWV21,1426.0%+1.0 pts

35▲6Jefferson County, WVWV63,1026.0%+0.9 pts

36▼11Berkeley County, WVWV139,5225.9%−0.1 pts

37▲18Clay County, WVWV7,5385.8%+2.2 pts

38▲11Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.8%+1.1 pts

39▼15Nicholas County, WVWV23,8485.8%−0.3 pts

40▼3Webster County, WVWV7,7605.8%+0.3 pts

41▼26Marshall County, WVWV29,1595.6%−1.4 pts

42▼15Putnam County, WVWV56,8855.6%−0.4 pts

43▼13Doddridge County, WVWV7,6345.5%−0.3 pts

44▼5Tucker County, WVWV6,5405.3%−0.1 pts

45▼14Monongalia County, WVWV107,9915.3%−0.5 pts

46▼1Ohio County, WVWV40,4965.1%+0.2 pts

47▼13Taylor County, WVWV16,2875.1%−0.5 pts

48▼16Kanawha County, WVWV172,3814.9%−0.8 pts

49▼23Mercer County, WVWV57,5034.9%−1.1 pts

50▼14Mineral County, WVWV26,7924.9%−0.6 pts

51▼32Wayne County, WVWV37,3094.7%−1.8 pts

52▼48Grant County, WVWV11,0414.6%−3.7 pts

53▼10Boone County, WVWV20,2514.6%−0.3 pts

54▼16Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.2%−1.3 pts

55▼22Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343.7%−2.0 pts

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