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Lowest fertility rate, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties with the lowest 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

01Calhoun County, WVWV5,97813.7−84%

02Boone County, WVWV20,25115.9−55%

03Nicholas County, WVWV23,84818.7−57%

04Tucker County, WVWV6,54022.0−62%

05Jackson County, WVWV27,45028.8−35%

06Summers County, WVWV11,53229.1−45%

07Fayette County, WVWV38,16529.3−34%

08Clay County, WVWV7,53830.1−25%

09Barbour County, WVWV15,41431.2−9%

10Cabell County, WVWV91,18331.8−29%

11Braxton County, WVWV11,88532.4−5%

12Ohio County, WVWV40,49632.8−36%

13Mercer County, WVWV57,50334.2−35%

14Upshur County, WVWV23,75836.4−13%

15Pendleton County, WVWV5,82637.5−3%

16Monongalia County, WVWV107,99137.7+5%

17Lewis County, WVWV16,39440.2−1%

18Raleigh County, WVWV71,77541.3−15%

19McDowell County, WVWV16,87843.5+20%

20Morgan County, WVWV18,02745.7−29%

21Wyoming County, WVWV19,80146.1+98%

22Kanawha County, WVWV172,38146.2+1%

23Lincoln County, WVWV19,17746.5−29%

24Mingo County, WVWV21,45547.1+37%

25Marshall County, WVWV29,15948.3+5%

26Mineral County, WVWV26,79249.6+20%

27Berkeley County, WVWV139,52250.0−5%

28Hancock County, WVWV27,72950.0−16%

29Jefferson County, WVWV63,10250.3+11%

30Hampshire County, WVWV24,10551.0+27%

31Marion County, WVWV55,58451.1+9%

32Tyler County, WVWV7,88152.5−6%

33Brooke County, WVWV21,14252.6−9%

34Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60252.6+25%

35Logan County, WVWV30,37557.3+76%

36Randolph County, WVWV26,88257.4+89%

37Putnam County, WVWV56,88557.4+13%

38Harrison County, WVWV64,22157.9−6%

39Wayne County, WVWV37,30958.9+13%

40Taylor County, WVWV16,28759.3−21%

41Ritchie County, WVWV8,03460.1+49%

42Grant County, WVWV11,04163.1−3%

43Wirt County, WVWV4,87963.1+49%

44Preston County, WVWV34,00465.2+21%

45Roane County, WVWV13,31766.9−20%

46Wood County, WVWV82,38568.3+30%

47Hardy County, WVWV14,33769.8+70%

48Monroe County, WVWV12,49172.8+58%

49Gilmer County, WVWV7,08572.9+74%

50Pleasants County, WVWV7,33873.1+84%

51Wetzel County, WVWV13,73491.9+39%

52Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57896.6+114%

53Webster County, WVWV7,760102.5+189%

54Mason County, WVWV24,707106.7+82%

55Doddridge County, WVWV7,634158.7+280%

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