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West Virginia
Environmental and community health profiles for all 55 counties in West Virginia. Sorted by opportunity score (highest need first).
55
Counties
52
Avg opportunity score
4
Converging-risk counties
What the data shows in West Virginia
Across West Virginia's 55 counties, 4 have two or more of the four health-risk areas (environmental, disease, provider access, and social conditions) above the national threshold at the same time. These are the places where several pressures land together rather than one at a time.
Statewide, the health-risk area scoring highest on average is disease burden, the leading driver of community health need in West Virginia.
The most widespread specific risk pattern is Respiratory Burden, triggered in 46 counties, followed by Industrial Burden in 16 counties.
Pendleton County carries the highest overall need in the state, with an opportunity score of 65 out of 100 (elevated). Higher scores mean more burden relative to the rest of the country.
| County | Opportunity | Env | Disease | Provider | Social | Pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton County 54071 | 65 | 31 | 94 | 51 | 61 | 6,029 |
| Mason County 54053 | 64 | 70 | 89 | 18 | 57 | 24,765 |
| Pocahontas County 54075 | 61 | 31 | 96 | 24 | 67 | 7,765 |
| Calhoun County 54013 | 60 | 22 | 97 | 29 | 68 | 5,959 |
| Greenbrier County 54025 | 60 | 49 | 91 | 19 | 59 | 32,149 |
| Marshall County 54051 | 60 | 64 | 86 | 14 | 56 | 29,405 |
| Tucker County 54093 | 59 | 50 | 89 | 26 | 52 | 6,604 |
| Summers County 54089 | 59 | 31 | 95 | 16 | 70 | 11,581 |
| Webster County 54101 | 59 | 22 | 96 | 20 | 75 | 8,045 |
| Monroe County 54063 | 58 | 31 | 92 | 20 | 63 | 12,382 |
| Hancock County 54029 | 57 | 54 | 85 | 13 | 56 | 28,145 |
| Clay County 54015 | 57 | 19 | 92 | 21 | 76 | 7,783 |
| Roane County 54087 | 57 | 22 | 93 | 19 | 69 | 13,743 |
| Mercer County 54055 | 56 | 31 | 86 | 20 | 65 | 58,057 |
| Cabell County 54011 | 56 | 52 | 70 | 19 | 69 | 92,082 |
| Braxton County 54007 | 56 | 22 | 94 | 19 | 64 | 12,162 |
| Hardy County 54031 | 56 | 31 | 92 | 23 | 55 | 14,251 |
| Ritchie County 54085 | 55 | 22 | 92 | 20 | 62 | 8,167 |
| Lincoln County 54043 | 55 | 22 | 90 | 19 | 67 | 19,701 |
| Mingo County 54059 | 55 | 14 | 92 | 19 | 77 | 22,023 |
| McDowell County 54047 | 54 | 14 | 89 | 20 | 82 | 17,439 |
| Wetzel County 54103 | 54 | 31 | 88 | 16 | 61 | 13,890 |
| Tyler County 54095 | 54 | 19 | 91 | 29 | 57 | 7,919 |
| Hampshire County 54027 | 54 | 29 | 87 | 17 | 62 | 23,649 |
| Brooke County 54009 | 54 | 60 | 79 | 13 | 50 | 21,373 |
| Wirt County 54105 | 54 | 22 | 92 | 20 | 59 | 5,000 |
| Ohio County 54069 | 54 | 56 | 74 | 14 | 56 | 41,194 |
| Raleigh County 54081 | 54 | 22 | 86 | 18 | 68 | 72,356 |
| Fayette County 54019 | 54 | 22 | 89 | 16 | 64 | 39,072 |
| Wyoming County 54109 | 53 | 14 | 91 | 17 | 68 | 20,277 |
| Wayne County 54099 | 53 | 22 | 88 | 20 | 60 | 37,686 |
| Wood County 54107 | 53 | 48 | 83 | 20 | 46 | 83,052 |
| Grant County 54023 | 53 | 31 | 88 | 14 | 56 | 10,921 |
| Lewis County 54041 | 52 | 22 | 84 | 19 | 63 | 16,500 |
| Logan County 54045 | 52 | 14 | 90 | 17 | 65 | 30,827 |
| Nicholas County 54067 | 52 | 22 | 89 | 18 | 56 | 24,169 |
| Boone County 54005 | 52 | 14 | 88 | 15 | 66 | 20,576 |
| Morgan County 54065 | 51 | 31 | 87 | 15 | 53 | 17,649 |
| Barbour County 54001 | 51 | 22 | 83 | 18 | 59 | 15,378 |
| Jackson County 54035 | 51 | 22 | 85 | 18 | 57 | 27,593 |
| Doddridge County 54017 | 50 | 22 | 82 | 20 | 56 | 7,680 |
| Kanawha County 54039 | 49 | 26 | 78 | 18 | 59 | 174,805 |
| Upshur County 54097 | 49 | 22 | 83 | 17 | 55 | 23,529 |
| Harrison County 54033 | 47 | 39 | 75 | 17 | 47 | 64,639 |
| Preston County 54077 | 47 | 31 | 75 | 13 | 54 | 34,099 |
| Randolph County 54083 | 47 | 22 | 82 | 19 | 50 | 27,350 |
| Taylor County 54091 | 45 | 22 | 81 | 16 | 48 | 16,388 |
| Marion County 54049 | 45 | 39 | 66 | 16 | 49 | 55,807 |
| Berkeley County 54003 | 44 | 62 | 51 | 17 | 46 | 132,440 |
| Mineral County 54057 | 44 | 29 | 76 | 14 | 47 | 26,867 |
| Gilmer County 54021 | 43 | 20 | 66 | 21 | 54 | 7,254 |
| Pleasants County 54073 | 39 | 22 | 70 | 20 | 38 | 7,428 |
| Putnam County 54079 | 37 | 25 | 63 | 18 | 40 | 56,962 |
| Jefferson County 54037 | 36 | 35 | 50 | 20 | 40 | 59,787 |
| Monongalia County 54061 | 34 | 57 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 107,718 |
Scores are national percentile ranks (0–100) from the Banana Analytics methodology (v1.2.0). Higher scores indicate more burden. Click any county for its full environmental and community health profile.
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