Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for West Virginia by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Count
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | N/A | No | 593.6 (585.8, 601.6) | N/A | 4,489 |
falling 
|
-1.0 (-1.1, -0.8) |
| United States | N/A | No | 488.7 (488.1, 489.2) | N/A | 576,743 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Wirt County | Urban | No | 564.1 (438.6, 716.0) | 40 (2, 55) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.8, -0.3) |
| Doddridge County | Rural | No | 516.3 (413.8, 636.6) | 50 (7, 55) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Gilmer County | Rural | No | 674.2 (545.9, 823.6) | 8 (1, 53) | 19 |
stable 
|
0.2 (-1.3, 1.9) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | No | 632.3 (510.4, 774.6) | 16 (1, 55) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Tyler County | Rural | No | 507.5 (413.2, 617.1) | 52 (11, 55) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Pendleton County | Rural | No | 618.8 (504.0, 752.2) | 21 (1, 55) | 21 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.6, 3.0) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 530.9 (433.2, 644.1) | 47 (7, 55) | 21 |
falling
|
-5.2 (-14.7, -2.6) |
| Tucker County | Rural | No | 582.8 (477.7, 704.7) | 35 (2, 55) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Pleasants County | Rural | No | 768.5 (628.4, 930.3) | 2 (1, 43) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.9, 1.8) |
| Ritchie County | Rural | No | 622.9 (514.2, 748.1) | 20 (1, 54) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Clay County | Urban | No | 713.1 (591.9, 852.2) | 5 (1, 47) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | No | 615.4 (510.8, 735.4) | 22 (2, 54) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Grant County | Rural | No | 521.9 (439.0, 616.1) | 49 (11, 55) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Hardy County | Rural | No | 512.2 (436.3, 597.7) | 51 (18, 55) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Summers County | Rural | No | 541.8 (461.8, 631.9) | 46 (10, 55) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Braxton County | Rural | No | 596.2 (510.5, 692.4) | 32 (3, 54) | 35 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 575.2 (493.0, 667.3) | 36 (5, 55) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Roane County | Rural | No | 629.2 (543.6, 724.6) | 17 (2, 51) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 1.0) |
| Barbour County | Rural | No | 646.6 (560.9, 741.8) | 14 (2, 50) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 599.5 (521.2, 686.4) | 30 (4, 54) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 1.5) |
| Wetzel County | Rural | No | 665.3 (580.6, 758.9) | 9 (1, 46) | 45 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 713.9 (628.1, 808.4) | 4 (1, 36) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 602.3 (530.1, 681.7) | 27 (4, 52) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Wyoming County | Rural | No | 610.4 (538.7, 689.1) | 25 (4, 52) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Brooke County | Urban | No | 528.7 (468.0, 595.0) | 48 (19, 55) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| McDowell County | Rural | No | 735.8 (652.2, 827.2) | 3 (1, 25) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Upshur County | Rural | No | 572.4 (508.2, 642.6) | 38 (10, 53) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Mingo County | Rural | No | 641.4 (569.5, 720.1) | 15 (2, 47) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 548.9 (488.5, 614.7) | 45 (14, 54) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-4.2, -0.9) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 656.8 (584.1, 736.3) | 13 (2, 44) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Hampshire County | Urban | No | 590.1 (526.7, 659.1) | 33 (6, 52) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-4.6, -0.4) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 797.9 (713.4, 889.8) | 1 (1, 12) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Mineral County | Rural | No | 559.9 (501.3, 623.6) | 42 (13, 54) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Preston County | Urban | No | 503.8 (451.4, 560.6) | 53 (30, 55) | 70 |
falling
|
-9.2 (-16.8, -1.4) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 587.9 (528.2, 652.6) | 34 (7, 52) | 72 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Randolph County | Rural | No | 601.4 (541.8, 666.0) | 28 (6, 50) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Marshall County | Urban | No | 549.0 (494.9, 607.5) | 44 (17, 54) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 685.5 (618.5, 757.9) | 6 (1, 33) | 78 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Hancock County | Urban | No | 571.9 (516.7, 631.3) | 39 (12, 52) | 81 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 663.6 (603.0, 728.7) | 10 (2, 38) | 93 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Greenbrier County | Rural | No | 614.4 (560.3, 672.5) | 24 (6, 47) | 98 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Ohio County | Urban | No | 549.4 (502.3, 599.8) | 43 (20, 54) | 105 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.1) |
| Wayne County | Urban | No | 603.7 (552.9, 658.1) | 26 (8, 48) | 105 |
stable
|
1.1 (-1.2, 5.3) |
| Putnam County | Urban | No | 488.2 (447.8, 531.4) | 54 (41, 55) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 683.0 (629.6, 739.7) | 7 (2, 29) | 125 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 627.9 (579.2, 679.6) | 18 (5, 43) | 131 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Monongalia County | Urban | No | 450.6 (416.0, 487.3) | 55 (49, 55) | 131 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 623.7 (578.1, 672.0) | 19 (6, 42) | 141 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 614.9 (572.4, 659.7) | 23 (7, 42) | 162 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Raleigh County | Urban | No | 573.1 (535.5, 612.7) | 37 (18, 50) | 180 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 663.2 (620.2, 708.4) | 11 (3, 29) | 181 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Wood County | Urban | No | 601.2 (565.6, 638.4) | 29 (12, 45) | 218 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Cabell County | Urban | No | 596.4 (561.5, 632.9) | 31 (12, 45) | 223 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Berkeley County | Urban | No | 662.5 (625.3, 701.3) | 12 (3, 28) | 260 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Kanawha County | Urban | No | 560.0 (536.5, 584.3) | 41 (27, 49) | 443 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 5:02 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.