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Life Expectancy in West Virginia, by County

Life Expectancy for every county in West Virginia, ranked. The highest is Monongalia County at 78.6 and the lowest is McDowell County at 66.3.

West Virginia: n/a · United States: n/a · median county in West Virginia: 73.8

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#County Life Expectancy
1Monongalia County78.6
2Doddridge County78.3
3Jefferson County77.0
4Gilmer County76.7
5Grant County75.9
6Upshur County75.8
7Pleasants County75.6
8Putnam County75.6
9Pendleton County75.4
10Braxton County75.1
11Tyler County75.1
12Preston County75.1
13Tucker County74.9
14Randolph County74.9
15Ritchie County74.8
16Jackson County74.8
17Hampshire County74.8
18Wirt County74.8
19Mineral County74.8
20Pocahontas County74.6
21Taylor County74.6
22Marion County74.4
23Marshall County74.3
24Monroe County74.0
25Brooke County73.9
26Harrison County73.8
27Morgan County73.8
28Berkeley County73.8
29Wood County73.5
30Ohio County73.5
31Calhoun County73.4
32Roane County73.4
33Hardy County73.3
34Webster County73.3
35Barbour County73.1
36Hancock County73.0
37Nicholas County72.7
38Greenbrier County72.5
39Wetzel County72.1
40Mason County71.8
41Lewis County71.5
42Kanawha County71.5
43Summers County71.3
44Fayette County71.2
45Wayne County71.1
46Clay County70.7
47Cabell County70.4
48Wyoming County70.0
49Raleigh County70.0
50Mercer County69.9
51Boone County69.8
52Lincoln County69.8
53Mingo County67.2
54Logan County66.7
55McDowell County66.3

Average number of years a baby born today would live under current mortality conditions.

Source: County Health Rankings 2024 (from National Center for Health Statistics, CDC), 2024.

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