Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in West Virginia
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in West Virginia
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
The United States as of Jun. 24 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 86.8 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 66.9% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 47.3% of vaccinated people have received booster doses.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in West Virginia using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of Jun. 23, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.
#50. Braxton County
--- 22.2% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 315 (44 total deaths)
--- 19.6% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,347 (4,096 total cases)
--- 0.4% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#49. Marshall County
--- 21.9% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 508 (155 total deaths)
--- 29.6% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,867 (9,424 total cases)
--- 4.8% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#48. Hampshire County
--- 19.6% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 319 (74 total deaths)
--- 18.6% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,438 (6,127 total cases)
--- 10.3% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#47. Taylor County
--- 18.1% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 437 (73 total deaths)
--- 11.5% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,985 (4,839 total cases)
--- 1.6% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#46. Boone County
--- 17.6% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 359 (77 total deaths)
--- 8.4% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,358 (6,943 total cases)
--- 9.8% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#45. Webster County
--- 17.4% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 419 (34 total deaths)
--- 6.9% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,864 (2,342 total cases)
--- 2.0% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#44. Roane County
--- 16.7% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 270 (37 total deaths)
--- 31.1% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,898 (3,408 total cases)
--- 15.5% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#43. Wirt County
--- 16.0% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 429 (25 total deaths)
--- 9.4% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,734 (1,498 total cases)
--- 12.7% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#42. Monroe County
--- 15.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 347 (46 total deaths)
--- 11.5% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,733 (4,478 total cases)
--- 14.5% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#41. Ritchie County
--- 14.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 324 (31 total deaths)
--- 17.3% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,680 (2,549 total cases)
--- 9.5% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#40. Barbour County
--- 14.1% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 450 (74 total deaths)
--- 14.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,032 (5,102 total cases)
--- 5.3% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#39. Mason County
--- 13.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 358 (95 total deaths)
--- 8.7% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,878 (7,127 total cases)
--- 8.8% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#38. Upshur County
--- 12.9% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 397 (96 total deaths)
--- 1.3% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,988 (7,250 total cases)
--- 1.8% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#37. Brooke County
--- 12.6% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 474 (104 total deaths)
--- 20.9% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,249 (5,320 total cases)
--- 17.7% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#36. Lincoln County
--- 12.2% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 412 (84 total deaths)
--- 5.1% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,566 (5,830 total cases)
--- 3.1% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#35. Mineral County
--- 10.7% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 596 (160 total deaths)
--- 52.0% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,212 (8,386 total cases)
--- 5.9% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#34. McDowell County
--- 9.6% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 431 (76 total deaths)
--- 9.9% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,233 (5,857 total cases)
--- 12.8% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#33. Jackson County
--- 9.5% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 469 (134 total deaths)
--- 19.6% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,066 (7,163 total cases)
--- 14.9% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#32. Wyoming County
--- 9.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 588 (120 total deaths)
--- 50.0% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,952 (7,332 total cases)
--- 22.0% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#31. Harrison County
--- 9.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 382 (257 total deaths)
--- 2.6% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,625 (21,270 total cases)
--- 7.3% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#30. Pleasants County
--- 9.0% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 483 (36 total deaths)
--- 23.2% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,391 (2,118 total cases)
--- 3.6% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#29. Nicholas County
--- 8.6% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 396 (97 total deaths)
--- 1.0% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,703 (7,766 total cases)
--- 7.6% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#28. Pocahontas County
--- 8.4% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 388 (32 total deaths)
--- 1.0% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,597 (2,111 total cases)
--- 13.1% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#27. Mercer County
--- 6.4% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 458 (269 total deaths)
--- 16.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,683 (18,029 total cases)
--- 4.1% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#26. Raleigh County
--- 6.4% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 498 (365 total deaths)
--- 27.0% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,146 (24,316 total cases)
--- 12.5% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#25. Wayne County
--- 5.9% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 322 (127 total deaths)
--- 17.9% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,024 (10,254 total cases)
--- 11.7% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#24. Randolph County
--- 5.2% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 314 (90 total deaths)
--- 19.9% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,807 (9,988 total cases)
--- 18.1% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#23. Greenbrier County
--- 4.6% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 470 (163 total deaths)
--- 19.9% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,594 (10,258 total cases)
--- 0.4% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#22. Berkeley County
--- 4.1% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 260 (310 total deaths)
--- 33.7% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,661 (37,731 total cases)
--- 7.5% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#21. Hardy County
--- 3.4% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 356 (49 total deaths)
--- 9.2% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,613 (4,355 total cases)
--- 7.3% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#20. Fayette County
--- 3.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 495 (210 total deaths)
--- 26.3% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,356 (13,721 total cases)
--- 9.8% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#19. Preston County
--- 2.8% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 413 (138 total deaths)
--- 5.4% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,811 (9,632 total cases)
--- 2.2% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#18. Clay County
--- 2.6% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 505 (43 total deaths)
--- 28.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,291 (2,407 total cases)
--- 4.0% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#17. Logan County
--- 2.4% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 584 (187 total deaths)
--- 49.0% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,915 (10,219 total cases)
--- 8.3% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#16. Marion County
--- 1.2% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 323 (181 total deaths)
--- 17.6% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,875 (16,191 total cases)
--- 2.0% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#15. Wetzel County
--- 1.0% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 577 (87 total deaths)
--- 47.2% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,422 (4,583 total cases)
--- 3.2% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#14. Lewis County
--- 0.2% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 553 (88 total deaths)
--- 41.1% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,041 (5,733 total cases)
--- 22.3% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#13. Putnam County
--- 0.7% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 326 (184 total deaths)
--- 16.8% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,070 (17,539 total cases)
--- 5.4% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#12. Pendleton County
--- 1.9% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 316 (22 total deaths)
--- 19.4% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,330 (2,044 total cases)
--- 0.5% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#11. Monongalia County
--- 1.9% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 187 (198 total deaths)
--- 52.3% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,023 (26,427 total cases)
--- 15.1% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#10. Wood County
--- 2.6% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 419 (350 total deaths)
--- 6.9% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,538 (22,999 total cases)
--- 6.5% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#9. Doddridge County
--- 3.4% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 213 (18 total deaths)
--- 45.7% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,196 (2,213 total cases)
--- 11.1% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#8. Cabell County
--- 5.0% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 417 (383 total deaths)
--- 6.4% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,555 (29,013 total cases)
--- 7.1% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#7. Gilmer County
--- 5.2% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 243 (19 total deaths)
--- 38.0% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,969 (2,188 total cases)
--- 5.1% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#6. Tucker County
--- 5.3% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 556 (38 total deaths)
--- 41.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,268 (2,070 total cases)
--- 2.7% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#5. Summers County
--- 9.6% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 437 (55 total deaths)
--- 11.5% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,344 (2,935 total cases)
--- 20.8% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#4. Jefferson County
--- 10.8% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 236 (135 total deaths)
--- 39.8% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,711 (15,264 total cases)
--- 9.3% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#3. Kanawha County
--- 13.6% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 413 (735 total deaths)
--- 5.4% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,983 (49,844 total cases)
--- 5.0% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#2. Ohio County
--- 15.5% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 423 (175 total deaths)
--- 7.9% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,748 (11,905 total cases)
--- 2.4% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#1. Hancock County
--- 15.8% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 493 (142 total deaths)
--- 25.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,603 (7,088 total cases)
--- 16.5% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia