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 May 13 reached 999,298 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 82.3 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 66.4% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 46.3% 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 May 12, 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
--- 22.0% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 308 (43 total deaths)
--- 19.8% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,208 (3,937 total cases)
--- 0.2% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#49. Marshall County
--- 21.8% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 508 (155 total deaths)
--- 32.3% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,708 (9,070 total cases)
--- 5.5% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#48. Hampshire County
--- 19.8% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 315 (73 total deaths)
--- 18.0% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,467 (5,902 total cases)
--- 9.5% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#47. Taylor County
--- 17.9% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 437 (73 total deaths)
--- 13.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,403 (4,575 total cases)
--- 2.7% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#46. Webster County
--- 17.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 407 (33 total deaths)
--- 6.0% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,989 (2,271 total cases)
--- 0.6% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#45. Boone County
--- 17.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 350 (75 total deaths)
--- 8.9% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,992 (6,650 total cases)
--- 10.1% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#44. Roane County
--- 16.5% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 263 (36 total deaths)
--- 31.5% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,254 (3,183 total cases)
--- 17.4% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#43. Wirt County
--- 15.9% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 412 (24 total deaths)
--- 7.3% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,979 (1,454 total cases)
--- 11.3% 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)
--- 9.6% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,910 (4,236 total cases)
--- 13.4% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#41. Ritchie County
--- 14.0% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 324 (31 total deaths)
--- 15.6% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,748 (2,460 total cases)
--- 8.5% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#40. Barbour County
--- 13.9% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 444 (73 total deaths)
--- 15.6% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,396 (4,833 total cases)
--- 4.4% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#39. Mason County
--- 13.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 351 (93 total deaths)
--- 8.6% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,238 (6,692 total cases)
--- 10.3% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#38. Brooke County
--- 12.7% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 474 (104 total deaths)
--- 23.4% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,132 (5,075 total cases)
--- 17.8% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#37. Upshur County
--- 12.7% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 393 (95 total deaths)
--- 2.3% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,570 (6,907 total cases)
--- 1.5% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#36. Lincoln County
--- 12.0% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 402 (82 total deaths)
--- 4.7% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,405 (5,593 total cases)
--- 2.6% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#35. Mineral County
--- 10.9% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 581 (156 total deaths)
--- 51.3% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,429 (7,907 total cases)
--- 4.5% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#34. McDowell County
--- 9.5% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 426 (75 total deaths)
--- 10.9% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,104 (5,658 total cases)
--- 14.0% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#33. Jackson County
--- 9.2% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 462 (132 total deaths)
--- 20.3% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,209 (6,918 total cases)
--- 14.0% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#32. Harrison County
--- 9.2% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 376 (253 total deaths)
--- 2.1% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,755 (20,012 total cases)
--- 5.7% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#31. Pleasants County
--- 9.0% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 483 (36 total deaths)
--- 25.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,815 (2,075 total cases)
--- 1.2% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#30. Wyoming County
--- 9.0% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 569 (116 total deaths)
--- 48.2% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,520 (7,040 total cases)
--- 22.6% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#29. Nicholas County
--- 8.5% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 396 (97 total deaths)
--- 3.1% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,091 (7,371 total cases)
--- 6.9% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#28. Pocahontas County
--- 8.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 388 (32 total deaths)
--- 1.0% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,173 (2,076 total cases)
--- 10.6% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#27. Mercer County
--- 6.6% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 451 (265 total deaths)
--- 17.4% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,194 (17,154 total cases)
--- 3.7% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#26. Raleigh County
--- 6.2% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 476 (349 total deaths)
--- 24.0% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,398 (23,034 total cases)
--- 11.5% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#25. Wayne County
--- 5.9% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 312 (123 total deaths)
--- 18.8% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,110 (9,894 total cases)
--- 10.8% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#24. Randolph County
--- 5.2% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 310 (89 total deaths)
--- 19.3% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,149 (9,512 total cases)
--- 17.8% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#23. Greenbrier County
--- 4.5% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 459 (159 total deaths)
--- 19.5% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,057 (9,725 total cases)
--- 0.3% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#22. Berkeley County
--- 4.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 247 (294 total deaths)
--- 35.7% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,360 (36,180 total cases)
--- 7.8% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#21. Hardy County
--- 3.5% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 356 (49 total deaths)
--- 7.3% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,459 (4,196 total cases)
--- 8.2% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#20. Fayette County
--- 3.1% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 483 (205 total deaths)
--- 25.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,102 (13,189 total cases)
--- 10.5% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#19. Preston County
--- 2.8% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 410 (137 total deaths)
--- 6.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,979 (9,354 total cases)
--- 0.6% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#18. Clay County
--- 2.4% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 482 (41 total deaths)
--- 25.5% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,598 (2,348 total cases)
--- 2.0% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#17. Logan County
--- 2.3% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 581 (186 total deaths)
--- 51.3% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,363 (9,722 total cases)
--- 7.9% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#16. Marion County
--- 0.9% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 319 (179 total deaths)
--- 16.9% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,135 (15,215 total cases)
--- 3.6% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#15. Wetzel County
--- 0.7% lower vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 571 (86 total deaths)
--- 48.7% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,961 (4,363 total cases)
--- 2.9% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#14. Lewis County
--- 0.3% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 541 (86 total deaths)
--- 40.9% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,664 (5,355 total cases)
--- 19.6% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#13. Putnam County
--- 1.0% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 315 (178 total deaths)
--- 18.0% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,878 (16,866 total cases)
--- 6.1% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#12. Pendleton County
--- 2.1% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 316 (22 total deaths)
--- 17.7% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,584 (1,992 total cases)
--- 1.5% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#11. Monongalia County
--- 2.1% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 186 (196 total deaths)
--- 51.6% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,694 (25,024 total cases)
--- 15.8% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#10. Wood County
--- 2.4% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 414 (346 total deaths)
--- 7.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,695 (22,295 total cases)
--- 5.2% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#9. Doddridge County
--- 3.6% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 213 (18 total deaths)
--- 44.5% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,545 (2,158 total cases)
--- 9.3% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#8. Cabell County
--- 5.0% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 408 (375 total deaths)
--- 6.3% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,197 (27,765 total cases)
--- 7.3% 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)
--- 36.7% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,857 (2,101 total cases)
--- 4.6% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#6. Tucker County
--- 5.5% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 556 (38 total deaths)
--- 44.8% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,566 (2,022 total cases)
--- 5.0% more cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#5. Summers County
--- 9.9% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 429 (54 total deaths)
--- 11.7% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,477 (2,826 total cases)
--- 20.2% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#4. Jefferson County
--- 10.4% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 229 (131 total deaths)
--- 40.4% less deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,330 (14,475 total cases)
--- 10.0% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#3. Kanawha County
--- 13.9% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 406 (724 total deaths)
--- 5.7% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,730 (47,612 total cases)
--- 5.0% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia

#2. Ohio County
--- 15.4% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 403 (167 total deaths)
--- 4.9% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,280 (11,297 total cases)
--- 3.1% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia
#1. Hancock County
--- 15.6% higher vaccination rate than West Virginia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 493 (142 total deaths)
--- 28.4% more deaths per 100k residents than West Virginia
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,593 (6,797 total cases)
--- 16.2% less cases per 100k residents than West Virginia