West Virginia abortions and live births by county of residence, 2000-2025

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 21 March 2026

Reported abortions by county of residence, 2000-2025

county20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025county
Barbour2??10?81247?????????????2000Barbour
Berkeley2??1?2222?????????????1020Berkeley
Boone71??38?28413842?????????????6000Boone
Braxton17??25?6111616?????????????4010Braxton
Brooke1??1?2121?????????????0000Brooke
Cabell226??154?133190160184?????????????81138Cabell
Calhoun6??5?6545?????????????0000Calhoun
Clay7??8?61085?????????????1000Clay
Doddridge7??1?0231?????????????1000Doddridge
Fayette76??86?50805767?????????????24000Fayette
Gilmer5??4?5167?????????????1000Gilmer
Grant1??1?0100?????????????0000Grant
Greenbrier31??34?28374232?????????????8000Greenbrier
Hampshire3??0?2001?????????????0000Hampshire
Hancock1??0?2433?????????????0001Hancock
Hardy1??0?0000?????????????0000Hardy
Harrison76??38?44564852?????????????27201Harrison
Jackson36??37?16322423?????????????16000Jackson
Jefferson0??1?2010?????????????0001Jefferson
Kanawha684??540?491582534510?????????????200020Kanawha
Lewis14??9?128812?????????????8000Lewis
Lincoln22??17?17201913?????????????3000Lincoln
Logan61??38?42545549?????????????13000Logan
Marion37??26?29394242?????????????14011Marion
Marshall10??11?101095?????????????3000Marshall
Mason26??14?15293018?????????????12001Mason
McDowell17??17?20221724?????????????6000McDowell
Mercer102??66?44736873?????????????20000Mercer
Mineral3??0?2100?????????????1020Mineral
Mingo30??27?25262224?????????????7000Mingo
Monongalia37??32?30242042?????????????21300Monongalia
Monroe5??5?0332?????????????1000Monroe
Morgan0??0?0001?????????????0000Morgan
Nicholas25??10?18211615?????????????9100Nicholas
Ohio12??8?7141315?????????????2000Ohio
Pendleton0??0?0111?????????????0000Pendleton
Pleasants5??4?5221?????????????2000Pleasants
Pocahontas7??3?51069?????????????2000Pocahontas
Preston5??1?4363?????????????1000Preston
Putnam87??89?64677583?????????????20000Putnam
Raleigh121??116?769992103?????????????47000Raleigh
Randolph34??18?13242918?????????????7210Randolph
Ritchie5??4?6457?????????????3010Ritchie
Roane14??8?12141012?????????????3000Roane
Summers12??11?1511813?????????????6000Summers
Taylor4??4?51038?????????????3000Taylor
Tucker0??1?0311?????????????1000Tucker
Tyler7??4?2334?????????????0000Tyler
Upshur26??22?21211019?????????????9101Upshur
Wayne41??34?24342426?????????????10222Wayne
Webster8??4?411812?????????????3000Webster
Wetzel5??1?6867?????????????2000Wetzel
Wirt4??2?1142?????????????0000Wirt
Wood156??88?78828493?????????????32003Wood
Wyoming28??13?16151218?????????????6000Wyoming
UNKNOWN72,0781,82801,754000151,5681,7501,6261,5801,6201,5021,3271,2561,2761,2991,015849?0011UNKNOWN
WEST VIRGINIA TOTAL2,2302,0781,8281,6911,7541,4591,8341,6631,7481,5681,7501,6261,5801,6201,5021,3271,2561,2761,2991,015849?649121620WEST VIRGINIA TOTAL
OTHER STATE3192542210191215203190235204249211248256228192172160208168152?1824102OTHER STATE
TOTAL2,5492,3322,0491,6911,9451,6742,0371,8531,9831,7721,9991,8371,8281,8761,7301,5191,4281,4361,5071,1831,0011,374831162622TOTAL


Reported live births by county of residence, 2000-2023

county200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023county
Barbour139166160169171190154195175171152183191167172163171165157183160137169158Barbour
Berkeley1,0721,0531,1311,1821,2671,3091,3441,5121,4161,3521,2821,3541,4021,3791,3611,3801,3951,3611,4841,4351,5151,4831,5611,480Berkeley
Boone371336331329315308331320350327307306255278239233241245199206216196201172Boone
Braxton15714316615013614416517614716016215416915315617611513611911610410310896Braxton
Brooke238233216232237225210219221208202181185180198204188207188177173157132170Brooke
Cabell1,1911,1991,1581,1491,1381,1421,2151,2241,2581,2631,1431,2141,2361,1601,1201,0871,0391,0351,0091,016958886873866Cabell
Calhoun817893606089848377928490698270618253535661606167Calhoun
Clay115141143146134116136147142132132115117103941138192949590936968Clay
Doddridge696866727975616675777160736466866867646558675660Doddridge
Fayette572560548602551586570629566606567589531579509496453428419431394387372330Fayette
Gilmer526261497279718056727866637365596853656060504349Gilmer
Grant14712810914113111413113112313412811511112211613411313311512511794110115Grant
Greenbrier382363381360376382378401398397353341416368333376343367308344311310316291Greenbrier
Hampshire232215218254224237231276268237225223223232236245190215230237232245223202Hampshire
Hancock364338372344348327309318331293289310300258290268218254248255212235186225Hancock
Hardy149139140147144153157177165158148137147139148149170158169141153129145143Hardy
Harrison783783793797846827851810855826798809794824796800737712713695667670626622Harrison
Jackson368335301319312333314332363325334310326337321338308289311293300270271281Jackson
Jefferson584566598615641646670717674627602634580622595563537610533550597529543550Jefferson
Kanawha2,4202,3082,4232,3642,4442,2722,3192,3832,4492,2802,2062,1482,2222,2392,1652,0581,9591,9211,8611,7491,6991,7391,6121,632Kanawha
Lewis192207175199172217174235202192189205192211200208187153176178174162181163Lewis
Lincoln272251323294294290284268273257257274267282269239242222225201193199187168Lincoln
Logan504464476432438426418460421426437452433433379353358367336360289310329323Logan
Marion597599595654623611604658623647677679630696630622659620574601557533521481Marion
Marshall367365347331356306317356330329323285359321338317307297280283286271271258Marshall
Mason308274288297298310303338312279309274287281280282241278269231268249212249Mason
McDowell316293290298309275296295302293278254286272224212221187180179160161153134McDowell
Mercer790725745737712704717754818817789770793737706734662706661584607611577630Mercer
Mineral305326282281319275297335317320301291300302294272276262251243250252235219Mineral
Mingo361380386377372370367391349367388346358316347318269321278278283226242240Mingo
Monongalia8638588919129298839239149259279741,0501,0171,0791,2011,0941,1221,1061,0121,0569501,000965981Monongalia
Monroe132142137111123134137143151132133141149121126130131118126102133133140124Monroe
Morgan1,557155152155162159160164159162131157132151154126145153127155140137117139Morgan
Nicholas284257264303264326293323312332291301310285260274268262231215216229198198Nicholas
Ohio480510434483457517480511467508472456510460448470419408407376383374332321Ohio
Pendleton76821051006682747373977085707763627563568749655446Pendleton
Pleasants829064786257728177645651758462866071757671705558Pleasants
Pocahontas8078948891769697921017988839774839175756976657567Pocahontas
Preston270283341328323293352341356352332376334361355322337321333353275298294267Preston
Putnam585634590679669646611639612601583607578633640601555521515557519544497474Putnam
Raleigh8798768578878999198959879289709749781,000919884824832758799752687667660730Raleigh
Randolph322305322314316353315346325293283303332310334285285317261288259269256246Randolph
Ritchie1121161201321251099410311410383101919610310110085959780808469Ritchie
Roane17115616518418914915717216514815715517214916013213012613314413712610698Roane
Summers136961241261091081151221161231071311179798121107102101105102988388Summers
Taylor159149169166144145162164164198179177189173160192172140146147150157153154Taylor
Tucker676264685960648366696864607668637464565651615844Tucker
Tyler9698798290958996731008090979494849577856888746970Tyler
Upshur248292291282284270291271257268273274291275276248293233249243217239220243Upshur
Wayne496493492464452443467453460410366383432492444421428377375393368370383388Wayne
Webster10687801059010697118108134991061039894788872956971766354Webster
Wetzel203173188198190219205164170174170170165174178179169151173183138150150176Wetzel
Wirt564361636153565062406752616258585553556556594945Wirt
Wood1,0341,0121,0251,0129881,0219801,0449551,0379699908951,0391,018986944919909838786827730750Wood
Wyoming273283301285250273268249258268264250235217234212197193185229181207211202Wyoming
WEST VIRGINIA TOTAL20,86520,42820,72520,98620,91120,83420,93121,99421,50121,27520,47120,70520,81320,82920,30319,77819,07018,67918,24318,09017,32717,18916,58716,474WEST VIRGINIA TOTAL


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Last modified 21 March 2026.
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