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West Virginia County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for West Virginia, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 55 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for WV (55 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDowell | 93.0 | Health burden |
| 2 | Mingo | 82.8 | Health burden |
| 3 | Calhoun | 75.4 | Health burden |
| 4 | Webster | 75.4 | Provider shortage |
| 5 | Lincoln | 72.7 | Provider shortage |
| 6 | Wyoming | 71.1 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Logan | 69.9 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Clay | 69.5 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | Roane | 68.4 | Health burden |
| 10 | Summers | 63.6 | Health burden |
| 11 | Fayette | 62.9 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Braxton | 62.8 | Health burden |
| 13 | Mercer | 61.5 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Ritchie | 60.8 | Provider shortage |
| 15 | Boone | 60.6 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Hardy | 59.9 | Health burden |
| 17 | Wirt | 59.1 | Provider shortage |
| 18 | Raleigh | 58.9 | Health burden |
| 19 | Barbour | 58.3 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | Taylor | 56.7 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Greenbrier | 56.5 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Nicholas | 55.2 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Upshur | 55.1 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Wayne | 54.4 | Provider shortage |
| 25 | Pendleton | 54.1 | Provider shortage |