West Virginia: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity
West Virginia recorded 16,680 births in 2024 across 55 counties, served by 20 hospitals confirmed to provide inpatient labour and delivery, with 11 more whose status CMS does not report. There are 757 Offices of Lawyers establishments statewide, across all practice areas.
- Births, 2024
- 16,680-2.2% since 2021
- Delivering hospitals
- 2011 more not reported
- Offices of Lawyers
- 757CBP 2023, NAICS 541110, all practice areas
- Births per lawyer office
- 22.0national median for 500+ birth counties: 34.3
Births by county
Figure 1. Hover any county for births, lawyer offices and delivering hospitals. Projected at build time; no mapping library on this page.
Every county
| County | Population 2024 | Births 2024 | Lawyer offices | Births per office | Delivering hospitals | Status unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | 136,287 | 1,651 | 39 | 42.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kanawha County | 173,906 | 1,584 | 156 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Monongalia County | 108,697 | 943 | 64 | 14.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Cabell County | 91,489 | 865 | 60 | 14.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Wood County | 82,757 | 759 | 36 | 21.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Raleigh County | 72,379 | 658 | 36 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Harrison County | 64,472 | 622 | 42 | 14.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Jefferson County | 61,264 | 572 | 16 | 35.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Marion County | 55,649 | 519 | 14 | 37.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercer County | 57,524 | 503 | 23 | 21.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Putnam County | 57,067 | 482 | 24 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne County | 37,589 | 380 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Fayette County | 38,600 | 367 | 14 | 26.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ohio County | 41,090 | 340 | 52 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Logan County | 30,560 | 325 | 9 | 36.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greenbrier County | 31,851 | 308 | 18 | 17.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Preston County | 34,055 | 289 | 7 | 41.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall County | 29,354 | 275 | 7 | 39.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mineral County | 26,778 | 273 | 8 | 34.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson County | 27,718 | 272 | 5 | 54.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mingo County | 21,712 | 267 | 17 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Randolph County | 27,190 | 251 | 13 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason County | 24,770 | 250 | 4 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hampshire County | 23,793 | 238 | 5 | 47.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Hancock County | 28,054 | 216 | 24 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Upshur County | 23,650 | 213 | 11 | 19.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Wyoming County | 19,964 | 207 | 6 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas County | 24,017 | 199 | 5 | 39.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Boone County | 20,496 | 197 | 7 | 28.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lincoln County | 19,377 | 185 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis County | 16,477 | 181 | 5 | 36.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Barbour County | 15,369 | 161 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Wetzel County | 13,766 | 147 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor County | 16,438 | 145 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Brooke County | 21,285 | 143 | 4 | 35.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy County | 14,335 | 142 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| McDowell County | 17,147 | 138 | 3 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monroe County | 12,462 | 131 | 3 | 43.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan County | 17,780 | 130 | 4 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant County | 10,971 | 117 | 4 | 29.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Roane County | 13,540 | 106 | 3 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Braxton County | 12,051 | 103 | 3 | 34.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ritchie County | 8,170 | 87 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Summers County | 11,544 | 81 | 3 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pocahontas County | 7,653 | 76 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler County | 7,843 | 71 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Clay County | 7,689 | 69 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Pleasants County | 7,358 | 61 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker County | 6,573 | 60 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun County | 5,873 | 59 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Webster County | 7,947 | 59 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Pendleton County | 5,944 | 56 | 3 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Doddridge County | 7,615 | 55 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Wirt County | 4,924 | 50 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
| Gilmer County | 7,116 | 42 | 0 | undefined | 0 | 0 |
27 counties record births with no confirmed delivering hospital, covering 4,404 births. As on the national page, this describes where facilities sit relative to where births are recorded by residence — not access to care.
Hospitals with obstetric services
| Hospital | City | County | Ownership | Labour & delivery | Birthing Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg | Berkeley | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Boone Memorial Hospital | Madison | Boone | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc | Gassaway | Braxton | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc | Huntington | Cabell | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc | Ronceverte | Greenbrier | Proprietary | Yes | Designated |
| Camc Plateau Medical Center, Inc | Oak Hill | Fayette | Proprietary | Yes | Designated |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg | Wood | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | Charleston | Kanawha | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Davis Medical Center | Elkins | Randolph | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Grafton City Hospital, Inc | Grafton | Taylor | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg | Grant | Voluntary non-profit - Other | Yes | Designated |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley | Jackson | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Jefferson Medical Center | Ranson | Jefferson | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Logan Regional Medical Center | Logan | Logan | Proprietary | Yes | Designated |
| Mon Health Medical Center | Morgantown | Monongalia | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Montgomery General Hospital | Montgomery | Fayette | Voluntary non-profit - Other | Not reported | — |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital | Buckeye | Pocahontas | Government - Local | Not reported | — |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | Princeton | Mercer | Government - Local | Yes | Designated |
| Raleigh General Hospital | Beckley | Raleigh | Proprietary | Yes | Designated |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc | Glen Dale | Marshall | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Roane General Hospital | Spencer | Roane | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| St Joseph'S Hospital Of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon | Upshur | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Company | Weston | Lewis | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville | Nicholas | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital | South Charleston | Kanawha | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | Bridgeport | Harrison | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital | Philippi | Barbour | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
| Weirton Medical Center, Inc | Weirton | Hancock | Government - Local | Yes | No |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown | Monongalia | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Yes | Designated |
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc | Wheeling | Ohio | Voluntary non-profit - Church | Yes | Designated |
| Williamson Memorial Inc | Williamson | Mingo | Voluntary non-profit - Private | Not reported | — |
Birthing Friendly is a CMS designation reflecting a hospital's attestation to participating in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and implementing recommended safety practices. It records reported structure and participation. It is not an outcome measure, and CMS published no obstetric outcome scores at all for 2024 — see the blackout.
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — County Population Totals and Components of Change, Vintage 2024 — births by county, 2021–2024
- U.S. Census Bureau — County Business Patterns, 2023 — NAICS 541110, Offices of Lawyers; establishment counts by county
- CMS Care Compare — Maternal Health · Hospital — PC-02, PC-07a, PC-07b, SM-7; 2024 reporting period
- CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information — ownership, facility type, Birthing Friendly designation
- U.S. Census Bureau — Cartographic Boundary Files, 2023 (1:20,000,000) — county and state polygons; projected to Albers equal-area at build time
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Birth Injury Marketing. “West Virginia: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity.” 24 August 2026. https://birthinjurymarketing.com/intelligence/west-virginia/
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