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Summary of 
West Virginia

Strengths

  • Low prevalence of excessive drinking
  • High prevalence of having a dedicated health care provider
  • Low prevalence of high-risk HIV behaviors

Challenges

  • High premature death rate
  • High prevalence of multiple chronic conditions
  • High prevalence of non-medical drug use

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Measures Impacting a State's Rank

See which measures have the most impact on West Virginia’s 2022 Annual Report ranking and how West Virginia ranks on all measures.

West Virginia’s 2022 Annual Report Ranking: #47Adjust My Rank

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Annual Report
Measure2022 Value2022 Rank

-0.745

48

-0.143

30

18.2

37

7.8

47

$181

8

356

23

-1.235

47

84

45

1.2%

1

41.0%

47

11.2%

39

$30,195

46

17.6%

47

6.2%

33

14.0%

47

75.2%

1

31.5

15

5.27

43

-0.263

34

22.3%

49

88.8%

39

91.3%

3

16.5

34

-1.008

49

18.9%

45

87.9%

48

61

17

32.1%

35

50.1%

49

-0.150

37

-0.223

35

7.3

19

10.2%

50

65.1%

29

2,815,847

24

90.7%

12

0

37

9.5

37

-0.053

31

77.1%

44

20.6%

35

10.9%

1

-0.385

36

-0.055

31

10.2%

33

-0.327

36

49.2

42

165.1

48

309.1

12

6.1%

16

-0.586

37

70.7%

38

57.7%

46

-0.124

31

73.0%

19

43.7%

32

56.4%

42

-0.605

43

87.4%

9

4,041

50

-0.875

45

-1.600

47

17.1%

45

5.1%

45

30.5%

45

0.750

8

303.0

4

4.0%

1

22.5

43

-2.000

48

39.2%

49

-2.000

49

7.1%

30

22.0%

49

-0.929

48

-0.733

47

77.4

50

12.6%

2

19.3%

49

25.7%

50

19.7

41

-0.710

41

13,072

49

1.2

6

-1.027

46

16.0%

49

42.6%

48

9.3%

41

1.7

7

18.1%

49

37.4%

49

12.1%

46

7.7%

32

14.2%

49

4.6%

49

13.1%

49

27.5%

49

15.9%

49

-1.700

50

43.4%

48

41.0%

49

40.6%

49

-0.704

47

1,782,959

20.1%

59.1%

20.7%

50.7%

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