State Rollup · WV
West Virginia.
55 counties scored. Ranked by the Scout composite resilience index, which combines climate stability, water and food, social stability, infrastructure, and self-sufficiency.
MIN 45│MEDIAN 54│MAX 63
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Highest Scout composite scores in the state.Top 20 counties
- #1Mason CountyFIPS 54053·POP 25,424·#375 US63excellent
- #2Monroe CountyFIPS 54063·POP 12,370·#680 US60good
- #3Taylor CountyFIPS 54091·POP 16,689·#759 US59good
- #4Wirt CountyFIPS 54105·POP 5,184·#895 US58good
- #5Upshur CountyFIPS 54097·POP 23,791·#940 US58good
- #6Mineral CountyFIPS 54057·POP 26,925·#956 US58good
- #7Wetzel CountyFIPS 54103·POP 14,420·#957 US58good
- #8Ritchie CountyFIPS 54085·POP 8,441·#963 US58good
- #9Calhoun CountyFIPS 54013·POP 6,220·#1,036 US57good
- #10Jackson CountyFIPS 54035·POP 27,774·#1,042 US57good
- #11Tyler CountyFIPS 54095·POP 8,299·#1,049 US57good
- #12Preston CountyFIPS 54077·POP 34,212·#1,092 US57good
- #13Marshall CountyFIPS 54051·POP 30,591·#1,142 US56good
- #14Pendleton CountyFIPS 54071·POP 6,135·#1,154 US56good
- #15Braxton CountyFIPS 54007·POP 12,438·#1,155 US56good
- #16Webster CountyFIPS 54101·POP 8,359·#1,161 US56good
- #17Pleasants CountyFIPS 54073·POP 7,647·#1,255 US56good
- #18Nicholas CountyFIPS 54067·POP 24,584·#1,259 US56good
- #19Barbour CountyFIPS 54001·POP 15,458·#1,266 US56good
- #20Summers CountyFIPS 54089·POP 11,935·#1,269 US56good
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Lowest composite scores. Included for transparency, not alarm.Bottom 10 counties
- #46McDowell CountyFIPS 54047·POP 19,078·#2,728 US45fair
- #47Ohio CountyFIPS 54069·POP 42,418·#2,603 US46fair
- #48Kanawha CountyFIPS 54039·POP 180,603·#2,575 US47fair
- #49Cabell CountyFIPS 54011·POP 94,158·#2,416 US48fair
- #50Raleigh CountyFIPS 54081·POP 74,558·#2,399 US48fair
- #51Berkeley CountyFIPS 54003·POP 122,020·#2,273 US49fair
- #52Hancock CountyFIPS 54029·POP 29,091·#2,264 US49fair
- #53Logan CountyFIPS 54045·POP 32,451·#2,137 US50fair
- #54Wayne CountyFIPS 54099·POP 38,938·#2,125 US50fair
- #55Mingo CountyFIPS 54059·POP 23,504·#2,059 US51fair
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Alphabetical · 55Every county
- Barbour County56
- Berkeley County49
- Boone County54
- Braxton County56
- Brooke County52
- Cabell County48
- Calhoun County57
- Clay County55
- Doddridge County55
- Fayette County53
- Gilmer County54
- Grant County54
- Greenbrier County55
- Hampshire County54
- Hancock County49
- Hardy County52
- Harrison County54
- Jackson County57
- Jefferson County52
- Kanawha County47
- Lewis County55
- Lincoln County53
- Logan County50
- Marion County54
- Marshall County56
- Mason County63
- McDowell County45
- Mercer County53
- Mineral County58
- Mingo County51
- Monongalia County51
- Monroe County60
- Morgan County54
- Nicholas County56
- Ohio County46
- Pendleton County56
- Pleasants County56
- Pocahontas County54
- Preston County57
- Putnam County53
- Raleigh County48
- Randolph County54
- Ritchie County58
- Roane County55
- Summers County56
- Taylor County59
- Tucker County53
- Tyler County57
- Upshur County58
- Wayne County50
- Webster County56
- Wetzel County58
- Wirt County58
- Wood County54
- Wyoming County51
Scout composite resilience index · Get Ready
Composite combines five sub-scores using a weighted average. Source datasets: FEMA National Risk Index, NOAA temperature anomaly, NOAA precipitation normals, IRS county-to-county migration, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Codes. Open Scout map.