Health Departments in West Virginia

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There are 92 Health Departments in West Virginia, serving a population of 1,836,843 people in an area of 24,035 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 19,965 people, and 1 Health Department per 261 square miles.

The state of West Virginia is ranked 10th in Health Departments per capita, and 16th in Health Departments per square mile.

West Virginia Health Statistics

Find West Virginia Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

West Virginia Population of People With Disabilities

	West Virginia	United States
People With Disabilities	351,879 (19.5%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	173,254 (18.9%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	178,625 (20.2%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

West Virginia Population by Disability Type

	West Virginia	United States
Hearing Difficulty	112,587 (6.3%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	74,897 (4.2%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	132,538 (7.8%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	196,890 (11.6%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	67,580 (4.0%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	123,350 (8.6%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

West Virginia Public Health Insurance Coverage

	West Virginia	United States
Public Health Insurance	831,095 (46.2%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	409,435 (22.7%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	475,499 (26.4%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	64,944 (3.6%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

West Virginia Private Health Insurance Coverage

	West Virginia	United States
Private Health Insurance	1,139,051 (63.3%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	974,407 (54.1%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	184,206 (10.2%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	41,073 (2.3%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)