West Virginia

The freest counties in West Virginia (2026)

West Virginia has 55 counties in the ranking. The freest is Ritchie, #497 of 3,144 in the country. The state itself scores5.5 of 10 for fraser institute state ranking and 10 of 10 for 2a, which every county in West Virginia shares.

1. 497RitchieWest Virginia
2. 509BarbourWest Virginia
3. 560WirtWest Virginia
4. 604GrantWest Virginia
5. 714PocahontasWest Virginia
6. 726DoddridgeWest Virginia
7. 790BraxtonWest Virginia
8. 816HardyWest Virginia
9. 901MineralWest Virginia
10. 911WebsterWest Virginia
11. 935TaylorWest Virginia
12. 983MorganWest Virginia
13. 984WyomingWest Virginia
14. 1014CalhounWest Virginia
15. 1022PleasantsWest Virginia
16. 1036UpshurWest Virginia
17. 1074PendletonWest Virginia
18. 1080TuckerWest Virginia
19. 1114RandolphWest Virginia
20. 1142HampshireWest Virginia
21. 1155PrestonWest Virginia
22. 1166TylerWest Virginia
23. 1208GilmerWest Virginia
24. 1263MonongaliaWest Virginia
25. 1309MonroeWest Virginia
26. 1337JeffersonWest Virginia
27. 1400PutnamWest Virginia
28. 1487LewisWest Virginia
29. 1528HancockWest Virginia
30. 1629GreenbrierWest Virginia
31. 1637RoaneWest Virginia
32. 1642JacksonWest Virginia
33. 1646WayneWest Virginia
34. 1656MarionWest Virginia
35. 1660ClayWest Virginia
36. 1663OhioWest Virginia
37. 1696WoodWest Virginia
38. 1716BerkeleyWest Virginia
39. 1725MingoWest Virginia
40. 1767BrookeWest Virginia
41. 1832McDowellWest Virginia
42. 1907SummersWest Virginia
43. 1914HarrisonWest Virginia
44. 1914MarshallWest Virginia
45. 2015MercerWest Virginia
46. 2021NicholasWest Virginia
47. 2040LincolnWest Virginia
48. 2096LoganWest Virginia
49. 2168FayetteWest Virginia
50. 2184MasonWest Virginia
51. 2237WetzelWest Virginia
52. 2252RaleighWest Virginia
53. 2403CabellWest Virginia
54. 2428BooneWest Virginia
55. 2578KanawhaWest Virginia

See the freest counties of 2026 nationally, or readhow the ranking works.