State rankings · WV
West Virginia, ranked
Here is exactly where West Virginia lands on every metric we track — 7 published rankings, each measured against all 50 states. Every value is pulled from a named, authoritative source and shown with its data period. Tap any card to open the full interactive map and the complete 50-state table.
Ranks are ordinal (1 = highest by this metric). Ties are broken alphabetically by state name.
West Virginia rankings analysis
Across the 7 rankings we currently track, West Virginia sits closest to the top of the list on States with the Most Adult Smokers at 1st (20.78%), and closest to the bottom on States with the Most Binge Drinkers at 44th (13.32%). Every figure below is the state’s own reported value, ranked against all 50 states from a single named source and data period.
West Virginia lands in the top 10 on States with the Most Adult Smokers (1st), States with the Highest Obesity Rates (1st), States with the Most Diabetes (1st) and States with the Most Inactive Adults (2nd).
It falls in the bottom 10 on States with the Most Binge Drinkers (44th).
The cards and links below break down each ranking in full — tap any one to open the interactive map and the complete 50-state table, with the source and year for every number.
- Rank 1st / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Adult Smokers
20.78%2024 - Rank 1st / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Highest Obesity Rates
41.4%2024 - Rank 1st / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Diabetes
18.36%2024 - Rank 2nd / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Inactive Adults
28.7%2024 - Rank 12th / 50eia.gov
States with the Highest Electric Bills
$155/mo2024 - Rank 24th / 50gasprices.aaa.com
States with the Most Expensive Gas
$4.42/gal2026-05-28 - Rank 44th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Binge Drinkers
13.32%2024
Explore these rankings
Every map below ranks all 50 states. See where West Virginia stands and how it compares.
- States with the Most Adult SmokersWest Virginia: 1st
- States with the Highest Obesity RatesWest Virginia: 1st
- States with the Most DiabetesWest Virginia: 1st
- States with the Most Inactive AdultsWest Virginia: 2nd
- States with the Highest Electric BillsWest Virginia: 12th
- States with the Most Expensive GasWest Virginia: 24th
- States with the Most Binge DrinkersWest Virginia: 44th