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West Virginia, ranked

Here is exactly where West Virginia lands on every metric we track — 14 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 14 rankings we currently track, West Virginia sits closest to the top of the list on States with the Most Arthritis at 1st (41.22%), 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 Arthritis (1st), States with the Most Adult Smokers (1st), States with the Most Diabetes (1st), States with the Highest Obesity Rates (1st), States with the Worst Self-Rated Health (1st), States with the Most Depression (1st), States with the Most Asthma (2nd), States with the Most Inactive Adults (2nd) and States with the Most Vapers (5th).

It falls in the bottom 10 on States with the Heaviest Drinkers (43rd) and 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.