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Mediator deserts · West Virginia

Every West Virginia county has at least one family mediator on the state’s court roster

The fewest per resident: Berkeley (8.1 per 100,000), Kanawha (12.1 per 100,000) and Jefferson (13.1 per 100,000).[1][2]

Counties with none
0 of 55

every county has at least one

Family mediators on the roster
63

3.6 per 100,000 residents statewide, each counted once. The map counts each in every county they serve, so county rates run higher (median 46.4).

Family mediators per 100,000 residents · West Virginia counties: 8.1–223.4
  • Under 5
  • 5–10
  • 10–20
  • 20–40
  • 40–80
  • 80 or more

Tap a county to see its numbers; tap again to open it.

Sources: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia court-approved family court mediators, read October 19, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (July 1, 2024). Counties: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundaries (us-atlas), Albers USA.

Roster read October 19, 2026. Population as of July 1, 2024. County = the counties the court list says they serve (“All Counties” = all 55). Not legal advice.

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Every West Virginia county

Fewest per resident first. Colour chips match the map.

West Virginia counties: family mediators on the roster, population and family mediators per 100,000 residents
CountyFamily mediatorsResidentsPer 100k
Berkeley11 family mediators136,2878.1
Kanawha21 family mediators173,90612.1
Jefferson8 family mediators61,26413.1
Cabell12 family mediators91,48913.1
Wood11 family mediators82,75713.3
Raleigh10 family mediators72,37913.8
Monongalia16 family mediators108,69714.7
Mercer10 family mediators57,52417.4
Mineral5 family mediators26,77818.7
Wayne8 family mediators37,58921.3
Logan7 family mediators30,56022.9
Ohio10 family mediators41,09024.3
Putnam14 family mediators57,06724.5
Mingo6 family mediators21,71227.6
Mason7 family mediators24,77028.3
Hampshire7 family mediators23,79329.4
Harrison20 family mediators64,47231.0
Fayette12 family mediators38,60031.1
Hancock9 family mediators28,05432.1
Marion18 family mediators55,64932.3
Morgan6 family mediators17,78033.7
Greenbrier11 family mediators31,85134.5
Hardy5 family mediators14,33534.9
Nicholas9 family mediators24,01737.5
Marshall11 family mediators29,35437.5
Preston13 family mediators34,05538.2
Wyoming8 family mediators19,96440.1
Lincoln9 family mediators19,37746.4
McDowell8 family mediators17,14746.7
Jackson13 family mediators27,71846.9
Brooke10 family mediators21,28547.0
Boone10 family mediators20,49648.8
Randolph14 family mediators27,19051.5
Monroe7 family mediators12,46256.2
Upshur14 family mediators23,65059.2
Grant7 family mediators10,97163.8
Roane9 family mediators13,54066.5
Summers8 family mediators11,54469.3
Taylor13 family mediators16,43879.1
Braxton10 family mediators12,05183.0
Lewis14 family mediators16,47785.0
Wetzel13 family mediators13,76694.4
Gilmer8 family mediators7,116112.4
Webster9 family mediators7,947113.3
Clay9 family mediators7,689117.1
Barbour18 family mediators15,369117.1
Pendleton7 family mediators5,944117.8
Pleasants9 family mediators7,358122.3
Pocahontas10 family mediators7,653130.7
Calhoun8 family mediators5,873136.2
Tucker10 family mediators6,573152.1
Ritchie13 family mediators8,170159.1
Tyler13 family mediators7,843165.8
Doddridge16 family mediators7,615210.1
Wirt11 family mediators4,924223.4

About this data

How we count

Each county’s number is the family mediators on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia court-approved family court mediators listed in that county (the counties the court list says they serve (“All Counties” = all 55)), the same count its county page shows. People no longer on the roster are left out. Population is the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2024 county estimate. The colour bins are the same on every state’s map, so states can be compared.

What a zero means

No family mediator on the roster lists that county. Mediators from nearby counties and online mediators may still take cases there; a court may require a mediator from its own roster.

More for West Virginia

Family mediators in West Virginia
Divorce in West Virginia: waiting period, residency and property rules
Mediator deserts in every mapped state

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One row per county: state, county, FIPS code, family mediators, population, per 100,000, the roster and the date we read it.

Sources

The official court roster and U.S. Census Bureau data only, each with the date we last checked it.

  1. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia court-approved family court mediatorscourtswv.govchecked ↩
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (July 1, 2024)census.govchecked ↩

This page reports counts from an official court roster for general information. It is not legal advice and not an endorsement of any mediator. Rosters change; check the roster linked above for the current list.