
April 12, 2026
Welch Medicaid providers reported $8,633 in billed Surgery services in 2024, a 2.4% increase over the previous year.
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December 24, 2025
Drivers in McDowell County reported a weekly low of $2.64 per gallon for regular gas in the week ending Dec. 20, 2025.
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December 18, 2025
The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout McDowell County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Dec. 13 2025, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.
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August 9, 2025
The only price of regular gas in cities throughout McDowell County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 2, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.
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November 17, 2023
Of the 19,334 citizens living in McDowell County in 2021, 98.2% said they were only one race, while 1.8% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
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April 12, 2023
McDowell County saw 71 people migrate from within the state during 2019, a decrease from the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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April 12, 2023
McDowell County saw 80 people migrate from across the U.S. during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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April 12, 2023
McDowell County saw 151 new residents during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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April 6, 2020
The white population in Welch increased by 163 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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