RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest American population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 10.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monroe County, WV, up 39 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57832.1%+22.1 pts

02▲2Tucker County, WVWV6,54020.7%+12.6 pts

03▲39Monroe County, WVWV12,49119.2%+8.8 pts

04▲4Taylor County, WVWV16,28718.8%+7.5 pts

05▼3Preston County, WVWV34,00418.3%+8.9 pts

06▲15Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60217.9%+8.0 pts

07▲3Wirt County, WVWV4,87917.7%−5.8 pts

08▲26Wetzel County, WVWV13,73417.5%+4.8 pts

09▼6Putnam County, WVWV56,88516.8%+3.6 pts

10▲34Summers County, WVWV11,53215.4%+5.2 pts

11▲7Clay County, WVWV7,53815.3%+4.3 pts

12▲37Tyler County, WVWV7,88115.2%+3.4 pts

13▲6Mason County, WVWV24,70714.1%+2.9 pts

14▲1Ritchie County, WVWV8,03412.8%−0.4 pts

15▲2Nicholas County, WVWV23,84812.4%+2.2 pts

16Grant County, WVWV11,04112.3%−2.7 pts

17▼11Doddridge County, WVWV7,63411.7%+1.3 pts

18▲18Braxton County, WVWV11,88511.5%+3.5 pts

19▼12Pleasants County, WVWV7,33811.5%−3.2 pts

20Jackson County, WVWV27,45011.3%−11.2 pts

21▼8Roane County, WVWV13,31711.2%−9.4 pts

22▲3Boone County, WVWV20,25110.9%−2.3 pts

23▲9Morgan County, WVWV18,02710.7%−0.7 pts

24▼10Wood County, WVWV82,38510.4%−9.2 pts

25▲3Mercer County, WVWV57,50310.4%−0.8 pts

26▼21Lincoln County, WVWV19,17710.3%−16.7 pts

27▼16Wayne County, WVWV37,30910.1%−2.9 pts

28▲9Marshall County, WVWV29,15910.0%+0.5 pts

29▼3Lewis County, WVWV16,3949.7%−7.7 pts

30▲11Webster County, WVWV7,7609.6%−10.2 pts

31▼8Cabell County, WVWV91,1839.3%−1.4 pts

32▼1Calhoun County, WVWV5,9789.2%+1.5 pts

33▲5Mineral County, WVWV26,7928.9%−1.1 pts

34▼4Fayette County, WVWV38,1658.5%−1.0 pts

35▼26Kanawha County, WVWV172,3818.4%−5.0 pts

36▼1Randolph County, WVWV26,8828.3%−1.9 pts

37▼25Raleigh County, WVWV71,7758.3%−33.5 pts

38▲13Logan County, WVWV30,3758.0%+1.1 pts

39▲8Hancock County, WVWV27,7297.5%+1.2 pts

40▼13Harrison County, WVWV64,2217.4%−11.6 pts

41▼17Gilmer County, WVWV7,0857.2%−2.3 pts

42▼9Marion County, WVWV55,5847.2%−6.5 pts

43▼14Upshur County, WVWV23,7586.3%−7.4 pts

44▲2Berkeley County, WVWV139,5226.1%−4.0 pts

45▲9McDowell County, WVWV16,8786.1%−1.8 pts

46▼6Monongalia County, WVWV107,9916.0%−1.5 pts

47▲3Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055.6%−7.3 pts

48▼26Hardy County, WVWV14,3375.4%−5.6 pts

49▲6Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.2%−8.0 pts

50▼5Jefferson County, WVWV63,1025.2%−1.4 pts

51▼3Pendleton County, WVWV5,8265.0%−3.0 pts

52▼13Barbour County, WVWV15,4144.9%−17.4 pts

53Mingo County, WVWV21,4554.7%−7.1 pts

54▼2Brooke County, WVWV21,1424.3%−2.9 pts

55▼12Ohio County, WVWV40,4964.2%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES