RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest American population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57827.7%+17.7 pts

02Preston County, WVWV34,00424.7%+15.3 pts

03Putnam County, WVWV56,88524.3%+11.1 pts

04Tucker County, WVWV6,54022.8%+14.7 pts

05Lincoln County, WVWV19,17721.9%−5.1 pts

06Doddridge County, WVWV7,63415.7%+5.4 pts

07Pleasants County, WVWV7,33814.3%−0.4 pts

08Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.9%+2.6 pts

09Kanawha County, WVWV172,38113.6%+0.1 pts

10Wirt County, WVWV4,87913.5%−10.0 pts

11Wayne County, WVWV37,30913.4%+0.4 pts

12Raleigh County, WVWV71,77512.8%−29.0 pts

13Roane County, WVWV13,31712.6%−8.0 pts

14Wood County, WVWV82,38512.4%−7.2 pts

15Ritchie County, WVWV8,03412.0%−1.2 pts

16Grant County, WVWV11,04111.6%−3.5 pts

17Nicholas County, WVWV23,84811.1%+1.0 pts

18Clay County, WVWV7,53810.9%−0.1 pts

19Mason County, WVWV24,70710.4%−0.8 pts

20Jackson County, WVWV27,45010.2%−12.3 pts

21Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6029.9%−0.0 pts

22Hardy County, WVWV14,3379.9%−1.1 pts

23Cabell County, WVWV91,1839.9%−0.8 pts

24Gilmer County, WVWV7,0859.8%+0.2 pts

25Boone County, WVWV20,2519.7%−3.5 pts

26Lewis County, WVWV16,3949.4%−8.0 pts

27Harrison County, WVWV64,2219.2%−9.7 pts

28Mercer County, WVWV57,5039.2%−2.0 pts

29Upshur County, WVWV23,7588.9%−4.9 pts

30Fayette County, WVWV38,1658.9%−0.6 pts

31Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788.5%+0.8 pts

32Morgan County, WVWV18,0278.5%−3.0 pts

33Marion County, WVWV55,5848.2%−5.4 pts

34Wetzel County, WVWV13,7348.0%−4.7 pts

35Randolph County, WVWV26,8827.9%−2.3 pts

36Braxton County, WVWV11,8857.8%−0.2 pts

37Marshall County, WVWV29,1597.6%−1.9 pts

38Mineral County, WVWV26,7927.3%−2.7 pts

39Barbour County, WVWV15,4147.2%−15.1 pts

40Monongalia County, WVWV107,9917.1%−0.4 pts

41Webster County, WVWV7,7607.1%−12.7 pts

42Monroe County, WVWV12,4917.0%−3.4 pts

43Ohio County, WVWV40,4967.0%+1.3 pts

44Summers County, WVWV11,5326.7%−3.5 pts

45Jefferson County, WVWV63,1026.6%−0.0 pts

46Berkeley County, WVWV139,5226.4%−3.8 pts

47Hancock County, WVWV27,7296.0%−0.3 pts

48Pendleton County, WVWV5,8265.7%−2.4 pts

49Tyler County, WVWV7,8815.7%−6.1 pts

50Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055.4%−7.5 pts

51Logan County, WVWV30,3755.4%−1.5 pts

52Brooke County, WVWV21,1425.4%−1.9 pts

53Mingo County, WVWV21,4555.1%−6.8 pts

54McDowell County, WVWV16,8785.1%−2.9 pts

55Wyoming County, WVWV19,8014.0%−9.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS