RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest British population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are British ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: British residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 51 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH SHAREVS 2010

01Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021.3%+0.6 pts

02Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.9%+0.6 pts

03Mercer County, WVWV57,5030.9%+0.5 pts

04Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.8%+0.8 pts

05Monongalia County, WVWV107,9910.7%−0.1 pts

06Wood County, WVWV82,3850.6%+0.2 pts

07Boone County, WVWV20,2510.6%–

08Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.6%+0.3 pts

09Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.5%+0.3 pts

10Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.5%+0.1 pts

11Roane County, WVWV13,3170.5%+0.5 pts

12Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.5%+0.4 pts

13Nicholas County, WVWV23,8480.5%+0.3 pts

14Preston County, WVWV34,0040.5%+0.3 pts

15Randolph County, WVWV26,8820.5%−0.3 pts

16Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.5%−0.1 pts

17Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.5%–

18Taylor County, WVWV16,2870.4%+0.2 pts

19Marion County, WVWV55,5840.4%+0.1 pts

20Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.4%–

21Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.4%+0.1 pts

22Ohio County, WVWV40,4960.4%+0.2 pts

23Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.4%+0.1 pts

24McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.4%+0.3 pts

25Doddridge County, WVWV7,6340.4%+0.3 pts

26Brooke County, WVWV21,1420.4%+0.3 pts

27Summers County, WVWV11,5320.4%+0.1 pts

28Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.4%+0.1 pts

29Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5780.4%+0.1 pts

30Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.4%–

31Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.4%+0.2 pts

32Upshur County, WVWV23,7580.4%+0.3 pts

33Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.3%+0.3 pts

34Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.3%+0.3 pts

35Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.3%+0.2 pts

36Harrison County, WVWV64,2210.3%+0.1 pts

37Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.3%+0.3 pts

38Logan County, WVWV30,3750.3%+0.0 pts

39Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.2%−0.1 pts

40Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.2%−0.1 pts

41Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.2%–

42Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.2%+0.0 pts

43Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.2%+0.1 pts

44Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.2%−0.2 pts

45Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.2%+0.0 pts

46Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.2%–

47Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.1%−0.1 pts

48Hancock County, WVWV27,7290.1%–

49Grant County, WVWV11,0410.1%–

50Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.1%−0.1 pts

51Mason County, WVWV24,7070.1%−0.1 pts

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