RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest English population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English 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%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Wayne County, WVWV37,30924.9%+8.0 pts

02Raleigh County, WVWV71,77516.9%+7.8 pts

03Wyoming County, WVWV19,80115.9%+2.7 pts

04Hancock County, WVWV27,72915.2%+2.7 pts

05Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60214.8%+2.1 pts

06Cabell County, WVWV91,18314.2%−2.4 pts

07Hampshire County, WVWV24,10513.8%+5.8 pts

08Fayette County, WVWV38,16513.1%+2.3 pts

09Nicholas County, WVWV23,84812.9%0.0 pts

10Brooke County, WVWV21,14212.2%+0.7 pts

11Jefferson County, WVWV63,10212.1%−5.2 pts

12Monongalia County, WVWV107,99111.7%−1.3 pts

13Clay County, WVWV7,53811.5%−3.2 pts

14Pleasants County, WVWV7,33811.5%−1.0 pts

15Summers County, WVWV11,53211.4%−5.7 pts

16Harrison County, WVWV64,22111.4%−1.7 pts

17Wood County, WVWV82,38511.3%−2.5 pts

18Mercer County, WVWV57,50311.1%−0.8 pts

19Kanawha County, WVWV172,38111.0%−2.9 pts

20Marion County, WVWV55,58410.9%−1.2 pts

21Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.8%−0.5 pts

22Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57810.6%−1.5 pts

23Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210.5%−1.8 pts

24Ohio County, WVWV40,49610.4%−3.9 pts

25Doddridge County, WVWV7,63410.4%−1.3 pts

26Jackson County, WVWV27,45010.3%−3.4 pts

27Mineral County, WVWV26,79210.2%−1.1 pts

28Roane County, WVWV13,31710.0%+0.8 pts

29Morgan County, WVWV18,0279.9%−0.7 pts

30Monroe County, WVWV12,4919.7%−7.0 pts

31Ritchie County, WVWV8,0349.7%−1.7 pts

32Tyler County, WVWV7,8819.6%−6.5 pts

33Marshall County, WVWV29,1599.1%−3.8 pts

34Braxton County, WVWV11,8858.7%−3.0 pts

35Taylor County, WVWV16,2878.5%−1.8 pts

36Boone County, WVWV20,2518.3%0.0 pts

37Randolph County, WVWV26,8828.1%−3.9 pts

38Wirt County, WVWV4,8797.9%−1.4 pts

39Tucker County, WVWV6,5407.9%0.0 pts

40McDowell County, WVWV16,8787.8%−3.7 pts

41Mason County, WVWV24,7077.7%+0.2 pts

42Preston County, WVWV34,0047.3%−1.6 pts

43Upshur County, WVWV23,7587.2%−1.4 pts

44Pendleton County, WVWV5,8267.1%+0.6 pts

45Barbour County, WVWV15,4147.0%−4.0 pts

46Gilmer County, WVWV7,0856.9%+0.8 pts

47Lewis County, WVWV16,3946.9%−0.3 pts

48Calhoun County, WVWV5,9786.9%−0.4 pts

49Hardy County, WVWV14,3376.6%−6.6 pts

50Wetzel County, WVWV13,7346.5%−5.9 pts

51Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.7%−6.7 pts

52Webster County, WVWV7,7604.7%−4.2 pts

53Mingo County, WVWV21,4554.7%−2.3 pts

54Logan County, WVWV30,3754.5%−3.4 pts

55Grant County, WVWV11,0414.0%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS