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Highest French Canadian population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 40 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.5%–

02Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.5%–

03Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.5%–

04Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.3%–

05Monongalia County, WVWV107,9910.3%–

06Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.3%–

07Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.2%–

08Ohio County, WVWV40,4960.2%–

09Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.2%–

10Mason County, WVWV24,7070.2%–

11Boone County, WVWV20,2510.2%–

12Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.2%–

13Summers County, WVWV11,5320.2%–

14Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.2%–

15Marion County, WVWV55,5840.2%–

16Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.2%–

17Randolph County, WVWV26,8820.2%–

18Wood County, WVWV82,3850.1%–

19Hancock County, WVWV27,7290.1%–

20Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.1%–

21Brooke County, WVWV21,1420.1%–

22Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.1%–

23Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.1%–

24Mercer County, WVWV57,5030.1%–

25Lewis County, WVWV16,3940.1%–

26Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.1%–

27Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.1%–

28Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.1%–

29Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.1%–

30Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.1%–

31Upshur County, WVWV23,7580.1%–

32Preston County, WVWV34,0040.0%–

33Clay County, WVWV7,5380.0%–

34Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.0%–

35Harrison County, WVWV64,2210.0%–

36Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.0%–

37Logan County, WVWV30,3750.0%–

38Nicholas County, WVWV23,8480.0%–

39Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.0%–

40Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES