RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest French population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French 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 1.2%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Calhoun County, WVWV5,9784.4%+3.6 pts

02Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.0%+1.0 pts

03Clay County, WVWV7,5382.8%+1.3 pts

04Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.4%+0.5 pts

05Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.4%−0.1 pts

06Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022.2%+0.2 pts

07Upshur County, WVWV23,7582.2%+0.6 pts

08Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222.2%0.0 pts

09Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.1%+0.8 pts

10Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.0%−1.4 pts

11Ohio County, WVWV40,4961.9%−0.4 pts

12Tyler County, WVWV7,8811.9%−0.2 pts

13Hancock County, WVWV27,7291.8%−0.2 pts

14Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.8%0.0 pts

15Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.7%−0.4 pts

16Webster County, WVWV7,7601.7%−0.5 pts

17Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381.6%+1.1 pts

18Jackson County, WVWV27,4501.5%−0.2 pts

19Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.5%+0.1 pts

20Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.4%+0.7 pts

21Preston County, WVWV34,0041.4%−0.4 pts

22Morgan County, WVWV18,0271.4%−3.3 pts

23Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5781.4%−0.7 pts

24Kanawha County, WVWV172,3811.3%−0.5 pts

25Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.3%+0.3 pts

26Marion County, WVWV55,5841.3%−0.8 pts

27Wirt County, WVWV4,8791.2%+0.8 pts

28Wood County, WVWV82,3851.2%−1.0 pts

29Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.2%−0.1 pts

30Mason County, WVWV24,7071.1%−0.4 pts

31Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.1%−0.5 pts

32Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.1%−0.3 pts

33Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.0%−0.9 pts

34Logan County, WVWV30,3751.0%+0.1 pts

35Hardy County, WVWV14,3371.0%+0.1 pts

36Putnam County, WVWV56,8851.0%−1.1 pts

37Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.9%−0.4 pts

38Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.9%−0.7 pts

39Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.9%−0.5 pts

40Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.9%−0.2 pts

41Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.9%−0.6 pts

42Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.8%−0.9 pts

43Roane County, WVWV13,3170.7%−0.9 pts

44Boone County, WVWV20,2510.7%−1.0 pts

45Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.7%−1.2 pts

46Summers County, WVWV11,5320.6%−1.0 pts

47Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.6%−0.8 pts

48Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.5%−0.5 pts

49Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.5%−0.5 pts

50Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.5%−1.0 pts

51Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.4%−0.9 pts

52McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.4%+0.1 pts

53Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.4%−1.4 pts

54Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.2%−0.4 pts

55Grant County, WVWV11,0410.2%−1.7 pts

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