RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest German population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German 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 15.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pleasants County, WV, up 27 places to #10.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Pendleton County, WVWV5,82634.6%+4.4 pts

02Grant County, WVWV11,04131.8%+4.9 pts

03▲1Mineral County, WVWV26,79226.9%−6.1 pts

04▼1Ohio County, WVWV40,49625.8%−8.2 pts

05Tucker County, WVWV6,54022.1%−8.2 pts

06▲11Hardy County, WVWV14,33722.1%−20.5 pts

07▲12Jefferson County, WVWV63,10220.7%−5.2 pts

08▲6Marshall County, WVWV29,15920.4%−5.8 pts

09▲6Hancock County, WVWV27,72920.1%−1.0 pts

10▲27Pleasants County, WVWV7,33820.0%+3.1 pts

11▼2Marion County, WVWV55,58419.7%−3.8 pts

12▼5Hampshire County, WVWV24,10519.2%−9.8 pts

13▲5Brooke County, WVWV21,14219.2%−2.4 pts

14▼2Barbour County, WVWV15,41419.0%−4.5 pts

15▲7Monongalia County, WVWV107,99118.7%−7.0 pts

16▲5Berkeley County, WVWV139,52218.5%−8.5 pts

17▼9Morgan County, WVWV18,02718.1%−8.9 pts

18▼12Taylor County, WVWV16,28718.1%−8.0 pts

19▲1Harrison County, WVWV64,22118.0%−1.8 pts

20▼10Preston County, WVWV34,00417.9%−11.5 pts

21▼8Randolph County, WVWV26,88217.2%−9.1 pts

22▲8Wetzel County, WVWV13,73417.1%−10.4 pts

23▲1Lewis County, WVWV16,39416.5%+1.5 pts

24▲4Wood County, WVWV82,38515.8%−6.4 pts

25▼14Braxton County, WVWV11,88515.8%−4.0 pts

26▲12Clay County, WVWV7,53815.5%+2.3 pts

27▲5Doddridge County, WVWV7,63415.3%−9.0 pts

28▼12Upshur County, WVWV23,75815.1%−3.0 pts

29▼3Webster County, WVWV7,76014.9%+2.3 pts

30▼7Ritchie County, WVWV8,03414.5%−5.8 pts

31▲3Tyler County, WVWV7,88113.9%−9.4 pts

32▼3Gilmer County, WVWV7,08513.3%−9.9 pts

33▲13Putnam County, WVWV56,88513.1%+0.2 pts

34▼1Nicholas County, WVWV23,84812.6%−6.4 pts

35Cabell County, WVWV91,18312.2%−3.7 pts

36Jackson County, WVWV27,45012.1%−6.3 pts

37▼10Mason County, WVWV24,70712.1%−7.4 pts

38▼13Wirt County, WVWV4,87911.7%−11.3 pts

39▲8Monroe County, WVWV12,49111.3%−5.0 pts

40▼9Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60210.8%−12.2 pts

41▼2Kanawha County, WVWV172,38110.8%−4.0 pts

42▼2Mercer County, WVWV57,50310.2%−4.1 pts

43▲2Fayette County, WVWV38,1659.5%−7.4 pts

44▼3Calhoun County, WVWV5,9789.5%−12.9 pts

45▼2Roane County, WVWV13,3178.9%−6.4 pts

46▲2Raleigh County, WVWV71,7758.4%−0.2 pts

47▼3Summers County, WVWV11,5328.0%−10.2 pts

48▼6Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5787.9%−9.0 pts

49McDowell County, WVWV16,8787.6%−4.4 pts

50▲4Wyoming County, WVWV19,8017.4%−5.2 pts

51▼1Boone County, WVWV20,2516.9%−8.6 pts

52▲1Wayne County, WVWV37,3095.8%−5.9 pts

53▼1Logan County, WVWV30,3754.8%−8.5 pts

54▲1Lincoln County, WVWV19,1774.2%−8.1 pts

55▼4Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.0%−4.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES