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Highest German population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Pendleton County, WVWV5,82634.6%–

02Grant County, WVWV11,04131.8%–

03Mineral County, WVWV26,79226.9%–

04Ohio County, WVWV40,49625.8%–

05Tucker County, WVWV6,54022.1%–

06Hardy County, WVWV14,33722.1%–

07Jefferson County, WVWV63,10220.7%–

08Marshall County, WVWV29,15920.4%–

09Hancock County, WVWV27,72920.1%–

10Pleasants County, WVWV7,33820.0%–

11Marion County, WVWV55,58419.7%–

12Hampshire County, WVWV24,10519.2%–

13Brooke County, WVWV21,14219.2%–

14Barbour County, WVWV15,41419.0%–

15Monongalia County, WVWV107,99118.7%–

16Berkeley County, WVWV139,52218.5%–

17Morgan County, WVWV18,02718.1%–

18Taylor County, WVWV16,28718.1%–

19Harrison County, WVWV64,22118.0%–

20Preston County, WVWV34,00417.9%–

21Randolph County, WVWV26,88217.2%–

22Wetzel County, WVWV13,73417.1%–

23Lewis County, WVWV16,39416.5%–

24Wood County, WVWV82,38515.8%–

25Braxton County, WVWV11,88515.8%–

26Clay County, WVWV7,53815.5%–

27Doddridge County, WVWV7,63415.3%–

28Upshur County, WVWV23,75815.1%–

29Webster County, WVWV7,76014.9%–

30Ritchie County, WVWV8,03414.5%–

31Tyler County, WVWV7,88113.9%–

32Gilmer County, WVWV7,08513.3%–

33Putnam County, WVWV56,88513.1%–

34Nicholas County, WVWV23,84812.6%–

35Cabell County, WVWV91,18312.2%–

36Jackson County, WVWV27,45012.1%–

37Mason County, WVWV24,70712.1%–

38Wirt County, WVWV4,87911.7%–

39Monroe County, WVWV12,49111.3%–

40Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60210.8%–

41Kanawha County, WVWV172,38110.8%–

42Mercer County, WVWV57,50310.2%–

43Fayette County, WVWV38,1659.5%–

44Calhoun County, WVWV5,9789.5%–

45Roane County, WVWV13,3178.9%–

46Raleigh County, WVWV71,7758.4%–

47Summers County, WVWV11,5328.0%–

48Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5787.9%–

49McDowell County, WVWV16,8787.6%–

50Wyoming County, WVWV19,8017.4%–

51Boone County, WVWV20,2516.9%–

52Wayne County, WVWV37,3095.8%–

53Logan County, WVWV30,3754.8%–

54Lincoln County, WVWV19,1774.2%–

55Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.0%–

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