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Highest German population share, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2010 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 20.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS –

01Hardy County, WVWV14,33742.7%–

02Ohio County, WVWV40,49634.0%–

03Mineral County, WVWV26,79232.9%–

04Tucker County, WVWV6,54030.3%–

05Pendleton County, WVWV5,82630.1%–

06Preston County, WVWV34,00429.4%–

07Hampshire County, WVWV24,10529.0%–

08Wetzel County, WVWV13,73427.5%–

09Morgan County, WVWV18,02727.0%–

10Berkeley County, WVWV139,52227.0%–

11Grant County, WVWV11,04126.9%–

12Randolph County, WVWV26,88226.3%–

13Marshall County, WVWV29,15926.2%–

14Taylor County, WVWV16,28726.1%–

15Jefferson County, WVWV63,10225.9%–

16Monongalia County, WVWV107,99125.7%–

17Doddridge County, WVWV7,63424.3%–

18Marion County, WVWV55,58423.5%–

19Barbour County, WVWV15,41423.4%–

20Tyler County, WVWV7,88123.3%–

21Gilmer County, WVWV7,08523.1%–

22Wirt County, WVWV4,87923.0%–

23Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60223.0%–

24Calhoun County, WVWV5,97822.4%–

25Wood County, WVWV82,38522.3%–

26Brooke County, WVWV21,14221.5%–

27Hancock County, WVWV27,72921.1%–

28Ritchie County, WVWV8,03420.3%–

29Harrison County, WVWV64,22119.8%–

30Braxton County, WVWV11,88519.7%–

31Mason County, WVWV24,70719.4%–

32Nicholas County, WVWV23,84819.0%–

33Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.4%–

34Summers County, WVWV11,53218.2%–

35Upshur County, WVWV23,75818.1%–

36Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57817.0%–

37Fayette County, WVWV38,16516.9%–

38Pleasants County, WVWV7,33816.8%–

39Monroe County, WVWV12,49116.3%–

40Cabell County, WVWV91,18315.9%–

41Boone County, WVWV20,25115.4%–

42Roane County, WVWV13,31715.3%–

43Lewis County, WVWV16,39415.0%–

44Kanawha County, WVWV172,38114.8%–

45Mercer County, WVWV57,50314.2%–

46Logan County, WVWV30,37513.3%–

47Clay County, WVWV7,53813.2%–

48Putnam County, WVWV56,88512.9%–

49Wyoming County, WVWV19,80112.6%–

50Webster County, WVWV7,76012.6%–

51Lincoln County, WVWV19,17712.4%–

52McDowell County, WVWV16,87812.0%–

53Wayne County, WVWV37,30911.8%–

54Raleigh County, WVWV71,7758.6%–

55Mingo County, WVWV21,4557.0%–

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