RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest German population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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 16.2%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Pendleton County, WVWV5,82633.8%+3.7 pts

02Grant County, WVWV11,04130.9%+4.0 pts

03Ohio County, WVWV40,49626.2%−7.8 pts

04Mineral County, WVWV26,79224.8%−8.1 pts

05Tucker County, WVWV6,54024.5%−5.8 pts

06Taylor County, WVWV16,28723.7%−2.3 pts

07Hampshire County, WVWV24,10523.7%−5.3 pts

08Morgan County, WVWV18,02722.7%−4.3 pts

09Marion County, WVWV55,58421.8%−1.7 pts

10Preston County, WVWV34,00421.3%−8.0 pts

11Braxton County, WVWV11,88521.0%+1.3 pts

12Barbour County, WVWV15,41420.9%−2.5 pts

13Randolph County, WVWV26,88220.2%−6.1 pts

14Marshall County, WVWV29,15919.9%−6.3 pts

15Hancock County, WVWV27,72919.7%−1.4 pts

16Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.7%+1.6 pts

17Hardy County, WVWV14,33719.6%−23.1 pts

18Brooke County, WVWV21,14219.6%−2.0 pts

19Jefferson County, WVWV63,10219.6%−6.3 pts

20Harrison County, WVWV64,22119.4%−0.5 pts

21Berkeley County, WVWV139,52219.0%−8.0 pts

22Monongalia County, WVWV107,99118.5%−7.2 pts

23Ritchie County, WVWV8,03417.7%−2.6 pts

24Lewis County, WVWV16,39417.5%+2.4 pts

25Wirt County, WVWV4,87916.6%−6.5 pts

26Webster County, WVWV7,76016.6%+4.0 pts

27Mason County, WVWV24,70716.5%−2.9 pts

28Wood County, WVWV82,38516.2%−6.0 pts

29Gilmer County, WVWV7,08515.5%−7.6 pts

30Wetzel County, WVWV13,73415.3%−12.3 pts

31Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60215.0%−8.0 pts

32Doddridge County, WVWV7,63413.8%−10.5 pts

33Nicholas County, WVWV23,84813.6%−5.3 pts

34Tyler County, WVWV7,88113.4%−9.9 pts

35Cabell County, WVWV91,18313.0%−2.9 pts

36Jackson County, WVWV27,45012.9%−5.4 pts

37Pleasants County, WVWV7,33812.7%−4.1 pts

38Clay County, WVWV7,53812.5%−0.8 pts

39Kanawha County, WVWV172,38111.9%−2.9 pts

40Mercer County, WVWV57,50311.5%−2.7 pts

41Calhoun County, WVWV5,97811.5%−10.9 pts

42Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57811.4%−5.5 pts

43Roane County, WVWV13,31711.3%−4.0 pts

44Summers County, WVWV11,53211.2%−7.0 pts

45Fayette County, WVWV38,16511.2%−5.7 pts

46Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.9%−1.9 pts

47Monroe County, WVWV12,49110.4%−5.9 pts

48Raleigh County, WVWV71,7759.7%+1.1 pts

49McDowell County, WVWV16,8789.6%−2.5 pts

50Boone County, WVWV20,2517.6%−7.8 pts

51Mingo County, WVWV21,4557.5%+0.5 pts

52Logan County, WVWV30,3757.2%−6.1 pts

53Wayne County, WVWV37,3096.8%−5.0 pts

54Wyoming County, WVWV19,8015.9%−6.8 pts

55Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.7%−6.7 pts

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