RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest Irish population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish 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 11.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tyler County, WV, up 33 places to #19.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Doddridge County, WVWV7,63417.3%+0.4 pts

02▲2Harrison County, WVWV64,22117.2%−1.1 pts

03▲5Marion County, WVWV55,58417.1%−0.7 pts

04▼3Hancock County, WVWV27,72916.9%−1.7 pts

05▲9Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.7%−0.9 pts

06▼1Barbour County, WVWV15,41416.2%+2.6 pts

07▼1Ohio County, WVWV40,49616.1%−3.1 pts

08▲1Brooke County, WVWV21,14215.7%−1.8 pts

09▼2Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.6%−0.3 pts

10▲1Braxton County, WVWV11,88515.3%+0.3 pts

11▼9Upshur County, WVWV23,75815.0%+4.4 pts

12▲1Jefferson County, WVWV63,10214.5%+2.4 pts

13▲5Calhoun County, WVWV5,97814.3%−7.0 pts

14▲10Hampshire County, WVWV24,10513.6%+1.8 pts

15▼3Berkeley County, WVWV139,52213.6%−1.2 pts

16▲6Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.5%−9.4 pts

17▲9Wood County, WVWV82,38513.3%−0.3 pts

18▲15Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.0%−2.4 pts

19▲33Tyler County, WVWV7,88113.0%+0.3 pts

20▲14Ritchie County, WVWV8,03413.0%−1.6 pts

21▼6Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60212.8%−7.4 pts

22▼12Nicholas County, WVWV23,84812.7%−9.1 pts

23▼6Monongalia County, WVWV107,99112.6%−4.5 pts

24▲20Wetzel County, WVWV13,73412.4%−3.5 pts

25▲6Mercer County, WVWV57,50312.2%−4.1 pts

26▼6Morgan County, WVWV18,02712.0%−1.2 pts

27▲1Clay County, WVWV7,53811.7%−5.9 pts

28▲1Lewis County, WVWV16,39411.6%+1.7 pts

29▼6Mineral County, WVWV26,79211.6%−4.4 pts

30▲9Kanawha County, WVWV172,38111.6%−2.6 pts

31▲14Roane County, WVWV13,31711.5%−6.4 pts

32▲10Gilmer County, WVWV7,08511.2%−3.7 pts

33▲10Putnam County, WVWV56,88511.2%+0.5 pts

34▲7Cabell County, WVWV91,18311.2%−6.1 pts

35▲15Webster County, WVWV7,76010.9%−4.8 pts

36▼20Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57810.9%−7.0 pts

37▼18Summers County, WVWV11,53210.8%−9.4 pts

38▼8Fayette County, WVWV38,16510.6%−4.9 pts

39▼14Tucker County, WVWV6,54010.1%−5.7 pts

40▼5Preston County, WVWV34,0049.9%−4.4 pts

41▼1Wyoming County, WVWV19,8019.8%−4.1 pts

42▼10Mingo County, WVWV21,4559.6%−3.0 pts

43▼6Logan County, WVWV30,3759.4%−7.2 pts

44▲7Boone County, WVWV20,2519.2%−3.7 pts

45▼7Raleigh County, WVWV71,7759.1%+0.6 pts

46▲1Mason County, WVWV24,7078.9%−2.4 pts

47▼1Jackson County, WVWV27,4508.8%−6.9 pts

48▼12Monroe County, WVWV12,4918.8%−10.7 pts

49Wayne County, WVWV37,3098.8%−9.4 pts

50▲4Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.9%−1.9 pts

51▼24McDowell County, WVWV16,8787.6%−6.1 pts

52▲1Grant County, WVWV11,0417.0%−2.2 pts

53▼5Lincoln County, WVWV19,1776.7%−6.1 pts

54▼33Wirt County, WVWV4,8795.6%−6.8 pts

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.8%−3.4 pts

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