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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010
01Doddridge County, WVWV7,63417.3%+0.4 pts
02Harrison County, WVWV64,22117.2%−1.1 pts
03Marion County, WVWV55,58417.1%−0.7 pts
04Hancock County, WVWV27,72916.9%−1.7 pts
05Marshall County, WVWV29,15916.7%−0.9 pts
06Barbour County, WVWV15,41416.2%+2.6 pts
07Ohio County, WVWV40,49616.1%−3.1 pts
08Brooke County, WVWV21,14215.7%−1.8 pts
09Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.6%−0.3 pts
10Braxton County, WVWV11,88515.3%+0.3 pts
11Upshur County, WVWV23,75815.0%+4.4 pts
12Jefferson County, WVWV63,10214.5%+2.4 pts
13Calhoun County, WVWV5,97814.3%−7.0 pts
14Hampshire County, WVWV24,10513.6%+1.8 pts
15Berkeley County, WVWV139,52213.6%−1.2 pts
16Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.5%−9.4 pts
17Wood County, WVWV82,38513.3%−0.3 pts
18Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.0%−2.4 pts
19Tyler County, WVWV7,88113.0%+0.3 pts
20Ritchie County, WVWV8,03413.0%−1.6 pts
21Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60212.8%−7.4 pts
22Nicholas County, WVWV23,84812.7%−9.1 pts
23Monongalia County, WVWV107,99112.6%−4.5 pts
24Wetzel County, WVWV13,73412.4%−3.5 pts
25Mercer County, WVWV57,50312.2%−4.1 pts
26Morgan County, WVWV18,02712.0%−1.2 pts
27Clay County, WVWV7,53811.7%−5.9 pts
28Lewis County, WVWV16,39411.6%+1.7 pts
29Mineral County, WVWV26,79211.6%−4.4 pts
30Kanawha County, WVWV172,38111.6%−2.6 pts
31Roane County, WVWV13,31711.5%−6.4 pts
32Gilmer County, WVWV7,08511.2%−3.7 pts
33Putnam County, WVWV56,88511.2%+0.5 pts
34Cabell County, WVWV91,18311.2%−6.1 pts
35Webster County, WVWV7,76010.9%−4.8 pts
36Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57810.9%−7.0 pts
37Summers County, WVWV11,53210.8%−9.4 pts
38Fayette County, WVWV38,16510.6%−4.9 pts
39Tucker County, WVWV6,54010.1%−5.7 pts
40Preston County, WVWV34,0049.9%−4.4 pts
41Wyoming County, WVWV19,8019.8%−4.1 pts
42Mingo County, WVWV21,4559.6%−3.0 pts
43Logan County, WVWV30,3759.4%−7.2 pts
44Boone County, WVWV20,2519.2%−3.7 pts
45Raleigh County, WVWV71,7759.1%+0.6 pts
46Mason County, WVWV24,7078.9%−2.4 pts
47Jackson County, WVWV27,4508.8%−6.9 pts
48Monroe County, WVWV12,4918.8%−10.7 pts
49Wayne County, WVWV37,3098.8%−9.4 pts
50Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.9%−1.9 pts
51McDowell County, WVWV16,8787.6%−6.1 pts
52Grant County, WVWV11,0417.0%−2.2 pts
53Lincoln County, WVWV19,1776.7%−6.1 pts
54Wirt County, WVWV4,8795.6%−6.8 pts
55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.8%−3.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES