RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest Irish population share, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2010 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 15.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS –

01Taylor County, WVWV16,28722.9%–

02Nicholas County, WVWV23,84821.7%–

03Calhoun County, WVWV5,97821.3%–

04Summers County, WVWV11,53220.2%–

05Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60220.1%–

06Monroe County, WVWV12,49119.5%–

07Ohio County, WVWV40,49619.1%–

08Hancock County, WVWV27,72918.7%–

09Harrison County, WVWV64,22118.3%–

10Wayne County, WVWV37,30918.1%–

11Roane County, WVWV13,31717.9%–

12Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57817.8%–

13Marion County, WVWV55,58417.8%–

14Marshall County, WVWV29,15917.6%–

15Clay County, WVWV7,53817.6%–

16Brooke County, WVWV21,14217.5%–

17Cabell County, WVWV91,18317.2%–

18Monongalia County, WVWV107,99117.1%–

19Doddridge County, WVWV7,63416.8%–

20Logan County, WVWV30,37516.6%–

21Mercer County, WVWV57,50316.4%–

22Mineral County, WVWV26,79216.0%–

23Wetzel County, WVWV13,73416.0%–

24Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.9%–

25Tucker County, WVWV6,54015.7%–

26Jackson County, WVWV27,45015.7%–

27Webster County, WVWV7,76015.7%–

28Fayette County, WVWV38,16515.5%–

29Pleasants County, WVWV7,33815.4%–

30Braxton County, WVWV11,88515.0%–

31Gilmer County, WVWV7,08514.9%–

32Berkeley County, WVWV139,52214.8%–

33Ritchie County, WVWV8,03414.6%–

34Preston County, WVWV34,00414.3%–

35Kanawha County, WVWV172,38114.2%–

36Wyoming County, WVWV19,80113.8%–

37McDowell County, WVWV16,87813.7%–

38Barbour County, WVWV15,41413.6%–

39Wood County, WVWV82,38513.6%–

40Morgan County, WVWV18,02713.2%–

41Boone County, WVWV20,25112.9%–

42Lincoln County, WVWV19,17712.8%–

43Tyler County, WVWV7,88112.7%–

44Mingo County, WVWV21,45512.6%–

45Wirt County, WVWV4,87912.4%–

46Jefferson County, WVWV63,10212.1%–

47Hampshire County, WVWV24,10511.9%–

48Mason County, WVWV24,70711.3%–

49Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.6%–

50Upshur County, WVWV23,75810.6%–

51Lewis County, WVWV16,3949.9%–

52Hardy County, WVWV14,3379.9%–

53Grant County, WVWV11,0419.3%–

54Raleigh County, WVWV71,7758.5%–

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8267.3%–

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