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Highest Irish population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2023 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Hancock County, WVWV27,72919.5%–

02Upshur County, WVWV23,75817.8%–

03Doddridge County, WVWV7,63417.5%–

04Harrison County, WVWV64,22117.4%–

05Barbour County, WVWV15,41417.0%–

06Ohio County, WVWV40,49616.3%–

07Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.7%–

08Marion County, WVWV55,58415.7%–

09Brooke County, WVWV21,14215.4%–

10Nicholas County, WVWV23,84815.2%–

11Braxton County, WVWV11,88515.1%–

12Berkeley County, WVWV139,52214.8%–

13Jefferson County, WVWV63,10214.8%–

14Marshall County, WVWV29,15914.5%–

15Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60214.4%–

16Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57814.3%–

17Monongalia County, WVWV107,99114.3%–

18Calhoun County, WVWV5,97814.2%–

19Summers County, WVWV11,53214.1%–

20Morgan County, WVWV18,02714.1%–

21Wirt County, WVWV4,87914.0%–

22Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.9%–

23Mineral County, WVWV26,79213.8%–

24Hampshire County, WVWV24,10513.4%–

25Tucker County, WVWV6,54013.3%–

26Wood County, WVWV82,38513.1%–

27McDowell County, WVWV16,87812.8%–

28Clay County, WVWV7,53812.7%–

29Lewis County, WVWV16,39412.6%–

30Fayette County, WVWV38,16512.4%–

31Mercer County, WVWV57,50312.3%–

32Mingo County, WVWV21,45512.0%–

33Pleasants County, WVWV7,33812.0%–

34Ritchie County, WVWV8,03412.0%–

35Preston County, WVWV34,00411.9%–

36Monroe County, WVWV12,49111.8%–

37Logan County, WVWV30,37511.6%–

38Raleigh County, WVWV71,77511.3%–

39Kanawha County, WVWV172,38111.1%–

40Wyoming County, WVWV19,80110.8%–

41Cabell County, WVWV91,18310.4%–

42Gilmer County, WVWV7,08510.3%–

43Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.3%–

44Wetzel County, WVWV13,73410.1%–

45Roane County, WVWV13,3179.8%–

46Jackson County, WVWV27,4509.8%–

47Mason County, WVWV24,7079.7%–

48Lincoln County, WVWV19,1778.6%–

49Wayne County, WVWV37,3098.5%–

50Webster County, WVWV7,7608.5%–

51Boone County, WVWV20,2518.1%–

52Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.7%–

53Grant County, WVWV11,0417.3%–

54Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.3%–

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES