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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 (2020 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
01Hancock County, WVWV27,72919.5%+0.8 pts
02Upshur County, WVWV23,75817.8%+7.3 pts
03Doddridge County, WVWV7,63417.5%+0.7 pts
04Harrison County, WVWV64,22117.4%−0.9 pts
05Barbour County, WVWV15,41417.0%+3.4 pts
06Ohio County, WVWV40,49616.3%−2.8 pts
07Randolph County, WVWV26,88215.7%−0.2 pts
08Marion County, WVWV55,58415.7%−2.2 pts
09Brooke County, WVWV21,14215.4%−2.1 pts
10Nicholas County, WVWV23,84815.2%−6.5 pts
11Braxton County, WVWV11,88515.1%+0.1 pts
12Berkeley County, WVWV139,52214.8%+0.1 pts
13Jefferson County, WVWV63,10214.8%+2.6 pts
14Marshall County, WVWV29,15914.5%−3.1 pts
15Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60214.4%−5.7 pts
16Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57814.3%−3.5 pts
17Monongalia County, WVWV107,99114.3%−2.8 pts
18Calhoun County, WVWV5,97814.2%−7.1 pts
19Summers County, WVWV11,53214.1%−6.0 pts
20Morgan County, WVWV18,02714.1%+0.9 pts
21Wirt County, WVWV4,87914.0%+1.6 pts
22Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.9%−9.0 pts
23Mineral County, WVWV26,79213.8%−2.2 pts
24Hampshire County, WVWV24,10513.4%+1.6 pts
25Tucker County, WVWV6,54013.3%−2.5 pts
26Wood County, WVWV82,38513.1%−0.5 pts
27McDowell County, WVWV16,87812.8%−0.9 pts
28Clay County, WVWV7,53812.7%−4.9 pts
29Lewis County, WVWV16,39412.6%+2.7 pts
30Fayette County, WVWV38,16512.4%−3.1 pts
31Mercer County, WVWV57,50312.3%−4.0 pts
32Mingo County, WVWV21,45512.0%−0.6 pts
33Pleasants County, WVWV7,33812.0%−3.4 pts
34Ritchie County, WVWV8,03412.0%−2.6 pts
35Preston County, WVWV34,00411.9%−2.5 pts
36Monroe County, WVWV12,49111.8%−7.6 pts
37Logan County, WVWV30,37511.6%−4.9 pts
38Raleigh County, WVWV71,77511.3%+2.8 pts
39Kanawha County, WVWV172,38111.1%−3.0 pts
40Wyoming County, WVWV19,80110.8%−3.0 pts
41Cabell County, WVWV91,18310.4%−6.8 pts
42Gilmer County, WVWV7,08510.3%−4.6 pts
43Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.3%−0.4 pts
44Wetzel County, WVWV13,73410.1%−5.8 pts
45Roane County, WVWV13,3179.8%−8.1 pts
46Jackson County, WVWV27,4509.8%−5.9 pts
47Mason County, WVWV24,7079.7%−1.5 pts
48Lincoln County, WVWV19,1778.6%−4.3 pts
49Wayne County, WVWV37,3098.5%−9.6 pts
50Webster County, WVWV7,7608.5%−7.2 pts
51Boone County, WVWV20,2518.1%−4.8 pts
52Tyler County, WVWV7,8817.7%−5.1 pts
53Grant County, WVWV11,0417.3%−1.9 pts
54Hardy County, WVWV14,3377.3%−2.6 pts
55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.2%−4.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS