RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

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. The median across all 55 is 12.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

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