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Highest Norwegian population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 47 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Wirt County, WVWV4,8791.1%+0.8 pts

02Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.1%+0.9 pts

03Doddridge County, WVWV7,6340.9%+0.1 pts

04Brooke County, WVWV21,1420.6%+0.5 pts

05Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.6%+0.5 pts

06Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.6%+0.1 pts

07Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.6%+0.3 pts

08Mercer County, WVWV57,5030.5%+0.4 pts

09Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.5%+0.3 pts

10Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.5%+0.1 pts

11Monongalia County, WVWV107,9910.5%−0.0 pts

12Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.5%+0.4 pts

13Taylor County, WVWV16,2870.4%+0.2 pts

14Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.4%−0.1 pts

15Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.4%+0.0 pts

16Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.3%+0.1 pts

17Wood County, WVWV82,3850.3%+0.1 pts

18Grant County, WVWV11,0410.3%+0.1 pts

19Nicholas County, WVWV23,8480.3%+0.3 pts

20Lewis County, WVWV16,3940.3%+0.2 pts

21Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.3%+0.0 pts

22Ohio County, WVWV40,4960.3%+0.2 pts

23Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.3%+0.1 pts

24Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.3%−0.0 pts

25Randolph County, WVWV26,8820.2%–

26McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.2%+0.1 pts

27Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.2%+0.2 pts

28Marion County, WVWV55,5840.2%−0.1 pts

29Roane County, WVWV13,3170.2%–

30Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5780.2%+0.0 pts

31Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.2%−0.5 pts

32Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.1%−0.0 pts

33Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.1%−0.1 pts

34Logan County, WVWV30,3750.1%+0.1 pts

35Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.1%+0.1 pts

36Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.1%−0.1 pts

37Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.1%−0.0 pts

38Preston County, WVWV34,0040.1%−0.0 pts

39Harrison County, WVWV64,2210.1%−0.1 pts

40Summers County, WVWV11,5320.1%+0.0 pts

41Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.1%−0.2 pts

42Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.1%−0.1 pts

43Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.1%+0.0 pts

44Upshur County, WVWV23,7580.0%−0.5 pts

45Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.0%−0.7 pts

46Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.0%−0.2 pts

47Mason County, WVWV24,7070.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES