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Highest Norwegian population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 44 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest Norwegian population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010
01Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.8%+0.4 pts
02Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.8%+0.2 pts
03Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.7%+0.4 pts
04Monongalia County, WVWV107,9910.6%+0.1 pts
05Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.6%+0.4 pts
06Wood County, WVWV82,3850.5%+0.2 pts
07Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.4%+0.0 pts
08Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.4%−0.1 pts
09Brooke County, WVWV21,1420.4%+0.2 pts
10Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.3%+0.0 pts
11Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.3%+0.1 pts
12Marion County, WVWV55,5840.3%+0.0 pts
13Mercer County, WVWV57,5030.3%+0.1 pts
14Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.3%+0.2 pts
15Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5780.2%+0.1 pts
16Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.2%+0.0 pts
17Taylor County, WVWV16,2870.2%+0.0 pts
18Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.2%−0.0 pts
19Summers County, WVWV11,5320.2%+0.2 pts
20Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.2%+0.1 pts
21Nicholas County, WVWV23,8480.2%+0.2 pts
22Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.2%+0.1 pts
23Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.2%−0.2 pts
24Ohio County, WVWV40,4960.2%+0.0 pts
25Mason County, WVWV24,7070.2%–
26Harrison County, WVWV64,2210.2%−0.0 pts
27Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.1%+0.1 pts
28Doddridge County, WVWV7,6340.1%−0.7 pts
29Grant County, WVWV11,0410.1%−0.1 pts
30Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.1%−0.1 pts
31Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.1%−0.1 pts
32Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.1%+0.1 pts
33Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.1%−0.3 pts
34Randolph County, WVWV26,8820.1%–
35Lewis County, WVWV16,3940.1%+0.0 pts
36Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.1%−0.1 pts
37Preston County, WVWV34,0040.1%−0.0 pts
38Hancock County, WVWV27,7290.1%−0.0 pts
39Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.1%+0.0 pts
40Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.1%−0.1 pts
41Upshur County, WVWV23,7580.0%−0.5 pts
42Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.0%−0.1 pts
43Boone County, WVWV20,2510.0%+0.0 pts
44Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.0%−0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS