RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 44 SHOWN OF 44

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. The median across all 44 is 0.2%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

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