RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6024.3%+0.9 pts

02Wirt County, WVWV4,8793.2%+2.2 pts

03Ohio County, WVWV40,4963.1%−0.4 pts

04Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.9%−1.9 pts

05Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.3%−0.3 pts

06Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.2%−1.3 pts

07Roane County, WVWV13,3172.1%−1.2 pts

08Webster County, WVWV7,7602.1%−1.4 pts

09Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022.1%+0.6 pts

10Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.0%−2.8 pts

11Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.0%−1.7 pts

12Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.0%−1.6 pts

13Wood County, WVWV82,3851.8%−0.6 pts

14Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.8%−1.4 pts

15Boone County, WVWV20,2511.8%−0.8 pts

16Putnam County, WVWV56,8851.7%−1.6 pts

17Tucker County, WVWV6,5401.7%+0.9 pts

18Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.7%−1.6 pts

19Morgan County, WVWV18,0271.7%−0.7 pts

20Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.7%−1.7 pts

21Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221.6%−0.8 pts

22Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.6%−2.2 pts

23Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.5%−4.3 pts

24Summers County, WVWV11,5321.5%−0.5 pts

25Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.4%−1.0 pts

26Marion County, WVWV55,5841.4%−1.6 pts

27Mason County, WVWV24,7071.4%−0.1 pts

28Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.3%−0.6 pts

29Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.3%−0.4 pts

30Taylor County, WVWV16,2871.3%−0.9 pts

31Barbour County, WVWV15,4141.2%−2.8 pts

32Fayette County, WVWV38,1651.2%−1.1 pts

33Logan County, WVWV30,3751.1%−0.5 pts

34Clay County, WVWV7,5381.1%−1.6 pts

35Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341.1%−0.9 pts

36Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.1%−0.5 pts

37Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.1%−0.1 pts

38Preston County, WVWV34,0041.1%−1.4 pts

39Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381.0%−1.5 pts

40Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051.0%−1.8 pts

41Mineral County, WVWV26,7921.0%−0.6 pts

42Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.0%−0.7 pts

43Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.9%−2.8 pts

44Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.9%−0.3 pts

45Randolph County, WVWV26,8820.9%−2.7 pts

46Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.8%−2.4 pts

47Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.7%−0.6 pts

48Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.7%−3.4 pts

49Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.5%−5.1 pts

50Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.5%−1.1 pts

51McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.4%−0.7 pts

52Grant County, WVWV11,0410.3%−0.6 pts

53Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.3%−1.6 pts

54Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.2%−2.5 pts

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.0%−0.8 pts

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