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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6024.3%–

02Wirt County, WVWV4,8793.2%–

03Ohio County, WVWV40,4963.1%–

04Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.9%–

05Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.3%–

06Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.2%–

07Roane County, WVWV13,3172.1%–

08Webster County, WVWV7,7602.1%–

09Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022.1%–

10Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.0%–

11Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.0%–

12Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.0%–

13Wood County, WVWV82,3851.8%–

14Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.8%–

15Boone County, WVWV20,2511.8%–

16Putnam County, WVWV56,8851.7%–

17Tucker County, WVWV6,5401.7%–

18Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.7%–

19Morgan County, WVWV18,0271.7%–

20Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.7%–

21Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221.6%–

22Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.6%–

23Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.5%–

24Summers County, WVWV11,5321.5%–

25Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.4%–

26Marion County, WVWV55,5841.4%–

27Mason County, WVWV24,7071.4%–

28Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.3%–

29Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.3%–

30Taylor County, WVWV16,2871.3%–

31Barbour County, WVWV15,4141.2%–

32Fayette County, WVWV38,1651.2%–

33Logan County, WVWV30,3751.1%–

34Clay County, WVWV7,5381.1%–

35Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341.1%–

36Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.1%–

37Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.1%–

38Preston County, WVWV34,0041.1%–

39Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381.0%–

40Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051.0%–

41Mineral County, WVWV26,7921.0%–

42Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.0%–

43Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.9%–

44Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.9%–

45Randolph County, WVWV26,8820.9%–

46Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.8%–

47Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.7%–

48Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.7%–

49Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.5%–

50Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.5%–

51McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.4%–

52Grant County, WVWV11,0410.3%–

53Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.3%–

54Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.2%–

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES