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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 (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. The median across all 55 is 1.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Boone County, WV, up 34 places to #15.

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Highest Scotch-Irish population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010
01Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6024.3%+0.9 pts
02▲5Wirt County, WVWV4,8793.2%+2.2 pts
03▲1Ohio County, WVWV40,4963.1%−0.4 pts
04▲2Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.9%−1.9 pts
05▲14Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.3%−0.3 pts
06▲3Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.2%−1.3 pts
07▲5Roane County, WVWV13,3172.1%−1.2 pts
08▼3Webster County, WVWV7,7602.1%−1.4 pts
09▲24Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022.1%+0.6 pts
10▲1Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.0%−2.8 pts
11▲25Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.0%−1.7 pts
12▲4Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.0%−1.6 pts
13▲1Wood County, WVWV82,3851.8%−0.6 pts
14▲14Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.8%−1.4 pts
15▲34Boone County, WVWV20,2511.8%−0.8 pts
16▼1Putnam County, WVWV56,8851.7%−1.6 pts
17Tucker County, WVWV6,5401.7%+0.9 pts
18▲4Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.7%−1.6 pts
19▼9Morgan County, WVWV18,0271.7%−0.7 pts
20▲1Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.7%−1.7 pts
21▲11Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221.6%−0.8 pts
22▲4Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.6%−2.2 pts
23▼5Brooke County, WVWV21,1421.5%−4.3 pts
24▲5Summers County, WVWV11,5321.5%−0.5 pts
25▲6Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.4%−1.0 pts
26▼1Marion County, WVWV55,5841.4%−1.6 pts
27▼7Mason County, WVWV24,7071.4%−0.1 pts
28▲11Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.3%−0.6 pts
29▲9Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.3%−0.4 pts
30▼17Taylor County, WVWV16,2871.3%−0.9 pts
31▲10Barbour County, WVWV15,4141.2%−2.8 pts
32▼9Fayette County, WVWV38,1651.2%−1.1 pts
33▲7Logan County, WVWV30,3751.1%−0.5 pts
34▼26Clay County, WVWV7,5381.1%−1.6 pts
35▼33Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341.1%−0.9 pts
36▼2Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.1%−0.5 pts
37▲8Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.1%−0.1 pts
38▼11Preston County, WVWV34,0041.1%−1.4 pts
39▲16Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381.0%−1.5 pts
40▲4Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051.0%−1.8 pts
41▲5Mineral County, WVWV26,7921.0%−0.6 pts
42▲1Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.0%−0.7 pts
43▼19Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.9%−2.8 pts
44▲8Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.9%−0.3 pts
45▼8Randolph County, WVWV26,8820.9%−2.7 pts
46▼11Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.8%−2.4 pts
47Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.7%−0.6 pts
48▼18Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.7%−3.4 pts
49▼46Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.5%−5.1 pts
50▲4Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.5%−1.1 pts
51McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.4%−0.7 pts
52▼4Grant County, WVWV11,0410.3%−0.6 pts
53▼3Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.3%−1.6 pts
54▼12Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.2%−2.5 pts
55▼2Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.0%−0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES