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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, West Virginia counties · 2010

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

01Brooke County, WVWV21,1425.9%–

02Monroe County, WVWV12,4915.7%–

03Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5784.8%–

04Hancock County, WVWV27,7294.8%–

05Ritchie County, WVWV8,0344.1%–

06Barbour County, WVWV15,4144.0%–

07Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913.7%–

08Wayne County, WVWV37,3093.7%–

09Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.7%–

10Kanawha County, WVWV172,3813.5%–

11Randolph County, WVWV26,8823.5%–

12Webster County, WVWV7,7603.5%–

13Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.5%–

14Ohio County, WVWV40,4963.4%–

15Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.4%–

16Harrison County, WVWV64,2213.4%–

17Roane County, WVWV13,3173.4%–

18Cabell County, WVWV91,1833.3%–

19Putnam County, WVWV56,8853.3%–

20Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483.2%–

21Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.2%–

22Marion County, WVWV55,5843.0%–

23Clay County, WVWV7,5382.8%–

24Hampshire County, WVWV24,1052.7%–

25Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.7%–

26Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.6%–

27Boone County, WVWV20,2512.6%–

28Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222.5%–

29Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.5%–

30Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.4%–

31Preston County, WVWV34,0042.4%–

32Wood County, WVWV82,3852.4%–

33Morgan County, WVWV18,0272.4%–

34Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.3%–

35Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.2%–

36Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.0%–

37Summers County, WVWV11,5322.0%–

38Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781.9%–

39Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.9%–

40Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.7%–

41Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.6%–

42Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.6%–

43Logan County, WVWV30,3751.6%–

44Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.6%–

45Mineral County, WVWV26,7921.6%–

46Mason County, WVWV24,7071.5%–

47Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021.5%–

48Mingo County, WVWV21,4551.4%–

49Hardy County, WVWV14,3371.2%–

50Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.2%–

51McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.1%–

52Wirt County, WVWV4,8791.0%–

53Grant County, WVWV11,0411.0%–

54Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.9%–

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.8%–

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