RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2020 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, WVWV7,6026.3%+2.9 pts

02Doddridge County, WVWV7,6343.5%+1.5 pts

03Monroe County, WVWV12,4913.2%−2.4 pts

04Ohio County, WVWV40,4963.0%−0.4 pts

05Webster County, WVWV7,7602.8%−0.7 pts

06Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.8%−2.0 pts

07Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.7%+1.6 pts

08Clay County, WVWV7,5382.6%−0.2 pts

09Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.6%−0.9 pts

10Morgan County, WVWV18,0272.5%+0.2 pts

11Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.3%−2.5 pts

12Roane County, WVWV13,3172.3%−1.0 pts

13Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.3%+0.1 pts

14Wood County, WVWV82,3852.2%−0.2 pts

15Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.2%−1.1 pts

16Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.2%−1.4 pts

17Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.1%+1.2 pts

18Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.1%−3.8 pts

19Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.0%−0.5 pts

20Mason County, WVWV24,7072.0%+0.5 pts

21Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.0%−1.4 pts

22Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.9%−1.4 pts

23Fayette County, WVWV38,1651.9%−0.4 pts

24Braxton County, WVWV11,8851.8%−1.9 pts

25Marion County, WVWV55,5841.8%−1.3 pts

26Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.8%−2.0 pts

27Preston County, WVWV34,0041.8%−0.7 pts

28Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.7%−1.5 pts

29Summers County, WVWV11,5321.7%−0.3 pts

30Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.7%−2.4 pts

31Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.6%−0.8 pts

32Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221.6%−0.8 pts

33Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021.5%−0.0 pts

34Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.5%−0.1 pts

35Jackson County, WVWV27,4501.4%−1.8 pts

36Wayne County, WVWV37,3091.3%−2.4 pts

37Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.3%−2.3 pts

38Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.3%−0.4 pts

39Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.2%−0.7 pts

40Logan County, WVWV30,3751.2%−0.4 pts

41Barbour County, WVWV15,4141.1%−2.9 pts

42Lincoln County, WVWV19,1771.1%−1.6 pts

43Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.0%−0.6 pts

44Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.9%−1.8 pts

45Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.9%−0.3 pts

46Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.8%−0.7 pts

47Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.8%−0.6 pts

48Grant County, WVWV11,0410.7%−0.3 pts

49Boone County, WVWV20,2510.5%−2.0 pts

50Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.5%−1.5 pts

51McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.4%−0.7 pts

52Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.4%−0.8 pts

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.4%−0.4 pts

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.2%−1.3 pts

55Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.1%−2.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS