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

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, WVWV7,6026.3%–

02Doddridge County, WVWV7,6343.5%–

03Monroe County, WVWV12,4913.2%–

04Ohio County, WVWV40,4963.0%–

05Webster County, WVWV7,7602.8%–

06Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.8%–

07Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.7%–

08Clay County, WVWV7,5382.6%–

09Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.6%–

10Morgan County, WVWV18,0272.5%–

11Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.3%–

12Roane County, WVWV13,3172.3%–

13Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.3%–

14Wood County, WVWV82,3852.2%–

15Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.2%–

16Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.2%–

17Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.1%–

18Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.1%–

19Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.0%–

20Mason County, WVWV24,7072.0%–

21Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.0%–

22Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.9%–

23Fayette County, WVWV38,1651.9%–

24Braxton County, WVWV11,8851.8%–

25Marion County, WVWV55,5841.8%–

26Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.8%–

27Preston County, WVWV34,0041.8%–

28Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.7%–

29Summers County, WVWV11,5321.7%–

30Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.7%–

31Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.6%–

32Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221.6%–

33Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021.5%–

34Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.5%–

35Jackson County, WVWV27,4501.4%–

36Wayne County, WVWV37,3091.3%–

37Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.3%–

38Wetzel County, WVWV13,7341.3%–

39Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.2%–

40Logan County, WVWV30,3751.2%–

41Barbour County, WVWV15,4141.1%–

42Lincoln County, WVWV19,1771.1%–

43Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.0%–

44Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.9%–

45Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.9%–

46Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.8%–

47Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.8%–

48Grant County, WVWV11,0410.7%–

49Boone County, WVWV20,2510.5%–

50Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.5%–

51McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.4%–

52Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.4%–

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.4%–

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.2%–

55Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.1%–

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