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Highest Scottish population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish 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 2.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wirt County, WV, up 38 places to #8.

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Highest Scottish population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010
01▲24Tucker County, WVWV6,5403.8%+1.5 pts
02▲9Fayette County, WVWV38,1653.7%+1.6 pts
03▲7Cabell County, WVWV91,1833.5%+0.6 pts
04▲3Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913.5%+0.6 pts
05▼4Mineral County, WVWV26,7923.4%+0.3 pts
06▲3Summers County, WVWV11,5323.2%+1.9 pts
07▲27Upshur County, WVWV23,7582.9%+1.5 pts
08▲38Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.8%−0.3 pts
09▲38Webster County, WVWV7,7602.8%+0.7 pts
10▲38Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.7%+1.2 pts
11▼9Morgan County, WVWV18,0272.6%−0.2 pts
12▼6Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022.4%+0.1 pts
13▲7Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222.4%+0.2 pts
14▲4Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.4%−0.2 pts
15▲1Wood County, WVWV82,3852.4%+0.1 pts
16▼12Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.4%−0.6 pts
17▼12Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.3%+1.0 pts
18▲4Clay County, WVWV7,5382.3%−1.0 pts
19▲33Tyler County, WVWV7,8812.3%+0.5 pts
20▲9Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.3%−0.1 pts
21▲6Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.2%+0.1 pts
22▲6Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.2%−0.1 pts
23▲8Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.2%−3.0 pts
24▼7Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.1%+1.6 pts
25▼6Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.1%−0.1 pts
26▼18Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.1%−0.8 pts
27▼15Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342.0%−0.1 pts
28▲11Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.0%−0.8 pts
29▼15Marion County, WVWV55,5842.0%+0.4 pts
30▲8Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.0%−1.2 pts
31▲11Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.9%−0.3 pts
32▼11Preston County, WVWV34,0041.8%+0.3 pts
33▲11Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.7%+0.4 pts
34▼11Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5781.7%−2.3 pts
35▲5Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.7%0.0 pts
36▼23Jackson County, WVWV27,4501.7%−0.4 pts
37▲16Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261.5%+0.1 pts
38▼6Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.5%−0.5 pts
39▼2Hancock County, WVWV27,7291.5%−1.8 pts
40▲1Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.5%+0.2 pts
41▼38Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781.4%−0.9 pts
42▼12Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051.4%−0.4 pts
43▼19Mason County, WVWV24,7071.2%−0.5 pts
44▲5Wayne County, WVWV37,3091.2%−1.0 pts
45▲5McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.2%+0.7 pts
46▼31Braxton County, WVWV11,8851.1%−0.5 pts
47▼12Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.0%0.0 pts
48▼5Boone County, WVWV20,2510.8%+0.2 pts
49▲5Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.8%+0.3 pts
50▼14Logan County, WVWV30,3750.7%−0.3 pts
51▼25Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.7%−1.9 pts
52▲3Roane County, WVWV13,3170.7%0.0 pts
53▼20Grant County, WVWV11,0410.5%−1.0 pts
54▼9Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.4%−0.8 pts
55▼4Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.3%−0.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES