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Highest Scottish population share, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2010 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 2.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS –

01Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6025.2%–

02Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5784.0%–

03Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.3%–

04Clay County, WVWV7,5383.3%–

05Wirt County, WVWV4,8793.1%–

06Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.1%–

07Mineral County, WVWV26,7923.0%–

08Cabell County, WVWV91,1832.9%–

09Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.9%–

10Monongalia County, WVWV107,9912.9%–

11Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.8%–

12Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.8%–

13Morgan County, WVWV18,0272.8%–

14Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.6%–

15Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.5%–

16Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.4%–

17Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.4%–

18Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022.3%–

19Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.3%–

20Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.3%–

21Wood County, WVWV82,3852.3%–

22Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.3%–

23Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222.2%–

24Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.2%–

25Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.1%–

26Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342.1%–

27Webster County, WVWV7,7602.1%–

28Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.1%–

29Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.1%–

30Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.1%–

31Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.0%–

32Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051.8%–

33Mason County, WVWV24,7071.8%–

34Tyler County, WVWV7,8811.8%–

35Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.7%–

36Braxton County, WVWV11,8851.6%–

37Marion County, WVWV55,5841.6%–

38Preston County, WVWV34,0041.5%–

39Grant County, WVWV11,0411.5%–

40Hardy County, WVWV14,3371.5%–

41Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.4%–

42Pendleton County, WVWV5,8261.4%–

43Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.4%–

44Taylor County, WVWV16,2871.4%–

45Summers County, WVWV11,5321.4%–

46Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.2%–

47Lincoln County, WVWV19,1771.2%–

48Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.1%–

49Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.0%–

50Logan County, WVWV30,3751.0%–

51Roane County, WVWV13,3170.7%–

52Boone County, WVWV20,2510.6%–

53Doddridge County, WVWV7,6340.5%–

54Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.5%–

55McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS