RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest Scottish population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2020 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 1.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Mineral County, WVWV26,7923.3%+0.2 pts

02Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.3%+0.5 pts

03Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.2%+0.9 pts

04Randolph County, WVWV26,8823.2%+0.2 pts

05Taylor County, WVWV16,2873.1%+1.7 pts

06Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022.9%+0.6 pts

07Monongalia County, WVWV107,9912.8%0.0 pts

08Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.7%−0.1 pts

09Summers County, WVWV11,5322.7%+1.3 pts

10Cabell County, WVWV91,1832.6%−0.3 pts

11Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.4%+0.3 pts

12Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342.3%+0.2 pts

13Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.3%+0.2 pts

14Marion County, WVWV55,5842.3%+0.7 pts

15Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.3%+0.7 pts

16Wood County, WVWV82,3852.2%0.0 pts

17Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.2%+1.7 pts

18Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.2%−0.4 pts

19Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.1%0.0 pts

20Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222.1%−0.1 pts

21Preston County, WVWV34,0042.1%+0.6 pts

22Clay County, WVWV7,5382.1%−1.2 pts

23Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5782.0%−2.0 pts

24Mason County, WVWV24,7071.9%+0.1 pts

25Tucker County, WVWV6,5401.9%−0.4 pts

26Monroe County, WVWV12,4911.9%−0.7 pts

27Marshall County, WVWV29,1591.9%−0.2 pts

28Ohio County, WVWV40,4961.8%−0.4 pts

29Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.8%−0.6 pts

30Hampshire County, WVWV24,1051.8%0.0 pts

31Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021.8%−3.4 pts

32Mercer County, WVWV57,5031.6%−0.4 pts

33Grant County, WVWV11,0411.6%+0.1 pts

34Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.6%+0.2 pts

35Lewis County, WVWV16,3941.4%+0.4 pts

36Logan County, WVWV30,3751.4%+0.4 pts

37Hancock County, WVWV27,7291.3%−2.0 pts

38Pleasants County, WVWV7,3381.3%−1.8 pts

39Barbour County, WVWV15,4141.2%−1.6 pts

40Nicholas County, WVWV23,8481.2%−0.5 pts

41Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751.1%−0.1 pts

42Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.1%−1.1 pts

43Boone County, WVWV20,2511.1%+0.4 pts

44Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.0%−0.3 pts

45Lincoln County, WVWV19,1771.0%−0.2 pts

46Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.9%−2.2 pts

47Webster County, WVWV7,7600.9%−1.2 pts

48Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.8%−0.6 pts

49Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.7%−1.4 pts

50McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.7%+0.2 pts

51Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.7%−0.4 pts

52Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.6%−1.2 pts

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.5%−0.9 pts

54Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.5%0.0 pts

55Roane County, WVWV13,3170.4%−0.3 pts

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