RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 52 SHOWN OF 52

Highest Swedish population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 52 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 52 is 0.3%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Braxton County, WVWV11,8851.2%+0.4 pts

02Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.9%–

03Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.7%−0.2 pts

04Summers County, WVWV11,5320.6%+0.2 pts

05Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.6%+0.4 pts

06Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.6%−0.1 pts

07Upshur County, WVWV23,7580.6%+0.3 pts

08Monongalia County, WVWV107,9910.5%0.0 pts

09Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.5%+0.1 pts

10Ohio County, WVWV40,4960.4%−0.3 pts

11Harrison County, WVWV64,2210.4%0.0 pts

12Marion County, WVWV55,5840.4%−0.4 pts

13Randolph County, WVWV26,8820.4%−0.4 pts

14Mercer County, WVWV57,5030.4%+0.2 pts

15Wood County, WVWV82,3850.4%+0.1 pts

16Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.4%0.0 pts

17Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.4%0.0 pts

18Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.4%−0.3 pts

19Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.4%+0.1 pts

20Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5780.4%+0.1 pts

21Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.3%−0.3 pts

22Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.3%−0.1 pts

23Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.3%0.0 pts

24Hardy County, WVWV14,3370.3%+0.2 pts

25Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.3%0.0 pts

26Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780.3%0.0 pts

27Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.3%−0.2 pts

28Mason County, WVWV24,7070.3%+0.2 pts

29Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.2%+0.2 pts

30Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.2%−0.2 pts

31Brooke County, WVWV21,1420.2%−0.2 pts

32Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.2%−0.5 pts

33Preston County, WVWV34,0040.2%+0.1 pts

34Hancock County, WVWV27,7290.2%−0.2 pts

35Doddridge County, WVWV7,6340.2%–

36Lewis County, WVWV16,3940.2%+0.1 pts

37Clay County, WVWV7,5380.2%–

38Logan County, WVWV30,3750.2%+0.1 pts

39Cabell County, WVWV91,1830.2%−0.2 pts

40Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.1%−0.2 pts

41Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.1%+0.1 pts

42Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.1%0.0 pts

43Grant County, WVWV11,0410.1%0.0 pts

44Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.1%−0.1 pts

45Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.1%−0.3 pts

46Roane County, WVWV13,3170.1%−0.3 pts

47Boone County, WVWV20,2510.1%0.0 pts

48Webster County, WVWV7,7600.1%−0.4 pts

49Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.1%−0.2 pts

50Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.1%–

51Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.1%−0.3 pts

52Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.0%−0.8 pts

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