RANKING · 2024 ACS · 52 SHOWN OF 52

Highest Welsh population share, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Welsh 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 0.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Greenbrier County, WV, up 33 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2010

01▲3Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.2%+0.3 pts

02▼1Hardy County, WVWV14,3371.6%+0.4 pts

03▲33Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5781.4%+1.0 pts

04▲2Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.2%+0.3 pts

05▼2Hancock County, WVWV27,7291.2%0.0 pts

06▲6Ohio County, WVWV40,4961.1%+0.2 pts

07▲18Marshall County, WVWV29,1591.1%−0.6 pts

08▼3Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.0%+0.3 pts

09▼1Marion County, WVWV55,5841.0%+0.4 pts

10Calhoun County, WVWV5,9781.0%+0.4 pts

11▲3Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.0%+0.1 pts

12▲16Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.9%+0.5 pts

13▲4Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.9%−0.1 pts

14▼7Monongalia County, WVWV107,9910.9%−0.7 pts

15▲20Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.8%+0.1 pts

16Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.8%+0.4 pts

17▼7Mineral County, WVWV26,7920.8%−0.1 pts

18▲23Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.7%+0.4 pts

19▲1Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.7%−0.3 pts

20▼9Upshur County, WVWV23,7580.6%−0.4 pts

21▲11Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.6%+0.2 pts

22▲4Wood County, WVWV82,3850.6%−0.1 pts

23▼4Mason County, WVWV24,7070.6%−0.2 pts

24▲19Mercer County, WVWV57,5030.6%+0.3 pts

25▲2Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.6%−0.3 pts

26▼11Roane County, WVWV13,3170.6%−0.1 pts

27▲21Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.5%−1.1 pts

28▼7Nicholas County, WVWV23,8480.5%+0.2 pts

29▲11Logan County, WVWV30,3750.5%−0.1 pts

30▼21Berkeley County, WVWV139,5220.5%−0.4 pts

31▼7Boone County, WVWV20,2510.4%0.0 pts

32▲1Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.4%+0.1 pts

33▲12Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.4%−0.7 pts

34▲5Taylor County, WVWV16,2870.4%−0.2 pts

35▲2Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.4%−0.4 pts

36▲10Preston County, WVWV34,0040.3%−0.8 pts

37▼8Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.3%−0.9 pts

38▼7Summers County, WVWV11,5320.3%−0.1 pts

39▲5Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.3%−0.6 pts

40▼2Lewis County, WVWV16,3940.2%−0.1 pts

41▲11Webster County, WVWV7,7600.2%+0.2 pts

42▼29Ritchie County, WVWV8,0340.2%−0.4 pts

43▲8Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.2%0.0 pts

44▼26Braxton County, WVWV11,8850.2%−0.2 pts

45▼3Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.2%–

46▼24Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.1%−0.2 pts

47▲6Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.1%−0.1 pts

48▼25Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.1%−0.7 pts

49▼47Doddridge County, WVWV7,6340.1%−1.0 pts

50▼1Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.1%−0.2 pts

51▼17Grant County, WVWV11,0410.1%0.0 pts

52▼2McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.0%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES