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Highest Welsh population share, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Welsh residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 53 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2000

01Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.9%–

02Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.4%–

03Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.0%–

04Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.0%–

05Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.4%–

06Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.3%–

07Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.3%–

08Marion County, WVWV55,5841.2%–

09Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221.2%–

10Mineral County, WVWV26,7921.1%–

11Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.1%–

12Ohio County, WVWV40,4961.1%–

13Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.1%–

14Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.1%–

15Roane County, WVWV13,3171.0%–

16Morgan County, WVWV18,0271.0%–

17Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021.0%–

18Braxton County, WVWV11,8851.0%–

19Mason County, WVWV24,7071.0%–

20Tucker County, WVWV6,5401.0%–

21Nicholas County, WVWV23,8480.9%–

22Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.9%–

23Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.8%–

24Boone County, WVWV20,2510.8%–

25Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.8%–

26Wood County, WVWV82,3850.8%–

27Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.8%–

28Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.8%–

29Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.7%–

30Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.7%–

31Summers County, WVWV11,5320.7%–

32Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.7%–

33Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.6%–

34Grant County, WVWV11,0410.6%–

35Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.6%–

36Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5780.6%–

37Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.5%–

38Lewis County, WVWV16,3940.5%–

39Taylor County, WVWV16,2870.5%–

40Logan County, WVWV30,3750.5%–

41Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.4%–

42Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.4%–

43Mercer County, WVWV57,5030.4%–

44Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.4%–

45Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.3%–

46Preston County, WVWV34,0040.3%–

47Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.3%–

48Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.2%–

49Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.2%–

50McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.1%–

51Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.1%–

52Webster County, WVWV7,7600.1%–

53Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES