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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 (2020 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. The median across all 53 is 0.8%.

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Highest Welsh population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2010
01Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.9%+1.7 pts
02Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.4%+1.3 pts
03Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.0%+0.8 pts
04Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.0%+0.1 pts
05Randolph County, WVWV26,8821.4%+0.7 pts
06Harrison County, WVWV64,2211.3%+0.4 pts
07Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911.3%−0.3 pts
08Marion County, WVWV55,5841.2%+0.6 pts
09Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221.2%+0.3 pts
10Mineral County, WVWV26,7921.1%+0.2 pts
11Upshur County, WVWV23,7581.1%+0.1 pts
12Ohio County, WVWV40,4961.1%+0.2 pts
13Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341.1%+0.5 pts
14Cabell County, WVWV91,1831.1%+0.2 pts
15Roane County, WVWV13,3171.0%+0.4 pts
16Morgan County, WVWV18,0271.0%+0.6 pts
17Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021.0%+0.1 pts
18Braxton County, WVWV11,8851.0%+0.6 pts
19Mason County, WVWV24,7071.0%+0.2 pts
20Tucker County, WVWV6,5401.0%0.0 pts
21Nicholas County, WVWV23,8480.9%+0.6 pts
22Jackson County, WVWV27,4500.9%+0.5 pts
23Wyoming County, WVWV19,8010.8%0.0 pts
24Boone County, WVWV20,2510.8%+0.4 pts
25Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.8%−0.9 pts
26Wood County, WVWV82,3850.8%+0.1 pts
27Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.8%−0.1 pts
28Raleigh County, WVWV71,7750.8%+0.4 pts
29Fayette County, WVWV38,1650.7%−0.4 pts
30Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.7%+0.5 pts
31Summers County, WVWV11,5320.7%+0.3 pts
32Hampshire County, WVWV24,1050.7%+0.2 pts
33Gilmer County, WVWV7,0850.6%+0.3 pts
34Grant County, WVWV11,0410.6%+0.5 pts
35Putnam County, WVWV56,8850.6%−0.1 pts
36Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5780.6%+0.1 pts
37Wayne County, WVWV37,3090.5%−0.2 pts
38Lewis County, WVWV16,3940.5%+0.3 pts
39Taylor County, WVWV16,2870.5%−0.1 pts
40Logan County, WVWV30,3750.5%−0.1 pts
41Barbour County, WVWV15,4140.4%+0.1 pts
42Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.4%–
43Mercer County, WVWV57,5030.4%+0.1 pts
44Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6020.4%−0.5 pts
45Wetzel County, WVWV13,7340.3%−0.7 pts
46Preston County, WVWV34,0040.3%−0.8 pts
47Pleasants County, WVWV7,3380.3%−1.4 pts
48Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.2%−1.5 pts
49Monroe County, WVWV12,4910.2%−0.2 pts
50McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.1%−0.1 pts
51Pendleton County, WVWV5,8260.1%0.0 pts
52Webster County, WVWV7,7600.1%+0.1 pts
53Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.1%−0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS