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Largest foreign-born population, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not share. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Monongalia County, WVWV107,9915,930+31%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224,625+33%

03Kanawha County, WVWV172,3813,253+21%

04Jefferson County, WVWV63,1022,825+55%

05Cabell County, WVWV91,1831,357−15%

06Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751,027−17%

07Wood County, WVWV82,385916+30%

08Ohio County, WVWV40,496825+25%

09Putnam County, WVWV56,885724+4%

10Marion County, WVWV55,584665−0%

11Harrison County, WVWV64,221600−2%

12Mercer County, WVWV57,503587−16%

13Hardy County, WVWV14,337536+178%

14Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578512+258%

15Preston County, WVWV34,004443+17%

16Wayne County, WVWV37,309399+60%

17Mason County, WVWV24,707330+168%

18Brooke County, WVWV21,142327+63%

19Nicholas County, WVWV23,848290+249%

20Morgan County, WVWV18,027287+226%

21Hancock County, WVWV27,729273−19%

22Jackson County, WVWV27,450269+196%

23Marshall County, WVWV29,159255−6%

24Gilmer County, WVWV7,085202−34%

25Fayette County, WVWV38,165202−42%

26McDowell County, WVWV16,878169+122%

27Upshur County, WVWV23,758131−28%

28Randolph County, WVWV26,882128−63%

29Hampshire County, WVWV24,105124+6%

30Taylor County, WVWV16,287122−20%

31Mineral County, WVWV26,792118+10%

32Ritchie County, WVWV8,034113+1514%

33Wyoming County, WVWV19,801101−10%

34Barbour County, WVWV15,41493+75%

35Doddridge County, WVWV7,63487+335%

36Lincoln County, WVWV19,17777+22%

37Summers County, WVWV11,53276+95%

38Monroe County, WVWV12,49167+253%

39Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60267−6%

40Wetzel County, WVWV13,73466−50%

41Lewis County, WVWV16,39464−23%

42Mingo County, WVWV21,45560+7%

43Boone County, WVWV20,25158+123%

44Grant County, WVWV11,04147+104%

45Pleasants County, WVWV7,33842+121%

46Logan County, WVWV30,37539−65%

47Calhoun County, WVWV5,97837+3600%

48Roane County, WVWV13,31733−46%

49Tyler County, WVWV7,88132−30%

50Braxton County, WVWV11,88515−78%

51Wirt County, WVWV4,87910−68%

52Tucker County, WVWV6,5408−68%

53Clay County, WVWV7,5384–

54Pendleton County, WVWV5,8264−91%

55Webster County, WVWV7,7602−92%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS