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Largest German population, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Berkeley County, WVWV139,52222,297−18%

02Kanawha County, WVWV172,38121,516−24%

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,99119,688−17%

04Wood County, WVWV82,38513,692−29%

05Harrison County, WVWV64,22113,093−4%

06Marion County, WVWV55,58412,245−8%

07Cabell County, WVWV91,18312,121−20%

08Jefferson County, WVWV63,10211,134−17%

09Ohio County, WVWV40,49610,979−28%

10Raleigh County, WVWV71,7757,230+7%

11Preston County, WVWV34,0047,174−26%

12Mercer County, WVWV57,5036,827−22%

13Mineral County, WVWV26,7926,703−27%

14Putnam County, WVWV56,8856,173−13%

15Marshall County, WVWV29,1596,152−30%

16Randolph County, WVWV26,8825,807−24%

17Hancock County, WVWV27,7295,740−12%

18Hampshire County, WVWV24,1055,531−19%

19Fayette County, WVWV38,1654,823−38%

20Upshur County, WVWV23,7584,809+11%

21Mason County, WVWV24,7074,417−16%

22Brooke County, WVWV21,1424,337−17%

23Morgan County, WVWV18,0274,046−14%

24Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5783,995−34%

25Taylor County, WVWV16,2873,992−9%

26Jackson County, WVWV27,4503,728−30%

27Grant County, WVWV11,0413,572+11%

28Barbour County, WVWV15,4143,457−9%

29Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483,392−32%

30Braxton County, WVWV11,8852,953+3%

31Lewis County, WVWV16,3942,800+13%

32Wayne County, WVWV37,3092,701−46%

33Hardy County, WVWV14,3372,699−54%

34Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262,357+1%

35Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342,339−49%

36Logan County, WVWV30,3752,336−52%

37Mingo County, WVWV21,4551,789−5%

38McDowell County, WVWV16,8781,729−36%

39Ritchie County, WVWV8,0341,728−19%

40Tucker County, WVWV6,5401,700−21%

41Boone County, WVWV20,2511,674−56%

42Roane County, WVWV13,3171,560−32%

43Summers County, WVWV11,5321,428−43%

44Monroe County, WVWV12,4911,388−37%

45Webster County, WVWV7,7601,373+18%

46Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6021,255−38%

47Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851,239−36%

48Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011,227−60%

49Doddridge County, WVWV7,6341,173−40%

50Tyler County, WVWV7,8811,172−46%

51Lincoln County, WVWV19,1771,171−57%

52Clay County, WVWV7,5381,073−15%

53Wirt County, WVWV4,879955−28%

54Pleasants County, WVWV7,338945−27%

55Calhoun County, WVWV5,978823−51%

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