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Largest Norwegian population, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian 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 44 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,381627−3%

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,991610+34%

03Jefferson County, WVWV63,102483+95%

04Berkeley County, WVWV139,522468+23%

05Wood County, WVWV82,385382+117%

06Wayne County, WVWV37,309223+205%

07Cabell County, WVWV91,183212−13%

08Marshall County, WVWV29,159201+151%

09Mercer County, WVWV57,503187+82%

10Marion County, WVWV55,584185+16%

11Harrison County, WVWV64,221102−19%

12Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57886+69%

13Raleigh County, WVWV71,77584+79%

14Brooke County, WVWV21,14279+204%

15Putnam County, WVWV56,88573−28%

16Ohio County, WVWV40,49667+34%

17Pleasants County, WVWV7,33858+23%

18Nicholas County, WVWV23,84851+410%

19Wyoming County, WVWV19,80145+55%

20Mason County, WVWV24,70742–

21Taylor County, WVWV16,28739+11%

22Ritchie County, WVWV8,03433+43%

23Tyler County, WVWV7,88133−20%

24Randolph County, WVWV26,88231–

25Preston County, WVWV34,00430−6%

26Summers County, WVWV11,53228+211%

27Monroe County, WVWV12,49127+35%

28Fayette County, WVWV38,16525+67%

29Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60225+178%

30Barbour County, WVWV15,41421−40%

31Hampshire County, WVWV24,10521−56%

32Hancock County, WVWV27,72920−43%

33Gilmer County, WVWV7,08519−5%

34Lewis County, WVWV16,39416+33%

35Grant County, WVWV11,04115−42%

36Tucker County, WVWV6,54014−56%

37Doddridge County, WVWV7,63412−83%

38Pendleton County, WVWV5,82610+233%

39Upshur County, WVWV23,75810−93%

40Morgan County, WVWV18,02710−63%

41Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788−73%

42Boone County, WVWV20,2515+25%

43Hardy County, WVWV14,3374−73%

44Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343−96%

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