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Largest Scotch-Irish population, West Virginia counties

West Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2024 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,3813,459−49%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222,105−16%

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911,711−51%

04Cabell County, WVWV91,1831,582−50%

05Wood County, WVWV82,3851,517−28%

06Ohio County, WVWV40,4961,275−16%

07Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021,239+56%

08Harrison County, WVWV64,2211,106−52%

09Putnam County, WVWV56,885994−45%

10Mercer County, WVWV57,503832−45%

11Hancock County, WVWV27,729819−45%

12Raleigh County, WVWV71,775797−37%

13Marion County, WVWV55,584789−54%

14Wayne County, WVWV37,309758−52%

15Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578656−62%

16Marshall County, WVWV29,159648−44%

17Fayette County, WVWV38,165456−57%

18Nicholas County, WVWV23,848439−48%

19Boone County, WVWV20,251372−42%

20Preston County, WVWV34,004363−55%

21Logan County, WVWV30,375356−39%

22Mason County, WVWV24,707351−15%

23Brooke County, WVWV21,142337−76%

24Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602333+11%

25Upshur County, WVWV23,758306−33%

26Morgan County, WVWV18,027297−28%

27Roane County, WVWV13,317294−42%

28Mineral County, WVWV26,792260−40%

29Randolph County, WVWV26,882237−77%

30Hampshire County, WVWV24,105228−65%

31Wyoming County, WVWV19,801224−23%

32Jackson County, WVWV27,450216−77%

33Taylor County, WVWV16,287207−43%

34Barbour County, WVWV15,414190−71%

35Tyler County, WVWV7,881182−25%

36Wetzel County, WVWV13,734181−35%

37Summers County, WVWV11,532174−36%

38Webster County, WVWV7,760173−47%

39Mingo County, WVWV21,455169−55%

40Wirt County, WVWV4,879164+173%

41Lewis County, WVWV16,394162−40%

42Hardy County, WVWV14,337127−25%

43Tucker County, WVWV6,540115+85%

44Braxton County, WVWV11,885111−79%

45Clay County, WVWV7,53887−67%

46Doddridge County, WVWV7,63484−48%

47McDowell County, WVWV16,87875−71%

48Pleasants County, WVWV7,33874−61%

49Monroe County, WVWV12,49165−92%

50Ritchie County, WVWV8,03458−86%

51Grant County, WVWV11,04138−67%

52Lincoln County, WVWV19,17737−94%

53Gilmer County, WVWV7,08533−75%

54Calhoun County, WVWV5,97819−87%

55Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262−97%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES