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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. The median across all 55 is 260. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Boone County, WV, up 29 places to #19.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Scotch-Irish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Kanawha County, WVWV172,3813,459−49%
02Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222,105−16%
03Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911,711−51%
04▲1Cabell County, WVWV91,1831,582−50%
05▼1Wood County, WVWV82,3851,517−28%
06▲2Ohio County, WVWV40,4961,275−16%
07▲5Jefferson County, WVWV63,1021,239+56%
08▼2Harrison County, WVWV64,2211,106−52%
09▼2Putnam County, WVWV56,885994−45%
10▲1Mercer County, WVWV57,503832−45%
11▲4Hancock County, WVWV27,729819−45%
12▼3Raleigh County, WVWV71,775797−37%
13▼3Marion County, WVWV55,584789−54%
14▲5Wayne County, WVWV37,309758−52%
15▼2Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578656−62%
16Marshall County, WVWV29,159648−44%
17▼3Fayette County, WVWV38,165456−57%
18▲6Nicholas County, WVWV23,848439−48%
19▲29Boone County, WVWV20,251372−42%
20▼3Preston County, WVWV34,004363−55%
21▲6Logan County, WVWV30,375356−39%
22▼4Mason County, WVWV24,707351−15%
23▼2Brooke County, WVWV21,142337−76%
24▼4Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602333+11%
25▲6Upshur County, WVWV23,758306−33%
26▼4Morgan County, WVWV18,027297−28%
27▲2Roane County, WVWV13,317294−42%
28▲7Mineral County, WVWV26,792260−40%
29▼1Randolph County, WVWV26,882237−77%
30▲7Hampshire County, WVWV24,105228−65%
31▲9Wyoming County, WVWV19,801224−23%
32▼7Jackson County, WVWV27,450216−77%
33▼7Taylor County, WVWV16,287207−43%
34▲7Barbour County, WVWV15,414190−71%
35▲8Tyler County, WVWV7,881182−25%
36▲3Wetzel County, WVWV13,734181−35%
37▲1Summers County, WVWV11,532174−36%
38▼5Webster County, WVWV7,760173−47%
39▲3Mingo County, WVWV21,455169−55%
40▲6Wirt County, WVWV4,879164+173%
41▲3Lewis County, WVWV16,394162−40%
42▲9Hardy County, WVWV14,337127−25%
43▲4Tucker County, WVWV6,540115+85%
44▼12Braxton County, WVWV11,885111−79%
45▼9Clay County, WVWV7,53887−67%
46▼16Doddridge County, WVWV7,63484−48%
47▲3McDowell County, WVWV16,87875−71%
48▲7Pleasants County, WVWV7,33874−61%
49▼26Monroe County, WVWV12,49165−92%
50▼5Ritchie County, WVWV8,03458−86%
51▼2Grant County, WVWV11,04138−67%
52▼18Lincoln County, WVWV19,17737−94%
53▲1Gilmer County, WVWV7,08533−75%
54▼2Calhoun County, WVWV5,97819−87%
55▼2Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262−97%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES