RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Largest Scotch-Irish population, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,3816,830–

02Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913,475–

03Cabell County, WVWV91,1833,191–

04Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222,494–

05Harrison County, WVWV64,2212,306–

06Wood County, WVWV82,3852,101–

07Putnam County, WVWV56,8851,822–

08Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5781,713–

09Marion County, WVWV55,5841,712–

10Wayne County, WVWV37,3091,576–

11Ohio County, WVWV40,4961,524–

12Mercer County, WVWV57,5031,501–

13Hancock County, WVWV27,7291,477–

14Brooke County, WVWV21,1421,426–

15Raleigh County, WVWV71,7751,265–

16Marshall County, WVWV29,1591,154–

17Fayette County, WVWV38,1651,052–

18Randolph County, WVWV26,8821,035–

19Jackson County, WVWV27,450925–

20Nicholas County, WVWV23,848849–

21Preston County, WVWV34,004800–

22Jefferson County, WVWV63,102795–

23Monroe County, WVWV12,491765–

24Barbour County, WVWV15,414658–

25Hampshire County, WVWV24,105644–

26Boone County, WVWV20,251641–

27Lincoln County, WVWV19,177586–

28Logan County, WVWV30,375586–

29Braxton County, WVWV11,885533–

30Roane County, WVWV13,317508–

31Upshur County, WVWV23,758456–

32Mineral County, WVWV26,792435–

33Ritchie County, WVWV8,034428–

34Mason County, WVWV24,707414–

35Morgan County, WVWV18,027411–

36Mingo County, WVWV21,455377–

37Taylor County, WVWV16,287366–

38Webster County, WVWV7,760325–

39Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602300–

40Wyoming County, WVWV19,801292–

41Wetzel County, WVWV13,734280–

42Summers County, WVWV11,532271–

43Lewis County, WVWV16,394270–

44Clay County, WVWV7,538264–

45McDowell County, WVWV16,878256–

46Tyler County, WVWV7,881242–

47Pleasants County, WVWV7,338188–

48Hardy County, WVWV14,337169–

49Doddridge County, WVWV7,634160–

50Calhoun County, WVWV5,978145–

51Gilmer County, WVWV7,085133–

52Grant County, WVWV11,041115–

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,82662–

54Tucker County, WVWV6,54062–

55Wirt County, WVWV4,87960–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES