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Largest Welsh population, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Welsh 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 53 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Kanawha County, WVWV172,3811,367−17%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221,355+53%

03Monongalia County, WVWV107,9911,330−9%

04Cabell County, WVWV91,183991+17%

05Harrison County, WVWV64,221877+42%

06Marion County, WVWV55,584667+99%

07Wood County, WVWV82,385640+12%

08Jefferson County, WVWV63,102573+17%

09Hancock County, WVWV27,729571+64%

10Raleigh County, WVWV71,775562+115%

11Ohio County, WVWV40,496452+10%

12Brooke County, WVWV21,142433−3%

13Randolph County, WVWV26,882404+87%

14Hardy County, WVWV14,337400+144%

15Putnam County, WVWV56,885338−17%

16Fayette County, WVWV38,165321−41%

17Mineral County, WVWV26,792302+21%

18Upshur County, WVWV23,758272+8%

19Jackson County, WVWV27,450268+141%

20Mason County, WVWV24,707266+21%

21Marshall County, WVWV29,159250−57%

22Nicholas County, WVWV23,848232+201%

23Mercer County, WVWV57,503230+29%

24Wayne County, WVWV37,309215−30%

25Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578205+31%

26Doddridge County, WVWV7,634203+131%

27Morgan County, WVWV18,027183+169%

28Boone County, WVWV20,251182+61%

29Wyoming County, WVWV19,801174−12%

30Logan County, WVWV30,375158−23%

31Hampshire County, WVWV24,105152+54%

32Roane County, WVWV13,317143+40%

33Braxton County, WVWV11,885141+171%

34Preston County, WVWV34,004107−72%

35Ritchie County, WVWV8,034104+73%

36Summers County, WVWV11,53290+43%

37Lincoln County, WVWV19,17786–

38Lewis County, WVWV16,39486+83%

39Taylor County, WVWV16,28782−20%

40Barbour County, WVWV15,41472+44%

41Grant County, WVWV11,04170+438%

42Tucker County, WVWV6,54066−4%

43Wetzel County, WVWV13,73452−70%

44Gilmer County, WVWV7,08550+79%

45Wirt County, WVWV4,87941+173%

46Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60230−60%

47Monroe County, WVWV12,49121−52%

48McDowell County, WVWV16,87821−46%

49Pleasants County, WVWV7,33820−84%

50Mingo County, WVWV21,45517−73%

51Tyler County, WVWV7,88116−90%

52Webster County, WVWV7,7609+125%

53Pendleton County, WVWV5,8268−27%

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