Braxton County, WV Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 4, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 12.70K Braxton County, WV population, 4.78K had Unclassified ancestry (37.66%), 2.65K had Other Groups ancestry (20.82%), and 2.53K had German ancestry (19.90%).

The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.

You can see similar information for other West Virginia counties, and for West Virginia.

Braxton County, WV Percentages of Ancestry of Population in 2021
Unclassified
Other Groups
German
Irish
English
American
Scottish
Dutch
Swedish
French (except Basque)
Braxton County, WV Population By Ancestry in 2021
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Ancestry Number of Ancestry Percentage of Population (%)
Unclassified 4784 37.66
Other Groups 2645 20.82
German 2527 19.90
Irish 1819 14.32
English 1213 9.55
American 933 7.35
Scottish 271 2.13
Dutch 217 1.71
Swedish 162 1.27
French (except Basque) 151 1.19
Scotch Irish 148 1.17
Italian 137 1.08
Welsh 105 0.83
European 83 0.65
Polish 78 0.61
Belgian 52 0.41
Czech 30 0.24
Northern European 27 0.21
British 25 0.20
Pennsylvania German 24 0.19
Celtic 22 0.17
Subsaharan African 22 0.17
African 22 0.17
Cajun 14 0.11
Eastern European 13 0.10
Swiss 13 0.10
Russian 12 0.09
Slovene 11 0.09
Danish 3 0.02
French Canadian 2 0.02
Hungarian 2 0.02
Scandinavian 2 0.02