Fayette 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 41.06K Fayette County, WV population, 17.88K had Unclassified ancestry (43.55%), 6.05K had English ancestry (14.74%), and 5.81K had Other Groups ancestry (14.14%).
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.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Fayette County, WV Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 17881 | 43.55 |
| English | 6050 | 14.74 |
| Other Groups | 5807 | 14.14 |
| Irish | 4627 | 11.27 |
| German | 4191 | 10.21 |
| American | 3426 | 8.35 |
| Italian | 1111 | 2.71 |
| Scottish | 924 | 2.25 |
| Scotch Irish | 772 | 1.88 |
| European | 677 | 1.65 |
| Dutch | 360 | 0.88 |
| French (except Basque) | 348 | 0.85 |
| Polish | 329 | 0.80 |
| Welsh | 290 | 0.71 |
| Swedish | 183 | 0.45 |
| British | 149 | 0.36 |
| Russian | 140 | 0.34 |
| Northern European | 130 | 0.32 |
| Eastern European | 67 | 0.16 |
| Scandinavian | 66 | 0.16 |
| Finnish | 63 | 0.15 |
| Greek | 57 | 0.14 |
| Hungarian | 53 | 0.13 |
| Swiss | 50 | 0.12 |
| Portuguese | 46 | 0.11 |
| Serbian | 45 | 0.11 |
| Pennsylvania German | 41 | 0.10 |
| Slovak | 38 | 0.09 |
| Celtic | 26 | 0.06 |
| Subsaharan African | 23 | 0.06 |
| African | 23 | 0.06 |
| French Canadian | 17 | 0.04 |
| Syrian | 16 | 0.04 |
| Ukrainian | 14 | 0.03 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.03 |
| Belgian | 12 | 0.03 |
| Czech | 12 | 0.03 |
| Czechoslovakian | 10 | 0.02 |
| Brazilian | 9 | 0.02 |
| Norwegian | 8 | 0.02 |
| Austrian | 6 | 0.02 |
| Canadian | 6 | 0.02 |
| Slavic | 6 | 0.02 |
| Lebanese | 3 | 0.01 |