Kanawha 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 181.95K Kanawha County, WV population, 64.64K had Unclassified ancestry (35.53%), 32.70K had Other Groups ancestry (17.97%), and 22.04K had American ancestry (12.11%).
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).
Kanawha County, WV Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 64641 | 35.53 |
| Other Groups | 32699 | 17.97 |
| American | 22041 | 12.11 |
| German | 21925 | 12.05 |
| English | 20396 | 11.21 |
| Irish | 20073 | 11.03 |
| Italian | 4894 | 2.69 |
| Scotch Irish | 3933 | 2.16 |
| Scottish | 3826 | 2.10 |
| European | 3699 | 2.03 |
| French (except Basque) | 2466 | 1.36 |
| Dutch | 1900 | 1.04 |
| Polish | 1801 | 0.99 |
| British | 1542 | 0.85 |
| Welsh | 1291 | 0.71 |
| Subsaharan African | 1154 | 0.63 |
| Hungarian | 950 | 0.52 |
| Lebanese | 799 | 0.44 |
| African | 744 | 0.41 |
| Greek | 613 | 0.34 |
| Syrian | 612 | 0.34 |
| Swedish | 595 | 0.33 |
| Norwegian | 553 | 0.30 |
| Celtic | 400 | 0.22 |
| Slovak | 400 | 0.22 |
| Eastern European | 391 | 0.22 |
| Scandinavian | 290 | 0.16 |
| Iranian | 284 | 0.16 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 275 | 0.15 |
| Russian | 240 | 0.13 |
| Czech | 225 | 0.12 |
| Swiss | 221 | 0.12 |
| Jamaican | 220 | 0.12 |
| Danish | 204 | 0.11 |
| Canadian | 195 | 0.11 |
| Northern European | 191 | 0.11 |
| Sudanese | 190 | 0.10 |
| Belgian | 157 | 0.09 |
| Guyanese | 125 | 0.07 |
| Austrian | 124 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 115 | 0.06 |
| Slavic | 114 | 0.06 |
| Ethiopian | 96 | 0.05 |
| French Canadian | 95 | 0.05 |
| Finnish | 88 | 0.05 |
| Pennsylvania German | 88 | 0.05 |
| Croatian | 85 | 0.05 |
| Romanian | 84 | 0.05 |
| Slovene | 81 | 0.05 |
| Czechoslovakian | 64 | 0.04 |
| Arab | 54 | 0.03 |
| Armenian | 43 | 0.02 |
| Turkish | 43 | 0.02 |
| Ukrainian | 29 | 0.02 |
| Jordanian | 27 | 0.02 |
| Estonian | 27 | 0.02 |
| Lithuanian | 25 | 0.01 |
| Portuguese | 24 | 0.01 |
| Yugoslavian | 19 | 0.01 |
| Brazilian | 18 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 14 | 0.01 |
| Haitian | 13 | 0.01 |
| Cypriot | 12 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 12 | 0.01 |
| Alsatian | 11 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 11 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 10 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 9 | 0.01 |
| Serbian | 8 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 5 | 0.00 |
| Australian | 3 | 0.00 |
| Israeli | 1 | 0.00 |