Nicholas 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 24.77K Nicholas County, WV population, 8.63K had Unclassified ancestry (34.85%), 3.86K had Irish ancestry (15.56%), and 3.85K had Other Groups ancestry (15.54%).

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.

Nicholas County, WV Percentages of Ancestry of Population in 2021
Unclassified
Irish
Other Groups
English
German
American
Dutch
Italian
Scotch Irish
French (except Basque)
Nicholas County, WV Population By Ancestry in 2021
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Ancestry Number of Ancestry Percentage of Population (%)
Unclassified 8632 34.85
Irish 3855 15.56
Other Groups 3850 15.54
English 3340 13.48
German 3219 13.00
American 3123 12.61
Dutch 687 2.77
Italian 687 2.77
Scotch Irish 297 1.20
French (except Basque) 263 1.06
Scottish 245 0.99
Welsh 168 0.68
British 158 0.64
European 116 0.47
Greek 103 0.42
Eastern European 99 0.40
Polish 99 0.40
Swiss 90 0.36
Swedish 66 0.27
Danish 55 0.22
Ukrainian 24 0.10
Northern European 23 0.09
Slovak 19 0.08
Scandinavian 18 0.07
Portuguese 16 0.07
West Indian (except Hispanic groups) 16 0.07
Jamaican 16 0.07
Czech 6 0.02
French Canadian 6 0.02
Pennsylvania German 5 0.02