Wayne 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 39.34K Wayne County, WV population, 15.47K had Unclassified ancestry (39.32%), 9.99K had English ancestry (25.40%), and 4.98K had American ancestry (12.67%).
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).
Wayne County, WV Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 15469 | 39.32 |
| English | 9991 | 25.40 |
| American | 4984 | 12.67 |
| Other Groups | 3614 | 9.19 |
| Irish | 2976 | 7.57 |
| German | 2387 | 6.07 |
| European | 641 | 1.63 |
| Scotch Irish | 535 | 1.36 |
| Polish | 521 | 1.32 |
| Italian | 378 | 0.96 |
| Scandinavian | 336 | 0.85 |
| Dutch | 334 | 0.85 |
| Scottish | 295 | 0.75 |
| Welsh | 190 | 0.48 |
| Arab | 139 | 0.35 |
| Czech | 112 | 0.28 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 109 | 0.28 |
| Bahamian | 109 | 0.28 |
| British | 104 | 0.26 |
| Greek | 103 | 0.26 |
| Finnish | 101 | 0.26 |
| French (except Basque) | 99 | 0.25 |
| Norwegian | 83 | 0.21 |
| Lebanese | 60 | 0.15 |
| French Canadian | 42 | 0.11 |
| Russian | 39 | 0.10 |
| Slovak | 39 | 0.10 |
| Canadian | 25 | 0.06 |
| Northern European | 20 | 0.05 |
| Swiss | 14 | 0.04 |
| Australian | 13 | 0.03 |
| Eastern European | 12 | 0.03 |
| Lithuanian | 11 | 0.03 |
| Slavic | 9 | 0.02 |
| Subsaharan African | 8 | 0.02 |
| African | 8 | 0.02 |
| Swedish | 7 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 6 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 4 | 0.01 |
| Czechoslovakian | 3 | 0.01 |