Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all West Virginia counties, Monongalia had the highest percentage of its population being immigrants or foreign-born (5.08%), followed by Jefferson (4.69%), and Berkeley (4.08%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.

You can see similar information for other states. You can also see the ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
Monongalia
Jefferson
Berkeley
Gilmer
Ohio
Kanawha
Ritchie
Cabell
Putnam
Morgan
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
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Rank County Perc. of County Population (%)
1 Monongalia 5.08
2 Jefferson 4.69
3 Berkeley 4.08
4 Gilmer 2.54
5 Ohio 1.93
6 Kanawha 1.89
7 Ritchie 1.66
8 Cabell 1.63
9 Putnam 1.62
10 Morgan 1.55
11 Brooke 1.48
12 Greenbrier 1.47
13 Jackson 1.25
14 Preston 1.23
15 Raleigh 1.10
16 Harrison 1.05
17 McDowell 1.02
17 Wayne 1.02
18 Wood 1.00
19 Mercer 0.97
20 Nicholas 0.91
21 Marion 0.88
22 Grant 0.79
23 Barbour 0.78
24 Taylor 0.75
25 Hardy 0.74
25 Pocahontas 0.74
26 Hancock 0.72
27 Logan 0.71
27 Summers 0.71
28 Marshall 0.70
29 Mason 0.64
30 Monroe 0.62
31 Roane 0.59
32 Pleasants 0.56
32 Randolph 0.56
33 Mineral 0.54
34 Tyler 0.52
35 Doddridge 0.50
36 Lincoln 0.44
37 Calhoun 0.41
38 Fayette 0.36
39 Lewis 0.35
40 Upshur 0.31
41 Boone 0.28
42 Hampshire 0.27
43 Wyoming 0.26
44 Mingo 0.23
44 Wetzel 0.23
45 Wirt 0.11
46 Braxton 0.07
46 Tucker 0.07
47 Pendleton 0.05
48 Clay 0.04
48 Webster 0.04