Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.55K people in West Virginia with Scotch Irish ancestry. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest population with Scotch Irish ancestry (3.93K), followed by Berkeley County (2.10K), and Monongalia County (1.91K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scotch Irish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in West Virginia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Kanawha County
Berkeley County
Monongalia County
Cabell County
Wood County
Ohio County
Harrison County
Putnam County
Raleigh County
Marion County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Kanawha County 3933
2 Berkeley County 2100
3 Monongalia County 1907
4 Cabell County 1851
5 Wood County 1696
6 Ohio County 1332
7 Harrison County 1205
8 Putnam County 1126
9 Raleigh County 1064
10 Marion County 940
11 Hancock County 933
12 Mercer County 843
13 Jefferson County 774
14 Fayette County 772
15 Marshall County 735
16 Greenbrier County 715
17 Mason County 571
18 Wayne County 535
19 Preston County 514
20 Brooke County 512
21 Pocahontas County 504
22 Roane County 432
23 Jackson County 409
24 Morgan County 381
25 Taylor County 376
26 Monroe County 374
27 Randolph County 333
28 Upshur County 321
29 Logan County 312
30 Nicholas County 297
31 Hampshire County 292
32 Doddridge County 281
33 Lincoln County 253
34 Boone County 230
35 Webster County 222
36 Mineral County 206
37 Clay County 201
38 Barbour County 200
39 Summers County 199
40 Wetzel County 197
41 Mingo County 177
42 Tyler County 172
43 Wirt County 165
44 Lewis County 159
44 Tucker County 159
45 Braxton County 148
46 Ritchie County 120
47 Wyoming County 114
48 McDowell County 107
49 Hardy County 40
50 Pendleton County 38
51 Pleasants County 28
52 Grant County 21
53 Gilmer County 19
54 Calhoun County 6