Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.73K people in West Virginia with Swedish ancestry. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest population with Swedish ancestry (595), followed by Monongalia County (509), and Jefferson County (476).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Kanawha County
Monongalia County
Jefferson County
Berkeley County
Wood County
Marion County
Harrison County
Mercer County
Putnam County
Ohio County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Kanawha County 595
2 Monongalia County 509
3 Jefferson County 476
4 Berkeley County 372
5 Wood County 346
6 Marion County 246
7 Harrison County 240
8 Mercer County 221
9 Putnam County 198
10 Ohio County 196
11 Fayette County 183
12 Cabell County 171
13 Braxton County 162
14 Randolph County 130
15 Upshur County 129
16 Hancock County 126
17 Marshall County 121
18 Greenbrier County 114
19 Hampshire County 108
20 Raleigh County 89
21 Mason County 73
22 Nicholas County 66
23 Tyler County 63
24 Lincoln County 61
25 Wyoming County 52
26 Preston County 51
27 Brooke County 50
27 Summers County 50
28 Morgan County 46
29 Hardy County 38
29 Ritchie County 38
29 Tucker County 38
30 Mineral County 36
31 Barbour County 30
31 Jackson County 30
32 Gilmer County 29
33 Lewis County 25
33 Logan County 25
34 Calhoun County 23
35 Roane County 22
36 Pocahontas County 20
37 Pendleton County 19
38 Monroe County 17
39 Doddridge County 16
39 Grant County 16
40 Wetzel County 14
41 Mingo County 12
42 Boone County 9
42 Pleasants County 9
43 Webster County 8
44 Wayne County 7
45 Wirt County 6