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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 658.19K people in West Virginia with Unclassified ancestry. Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha County had the highest population with Unclassified ancestry (64.64K), followed by Berkeley County (40.99K), and Wood County (31.56K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Kanawha County
Berkeley County
Wood County
Cabell County
Monongalia County
Mercer County
Raleigh County
Harrison County
Logan County
Putnam County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Kanawha County 64641
2 Berkeley County 40991
3 Wood County 31562
4 Cabell County 31430
5 Monongalia County 27527
6 Mercer County 23549
7 Raleigh County 22484
8 Harrison County 20461
9 Logan County 20392
10 Putnam County 19427
11 Fayette County 17881
12 Marion County 16415
13 Jefferson County 16276
14 Mingo County 16087
15 Wayne County 15469
16 Jackson County 13943
17 Boone County 13243
18 Marshall County 12891
19 Mason County 12177
20 Ohio County 11719
21 Lincoln County 11716
22 Randolph County 10808
23 McDowell County 9606
24 Mineral County 8909
25 Hampshire County 8792
26 Upshur County 8710
27 Nicholas County 8632
28 Wyoming County 8459
29 Preston County 8216
30 Wetzel County 8068
31 Greenbrier County 7604
32 Hancock County 7454
33 Lewis County 7240
34 Brooke County 7199
35 Monroe County 6700
36 Morgan County 6549
37 Roane County 6419
38 Barbour County 6195
39 Summers County 5672
40 Hardy County 5249
41 Taylor County 5229
42 Braxton County 4784
43 Grant County 4462
44 Tyler County 4277
45 Ritchie County 4115
46 Webster County 3967
47 Clay County 3607
48 Gilmer County 3480
49 Calhoun County 3181
50 Pleasants County 3067
51 Doddridge County 2765
52 Pendleton County 2586
53 Pocahontas County 2243
54 Wirt County 2177
55 Tucker County 1485