Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 15.21K people in West Virginia with Welsh ancestry. Among all West Virginia counties, Monongalia County had the highest population with Welsh ancestry (1.42K), followed by Kanawha County (1.29K), and Harrison County (1.13K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Welsh ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in West Virginia.
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Related Topics: West Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monongalia County | 1419 |
| 2 | Kanawha County | 1291 |
| 3 | Harrison County | 1131 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 1008 |
| 5 | Berkeley County | 942 |
| 6 | Wood County | 693 |
| 7 | Marion County | 651 |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 610 |
| 9 | Raleigh County | 583 |
| 10 | Ohio County | 501 |
| 11 | Hardy County | 478 |
| 12 | Hancock County | 464 |
| 13 | Brooke County | 460 |
| 14 | Marshall County | 400 |
| 15 | Putnam County | 359 |
| 16 | Fayette County | 290 |
| 17 | Mercer County | 262 |
| 18 | Mineral County | 237 |
| 19 | Mason County | 230 |
| 20 | Greenbrier County | 224 |
| 21 | Jackson County | 216 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 190 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 187 |
| 24 | Doddridge County | 172 |
| 25 | Nicholas County | 168 |
| 26 | Wyoming County | 167 |
| 27 | Morgan County | 155 |
| 28 | Logan County | 145 |
| 29 | Boone County | 143 |
| 30 | Preston County | 133 |
| 31 | Hampshire County | 125 |
| 32 | Upshur County | 118 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 106 |
| 34 | Braxton County | 105 |
| 35 | Roane County | 81 |
| 36 | Ritchie County | 79 |
| 37 | Lewis County | 72 |
| 38 | Barbour County | 68 |
| 39 | Taylor County | 65 |
| 40 | Summers County | 63 |
| 41 | Gilmer County | 62 |
| 42 | Tucker County | 53 |
| 43 | McDowell County | 48 |
| 44 | Pocahontas County | 43 |
| 45 | Calhoun County | 37 |
| 46 | Grant County | 36 |
| 46 | Wetzel County | 36 |
| 47 | Tyler County | 30 |
| 48 | Pleasants County | 23 |
| 49 | Webster County | 20 |
| 50 | Mingo County | 15 |
| 51 | Wirt County | 14 |