Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.42K people in West Virginia with Canadian ancestry (0.08% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Doddridge County had the highest percentage of its population with Canadian ancestry (1.45%), followed by Barbour County (0.72%), and Ritchie County (0.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Canadian 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 Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Doddridge County
Barbour County
Ritchie County
Jefferson County
Pocahontas County
Berkeley County
Ohio County
Raleigh County
Monongalia County
Kanawha County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Doddridge County 1.45
2 Barbour County 0.72
3 Ritchie County 0.62
4 Jefferson County 0.20
5 Pocahontas County 0.15
6 Berkeley County 0.13
6 Ohio County 0.13
6 Raleigh County 0.13
7 Monongalia County 0.12
8 Kanawha County 0.11
8 Marion County 0.11
9 Hardy County 0.10
10 Cabell County 0.09
10 Mineral County 0.09
11 Summers County 0.08
12 Pleasants County 0.07
13 Calhoun County 0.06
13 Harrison County 0.06
13 Lewis County 0.06
13 Tyler County 0.06
13 Wayne County 0.06
14 Boone County 0.05
14 Pendleton County 0.05
14 Putnam County 0.05
14 Upshur County 0.05
15 Mercer County 0.04
16 Hampshire County 0.03
16 Morgan County 0.03
17 Fayette County 0.02
17 Marshall County 0.02
18 Greenbrier County 0.01
18 Wood County 0.01