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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 680 people in West Virginia with Celtic ancestry (0.04% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Morgan County had the highest percentage of its population with Celtic ancestry (0.35%), followed by Kanawha County (0.22%), and Jackson County (0.19%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Celtic 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 Celtic Ancestry in 2021
Morgan County
Kanawha County
Jackson County
Braxton County
Doddridge County
Fayette County
Hancock County
Jefferson County
Putnam County
Brooke County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Celtic Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Morgan County 0.35
2 Kanawha County 0.22
3 Jackson County 0.19
4 Braxton County 0.17
5 Doddridge County 0.08
6 Fayette County 0.06
7 Hancock County 0.04
7 Jefferson County 0.04
8 Putnam County 0.03
9 Brooke County 0.02
9 Monongalia County 0.02
10 Berkeley County 0.01
10 Harrison County 0.01
10 Marion County 0.01