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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.40K people in West Virginia with Danish ancestry (0.08% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (0.53%), followed by Morgan County (0.26%), and Pleasants County (0.25%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Morgan County
Pleasants County
Nicholas County
Monongalia County
Taylor County
Marion County
Wood County
Brooke County
Tyler County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jefferson County 0.53
2 Morgan County 0.26
3 Pleasants County 0.25
4 Nicholas County 0.22
5 Monongalia County 0.18
6 Taylor County 0.15
7 Marion County 0.13
7 Wood County 0.13
8 Brooke County 0.12
8 Tyler County 0.12
9 Doddridge County 0.11
9 Kanawha County 0.11
9 Upshur County 0.11
10 Berkeley County 0.10
11 Harrison County 0.07
11 Randolph County 0.07
12 Barbour County 0.06
12 Monroe County 0.06
12 Pocahontas County 0.06
13 Cabell County 0.04
13 Greenbrier County 0.04
14 Hancock County 0.03
14 Mason County 0.03
15 Braxton County 0.02
16 Logan County 0.01
16 Marshall County 0.01
16 Mercer County 0.01
16 Mingo County 0.01
16 Ohio County 0.01
16 Preston County 0.01