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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.76K people in West Virginia with Dutch ancestry (1.21% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Pocahontas County had the highest percentage of its population with Dutch ancestry (3.45%), followed by Harrison County (2.88%), and Nicholas County (2.77%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Dutch 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 Dutch Ancestry in 2021
Pocahontas County
Harrison County
Nicholas County
Barbour County
Webster County
Randolph County
Doddridge County
Marion County
McDowell County
Wirt County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Dutch Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pocahontas County 3.45
2 Harrison County 2.88
3 Nicholas County 2.77
4 Barbour County 2.58
5 Webster County 2.51
6 Randolph County 2.49
7 Doddridge County 2.37
8 Marion County 2.26
9 McDowell County 2.19
10 Wirt County 2.15
11 Pendleton County 2.00
12 Tyler County 1.89
13 Wyoming County 1.78
14 Braxton County 1.71
15 Hancock County 1.70
16 Monongalia County 1.68
17 Summers County 1.66
18 Marshall County 1.65
19 Tucker County 1.63
20 Brooke County 1.50
21 Taylor County 1.43
22 Preston County 1.37
23 Upshur County 1.30
24 Ritchie County 1.28
25 Jackson County 1.27
26 Jefferson County 1.21
27 Hardy County 1.18
28 Logan County 1.16
29 Roane County 1.07
30 Kanawha County 1.04
31 Mercer County 1.03
31 Mingo County 1.03
32 Wood County 1.02
33 Mineral County 1.00
34 Boone County 0.94
35 Greenbrier County 0.92
36 Fayette County 0.88
37 Morgan County 0.87
38 Wayne County 0.85
39 Gilmer County 0.83
40 Lewis County 0.79
41 Pleasants County 0.76
42 Calhoun County 0.75
43 Lincoln County 0.74
44 Ohio County 0.71
45 Cabell County 0.67
46 Wetzel County 0.62
47 Monroe County 0.58
48 Berkeley County 0.57
48 Raleigh County 0.57
49 Mason County 0.54
50 Grant County 0.49
51 Clay County 0.48
52 Putnam County 0.29
53 Hampshire County 0.28