Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 221.07K people in West Virginia with English ancestry (12.27% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Wyoming County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (26.95%), followed by Wayne County (25.40%), and Raleigh County (22.76%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming County | 26.95 |
| 2 | Wayne County | 25.40 |
| 3 | Raleigh County | 22.76 |
| 4 | Cabell County | 16.30 |
| 5 | Hampshire County | 15.43 |
| 6 | Fayette County | 14.74 |
| 7 | Monongalia County | 13.58 |
| 8 | Pocahontas County | 13.53 |
| 9 | Pleasants County | 13.50 |
| 10 | Nicholas County | 13.48 |
| 11 | Hancock County | 13.05 |
| 12 | Clay County | 12.78 |
| 13 | Putnam County | 12.72 |
| 14 | Marion County | 12.44 |
| 15 | Roane County | 12.39 |
| 16 | Wood County | 12.34 |
| 17 | Harrison County | 12.29 |
| 18 | Mineral County | 12.02 |
| 19 | Jefferson County | 11.99 |
| 20 | Berkeley County | 11.95 |
| 21 | Ohio County | 11.91 |
| 22 | Tyler County | 11.89 |
| 23 | Mercer County | 11.81 |
| 24 | Monroe County | 11.76 |
| 25 | Greenbrier County | 11.48 |
| 26 | Brooke County | 11.23 |
| 27 | Kanawha County | 11.21 |
| 28 | Summers County | 11.18 |
| 29 | Jackson County | 10.89 |
| 30 | Doddridge County | 10.34 |
| 31 | Marshall County | 10.13 |
| 32 | Calhoun County | 9.69 |
| 33 | Morgan County | 9.66 |
| 34 | Taylor County | 9.60 |
| 35 | Braxton County | 9.55 |
| 36 | Lewis County | 8.85 |
| 37 | Wirt County | 8.72 |
| 38 | Ritchie County | 8.32 |
| 39 | Tucker County | 8.31 |
| 40 | Randolph County | 8.05 |
| 41 | Upshur County | 7.83 |
| 42 | Preston County | 7.82 |
| 43 | Mason County | 7.80 |
| 44 | McDowell County | 7.24 |
| 45 | Boone County | 7.13 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 7.08 |
| 47 | Gilmer County | 7.01 |
| 48 | Wetzel County | 6.95 |
| 49 | Hardy County | 6.69 |
| 50 | Barbour County | 6.60 |
| 51 | Pendleton County | 6.59 |
| 52 | Webster County | 6.50 |
| 53 | Mingo County | 5.69 |
| 54 | Logan County | 5.38 |
| 55 | Grant County | 3.55 |