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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 27.20K people in West Virginia with European ancestry (1.51% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Pocahontas County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (10.08%), followed by Jefferson County (3.11%), and Berkeley County (2.80%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Pocahontas County
Jefferson County
Berkeley County
Monroe County
Preston County
Wyoming County
Monongalia County
McDowell County
Kanawha County
Tucker County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pocahontas County 10.08
2 Jefferson County 3.11
3 Berkeley County 2.80
4 Monroe County 2.48
5 Preston County 2.47
6 Wyoming County 2.22
7 Monongalia County 2.19
8 McDowell County 2.04
9 Kanawha County 2.03
10 Tucker County 1.88
11 Cabell County 1.86
12 Fayette County 1.65
13 Wayne County 1.63
14 Putnam County 1.62
14 Wood County 1.62
15 Ohio County 1.49
16 Tyler County 1.41
17 Morgan County 1.31
18 Marion County 1.23
19 Harrison County 1.20
19 Logan County 1.20
20 Mercer County 1.18
21 Boone County 1.13
22 Roane County 1.10
23 Grant County 1.08
24 Marshall County 1.06
25 Doddridge County 1.05
26 Greenbrier County 1.04
27 Randolph County 1.03
28 Upshur County 0.96
29 Lincoln County 0.88
30 Hardy County 0.82
31 Raleigh County 0.79
32 Lewis County 0.72
33 Gilmer County 0.71
34 Mineral County 0.67
35 Braxton County 0.65
36 Wirt County 0.61
37 Barbour County 0.55
38 Nicholas County 0.47
39 Hancock County 0.45
40 Taylor County 0.44
40 Wetzel County 0.44
41 Hampshire County 0.40
42 Summers County 0.39
43 Webster County 0.36
44 Jackson County 0.31
45 Brooke County 0.28
46 Pleasants County 0.26
47 Mason County 0.25
48 Mingo County 0.24
48 Ritchie County 0.24
49 Pendleton County 0.05
50 Clay County 0.04