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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.01K people in West Virginia with Finnish ancestry (0.06% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Barbour County had the highest percentage of its population with Finnish ancestry (0.27%), followed by Hancock County (0.27%), and Wayne County (0.26%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Finnish 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 Finnish Ancestry in 2021
Barbour County
Hancock County
Wayne County
Pleasants County
Monongalia County
Raleigh County
Fayette County
Hardy County
Cabell County
Upshur County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Barbour County 0.27
1 Hancock County 0.27
2 Wayne County 0.26
3 Pleasants County 0.18
4 Monongalia County 0.17
5 Raleigh County 0.16
6 Fayette County 0.15
6 Hardy County 0.15
7 Cabell County 0.14
7 Upshur County 0.14
8 Wetzel County 0.13
9 Jefferson County 0.12
10 Pocahontas County 0.10
11 Kanawha County 0.05
12 Mason County 0.04
13 Ohio County 0.03
14 Mercer County 0.02
15 Greenbrier County 0.01
15 Harrison County 0.01
15 Wood County 0.01
16 Brooke County 0.004