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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 271.17K people in West Virginia with German ancestry (15.06% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Pendleton County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (31.32%), followed by Grant County (27.08%), and Ohio County (26.37%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Pendleton County
Grant County
Ohio County
Tucker County
Mineral County
Taylor County
Hardy County
Hampshire County
Morgan County
Marion County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pendleton County 31.32
2 Grant County 27.08
3 Ohio County 26.37
4 Tucker County 23.03
5 Mineral County 22.90
6 Taylor County 22.44
7 Hardy County 21.85
8 Hampshire County 20.79
9 Morgan County 20.62
10 Marion County 20.52
11 Preston County 20.32
12 Hancock County 20.19
13 Brooke County 19.97
14 Braxton County 19.90
15 Randolph County 19.86
16 Barbour County 19.82
17 Marshall County 19.77
18 Berkeley County 18.91
19 Jefferson County 18.90
19 Monongalia County 18.90
20 Harrison County 18.47
21 Upshur County 17.91
22 Wirt County 17.25
23 Webster County 16.41
24 Lewis County 16.40
25 Mason County 16.08
26 Wood County 15.61
27 Pocahontas County 15.56
28 Doddridge County 15.44
29 Wetzel County 15.37
30 Gilmer County 14.36
31 Ritchie County 14.28
32 Jackson County 13.28
33 Tyler County 13.10
34 Nicholas County 13.00
35 Cabell County 12.49
36 Summers County 12.27
37 Kanawha County 12.05
38 Clay County 11.77
39 Pleasants County 11.24
40 Mercer County 11.17
41 Roane County 10.72
42 Monroe County 10.22
43 Fayette County 10.21
44 Putnam County 9.91
45 Greenbrier County 9.47
46 Calhoun County 9.21
47 Raleigh County 9.06
48 McDowell County 8.30
49 Boone County 7.30
50 Mingo County 6.31
51 Wayne County 6.07
52 Logan County 5.86
53 Wyoming County 5.47
54 Lincoln County 4.87