Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 227.98K people in West Virginia with Irish ancestry (12.66% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Hancock County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (19.36%), followed by Upshur County (17.95%), and Harrison County (17.53%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock County | 19.36 |
| 2 | Upshur County | 17.95 |
| 3 | Harrison County | 17.53 |
| 4 | Doddridge County | 17.34 |
| 4 | Randolph County | 17.34 |
| 5 | Barbour County | 16.36 |
| 6 | Calhoun County | 16.18 |
| 7 | Ohio County | 16.16 |
| 8 | Marion County | 16.01 |
| 9 | Wirt County | 15.86 |
| 10 | Nicholas County | 15.56 |
| 11 | Brooke County | 15.17 |
| 12 | Pocahontas County | 14.96 |
| 13 | Clay County | 14.87 |
| 14 | Berkeley County | 14.38 |
| 15 | Jefferson County | 14.36 |
| 16 | Braxton County | 14.32 |
| 17 | Monongalia County | 14.31 |
| 18 | Greenbrier County | 14.15 |
| 19 | Hampshire County | 13.61 |
| 20 | Mercer County | 12.98 |
| 21 | Ritchie County | 12.96 |
| 22 | Morgan County | 12.73 |
| 23 | Mineral County | 12.71 |
| 24 | Marshall County | 12.55 |
| 25 | Mingo County | 12.40 |
| 26 | Lewis County | 12.06 |
| 27 | Wood County | 11.95 |
| 28 | Wetzel County | 11.92 |
| 29 | Preston County | 11.83 |
| 30 | Webster County | 11.62 |
| 31 | Tucker County | 11.60 |
| 32 | Pleasants County | 11.36 |
| 33 | Taylor County | 11.32 |
| 34 | Fayette County | 11.27 |
| 35 | Monroe County | 11.25 |
| 36 | Logan County | 11.21 |
| 37 | Summers County | 11.15 |
| 38 | Kanawha County | 11.03 |
| 39 | McDowell County | 11.02 |
| 40 | Putnam County | 10.94 |
| 41 | Mason County | 10.71 |
| 42 | Raleigh County | 10.70 |
| 43 | Cabell County | 10.54 |
| 44 | Gilmer County | 10.43 |
| 45 | Roane County | 10.22 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 9.75 |
| 47 | Wyoming County | 9.72 |
| 48 | Tyler County | 8.18 |
| 49 | Wayne County | 7.57 |
| 50 | Boone County | 7.21 |
| 51 | Hardy County | 6.94 |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 6.58 |
| 53 | Pendleton County | 6.08 |
| 54 | Grant County | 5.70 |
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