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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 77.07K people in West Virginia with Italian ancestry (4.28% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Brooke County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (13.14%), followed by Hancock County (12.87%), and Harrison County (10.54%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Brooke County
Hancock County
Harrison County
Monongalia County
Marion County
Ohio County
Jefferson County
Taylor County
Upshur County
Lewis County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Brooke County 13.14
2 Hancock County 12.87
3 Harrison County 10.54
4 Monongalia County 9.53
5 Marion County 8.34
6 Ohio County 8.22
7 Jefferson County 6.43
8 Taylor County 5.70
9 Upshur County 5.57
10 Lewis County 5.26
11 Barbour County 4.92
12 Berkeley County 4.60
13 Tucker County 4.16
14 Wyoming County 4.01
15 Morgan County 3.73
16 Mercer County 3.68
17 Marshall County 3.52
18 Pocahontas County 3.50
19 Randolph County 3.43
20 Mason County 3.35
21 Raleigh County 3.29
22 Preston County 3.18
23 Pleasants County 3.16
24 Putnam County 3.02
25 McDowell County 2.80
26 Roane County 2.79
27 Nicholas County 2.77
28 Jackson County 2.75
29 Calhoun County 2.73
30 Fayette County 2.71
31 Kanawha County 2.69
31 Wood County 2.69
32 Doddridge County 2.57
33 Cabell County 2.50
33 Lincoln County 2.50
34 Mineral County 2.22
35 Logan County 2.18
36 Greenbrier County 1.95
37 Webster County 1.90
38 Boone County 1.78
39 Tyler County 1.72
40 Gilmer County 1.64
40 Mingo County 1.64
41 Hampshire County 1.63
42 Hardy County 1.62
43 Wetzel County 1.56
44 Summers County 1.48
45 Wirt County 1.41
46 Monroe County 1.39
47 Grant County 1.37
48 Clay County 1.17
49 Braxton County 1.08
50 Wayne County 0.96
51 Pendleton County 0.59
52 Ritchie County 0.50