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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 28.24K people in West Virginia with Polish ancestry (1.57% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Hancock County had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (6.89%), followed by Ohio County (5.90%), and Marshall County (5.51%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Hancock County
Ohio County
Marshall County
Brooke County
Monongalia County
Marion County
Jefferson County
Wetzel County
Harrison County
Webster County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hancock County 6.89
2 Ohio County 5.90
3 Marshall County 5.51
4 Brooke County 4.00
5 Monongalia County 3.73
6 Marion County 2.92
7 Jefferson County 2.63
8 Wetzel County 2.43
9 Harrison County 2.40
10 Webster County 2.12
11 Summers County 1.62
12 Tucker County 1.42
13 Berkeley County 1.41
14 Morgan County 1.35
15 Monroe County 1.32
15 Wayne County 1.32
16 Pleasants County 1.31
16 Preston County 1.31
17 Grant County 1.26
18 Upshur County 1.24
19 Wood County 1.18
20 Raleigh County 1.10
21 Barbour County 1.05
22 Kanawha County 0.99
23 Gilmer County 0.92
24 Jackson County 0.91
25 McDowell County 0.88
25 Mineral County 0.88
26 Cabell County 0.86
27 Putnam County 0.82
28 Fayette County 0.80
29 Hampshire County 0.78
30 Randolph County 0.71
31 Taylor County 0.70
32 Lewis County 0.67
33 Ritchie County 0.66
34 Boone County 0.64
35 Braxton County 0.61
35 Pendleton County 0.61
36 Pocahontas County 0.60
37 Tyler County 0.52
38 Hardy County 0.49
39 Greenbrier County 0.46
40 Wyoming County 0.45
41 Calhoun County 0.44
42 Mercer County 0.40
42 Nicholas County 0.40
43 Doddridge County 0.38
44 Lincoln County 0.31
45 Clay County 0.17
46 Roane County 0.16
47 Logan County 0.13
48 Mingo County 0.04
49 Mason County 0.03