Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.55K people in West Virginia with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.75% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Pocahontas County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (6.30%), followed by Doddridge County (3.54%), and Hancock County (3.19%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scotch 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocahontas County | 6.30 |
| 2 | Doddridge County | 3.54 |
| 3 | Hancock County | 3.19 |
| 4 | Ohio County | 3.14 |
| 5 | Wirt County | 3.13 |
| 6 | Roane County | 3.06 |
| 7 | Monroe County | 2.99 |
| 8 | Webster County | 2.64 |
| 9 | Clay County | 2.46 |
| 10 | Marshall County | 2.38 |
| 11 | Tucker County | 2.33 |
| 12 | Brooke County | 2.27 |
| 13 | Taylor County | 2.25 |
| 14 | Mason County | 2.23 |
| 15 | Morgan County | 2.22 |
| 16 | Kanawha County | 2.16 |
| 17 | Greenbrier County | 2.15 |
| 18 | Tyler County | 2.05 |
| 19 | Wood County | 2.00 |
| 20 | Cabell County | 1.96 |
| 20 | Putnam County | 1.96 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 1.88 |
| 22 | Harrison County | 1.82 |
| 23 | Monongalia County | 1.80 |
| 24 | Berkeley County | 1.74 |
| 25 | Marion County | 1.67 |
| 26 | Summers County | 1.64 |
| 27 | Preston County | 1.50 |
| 28 | Jackson County | 1.46 |
| 29 | Raleigh County | 1.42 |
| 30 | Mercer County | 1.41 |
| 31 | Ritchie County | 1.38 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 1.36 |
| 33 | Jefferson County | 1.35 |
| 33 | Wetzel County | 1.35 |
| 34 | Upshur County | 1.34 |
| 35 | Barbour County | 1.28 |
| 36 | Hampshire County | 1.26 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 1.23 |
| 38 | Nicholas County | 1.20 |
| 39 | Randolph County | 1.18 |
| 40 | Braxton County | 1.17 |
| 41 | Boone County | 1.04 |
| 42 | Logan County | 0.95 |
| 43 | Lewis County | 0.94 |
| 44 | Mineral County | 0.76 |
| 45 | Mingo County | 0.74 |
| 46 | Pendleton County | 0.61 |
| 47 | McDowell County | 0.55 |
| 48 | Wyoming County | 0.53 |
| 49 | Pleasants County | 0.37 |
| 50 | Hardy County | 0.28 |
| 51 | Gilmer County | 0.25 |
| 52 | Grant County | 0.19 |
| 53 | Calhoun County | 0.09 |
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