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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.73K people in West Virginia with Swedish ancestry (0.32% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia counties, Braxton County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (1.27%), followed by Jefferson County (0.83%), and Tyler County (0.75%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Braxton County
Jefferson County
Tyler County
Tucker County
Upshur County
Monongalia County
Hampshire County
Ohio County
Randolph County
Fayette County
Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Braxton County 1.27
2 Jefferson County 0.83
3 Tyler County 0.75
4 Tucker County 0.56
5 Upshur County 0.54
6 Monongalia County 0.48
7 Hampshire County 0.47
8 Ohio County 0.46
8 Randolph County 0.46
9 Fayette County 0.45
10 Marion County 0.44
10 Ritchie County 0.44
11 Hancock County 0.43
12 Summers County 0.41
12 Wood County 0.41
13 Gilmer County 0.39
13 Marshall County 0.39
14 Mercer County 0.37
15 Calhoun County 0.36
15 Harrison County 0.36
16 Putnam County 0.35
17 Greenbrier County 0.34
18 Kanawha County 0.33
19 Berkeley County 0.31
20 Lincoln County 0.30
20 Pendleton County 0.30
21 Mason County 0.28
22 Hardy County 0.27
22 Morgan County 0.27
22 Nicholas County 0.27
23 Pocahontas County 0.25
24 Wyoming County 0.24
25 Brooke County 0.22
26 Doddridge County 0.20
27 Barbour County 0.19
28 Cabell County 0.18
29 Roane County 0.16
30 Lewis County 0.15
30 Preston County 0.15
31 Grant County 0.14
31 Monroe County 0.14
32 Mineral County 0.13
33 Pleasants County 0.12
33 Raleigh County 0.12
34 Jackson County 0.11
34 Wirt County 0.11
35 Webster County 0.10
35 Wetzel County 0.10
36 Logan County 0.08
37 Mingo County 0.05
38 Boone County 0.04
39 Wayne County 0.02