Ancestry in West Virginia (State)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%10%20%30%CountUnclassified1GermanOther2IrishAmericanEnglishItalianScottishScotch-IrishPolishDutchFrenchEuropeanWelsh30.441441%15.173733%30.441441%30.4%561,977562k17.630866%14.402193%17.630866%17.6%325,482325k16.737086%38.428408%16.737086%16.7%308,982309k14.365481%10.388542%14.365481%14.4%265,200265k12.376523%6.893915%12.376523%12.4%228,482228k10.767069%7.667869%10.767069%10.8%198,770199k4.509851%5.391399%4.509851%4.5%83,25683.3k2.096699%1.713281%2.096699%2.1%38,70738.7k2.060732%0.959589%2.060732%2.1%38,04338.0k1.891834%2.933256%1.891834%1.9%34,92534.9k1.860254%1.321827%1.860254%1.9%34,34234.3k1.405835%2.558873%1.405835%1.4%25,95326.0k0.936140%1.231449%0.936140%0.9%17,28217.3k0.721524%0.566797%0.721524%0.7%13,32013.3k
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanOther HispanicCentral AmericanSouth AmericanSpaniardCubanSalvadoranPeruvianGuatemalanHonduranSpanishDominicanColombianPanamanianCosta RicanChileanNicaraguanEcuadorianVenezuelan44.138378%63.606971%44.138378%44.1%11,58511.6k0.628%0.63%19.274584%9.556329%19.274584%19.3%5,0590.274%0.27%11.753724%4.710506%11.753724%11.8%3,0850.167%0.17%10.225931%9.063007%10.225931%10.2%2,6840.145%0.15%8.023774%6.058500%8.023774%8.0%2,1060.114%0.11%5.600640%1.391783%5.600640%5.6%1,4700.080%0.08%4.850078%3.764242%4.850078%4.9%1,2730.069%0.07%3.421343%3.727366%3.421343%3.4%8980.049%0.05%3.318474%1.140825%3.318474%3.3%8710.047%0.05%2.369795%2.407590%2.369795%2.4%6220.034%0.03%2.118337%1.505399%2.118337%2.1%5560.030%0.03%2.084048%0.908158%2.084048%2.1%5470.030%0.03%1.733531%3.240446%1.733531%1.7%4550.025%0.02%1.501124%1.955032%1.501124%1.5%3940.021%0.02%0.861051%0.346728%0.861051%0.9%2260.012%0.01%0.765802%0.266656%0.765802%0.8%2010.011%0.01%0.765802%0.269403%0.765802%0.8%2010.011%0.01%0.689603%0.738907%0.689603%0.7%1810.010%0.01%0.685793%1.247325%0.685793%0.7%1800.010%0.01%0.548634%0.537721%0.548634%0.5%1440.008%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of the United States and West Virginia
West Virginia
United States
0%5%10%15%20%Count%ChineseIndianFilipinoVietnameseKoreanJapanesePakistaniThaiNot SpecifiedMixedNepaleseSri LankanTaiwaneseBangladeshi24.045747%22.878500%24.045747%24.0%3,3640.182%0.18%23.145104%20.803641%23.145104%23.1%3,2380.175%0.18%17.591137%16.556564%17.591137%17.6%2,4610.133%0.13%9.199428%10.347871%9.199428%9.2%1,2870.070%0.07%8.899214%8.710278%8.899214%8.9%1,2450.067%0.07%4.403145%4.706558%4.403145%4.4%6160.033%0.03%3.030736%2.630381%3.030736%3.0%4240.023%0.02%2.044317%1.136294%2.044317%2.0%2860.015%0.02%1.586848%0.802052%1.586848%1.6%2220.012%0.01%1.193710%2.308201%1.193710%1.2%1670.009%0.01%1.015011%0.723646%1.015011%1.0%1420.008%0.01%0.764832%0.288866%0.764832%0.8%1070.006%0.01%0.693352%0.950392%0.693352%0.7%970.005%0.01%0.557541%0.963735%0.557541%0.6%780.004%0.00%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County in West Virginia

German Ancestry by County#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
8%16%23%30%38%46%

Irish Ancestry by County#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
5.9%8.8%11.6%14.4%17.2%20.1%

American Ancestry by County#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2.4%7.3%12.1%17.0%21.9%26.8%

English Ancestry by County#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
5.3%8.2%11.0%13.8%16.7%19.5%

Italian Ancestry by County#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.7%4.1%7.5%10.9%14.3%17.7%

Scottish Ancestry by County#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.1%1.8%2.6%3.3%4.0%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.3%2.2%3.1%4.0%5.0%

Polish Ancestry by County#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.6%6.1%7.6%

Dutch Ancestry by County#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.6%2.5%3.4%4.2%5.1%

French Ancestry by County#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.3%0.8%1.3%1.9%2.4%3.0%

European Ancestry by County#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.5%4.5%

Welsh Ancestry by County#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.66%1.00%1.33%1.67%

Hungarian Ancestry by County#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Hungarian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.26%0.52%0.77%1.03%1.29%

Swedish Ancestry by County#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.42%0.63%0.84%1.06%

Arab Ancestry by County#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.25%0.49%0.74%0.99%1.24%

Mexican Ancestry by County#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.39%0.79%1.18%1.57%1.97%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.42%0.63%0.84%1.05%

Central American Ancestry by County#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.22%0.44%0.66%0.88%1.11%

South American Ancestry by County#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.24%0.48%0.72%0.96%1.21%

Spaniard Ancestry by County#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spaniard' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.07%0.15%0.22%0.30%0.37%

Chinese Ancestry by County#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.25%0.49%0.74%0.98%1.23%

Indian Ancestry by County#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.16%0.32%0.47%0.63%0.79%

Filipino Ancestry by County#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.17%0.34%0.50%0.67%0.84%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.06%0.13%0.19%0.25%0.32%

Korean Ancestry by County#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.10%0.20%0.29%0.39%0.50%
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Ancestry by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

German Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected places in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count#MoorefieldRipleyShannondaleWheelingKeyserGraftonBrookhavenElkinsCheat LakePhilippiPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyBridgeportMoundsvilleViennaWestonLewisburgMorgantownParkersburgSouth CharlestonS CharlestonNew MartinsvilleWeirtonClarksburgMartinsburgCross LanesCharles TownWest VirginiaFairmontBuckhannonDunbarSt. AlbansRansonTeays ValleyHuntingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHurricaneBluefieldPrincetonCullodenCharlestonWestoverSissonvilleRavenswoodNitroPoint PleasantPt PleasantPea RidgeSummersvilleKenovaShady SpringSouth AtlanticWelchSouthOak HillBeckleyBarboursville39.552000%39.552000%39.6%1,236130.503242%30.503242%30.5%988229.677614%29.677614%29.7%985327.761366%27.761366%27.8%7,706425.660521%25.660521%25.7%1,350525.271528%25.271528%25.3%1,303624.132075%24.132075%24.1%1,279723.492810%23.492810%23.5%1,699823.037949%23.037949%23.0%2,228922.014052%22.014052%22.0%7521021.659855%21.659855%21.7%6891121.341463%21.341463%21.3%1,7851220.749605%20.749605%20.7%1,8381320.386144%20.386144%20.4%2,1541420.171359%20.171359%20.2%8241519.584495%19.584495%19.6%7731619.391385%19.391385%19.4%5,8881719.323687%19.323687%19.3%5,9831819.094219%19.094219%19.1%2,5171919.029496%19.029496%19.0%1,0002018.998291%18.998291%19.0%3,6682118.957229%18.957229%19.0%3,0762218.951911%18.951911%19.0%3,3382318.254369%18.254369%18.3%1,8072418.057022%18.057022%18.1%1,0262517.630866%17.630866%17.6%325,482325k17.589176%17.589176%17.6%3,2892616.457042%16.457042%16.5%9292716.191340%16.191340%16.2%1,2492816.027067%16.027067%16.0%1,7292915.300207%15.300207%15.3%7393015.073690%15.073690%15.1%2,0663114.615779%14.615779%14.6%7,1233214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.210526%14.210526%14.2%9183314.074860%14.074860%14.1%1,4593413.754954%13.754954%13.8%8333513.677195%13.677195%13.7%4723613.178650%13.178650%13.2%6,6173713.062201%13.062201%13.1%5463813.000221%13.000221%13.0%5883912.867169%12.867169%12.9%4954012.267487%12.267487%12.3%7984112.146695%12.146695%12.1%5204212.133228%12.133228%12.1%7654312.128146%12.128146%12.1%4244411.600257%11.600257%11.6%3614510.621302%10.621302%10.6%3594610.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.253040%10.253040%10.3%3124710.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M9.355652%9.355652%9.4%816488.490892%8.490892%8.5%1,473495.502162%5.502162%5.5%22950
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by Metro Area in West Virginia

There are 17 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within West Virginia (8 fully and 9 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia.

German Ancestry by Metro Area#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected metro areas in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Cumberland Metro AreaCumberlandWheeling Metro AreaWheeling AreaHagerstown and Martinsburg Metro AreaHagerstownElkins Metro AreaElkins AreaFairmont Metro AreaFairmont AreaWinchester Metro AreaWinchesterWeirton and Steubenville Metro AreaWeirton AreaMorgantown Metro AreaMorgantownParkersburg and Vienna Metro AreaParkersburgClarksburg Metro AreaClarksburgWest VirginiaPoint Pleasant Metro AreaPoint PleasantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonLogan Metro AreaLogan AreaHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonBeckley Metro AreaBeckley AreaBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldSouth AtlanticWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSouth27.483957%27.483957%27.5%27,66727.7k126.333566%26.333566%26.3%38,12638.1k224.227701%24.227701%24.2%62,93062.9k322.525353%22.525353%22.5%6,597421.632344%21.632344%21.6%12,26912.3k521.514366%21.514366%21.5%28,64128.6k620.303210%20.303210%20.3%24,58824.6k719.494949%19.494949%19.5%26,63426.6k819.232690%19.232690%19.2%17,71117.7k918.432940%18.432940%18.4%17,34317.3k1017.630866%17.630866%17.6%325,482325k16.573229%16.573229%16.6%9,5191114.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.371565%14.371565%14.4%31,95032.0k1213.953819%13.953819%14.0%4,9071312.765095%12.765095%12.8%46,28146.3k1411.795396%11.795396%11.8%14,53714.5k1511.746135%11.746135%11.7%12,31512.3k1610.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.262499%10.262499%10.3%616,956617k1710.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 17 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

German Ancestry by County#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Grant CountyGrantHardy CountyHardyOhio CountyOhioHampshire CountyHampshireMineral CountyMineralMarshall CountyMarshallJefferson CountyJeffersonBarbour CountyBarbourRandolph CountyRandolphMarion CountyMarionPocahontas CountyPocahontasTaylor CountyTaylorBerkeley CountyBerkeleyUpshur CountyUpshurWetzel CountyWetzelBrooke CountyBrookePreston CountyPrestonMorgan CountyMorganWebster CountyWebsterWood CountyWoodJackson CountyJacksonMonongalia CountyMonongaliaHancock CountyHancockLewis CountyLewisRitchie CountyRitchieTyler CountyTylerBraxton CountyBraxtonHarrison CountyHarrisonWest VirginiaDoddridge CountyDoddridgeMason CountyMasonMonroe CountyMonroeNicholas CountyNicholasGilmer CountyGilmerRoane CountyRoaneKanawha CountyKanawhaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreenbrier CountyGreenbrierLogan CountyLoganSummers CountySummersBoone CountyBooneMercer CountyMercerCabell CountyCabellFayette CountyFayetteMcDowell CountyMcDowellWyoming CountyWyomingRaleigh CountyRaleighPutnam CountyPutnamSouth AtlanticSouthWayne CountyWayneClay CountyClayLincoln CountyLincolnMingo CountyMingo45.038233%45.038233%45.0%5,301139.219624%39.219624%39.2%5,468228.887810%28.887810%28.9%12,49612.5k325.487103%25.487103%25.5%5,978424.617837%24.617837%24.6%6,796524.529353%24.529353%24.5%7,922624.226108%24.226108%24.2%13,45313.5k723.750888%23.750888%23.8%4,012822.525353%22.525353%22.5%6,597921.632344%21.632344%21.6%12,26912.3k1021.566125%21.566125%21.6%1,8591121.511594%21.511594%21.5%3,6461221.058699%21.058699%21.1%23,20123.2k1321.033615%21.033615%21.0%5,1811420.816403%20.816403%20.8%3,3301520.679078%20.679078%20.7%4,8541620.220164%20.220164%20.2%6,8331720.001142%20.001142%20.0%3,5031819.807256%19.807256%19.8%1,7471919.397881%19.397881%19.4%16,73316.7k2019.356827%19.356827%19.4%5,6522119.256615%19.256615%19.3%19,80119.8k2219.108047%19.108047%19.1%5,7372318.913652%18.913652%18.9%3,1062418.717642%18.717642%18.7%1,8802518.588889%18.588889%18.6%1,6732618.419415%18.419415%18.4%2,6642717.802981%17.802981%17.8%12,24412.2k2817.630866%17.630866%17.6%325,482325k17.374148%17.374148%17.4%1,4532917.198817%17.198817%17.2%4,6543015.930646%15.930646%15.9%2,1503115.507128%15.507128%15.5%3,9923215.264211%15.264211%15.3%1,2973314.890099%14.890099%14.9%2,1613414.766711%14.766711%14.8%28,00328.0k3514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.300169%14.300169%14.3%5,0883613.953819%13.953819%14.0%4,9073713.733583%13.733583%13.7%1,8303813.296680%13.296680%13.3%3,1443912.834277%12.834277%12.8%7,8904012.787846%12.787846%12.8%12,35612.4k4112.232253%12.232253%12.2%5,5284212.045578%12.045578%12.0%2,4424311.607579%11.607579%11.6%2,6164411.542453%11.542453%11.5%9,0094511.326507%11.326507%11.3%6,4274610.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M10.024978%10.024978%10.0%4,134478.889627%8.889627%8.9%803488.621171%8.621171%8.6%1,852498.524795%8.524795%8.5%2,17850
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in West Virginia

There are 230 county subdivisions in West Virginia. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, West Virginia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 11,231.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected county subdivisions in West Virginia, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%10%20%30%Count#Ohio District 33Harpers FerryOhio District 11Marshall District 33ValleyOhio District 22MiddlewayPotomacWest AugustaWesternPalatineLeadsvilleEasternParkersburgWilliamsAdam StephensEasternShenandoahMiddletownCentralSouth UrbanWest VirginiaTuscaroraNorborneWesternNew HavenTygartKanawha District 22Cabell District 33EasternSouthernDistrict ICentralRaleigh District 11Kanawha District 44United States of AmericaUnited StatesCabell District 22Kanawha District 33TeaysKanawha District 11District IICabell District 11ValleyScottEasternCabell District 55WesternRaleigh District 22Cabell District 44South AtlanticSouthDistrict IIIRaleigh District 33Plateau30.429432%30.429432%30.4%4,698130.184311%30.184311%30.2%3,390229.767294%29.767294%29.8%4,669327.945581%27.945581%27.9%3,266427.184610%27.184610%27.2%5,497525.789170%25.789170%25.8%3,129624.725037%24.725037%24.7%2,855723.998912%23.998912%24.0%4,411823.523810%23.523810%23.5%3,952923.210335%23.210335%23.2%2,6231022.335159%22.335159%22.3%5,0981121.443238%21.443238%21.4%2,9241221.046955%21.046955%21.0%8,7811320.732176%20.732176%20.7%5,9351420.113628%20.113628%20.1%2,7261519.883082%19.883082%19.9%2,8231619.574207%19.574207%19.6%2,5561719.344604%19.344604%19.3%4,4511818.834474%18.834474%18.8%3,2191918.738050%18.738050%18.7%5,8802018.591115%18.591115%18.6%2,1722117.630866%17.630866%17.6%325,482325k17.572529%17.572529%17.6%3,9252217.407931%17.407931%17.4%2,0942317.291260%17.291260%17.3%5,1402416.795550%16.795550%16.8%2,4762516.090681%16.090681%16.1%2,1792616.062108%16.062108%16.1%8,5862715.737032%15.737032%15.7%3,1432815.732436%15.732436%15.7%2,1052915.659529%15.659529%15.7%2,0553015.585656%15.585656%15.6%2,7733115.483007%15.483007%15.5%2,0823215.337450%15.337450%15.3%3,5773315.001269%15.001269%15.0%7,0923414.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.250000%14.250000%14.2%2,1663514.103624%14.103624%14.1%6,8273613.628165%13.628165%13.6%2,0403713.575644%13.575644%13.6%5,4983813.348865%13.348865%13.3%3,0943912.787314%12.787314%12.8%2,1534011.789182%11.789182%11.8%1,7004111.601668%11.601668%11.6%1,4194211.261222%11.261222%11.3%1,2924311.240617%11.240617%11.2%2,4114410.782380%10.782380%10.8%1,3124510.726588%10.726588%10.7%2,6784610.718757%10.718757%10.7%2,4834710.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M9.865405%9.865405%9.9%2,023489.253099%9.253099%9.3%2,754498.434186%8.434186%8.4%1,35250
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares West Virginia to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia.

German Ancestry by State#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%Count#North DakotaWisconsinSouth DakotaNebraskaIowaMinnesotaKansasMontanaOhioPennsylvaniaMissouriWyomingIndianaMichiganColoradoOregonIllinoisWashingtonWest VirginiaIdahoAlaskaKentuckyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarylandArizonaOklahomaDelawareVirginiaNevadaUtahArkansasNew JerseyVermontNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth AtlanticNew YorkSouthSouth CarolinaS CarolinaFloridaTennesseeTexasNew HampshireConnecticutNew MexicoCaliforniaMaineLouisianaGeorgiaAlabamaMassachusettsHawaiiRhode IslandMississippi41.361820%41.361820%41.4%304,490304k140.494627%40.494627%40.5%2,330,3842.33M238.827906%38.827906%38.8%330,448330k336.105076%36.105076%36.1%679,230679k435.081435%35.081435%35.1%1,089,8361.09M533.835877%33.835877%33.8%1,844,3491.84M627.188254%27.188254%27.2%787,995788k725.960361%25.960361%26.0%265,676266k825.609926%25.609926%25.6%2,967,4072.97M925.092997%25.092997%25.1%3,207,8833.21M1024.179561%24.179561%24.2%1,465,1971.47M1123.626612%23.626612%23.6%137,750138k1223.033144%23.033144%23.0%1,517,7871.52M1320.303806%20.303806%20.3%2,012,0262.01M1420.252235%20.252235%20.3%1,085,3771.09M1519.078555%19.078555%19.1%759,759760k1618.577052%18.577052%18.6%2,387,4642.39M1717.776644%17.776644%17.8%1,257,3681.26M1817.630866%17.630866%17.6%325,482325k1917.470741%17.470741%17.5%285,731286k2015.563035%15.563035%15.6%114,677115k2114.414950%14.414950%14.4%635,986636k2214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.811485%13.811485%13.8%823,151823k2313.739473%13.739473%13.7%924,471924k2413.725243%13.725243%13.7%531,934532k2513.495632%13.495632%13.5%126,143126k2611.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k2711.322209%11.322209%11.3%321,457321k2811.168158%11.168158%11.2%329,285329k2910.665992%10.665992%10.7%316,617317k3010.645344%10.645344%10.6%949,081949k3110.464368%10.464368%10.5%65,53365.5k3210.404767%10.404767%10.4%1,034,3201.03M3310.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.093638%10.093638%10.1%1,988,1901.99M3410.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M10.044626%10.044626%10.0%485,618486k359.988602%9.988602%10.0%1,991,1731.99M369.675567%9.675567%9.7%633,557634k379.636230%9.636230%9.6%2,597,5842.60M388.977306%8.977306%9.0%119,174119k398.969980%8.969980%9.0%321,894322k408.778015%8.778015%8.8%182,817183k418.133987%8.133987%8.1%3,144,1283.14M428.061670%8.061670%8.1%107,214107k437.508067%7.508067%7.5%348,800349k446.997996%6.997996%7.0%706,750707k456.809974%6.809974%6.8%329,682330k466.003952%6.003952%6.0%404,795405k475.905255%5.905255%5.9%83,48183.5k485.415030%5.415030%5.4%57,10157.1k495.314112%5.314112%5.3%158,849159k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares West Virginia to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with West Virginia.

German Ancestry by State#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of West Virginia, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain West Virginia
0%5%10%15%Count#West VirginiaKentuckyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarylandOklahomaDelawareVirginiaArkansasNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth AtlanticSouthSouth CarolinaS CarolinaFloridaTennesseeTexasLouisianaGeorgiaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.AlabamaMississippi17.630866%17.630866%17.6%325,482325k114.414950%14.414950%14.4%635,986636k214.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.811485%13.811485%13.8%823,151823k313.725243%13.725243%13.7%531,934532k413.495632%13.495632%13.5%126,143126k511.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k610.665992%10.665992%10.7%316,617317k710.404767%10.404767%10.4%1,034,3201.03M810.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M10.044626%10.044626%10.0%485,618486k99.988602%9.988602%10.0%1,991,1731.99M109.675567%9.675567%9.7%633,557634k119.636230%9.636230%9.6%2,597,5842.60M127.508067%7.508067%7.5%348,800349k136.997996%6.997996%7.0%706,750707k146.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k156.809974%6.809974%6.8%329,682330k165.314112%5.314112%5.3%158,849159k17
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of West Virginia. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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Major Counties:
Berkeley, Cabell, Harrison, Jefferson, Kanawha, Marion, Mercer, Monongalia, Putnam, Raleigh, Wood
Counties:
Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, Wyoming
Metro Areas:
Beckley Area, Bluefield Area, Charleston Area, Clarksburg Area, Cumberland Area, Elkins Area, Fairmont Area, Hagerstown Area, Huntington Area, Logan Area, Morgantown Area, Parkersburg Area, Point Pleasant Area, Washington Area, Weirton Area, Wheeling Area, Winchester Area
Major Cities:
Beckley, Bluefield, Bridgeport, Buckhannon, Charles Town, Charleston, Clarksburg, Dunbar, Elkins, Fairmont, Grafton, Huntington, Hurricane, Kenova, Keyser, Lewisburg, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Moundsville, New Martinsville, Nitro, Oak Hill, Parkersburg, Philippi, Pleasant Valley, Point Pleasant, Princeton, Ravenswood, Ripley, South Charleston, St. Albans, Summersville, Vienna, Weirton, Welch, Weston, Westover, Wheeling
Major Corporation:
Ranson
Major Town:
Moorefield
Major Unincorporated Places:
Brookhaven, Cheat Lake, Cross Lanes, Culloden, Pea Ridge, Shady Spring, Shannondale, Sissonville, Teays Valley
Major Village:
Barboursville
Congressional Districts:
WV-1, WV-2, WV-3
State House Districts:
WV-1, WV-2, WV-3, WV-4, WV-5, WV-6, WV-7, WV-8, WV-9, WV-10, WV-11, WV-12, WV-13, WV-14, WV-15, WV-16, WV-17, WV-18, WV-19, WV-20, WV-21, WV-22, WV-23, WV-24, WV-25, WV-26, WV-27, WV-28, WV-29, WV-30, WV-31, WV-32, WV-33, WV-34, WV-35, WV-36, WV-37, WV-38, WV-39, WV-40, WV-41, WV-42, WV-43, WV-44, WV-45, WV-46, WV-47, WV-48, WV-49, WV-50, WV-51, WV-52, WV-53, WV-54, WV-55, WV-56, WV-57, WV-58, WV-59, WV-60, WV-61, WV-62, WV-63, WV-64, WV-65, WV-66, WV-67
State Senate Districts:
WV-1, WV-2, WV-3, WV-4, WV-5, WV-6, WV-7, WV-8, WV-9, WV-10, WV-11, WV-12, WV-13, WV-14, WV-15, WV-16, WV-17
Neighboring States:
Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia