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Counties in West Virginia by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Monongalia County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 55 counties in 2024, at 5.4%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for West Virginia was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5.4Monongalia County
Lowest0Webster County
Median0.855 counties
West Virginia1.8History

All counties, 2024

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Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 5.4 %5.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.1 %5.1Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 5 %5Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 3.4 %3.4Ohio CountyOhio County: 2.5 %2.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 2.1 %2.1Hardy CountyHardy County: 2.1 %2.1Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 2 %2Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 1.8 %1.8Cabell CountyCabell County: 1.7 %1.7McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 1.6 %1.6Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 1.6 %1.6Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 1.6 %1.6Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 1.6 %1.6Preston CountyPreston County: 1.6 %1.6Brooke CountyBrooke County: 1.5 %1.5Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 1.5 %1.5Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 1.5 %1.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 1.4 %1.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 1.2 %1.2Harrison CountyHarrison County: 1.2 %1.2Wood CountyWood County: 1 %1Summers CountySummers County: 1 %1Hancock CountyHancock County: 0.9 %0.9Upshur CountyUpshur County: 0.9 %0.9Tucker CountyTucker County: 0.9 %0.9Marion CountyMarion County: 0.9 %0.9Grant CountyGrant County: 0.8 %0.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 0.6 %0.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 0.6 %0.6Tyler CountyTyler County: 0.6 %0.6Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 0.6 %0.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 0.6 %0.6Roane CountyRoane County: 0.5 %0.5Mineral CountyMineral County: 0.5 %0.5Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 0.5 %0.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.5 %0.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 0.5 %0.5Boone CountyBoone County: 0.5 %0.5Logan CountyLogan County: 0.4 %0.4Taylor CountyTaylor County: 0.4 %0.4Barbour CountyBarbour County: 0.4 %0.4Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 0.4 %0.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 0.3 %0.3Fayette CountyFayette County: 0.3 %0.3Mason CountyMason County: 0.3 %0.3Wirt CountyWirt County: 0.2 %0.2Mingo CountyMingo County: 0.2 %0.2Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 0.2 %0.2Braxton CountyBraxton County: 0.1 %0.1Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 0.1 %0.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 0.1 %0.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 0.1 %0.1Clay CountyClay County: 0 %0Webster CountyWebster County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Monongalia County5.4+0.3 pts
2Jefferson County5.1+0.2 pts
3Berkeley County5+0.3 pts
4Gilmer County3.4-0.4 pts
5Ohio County2.5-0.2 pts
6Jackson County2.10 pts
7Hardy County2.1+0.6 pts
8Kanawha County2+0.2 pts
9Greenbrier County1.8+0.6 pts
10Cabell County1.7+0.1 pts
11McDowell County1.6-0.2 pts
11Nicholas County1.6+0.5 pts
13Doddridge County1.6+0.4 pts
14Hampshire County1.6+0.7 pts
15Preston County1.6+0.1 pts
16Brooke County1.50 pts
17Raleigh County1.5+0.2 pts
18Ritchie County1.5+0.3 pts
19Putnam County1.4+0.1 pts
20Morgan County1.2-0.2 pts
21Harrison County1.2+0.1 pts
22Wood County10 pts
23Summers County1+0.1 pts
24Hancock County0.9-0.1 pts
25Upshur County0.9+0.2 pts
26Tucker County0.9+0.5 pts
27Marion County0.9+0.1 pts
28Grant County0.8+0.2 pts
29Mercer County0.6-0.2 pts
30Wayne County0.6-0.2 pts
31Tyler County0.6+0.2 pts
32Pocahontas County0.6-0.1 pts
33Marshall County0.6-0 pts
34Roane County0.5+0.2 pts
35Mineral County0.5-0.1 pts
36Pleasants County0.5-0 pts
37Lincoln County0.5+0.2 pts
37Randolph County0.5-0 pts
39Boone County0.5+0.1 pts
40Logan County0.4-0.2 pts
41Taylor County0.4-0.1 pts
42Barbour County0.4-0.3 pts
42Wetzel County0.4-0.2 pts
44Lewis County0.3-0 pts
45Fayette County0.3-0.2 pts
46Mason County0.3-0 pts
47Wirt County0.2+0.1 pts
48Mingo County0.2-0.1 pts
49Wyoming County0.20 pts
50Braxton County0.1-0 pts
50Pendleton County0.10 pts
52Monroe County0.1-0.1 pts
53Calhoun County0.10 pts
54Clay County00 pts
55Webster County0-0 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Monongalia County, with 5.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Webster County, with 0% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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