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

Monongalia County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 55 counties in 2022, at 4.9%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.7% and the figure for West Virginia was 1.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median0.755 counties
West Virginia1.6History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 4.9 %4.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 4.5 %4.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.4 %4.4Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 2.3 %2.3Ohio CountyOhio County: 2 %2Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 1.9 %1.9Cabell CountyCabell County: 1.7 %1.7Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 1.6 %1.6Preston CountyPreston County: 1.5 %1.5McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 1.5 %1.5Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 1.5 %1.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 1.4 %1.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1.3 %1.3Brooke CountyBrooke County: 1.3 %1.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 1.3 %1.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.2 %1.2Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 1.1 %1.1Wood CountyWood County: 1.1 %1.1Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 1.1 %1.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 1 %1Wayne CountyWayne County: 0.9 %0.9Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 0.9 %0.9Grant CountyGrant County: 0.8 %0.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 0.8 %0.8Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 0.8 %0.8Marion CountyMarion County: 0.8 %0.8Summers CountySummers County: 0.8 %0.8Hardy CountyHardy County: 0.7 %0.7Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 0.7 %0.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 0.7 %0.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 0.7 %0.7Logan CountyLogan County: 0.5 %0.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 0.5 %0.5Barbour CountyBarbour County: 0.4 %0.4Upshur CountyUpshur County: 0.4 %0.4Boone CountyBoone County: 0.4 %0.4Mineral CountyMineral County: 0.4 %0.4Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 0.4 %0.4Taylor CountyTaylor County: 0.4 %0.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.4 %0.4Roane CountyRoane County: 0.4 %0.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 0.3 %0.3Mingo CountyMingo County: 0.3 %0.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 0.3 %0.3Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 0.3 %0.3Tyler CountyTyler County: 0.3 %0.3Wirt CountyWirt County: 0.2 %0.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 0.2 %0.2Tucker CountyTucker County: 0.2 %0.2Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 0.2 %0.2Mason CountyMason County: 0.2 %0.2Braxton CountyBraxton County: 0.1 %0.1Pendleton CountyPendleton 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Monongalia County4.9-0.2 pts
2Berkeley County4.5+0.4 pts
3Jefferson County4.4-0.3 pts
4Gilmer County2.3-0.3 pts
5Ohio County2+0.1 pts
6Kanawha County1.90 pts
7Cabell County1.70 pts
8Greenbrier County1.6+0.1 pts
9Preston County1.5+0.3 pts
10McDowell County1.5+0.5 pts
10Nicholas County1.5+0.6 pts
12Putnam County1.4-0.3 pts
13Monroe County1.3+0.7 pts
14Brooke County1.3-0.2 pts
15Morgan County1.3-0.3 pts
16Jackson County1.2-0.1 pts
17Raleigh County1.10 pts
18Wood County1.1+0.1 pts
19Ritchie County1.1-0.6 pts
20Harrison County1-0.1 pts
21Wayne County0.9-0.1 pts
22Hampshire County0.9+0.6 pts
23Grant County0.80 pts
24Mercer County0.8-0.2 pts
25Doddridge County0.8+0.3 pts
26Marion County0.8-0.1 pts
27Summers County0.8+0.1 pts
28Hardy County0.70 pts
28Pocahontas County0.70 pts
30Hancock County0.70 pts
31Marshall County0.7-0 pts
32Logan County0.5-0.2 pts
33Randolph County0.5-0.1 pts
34Barbour County0.4-0.4 pts
34Upshur County0.4+0.1 pts
36Boone County0.4+0.1 pts
36Mineral County0.4-0.1 pts
38Pleasants County0.4-0.2 pts
39Taylor County0.4-0.3 pts
40Lincoln County0.4-0.1 pts
41Roane County0.4-0.2 pts
42Fayette County0.3-0 pts
42Mingo County0.3+0.1 pts
44Lewis County0.3-0 pts
44Wetzel County0.3+0.1 pts
46Tyler County0.3-0.2 pts
47Wirt County0.2+0.1 pts
48Calhoun County0.2-0.2 pts
48Tucker County0.2+0.1 pts
50Wyoming County0.2-0.1 pts
51Mason County0.2-0.5 pts
52Braxton County0.1+0.1 pts
53Pendleton County0.1+0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Monongalia County, with 4.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Webster County, with 0% in 2022.

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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