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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 2023, at 5.1%. Clay County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for West Virginia was 1.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5.1Monongalia County
Lowest0Clay County
Median0.855 counties
West Virginia1.7History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 5.1 %5.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.9 %4.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 4.7 %4.7Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 3.8 %3.8Ohio CountyOhio County: 2.7 %2.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 2 %2McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 1.8 %1.8Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 1.8 %1.8Cabell CountyCabell County: 1.6 %1.6Brooke CountyBrooke County: 1.5 %1.5Preston CountyPreston County: 1.5 %1.5Hardy CountyHardy County: 1.5 %1.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 1.4 %1.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 1.3 %1.3Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 1.3 %1.3Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 1.2 %1.2Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 1.2 %1.2Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 1.2 %1.2Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 1.1 %1.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 1.1 %1.1Hancock CountyHancock County: 1 %1Wood CountyWood County: 1 %1Summers CountySummers County: 0.9 %0.9Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 0.9 %0.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 0.8 %0.8Marion CountyMarion County: 0.8 %0.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 0.8 %0.8Upshur CountyUpshur County: 0.8 %0.8Mineral CountyMineral County: 0.6 %0.6Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 0.6 %0.6Barbour CountyBarbour County: 0.6 %0.6Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 0.6 %0.6Grant CountyGrant County: 0.6 %0.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 0.6 %0.6Logan CountyLogan County: 0.5 %0.5Taylor CountyTaylor County: 0.5 %0.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 0.5 %0.5Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 0.5 %0.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 0.5 %0.5Boone CountyBoone County: 0.4 %0.4Tucker CountyTucker County: 0.4 %0.4Tyler CountyTyler County: 0.4 %0.4Roane CountyRoane County: 0.4 %0.4Mingo CountyMingo County: 0.3 %0.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 0.3 %0.3Mason CountyMason County: 0.3 %0.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.3 %0.3Wirt CountyWirt County: 0.2 %0.2Braxton CountyBraxton County: 0.2 %0.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 0.2 %0.2Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 0.1 %0.1Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 0.1 %0.1Webster CountyWebster County: 0 %0Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 0 %0Clay CountyClay County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Monongalia County5.1+0.2 pts
2Jefferson County4.9+0.5 pts
3Berkeley County4.7+0.2 pts
4Gilmer County3.8+1.5 pts
5Ohio County2.7+0.7 pts
6Jackson County2+0.8 pts
7McDowell County1.8+0.4 pts
8Kanawha County1.8-0.1 pts
9Cabell County1.6-0 pts
10Brooke County1.5+0.2 pts
11Preston County1.5-0 pts
12Hardy County1.5+0.7 pts
13Morgan County1.4+0.2 pts
14Putnam County1.3-0 pts
15Raleigh County1.3+0.1 pts
16Greenbrier County1.2-0.4 pts
17Doddridge County1.2+0.4 pts
17Nicholas County1.2-0.3 pts
19Ritchie County1.10 pts
20Harrison County1.1+0.1 pts
21Hancock County1+0.3 pts
21Wood County1-0.1 pts
23Summers County0.9+0.1 pts
24Hampshire County0.90 pts
25Mercer County0.80 pts
26Marion County0.80 pts
27Wayne County0.8-0.1 pts
28Upshur County0.8+0.3 pts
29Mineral County0.6+0.2 pts
29Pocahontas County0.6-0.1 pts
31Barbour County0.6+0.2 pts
32Wetzel County0.6+0.3 pts
33Grant County0.6-0.2 pts
34Marshall County0.6-0.1 pts
35Logan County0.50 pts
36Taylor County0.5+0.1 pts
37Randolph County0.50 pts
38Pleasants County0.5+0.1 pts
39Fayette County0.5+0.1 pts
40Boone County0.4-0 pts
41Tucker County0.4+0.2 pts
42Tyler County0.40 pts
43Roane County0.4-0 pts
44Mingo County0.30 pts
45Lewis County0.30 pts
46Mason County0.3+0.1 pts
47Lincoln County0.3-0.1 pts
48Wirt County0.2-0 pts
49Braxton County0.20 pts
49Monroe County0.2-1.2 pts
51Wyoming County0.1-0 pts
52Pendleton County0.1-0 pts
53Webster County00 pts
54Calhoun County0-0.1 pts
55Clay 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Monongalia County, with 5.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clay County, with 0% in 2023.

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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