Counties in West Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Jefferson County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 55 counties in 2024, at 6.9%. Clay County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 2.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 1.9 %Berkeley County: 5.8 %Boone County: 1 %Braxton County: 0.3 %Brooke County: 1.6 %Cabell County: 3 %Calhoun County: 0.5 %Clay County: 0 %Doddridge County: 2.1 %Fayette County: 0.4 %Gilmer County: 4.9 %Grant County: 1.1 %Greenbrier County: 3.4 %Hampshire County: 1.5 %Hancock County: 1.4 %Hardy County: 4.2 %Harrison County: 2.1 %Jackson County: 2.2 %Jefferson County: 6.9 %Kanawha County: 2.3 %Lewis County: 0.7 %Lincoln County: 0.6 %Logan County: 0.5 %McDowell County: 2.4 %Marion County: 1.7 %Marshall County: 2 %Mason County: 0.6 %Mercer County: 1.9 %Mineral County: 1.6 %Mingo County: 0.7 %Monongalia County: 6.6 %Monroe County: 0.2 %Morgan County: 1.8 %Nicholas County: 0.8 %Ohio County: 3.7 %Pendleton County: 1.2 %Pleasants County: 0.5 %Pocahontas County: 0.7 %Preston County: 2.1 %Putnam County: 1.5 %Raleigh County: 2.7 %Randolph County: 1.1 %Ritchie County: 3.4 %Roane County: 1.1 %Summers County: 3.5 %Taylor County: 0.6 %Tucker County: 1.8 %Tyler County: 1 %Upshur County: 1.5 %Wayne County: 1.3 %Webster County: 0.4 %Wetzel County: 0.7 %Wirt County: 1.4 %Wood County: 1.1 %Wyoming County: 0.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Jefferson County: 6.9 %Jefferson County6.9Monongalia County: 6.6 %Monongalia County6.6Berkeley County: 5.8 %Berkeley County5.8Gilmer County: 4.9 %Gilmer County4.9Hardy County: 4.2 %Hardy County4.2Ohio County: 3.7 %Ohio County3.7Summers County: 3.5 %Summers County3.5Greenbrier County: 3.4 %Greenbrier County3.4Ritchie County: 3.4 %Ritchie County3.4Cabell County: 3 %Cabell County3Raleigh County: 2.7 %Raleigh County2.7McDowell County: 2.4 %McDowell County2.4Kanawha County: 2.3 %Kanawha County2.3Jackson County: 2.2 %Jackson County2.2Doddridge County: 2.1 %Doddridge County2.1Harrison County: 2.1 %Harrison County2.1Preston County: 2.1 %Preston County2.1Marshall County: 2 %Marshall County2Mercer County: 1.9 %Mercer County1.9Barbour County: 1.9 %Barbour County1.9Morgan County: 1.8 %Morgan County1.8Tucker County: 1.8 %Tucker County1.8Marion County: 1.7 %Marion County1.7Brooke County: 1.6 %Brooke County1.6Mineral County: 1.6 %Mineral County1.6Putnam County: 1.5 %Putnam County1.5Upshur County: 1.5 %Upshur County1.5Hampshire County: 1.5 %Hampshire County1.5Hancock County: 1.4 %Hancock County1.4Wirt County: 1.4 %Wirt County1.4Wayne County: 1.3 %Wayne County1.3Pendleton County: 1.2 %Pendleton County1.2Randolph County: 1.1 %Randolph County1.1Roane County: 1.1 %Roane County1.1Wood County: 1.1 %Wood County1.1Grant County: 1.1 %Grant County1.1Boone County: 1 %Boone County1Tyler County: 1 %Tyler County1Wyoming County: 0.9 %Wyoming County0.9Nicholas County: 0.8 %Nicholas County0.8Lewis County: 0.7 %Lewis County0.7Wetzel County: 0.7 %Wetzel County0.7Mingo County: 0.7 %Mingo County0.7Pocahontas County: 0.7 %Pocahontas County0.7Lincoln County: 0.6 %Lincoln County0.6Mason County: 0.6 %Mason County0.6Taylor County: 0.6 %Taylor County0.6Logan County: 0.5 %Logan County0.5Pleasants County: 0.5 %Pleasants County0.5Calhoun County: 0.5 %Calhoun County0.5Fayette County: 0.4 %Fayette County0.4Webster County: 0.4 %Webster County0.4Braxton County: 0.3 %Braxton County0.3Monroe County: 0.2 %Monroe County0.2Clay County: 0 %Clay County0Jefferson County: 6.9 %Jefferson County6.9Monongalia County: 6.6 %Monongalia County6.6Berkeley County: 5.8 %Berkeley County5.8Gilmer County: 4.9 %Gilmer County4.9Hardy County: 4.2 %Hardy County4.2Ohio County: 3.7 %Ohio County3.7Summers County: 3.5 %Summers County3.5Greenbrier County: 3.4 %Greenbrier County3.4Ritchie County: 3.4 %Ritchie County3.4Cabell County: 3 %Cabell County3Raleigh County: 2.7 %Raleigh County2.7McDowell County: 2.4 %McDowell County2.4Kanawha County: 2.3 %Kanawha County2.3Jackson County: 2.2 %Jackson County2.2Doddridge County: 2.1 %Doddridge County2.1Harrison County: 2.1 %Harrison County2.1Preston County: 2.1 %Preston County2.1Marshall County: 2 %Marshall County2Mercer County: 1.9 %Mercer County1.9Barbour County: 1.9 %Barbour County1.9Morgan County: 1.8 %Morgan County1.8Tucker County: 1.8 %Tucker County1.8Marion County: 1.7 %Marion County1.7Brooke County: 1.6 %Brooke County1.6Mineral County: 1.6 %Mineral County1.6Putnam County: 1.5 %Putnam County1.5Upshur County: 1.5 %Upshur County1.5Hampshire County: 1.5 %Hampshire County1.5Hancock County: 1.4 %Hancock County1.4Wirt County: 1.4 %Wirt County1.4Wayne County: 1.3 %Wayne County1.3Pendleton County: 1.2 %Pendleton County1.2Randolph County: 1.1 %Randolph County1.1Roane County: 1.1 %Roane County1.1Wood County: 1.1 %Wood County1.1Grant County: 1.1 %Grant County1.1Boone County: 1 %Boone County1Tyler County: 1 %Tyler County1Wyoming County: 0.9 %Wyoming County0.9Nicholas County: 0.8 %Nicholas County0.8Lewis County: 0.7 %Lewis County0.7Wetzel County: 0.7 %Wetzel County0.7Mingo County: 0.7 %Mingo County0.7Pocahontas County: 0.7 %Pocahontas County0.7Lincoln County: 0.6 %Lincoln County0.6Mason County: 0.6 %Mason County0.6Taylor County: 0.6 %Taylor County0.6Logan County: 0.5 %Logan County0.5Pleasants County: 0.5 %Pleasants County0.5Calhoun County: 0.5 %Calhoun County0.5Fayette County: 0.4 %Fayette County0.4Webster County: 0.4 %Webster County0.4Braxton County: 0.3 %Braxton County0.3Monroe County: 0.2 %Monroe County0.2Clay County: 0 %Clay County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jefferson County6.9+0.3 pts
2Monongalia County6.6-0.2 pts
3Berkeley County5.8-0.1 pts
4Gilmer County4.9+0.7 pts
5Hardy County4.2+0.3 pts
6Ohio County3.7+0.2 pts
7Summers County3.5+2.1 pts
8Greenbrier County3.4+0.7 pts
9Ritchie County3.4+0.8 pts
10Cabell County3+0.2 pts
11Raleigh County2.70 pts
12McDowell County2.4+0.2 pts
13Kanawha County2.3-0.1 pts
14Jackson County2.2+0.1 pts
15Doddridge County2.1+0.6 pts
16Harrison County2.1-0 pts
17Preston County2.1+0.3 pts
18Marshall County2+0.3 pts
19Mercer County1.9-0.3 pts
20Barbour County1.9+0.7 pts
21Morgan County1.8-0.3 pts
22Tucker County1.8-0 pts
23Marion County1.7-0 pts
24Brooke County1.6-0.4 pts
25Mineral County1.6+0.1 pts
26Putnam County1.5-0 pts
27Upshur County1.5+0.4 pts
28Hampshire County1.5+0.9 pts
29Hancock County1.4-0.3 pts
29Wirt County1.4+0.4 pts
31Wayne County1.3-0.4 pts
32Pendleton County1.2+0.1 pts
33Randolph County1.1-0.1 pts
33Roane County1.1+0.2 pts
33Wood County1.1-0.2 pts
36Grant County1.1+0.1 pts
37Boone County1+0.2 pts
38Tyler County1+0.1 pts
39Wyoming County0.9+0.4 pts
40Nicholas County0.8-0.4 pts
41Lewis County0.7-0.4 pts
42Wetzel County0.7+0.1 pts
43Mingo County0.7-0 pts
44Pocahontas County0.7-0.1 pts
45Lincoln County0.6+0.4 pts
46Mason County0.60 pts
47Taylor County0.6-0.2 pts
48Logan County0.5-0.1 pts
49Pleasants County0.5-0.6 pts
50Calhoun County0.5-0.1 pts
51Fayette County0.4-0.2 pts
51Webster County0.4-0.1 pts
53Braxton County0.3-0.3 pts
54Monroe County0.2-0.1 pts
55Clay County0-0.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in West Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in West Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in West Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in West Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in West Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Jefferson County, with 6.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Clay County, with 0% in 2024.

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