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

Monongalia County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 55 counties in 2021, at 7.3%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for West Virginia was 2.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 2.4 %Berkeley County: 4.9 %Boone County: 0.5 %Braxton County: 0.2 %Brooke County: 2.3 %Cabell County: 2.9 %Calhoun County: 1.2 %Clay County: 0.9 %Doddridge County: 0.5 %Fayette County: 1 %Gilmer County: 4.4 %Grant County: 2.9 %Greenbrier County: 3.1 %Hampshire County: 1 %Hancock County: 1.1 %Hardy County: 2.5 %Harrison County: 1.8 %Jackson County: 1.1 %Jefferson County: 5.9 %Kanawha County: 2.4 %Lewis County: 0.8 %Lincoln County: 0.8 %Logan County: 0.7 %McDowell County: 1.4 %Marion County: 2 %Marshall County: 1.9 %Mason County: 1 %Mercer County: 2.6 %Mineral County: 2.5 %Mingo County: 0.7 %Monongalia County: 7.3 %Monroe County: 0.8 %Morgan County: 2.1 %Nicholas County: 0.9 %Ohio County: 2.6 %Pendleton County: 1.2 %Pleasants County: 1.3 %Pocahontas County: 0.6 %Preston County: 1.7 %Putnam County: 2 %Raleigh County: 2.9 %Randolph County: 1.3 %Ritchie County: 2.8 %Roane County: 1.2 %Summers County: 1.6 %Taylor County: 1.1 %Tucker County: 1.1 %Tyler County: 1.3 %Upshur County: 0.9 %Wayne County: 1.4 %Webster County: 0.1 %Wetzel County: 0.3 %Wirt County: 1.1 %Wood County: 1.6 %Wyoming County: 0.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Monongalia County: 7.3 %Monongalia County7.3Jefferson County: 5.9 %Jefferson County5.9Berkeley County: 4.9 %Berkeley County4.9Gilmer County: 4.4 %Gilmer County4.4Greenbrier County: 3.1 %Greenbrier County3.1Grant County: 2.9 %Grant County2.9Raleigh County: 2.9 %Raleigh County2.9Cabell County: 2.9 %Cabell County2.9Ritchie County: 2.8 %Ritchie County2.8Mercer County: 2.6 %Mercer County2.6Ohio County: 2.6 %Ohio County2.6Mineral County: 2.5 %Mineral County2.5Hardy County: 2.5 %Hardy County2.5Barbour County: 2.4 %Barbour County2.4Kanawha County: 2.4 %Kanawha County2.4Brooke County: 2.3 %Brooke County2.3Morgan County: 2.1 %Morgan County2.1Marion County: 2 %Marion County2Putnam County: 2 %Putnam County2Marshall County: 1.9 %Marshall County1.9Harrison County: 1.8 %Harrison County1.8Preston County: 1.7 %Preston County1.7Summers County: 1.6 %Summers County1.6Wood County: 1.6 %Wood County1.6McDowell County: 1.4 %McDowell County1.4Wayne County: 1.4 %Wayne County1.4Tyler County: 1.3 %Tyler County1.3Randolph County: 1.3 %Randolph County1.3Pleasants County: 1.3 %Pleasants County1.3Pendleton County: 1.2 %Pendleton County1.2Calhoun County: 1.2 %Calhoun County1.2Roane County: 1.2 %Roane County1.2Hancock County: 1.1 %Hancock County1.1Tucker County: 1.1 %Tucker County1.1Taylor County: 1.1 %Taylor County1.1Wirt County: 1.1 %Wirt County1.1Jackson County: 1.1 %Jackson County1.1Fayette County: 1 %Fayette County1Hampshire County: 1 %Hampshire County1Mason County: 1 %Mason County1Nicholas County: 0.9 %Nicholas County0.9Clay County: 0.9 %Clay County0.9Upshur County: 0.9 %Upshur County0.9Lewis County: 0.8 %Lewis County0.8Lincoln County: 0.8 %Lincoln County0.8Monroe County: 0.8 %Monroe County0.8Mingo County: 0.7 %Mingo County0.7Logan County: 0.7 %Logan County0.7Pocahontas County: 0.6 %Pocahontas County0.6Doddridge County: 0.5 %Doddridge County0.5Boone County: 0.5 %Boone County0.5Wyoming County: 0.5 %Wyoming County0.5Wetzel County: 0.3 %Wetzel County0.3Braxton County: 0.2 %Braxton County0.2Webster County: 0.1 %Webster County0.1Monongalia County: 7.3 %Monongalia County7.3Jefferson County: 5.9 %Jefferson County5.9Berkeley County: 4.9 %Berkeley County4.9Gilmer County: 4.4 %Gilmer County4.4Greenbrier County: 3.1 %Greenbrier County3.1Grant County: 2.9 %Grant County2.9Raleigh County: 2.9 %Raleigh County2.9Cabell County: 2.9 %Cabell County2.9Ritchie County: 2.8 %Ritchie County2.8Mercer County: 2.6 %Mercer County2.6Ohio County: 2.6 %Ohio County2.6Mineral County: 2.5 %Mineral County2.5Hardy County: 2.5 %Hardy County2.5Barbour County: 2.4 %Barbour County2.4Kanawha County: 2.4 %Kanawha County2.4Brooke County: 2.3 %Brooke County2.3Morgan County: 2.1 %Morgan County2.1Marion County: 2 %Marion County2Putnam County: 2 %Putnam County2Marshall County: 1.9 %Marshall County1.9Harrison County: 1.8 %Harrison County1.8Preston County: 1.7 %Preston County1.7Summers County: 1.6 %Summers County1.6Wood County: 1.6 %Wood County1.6McDowell County: 1.4 %McDowell County1.4Wayne County: 1.4 %Wayne County1.4Tyler County: 1.3 %Tyler County1.3Randolph County: 1.3 %Randolph County1.3Pleasants County: 1.3 %Pleasants County1.3Pendleton County: 1.2 %Pendleton County1.2Calhoun County: 1.2 %Calhoun County1.2Roane County: 1.2 %Roane County1.2Hancock County: 1.1 %Hancock County1.1Tucker County: 1.1 %Tucker County1.1Taylor County: 1.1 %Taylor County1.1Wirt County: 1.1 %Wirt County1.1Jackson County: 1.1 %Jackson County1.1Fayette County: 1 %Fayette County1Hampshire County: 1 %Hampshire County1Mason County: 1 %Mason County1Nicholas County: 0.9 %Nicholas County0.9Clay County: 0.9 %Clay County0.9Upshur County: 0.9 %Upshur County0.9Lewis County: 0.8 %Lewis County0.8Lincoln County: 0.8 %Lincoln County0.8Monroe County: 0.8 %Monroe County0.8Mingo County: 0.7 %Mingo County0.7Logan County: 0.7 %Logan County0.7Pocahontas County: 0.6 %Pocahontas County0.6Doddridge County: 0.5 %Doddridge County0.5Boone County: 0.5 %Boone County0.5Wyoming County: 0.5 %Wyoming County0.5Wetzel County: 0.3 %Wetzel County0.3Braxton County: 0.2 %Braxton County0.2Webster County: 0.1 %Webster County0.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Monongalia County, with 7.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Webster County, with 0.1% in 2021.

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