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 2022, at 7.2%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0.1%. 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, 2022

Barbour County: 2 %Berkeley County: 5.7 %Boone County: 0.6 %Braxton County: 0.2 %Brooke County: 2.5 %Cabell County: 2.7 %Calhoun County: 0.9 %Clay County: 1.1 %Doddridge County: 1.1 %Fayette County: 1.1 %Gilmer County: 4.3 %Grant County: 3 %Greenbrier County: 3.3 %Hampshire County: 1.2 %Hancock County: 1.2 %Hardy County: 1.7 %Harrison County: 1.9 %Jackson County: 1.8 %Jefferson County: 5.8 %Kanawha County: 2.4 %Lewis County: 0.8 %Lincoln County: 0.5 %Logan County: 0.5 %McDowell County: 2.3 %Marion County: 2 %Marshall County: 1.8 %Mason County: 0.7 %Mercer County: 2.5 %Mineral County: 1.5 %Mingo County: 0.7 %Monongalia County: 7.2 %Monroe County: 1.5 %Morgan County: 2.2 %Nicholas County: 1 %Ohio County: 2.9 %Pendleton County: 1.5 %Pleasants County: 1.4 %Pocahontas County: 0.9 %Preston County: 2 %Putnam County: 1.5 %Raleigh County: 2.9 %Randolph County: 1.1 %Ritchie County: 2.6 %Roane County: 0.7 %Summers County: 2.1 %Taylor County: 0.9 %Tucker County: 1.3 %Tyler County: 1.2 %Upshur County: 0.7 %Wayne County: 1.3 %Webster County: 0.1 %Wetzel County: 0.5 %Wirt County: 0.5 %Wood County: 1.7 %Wyoming County: 0.3 %
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  • 0.7 to 1.1
  • 1.1 to 1.5
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  • 2 to 2.6
  • 2.6 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Monongalia County: 7.2 %Monongalia County7.2Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jefferson County5.8Berkeley County: 5.7 %Berkeley County5.7Gilmer County: 4.3 %Gilmer County4.3Greenbrier County: 3.3 %Greenbrier County3.3Grant County: 3 %Grant County3Raleigh County: 2.9 %Raleigh County2.9Ohio County: 2.9 %Ohio County2.9Cabell County: 2.7 %Cabell County2.7Ritchie County: 2.6 %Ritchie County2.6Mercer County: 2.5 %Mercer County2.5Brooke County: 2.5 %Brooke County2.5Kanawha County: 2.4 %Kanawha County2.4McDowell County: 2.3 %McDowell County2.3Morgan County: 2.2 %Morgan County2.2Summers County: 2.1 %Summers County2.1Barbour County: 2 %Barbour County2Marion County: 2 %Marion County2Preston County: 2 %Preston County2Harrison County: 1.9 %Harrison County1.9Jackson County: 1.8 %Jackson County1.8Marshall County: 1.8 %Marshall County1.8Hardy County: 1.7 %Hardy County1.7Wood County: 1.7 %Wood County1.7Pendleton County: 1.5 %Pendleton County1.5Putnam County: 1.5 %Putnam County1.5Mineral County: 1.5 %Mineral County1.5Monroe County: 1.5 %Monroe County1.5Pleasants County: 1.4 %Pleasants County1.4Tucker County: 1.3 %Tucker County1.3Wayne County: 1.3 %Wayne County1.3Hancock County: 1.2 %Hancock County1.2Tyler County: 1.2 %Tyler County1.2Hampshire County: 1.2 %Hampshire County1.2Clay County: 1.1 %Clay County1.1Doddridge County: 1.1 %Doddridge County1.1Randolph County: 1.1 %Randolph County1.1Fayette County: 1.1 %Fayette County1.1Nicholas County: 1 %Nicholas County1Pocahontas County: 0.9 %Pocahontas County0.9Taylor County: 0.9 %Taylor County0.9Calhoun County: 0.9 %Calhoun County0.9Lewis County: 0.8 %Lewis County0.8Upshur County: 0.7 %Upshur County0.7Mingo County: 0.7 %Mingo County0.7Mason County: 0.7 %Mason County0.7Roane County: 0.7 %Roane County0.7Boone County: 0.6 %Boone County0.6Logan County: 0.5 %Logan County0.5Wetzel County: 0.5 %Wetzel County0.5Wirt County: 0.5 %Wirt County0.5Lincoln County: 0.5 %Lincoln County0.5Wyoming County: 0.3 %Wyoming County0.3Braxton County: 0.2 %Braxton County0.2Webster County: 0.1 %Webster County0.1Monongalia County: 7.2 %Monongalia County7.2Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jefferson County5.8Berkeley County: 5.7 %Berkeley County5.7Gilmer County: 4.3 %Gilmer County4.3Greenbrier County: 3.3 %Greenbrier County3.3Grant County: 3 %Grant County3Raleigh County: 2.9 %Raleigh County2.9Ohio County: 2.9 %Ohio County2.9Cabell County: 2.7 %Cabell County2.7Ritchie County: 2.6 %Ritchie County2.6Mercer County: 2.5 %Mercer County2.5Brooke County: 2.5 %Brooke County2.5Kanawha County: 2.4 %Kanawha County2.4McDowell County: 2.3 %McDowell County2.3Morgan County: 2.2 %Morgan County2.2Summers County: 2.1 %Summers County2.1Barbour County: 2 %Barbour County2Marion County: 2 %Marion County2Preston County: 2 %Preston County2Harrison County: 1.9 %Harrison County1.9Jackson County: 1.8 %Jackson County1.8Marshall County: 1.8 %Marshall County1.8Hardy County: 1.7 %Hardy County1.7Wood County: 1.7 %Wood County1.7Pendleton County: 1.5 %Pendleton County1.5Putnam County: 1.5 %Putnam County1.5Mineral County: 1.5 %Mineral County1.5Monroe County: 1.5 %Monroe County1.5Pleasants County: 1.4 %Pleasants County1.4Tucker County: 1.3 %Tucker County1.3Wayne County: 1.3 %Wayne County1.3Hancock County: 1.2 %Hancock County1.2Tyler County: 1.2 %Tyler County1.2Hampshire County: 1.2 %Hampshire County1.2Clay County: 1.1 %Clay County1.1Doddridge County: 1.1 %Doddridge County1.1Randolph County: 1.1 %Randolph County1.1Fayette County: 1.1 %Fayette County1.1Nicholas County: 1 %Nicholas County1Pocahontas County: 0.9 %Pocahontas County0.9Taylor County: 0.9 %Taylor County0.9Calhoun County: 0.9 %Calhoun County0.9Lewis County: 0.8 %Lewis County0.8Upshur County: 0.7 %Upshur County0.7Mingo County: 0.7 %Mingo County0.7Mason County: 0.7 %Mason County0.7Roane County: 0.7 %Roane County0.7Boone County: 0.6 %Boone County0.6Logan County: 0.5 %Logan County0.5Wetzel County: 0.5 %Wetzel County0.5Wirt County: 0.5 %Wirt County0.5Lincoln County: 0.5 %Lincoln County0.5Wyoming County: 0.3 %Wyoming 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Monongalia County7.2-0.1 pts
2Jefferson County5.8-0.1 pts
3Berkeley County5.7+0.7 pts
4Gilmer County4.3-0.1 pts
5Greenbrier County3.3+0.2 pts
6Grant County30 pts
7Raleigh County2.90 pts
8Ohio County2.9+0.3 pts
9Cabell County2.7-0.2 pts
10Ritchie County2.6-0.1 pts
11Mercer County2.5-0.1 pts
12Brooke County2.5+0.1 pts
13Kanawha County2.40 pts
14McDowell County2.3+0.8 pts
15Morgan County2.2+0.1 pts
16Summers County2.1+0.5 pts
17Barbour County2-0.4 pts
17Marion County20 pts
17Preston County2+0.3 pts
20Harrison County1.9+0.1 pts
21Jackson County1.8+0.8 pts
21Marshall County1.8-0.1 pts
23Hardy County1.7-0.8 pts
23Wood County1.70 pts
25Pendleton County1.5+0.3 pts
25Putnam County1.5-0.4 pts
27Mineral County1.5-1 pts
28Monroe County1.5+0.7 pts
29Pleasants County1.4+0.1 pts
30Tucker County1.3+0.2 pts
30Wayne County1.3-0 pts
32Hancock County1.2+0.1 pts
33Tyler County1.2-0.1 pts
34Hampshire County1.2+0.2 pts
35Clay County1.1+0.2 pts
35Doddridge County1.1+0.6 pts
37Randolph County1.1-0.2 pts
38Fayette County1.10 pts
39Nicholas County1+0.1 pts
40Pocahontas County0.9+0.3 pts
40Taylor County0.9-0.2 pts
42Calhoun County0.9-0.4 pts
43Lewis County0.80 pts
44Upshur County0.7-0.1 pts
45Mingo County0.7-0 pts
46Mason County0.7-0.3 pts
47Roane County0.7-0.5 pts
48Boone County0.6+0.2 pts
49Logan County0.5-0.2 pts
50Wetzel County0.5+0.2 pts
51Wirt County0.5-0.6 pts
52Lincoln County0.5-0.3 pts
53Wyoming County0.3-0.1 pts
54Braxton County0.2+0.1 pts
55Webster County0.10 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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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, 2022}},
  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=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 7.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Webster County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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