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Counties in West Virginia by white (non-Hispanic) population share

Clay County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 55 counties in 2021, at 99.3%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 80.2%. The median was 94.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 91.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest99.3Clay County
Lowest80.2Gilmer County
Median94.555 counties
West Virginia91.2History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Clay CountyClay County: 99.3 %99.3Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 98.7 %98.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 98.6 %98.6Webster CountyWebster County: 98.3 %98.3Boone CountyBoone County: 97.5 %97.5Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 97.2 %97.2Tucker CountyTucker County: 97.2 %97.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 97.1 %97.1Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 97.1 %97.1Tyler CountyTyler County: 96.9 %96.9Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 96.8 %96.8Wirt CountyWirt County: 96.7 %96.7Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 96.6 %96.6Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 96.5 %96.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 96.5 %96.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 96.3 %96.3Grant CountyGrant County: 96.2 %96.2Doddridge CountyDoddridge County: 96 %96Mason CountyMason County: 95.9 %95.9Logan CountyLogan County: 95.9 %95.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 95.8 %95.8Marshall CountyMarshall County: 95.7 %95.7Mingo CountyMingo County: 95.7 %95.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: 95.6 %95.6Roane CountyRoane County: 95.5 %95.5Wood CountyWood County: 94.9 %94.9Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 94.7 %94.7Putnam CountyPutnam County: 94.5 %94.5Brooke CountyBrooke County: 94.2 %94.2Lewis CountyLewis County: 94.2 %94.2Upshur CountyUpshur County: 94.1 %94.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 94.1 %94.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 93.4 %93.4Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 93.3 %93.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 93.2 %93.2Barbour CountyBarbour County: 93 %93Mineral CountyMineral County: 93 %93Fayette CountyFayette County: 92.2 %92.2Marion CountyMarion County: 92.2 %92.2Summers CountySummers County: 91.9 %91.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 91.8 %91.8Ohio CountyOhio County: 91.4 %91.4Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 91.3 %91.3Preston CountyPreston County: 91.3 %91.3Braxton CountyBraxton County: 90.7 %90.7Hardy CountyHardy County: 90 %90Cabell CountyCabell County: 89.6 %89.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 89.6 %89.6McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 88.7 %88.7Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 87.4 %87.4Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 87.2 %87.2Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 87 %87Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 82.7 %82.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 82 %82Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 80.2 %80.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Clay County99.3
2Pocahontas County98.7
3Calhoun County98.6
4Webster County98.3
5Boone County97.5
6Wyoming County97.2
7Tucker County97.2
8Lincoln County97.1
8Pleasants County97.1
10Tyler County96.9
11Nicholas County96.8
12Wirt County96.7
13Wetzel County96.6
14Ritchie County96.5
15Jackson County96.5
16Wayne County96.3
17Grant County96.2
18Doddridge County96
19Mason County95.9
20Logan County95.9
21Monroe County95.8
22Marshall County95.7
22Mingo County95.7
24Taylor County95.6
25Roane County95.5
26Wood County94.9
27Hampshire County94.7
28Putnam County94.5
29Brooke County94.2
30Lewis County94.2
31Upshur County94.1
32Morgan County94.1
33Harrison County93.4
34Pendleton County93.3
35Hancock County93.2
36Barbour County93
36Mineral County93
38Fayette County92.2
39Marion County92.2
40Summers County91.9
41Randolph County91.8
42Ohio County91.4
43Greenbrier County91.3
44Preston County91.3
45Braxton County90.7
46Hardy County90
47Cabell County89.6
48Mercer County89.6
49McDowell County88.7
50Monongalia County87.4
51Kanawha County87.2
52Raleigh County87
53Berkeley County82.7
54Jefferson County82
55Gilmer County80.2

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

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 B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Clay County, with 99.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Gilmer County, with 80.2% in 2021.

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 B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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