Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all West Virginia counties, Lincoln County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (97.72%), followed by Boone County (97.64%), and Ritchie County (97.51%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Non-Hispanic White in 2017
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | 97.72 |
| 2 | Boone County | 97.64 |
| 3 | Ritchie County | 97.51 |
| 4 | Clay County | 97.5 |
| 5 | Tyler County | 97.41 |
| 5 | Wayne County | 97.41 |
| 5 | Wetzel County | 97.41 |
| 6 | Tucker County | 97.33 |
| 7 | Webster County | 97.29 |
| 8 | Calhoun County | 97.25 |
| 9 | Wyoming County | 97.23 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 97.06 |
| 10 | Wirt County | 97.06 |
| 11 | Roane County | 97.02 |
| 12 | Nicholas County | 96.96 |
| 13 | Braxton County | 96.93 |
| 14 | Mason County | 96.83 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 96.72 |
| 16 | Grant County | 96.63 |
| 17 | Lewis County | 96.43 |
| 18 | Monroe County | 96.19 |
| 19 | Taylor County | 96.18 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 96.04 |
| 21 | Preston County | 96 |
| 21 | Upshur County | 96 |
| 22 | Mingo County | 95.99 |
| 23 | Logan County | 95.97 |
| 24 | Pleasants County | 95.86 |
| 25 | Hampshire County | 95.83 |
| 26 | Pocahontas County | 95.73 |
| 27 | Brooke County | 95.72 |
| 28 | Barbour County | 95.71 |
| 29 | Putnam County | 95.58 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 95.52 |
| 31 | Doddridge County | 95.35 |
| 32 | Wood County | 95.27 |
| 33 | Pendleton County | 95.17 |
| 34 | Harrison County | 94.21 |
| 35 | Mineral County | 94.16 |
| 36 | Hancock County | 93.78 |
| 37 | Marion County | 93.06 |
| 38 | Greenbrier County | 92.73 |
| 39 | Fayette County | 92.6 |
| 40 | Ohio County | 92.46 |
| 41 | Summers County | 91.91 |
| 42 | Mercer County | 90.36 |
| 43 | Cabell County | 90.08 |
| 44 | Hardy County | 90.01 |
| 45 | McDowell County | 88.91 |
| 46 | Monongalia County | 88.17 |
| 47 | Kanawha County | 87.68 |
| 48 | Raleigh County | 87.53 |
| 49 | Berkeley County | 84.3 |
| 50 | Jefferson County | 83.79 |
| 51 | Gilmer County | 81.35 |