Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone 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 race as White Alone (98.34%), followed by Calhoun County (98.33%), and Ritchie County (98.32%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all West Virginia counties.

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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2017
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Ranking of West Virginia Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Lincoln County 98.34
2 Calhoun County 98.33
3 Ritchie County 98.32
4 Boone County 98.26
5 Clay County 98.24
6 Wetzel County 98.13
7 Tyler County 98.01
8 Tucker County 98
9 Roane County 97.98
9 Webster County 97.98
10 Wayne County 97.95
11 Wyoming County 97.85
12 Wirt County 97.79
13 Jackson County 97.77
14 Nicholas County 97.7
15 Grant County 97.66
16 Marshall County 97.58
17 Braxton County 97.57
18 Mason County 97.46
19 Lewis County 97.41
20 Preston County 97.34
21 Upshur County 97.17
22 Pocahontas County 97.09
23 Hampshire County 97.06
24 Taylor County 97.05
25 Monroe County 96.98
26 Randolph County 96.85
27 Pleasants County 96.81
28 Logan County 96.78
29 Morgan County 96.76
30 Mingo County 96.66
31 Putnam County 96.55
32 Barbour County 96.52
33 Brooke County 96.49
34 Wood County 96.23
35 Pendleton County 96.2
36 Doddridge County 96.06
37 Harrison County 95.66
38 Hancock County 95.05
39 Mineral County 94.94
40 Greenbrier County 94.37
41 Marion County 94.1
42 Hardy County 93.78
43 Fayette County 93.56
44 Ohio County 93.35
45 Summers County 93.29
46 Cabell County 91.2
46 Mercer County 91.2
47 McDowell County 90.09
48 Monongalia County 89.93
49 Raleigh County 88.81
50 Jefferson County 88.79
51 Kanawha County 88.6
52 Berkeley County 87.94
53 Gilmer County 85.7