German is the largest ethnic group in West Virginia, the ancestry of 18% of state residents in 2010.
|
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
West Virginia Population |
As a
Percent of
Total West Virginia Population |
|
|
Total
Population
|
1,853,973
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
German
|
335,477
|
18.10%
|
|
2
|
Irish
|
267,713
|
14.44%
|
|
3
|
American
|
232,119
|
12.52%
|
|
4
|
English
|
205,530
|
11.09%
|
|
5
|
Italian
|
85,848
|
4.63%
|
|
6
|
African-American*
|
50,073
|
2.70%
|
|
7
|
Dutch
|
45,323
|
2.44%
|
|
8
|
Scottish
|
42,349
|
2.28%
|
|
9
|
Scotch-Irish
|
39,648
|
2.14%
|
|
10
|
Polish
|
34,292
|
1.85%
|
|
11
|
French,
except Basque
|
29,068
|
1.57%
|
|
12
|
European
|
14,793
|
0.80%
|
|
13
|
Welsh
|
13,637
|
0.74%
|
|
14
|
Hungarian
|
11,106
|
0.60%
|
|
15
|
Mexican
|
9,413
|
0.51%
|
|
16
|
Swedish
|
6,984
|
0.38%
|
|
17
|
Russian
|
6,622
|
0.36%
|
|
18
|
Greek
|
5,450
|
0.29%
|
|
19
|
Slovak
|
4,348
|
0.23%
|
|
20
|
Other
Hispanic or Latino
|
4,324
|
0.23%
|
|
21
|
African
|
4,093
|
0.22%
|
|
22
|
British
|
3,955
|
0.21%
|
|
23
|
Czech
|
3,455
|
0.19%
|
|
24
|
Swiss
|
3,370
|
0.18%
|
|
25
|
Norwegian
|
3,357
|
0.18%
|
|
26
|
French
Canadian
|
3,354
|
0.18%
|
|
27
|
Chinese,
including Taiwanese
|
3,335
|
0.18%
|
|
28
|
Central
American
|
3,269
|
0.18%
|
|
29
|
Lebanese
|
3,124
|
0.17%
|
|
30
|
American
Indian or Alaska Native
|
3,094
|
0.17%
|
|
31
|
Puerto
Rican
|
2,950
|
0.16%
|
|
32
|
Ukrainian
|
2,283
|
0.12%
|
|
33
|
Austrian
|
2,152
|
0.12%
|
|
34
|
Canadian
|
2,129
|
0.11%
|
|
35
|
Lithuanian
|
2,110
|
0.11%
|
|
36
|
Filipino
|
2,042
|
0.11%
|
|
37
|
Belgian
|
1,791
|
0.10%
|
|
38
|
Czechoslovakian
|
1,767
|
0.10%
|
|
39
|
Slavic
|
1,723
|
0.09%
|
|
40
|
Serbian
|
1,465
|
0.08%
|
|
41
|
Croatian
|
1,436
|
0.08%
|
|
42
|
Vietnamese
|
1,400
|
0.08%
|
|
43
|
South
American
|
1,361
|
0.07%
|
|
44
|
Danish
|
1,306
|
0.07%
|
|
45
|
Asian
Indian
|
994
|
0.05%
|
|
46
|
Finnish
|
937
|
0.05%
|
|
47
|
Korean
|
924
|
0.05%
|
|
48
|
Scandinavian
|
868
|
0.05%
|
|
49
|
Egyptian
|
807
|
0.04%
|
|
50
|
Yugoslavian
|
759
|
0.04%
|
Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02005, C02006,
C02007, C03001, B03002, B04006
* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.
