Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 27.20K people in West Virginia with European ancestry (1.51% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cheat Lake CDP had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (2.99%), followed by Charleston city (2.50%), and Martinsburg city (2.19%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in West Virginia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Cheat Lake CDP
Charleston city
Martinsburg city
Morgantown city
South Charleston city
Vienna city
Parkersburg city
St. Albans city
Teays Valley CDP
Huntington city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cheat Lake CDP 2.99
2 Charleston city 2.50
3 Martinsburg city 2.19
4 Morgantown city 2.16
5 South Charleston city 2.02
6 Vienna city 1.81
7 Parkersburg city 1.79
7 St. Albans city 1.79
8 Teays Valley CDP 1.72
9 Huntington city 1.71
10 Clarksburg city 0.88
11 Wheeling city 0.87
12 Fairmont city 0.75
13 Beckley city 0.72
14 Weirton city 0.28