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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.17K people in West Virginia with French Canadian ancestry (0.12% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Morgantown city had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (0.50%), followed by Fairmont city (0.39%), and Martinsburg city (0.35%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Morgantown city
Fairmont city
Martinsburg city
Parkersburg city
Wheeling city
Charleston city
Huntington city
St. Albans city
Vienna city
Clarksburg city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Morgantown city 0.50
2 Fairmont city 0.39
3 Martinsburg city 0.35
4 Parkersburg city 0.20
5 Wheeling city 0.16
6 Charleston city 0.12
7 Huntington city 0.10
8 St. Albans city 0.09
9 Vienna city 0.08
10 Clarksburg city 0.06
11 Beckley city 0.05
12 Weirton city 0.03