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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 271.17K people in West Virginia with German ancestry (15.06% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Wheeling city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (25.72%), followed by Clarksburg city (21.62%), and Cheat Lake CDP (20.46%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Wheeling city
Clarksburg city
Cheat Lake CDP
Morgantown city
Weirton city
Fairmont city
Parkersburg city
Martinsburg city
Vienna city
St. Albans city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wheeling city 25.72
2 Clarksburg city 21.62
3 Cheat Lake CDP 20.46
4 Morgantown city 19.26
5 Weirton city 19.24
6 Fairmont city 16.89
7 Parkersburg city 16.00
8 Martinsburg city 15.43
9 Vienna city 14.17
10 St. Albans city 13.08
11 Charleston city 12.58
12 Beckley city 12.57
13 Teays Valley CDP 12.32
14 Huntington city 12.26
15 South Charleston city 11.11