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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.33K people in West Virginia with Norwegian ancestry (0.24% 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 Norwegian ancestry (1.11%), followed by South Charleston city (0.85%), and Morgantown city (0.73%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Norwegian 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 Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Cheat Lake CDP
South Charleston city
Morgantown city
Parkersburg city
Charleston city
St. Albans city
Wheeling city
Huntington city
Vienna city
Martinsburg city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cheat Lake CDP 1.11
2 South Charleston city 0.85
3 Morgantown city 0.73
4 Parkersburg city 0.67
5 Charleston city 0.53
6 St. Albans city 0.42
7 Wheeling city 0.38
8 Huntington city 0.33
9 Vienna city 0.26
10 Martinsburg city 0.25
11 Beckley city 0.22
12 Clarksburg city 0.09
13 Weirton city 0.06
14 Fairmont city 0.03