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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 28.24K people in West Virginia with Polish ancestry (1.57% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Weirton city had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (8.23%), followed by Wheeling city (5.20%), and Morgantown city (4.63%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Weirton city
Wheeling city
Morgantown city
Cheat Lake CDP
Fairmont city
Vienna city
Clarksburg city
St. Albans city
Teays Valley CDP
Huntington city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Weirton city 8.23
2 Wheeling city 5.20
3 Morgantown city 4.63
4 Cheat Lake CDP 3.44
5 Fairmont city 2.25
6 Vienna city 1.94
7 Clarksburg city 1.39
8 St. Albans city 1.37
9 Teays Valley CDP 1.32
10 Huntington city 1.25
11 Beckley city 1.10
12 Charleston city 1.04
13 Martinsburg city 0.96
14 Parkersburg city 0.92
15 South Charleston city 0.88