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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.54K people in West Virginia with Scandinavian ancestry (0.20% 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 Scandinavian ancestry (0.80%), followed by Huntington city (0.50%), and Morgantown city (0.39%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Cheat Lake CDP
Huntington city
Morgantown city
Wheeling city
Teays Valley CDP
Charleston city
Fairmont city
Martinsburg city
Vienna city
St. Albans city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cheat Lake CDP 0.80
2 Huntington city 0.50
3 Morgantown city 0.39
4 Wheeling city 0.34
5 Teays Valley CDP 0.31
6 Charleston city 0.28
7 Fairmont city 0.13
8 Martinsburg city 0.11
8 Vienna city 0.11
9 St. Albans city 0.10
10 Parkersburg city 0.07
10 South Charleston city 0.07
11 Beckley city 0.04