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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.73K people in West Virginia with Swedish ancestry (0.32% 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 Swedish ancestry (0.91%), followed by Charleston city (0.64%), and Fairmont city (0.57%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Cheat Lake CDP
Charleston city
Fairmont city
Weirton city
Parkersburg city
Wheeling city
Morgantown city
St. Albans city
Vienna city
Clarksburg city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cheat Lake CDP 0.91
2 Charleston city 0.64
3 Fairmont city 0.57
3 Weirton city 0.57
4 Parkersburg city 0.55
5 Wheeling city 0.52
6 Morgantown city 0.46
7 St. Albans city 0.42
8 Vienna city 0.33
9 Clarksburg city 0.20
9 Huntington city 0.20
9 Martinsburg city 0.20
10 Beckley city 0.11
11 Teays Valley CDP 0.06