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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 658.19K people in West Virginia with Unclassified ancestry (36.55% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Martinsburg city had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (40.14%), followed by Parkersburg city (36.69%), and St. Albans city (36.45%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Martinsburg city
Parkersburg city
St. Albans city
Vienna city
South Charleston city
Huntington city
Teays Valley CDP
Fairmont city
Charleston city
Wheeling city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Martinsburg city 40.14
2 Parkersburg city 36.69
3 St. Albans city 36.45
4 Vienna city 34.68
5 South Charleston city 34.03
6 Huntington city 31.86
7 Teays Valley CDP 29.44
8 Fairmont city 29.40
9 Charleston city 27.82
10 Wheeling city 27.81
11 Clarksburg city 27.67
12 Morgantown city 26.72
13 Beckley city 26.43
14 Weirton city 23.54
15 Cheat Lake CDP 20.56