West Virginia Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 1.80M West Virginia population, 658.19K had Unclassified ancestry (36.55%), 271.17K had German ancestry (15.06%), and 258.55K had Other Groups ancestry (14.36%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states, West Virginia counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: West Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
West Virginia Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 658187 | 36.55 |
| German | 271174 | 15.06 |
| Other Groups | 258552 | 14.36 |
| Irish | 227982 | 12.66 |
| English | 221067 | 12.27 |
| American | 183821 | 10.21 |
| Italian | 77066 | 4.28 |
| Scottish | 36001 | 2.00 |
| Scotch Irish | 31551 | 1.75 |
| Polish | 28241 | 1.57 |
| European | 27199 | 1.51 |
| French (except Basque) | 23317 | 1.30 |
| Dutch | 21756 | 1.21 |
| Welsh | 15208 | 0.84 |
| British | 9075 | 0.50 |
| Hungarian | 7940 | 0.44 |
| Subsaharan African | 7159 | 0.40 |
| Russian | 5807 | 0.32 |
| Swedish | 5731 | 0.32 |
| African | 5007 | 0.28 |
| Greek | 4599 | 0.26 |
| Norwegian | 4325 | 0.24 |
| Slovak | 3963 | 0.22 |
| Scandinavian | 3542 | 0.20 |
| Eastern European | 3384 | 0.19 |
| Lebanese | 3037 | 0.17 |
| Swiss | 3002 | 0.17 |
| Czech | 2597 | 0.14 |
| Croatian | 2181 | 0.12 |
| French Canadian | 2169 | 0.12 |
| Austrian | 1846 | 0.10 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1761 | 0.10 |
| Northern European | 1627 | 0.09 |
| Ukrainian | 1451 | 0.08 |
| Canadian | 1423 | 0.08 |
| Danish | 1400 | 0.08 |
| Lithuanian | 1280 | 0.07 |
| Belgian | 1273 | 0.07 |
| Syrian | 1184 | 0.07 |
| Serbian | 1176 | 0.07 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1156 | 0.06 |
| Jamaican | 1095 | 0.06 |
| Romanian | 1094 | 0.06 |
| Finnish | 1008 | 0.06 |
| Slavic | 941 | 0.05 |
| Portuguese | 920 | 0.05 |
| Arab | 846 | 0.05 |
| Iranian | 807 | 0.05 |
| Nigerian | 784 | 0.04 |
| Celtic | 680 | 0.04 |
| Pennsylvania German | 610 | 0.03 |
| Egyptian | 563 | 0.03 |
| Yugoslavian | 531 | 0.03 |
| Palestinian | 452 | 0.03 |
| Slovene | 451 | 0.03 |
| Guyanese | 331 | 0.02 |
| Brazilian | 301 | 0.02 |
| Ghanaian | 298 | 0.02 |
| Moroccan | 241 | 0.01 |
| Armenian | 237 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 215 | 0.01 |
| Ethiopian | 208 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 190 | 0.01 |
| Turkish | 188 | 0.01 |
| West Indian | 179 | 0.01 |
| Haitian | 172 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 164 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 154 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 118 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 105 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 99 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 99 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 98 | 0.01 |
| Iraqi | 94 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 87 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 84 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 83 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 72 | 0.00 |
| Albania | 61 | 0.00 |
| Latvian | 58 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 54 | 0.00 |
| South African | 45 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 44 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 42 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 40 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 39 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 33 | 0.00 |
| Macedonian | 29 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 26 | 0.00 |
| Bulgarian | 20 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 16 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 15 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 12 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 10 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 9 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 7 | 0.00 |