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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 183.82K people in West Virginia with American ancestry (10.21% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Teays Valley CDP had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (16.49%), followed by Beckley city (13.12%), and Vienna city (12.80%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American 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 American Ancestry in 2021
Teays Valley CDP
Beckley city
Vienna city
South Charleston city
St. Albans city
Parkersburg city
Cheat Lake CDP
Fairmont city
Huntington city
Charleston city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Teays Valley CDP 16.49
2 Beckley city 13.12
3 Vienna city 12.80
4 South Charleston city 12.79
5 St. Albans city 11.82
6 Parkersburg city 11.08
7 Cheat Lake CDP 8.03
8 Fairmont city 7.31
9 Huntington city 6.97
10 Charleston city 6.61
11 Clarksburg city 6.53
12 Wheeling city 4.66
13 Martinsburg city 4.32
14 Weirton city 4.11
15 Morgantown city 3.74