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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.07K people in West Virginia with British ancestry (0.50% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Charleston city had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.08%), followed by Huntington city (0.93%), and Morgantown city (0.88%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Charleston city
Huntington city
Morgantown city
Parkersburg city
Clarksburg city
St. Albans city
Wheeling city
Vienna city
Fairmont city
Beckley city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Charleston city 1.08
2 Huntington city 0.93
3 Morgantown city 0.88
4 Parkersburg city 0.86
5 Clarksburg city 0.69
6 St. Albans city 0.59
7 Wheeling city 0.45
8 Vienna city 0.44
9 Fairmont city 0.43
10 Beckley city 0.34
11 Martinsburg city 0.24
12 South Charleston city 0.17
13 Weirton city 0.12
14 Cheat Lake CDP 0.10
15 Teays Valley CDP 0.08