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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.40K people in West Virginia with Danish ancestry (0.08% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fairmont city had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (0.39%), followed by Morgantown city (0.25%), and Charleston city (0.19%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Fairmont city
Morgantown city
Charleston city
Martinsburg city
Clarksburg city
Cheat Lake CDP
St. Albans city
Vienna city
Huntington city
Weirton city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fairmont city 0.39
2 Morgantown city 0.25
3 Charleston city 0.19
4 Martinsburg city 0.17
5 Clarksburg city 0.13
6 Cheat Lake CDP 0.12
7 St. Albans city 0.07
8 Vienna city 0.06
9 Huntington city 0.05
9 Weirton city 0.05
10 Parkersburg city 0.04