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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.38K people in West Virginia with Eastern European ancestry (0.19% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Parkersburg city had the highest percentage of its population with Eastern European ancestry (0.56%), followed by South Charleston city (0.51%), and Cheat Lake CDP (0.29%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Eastern European 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 Eastern European Ancestry in 2021
Parkersburg city
South Charleston city
Cheat Lake CDP
Clarksburg city
Charleston city
Morgantown city
Huntington city
Beckley city
Martinsburg city
Wheeling city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Eastern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Parkersburg city 0.56
2 South Charleston city 0.51
3 Cheat Lake CDP 0.29
4 Clarksburg city 0.28
5 Charleston city 0.24
6 Morgantown city 0.18
7 Huntington city 0.17
8 Beckley city 0.13
9 Martinsburg city 0.12
10 Wheeling city 0.08
11 Vienna city 0.07
11 Weirton city 0.07
12 Fairmont city 0.03