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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 221.07K people in West Virginia with English ancestry (12.27% 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 English ancestry (19.29%), followed by Huntington city (18.91%), and Cheat Lake CDP (18.57%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Teays Valley CDP
Huntington city
Cheat Lake CDP
Clarksburg city
Vienna city
Charleston city
St. Albans city
Parkersburg city
Weirton city
Fairmont city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Teays Valley CDP 19.29
2 Huntington city 18.91
3 Cheat Lake CDP 18.57
4 Clarksburg city 15.42
5 Vienna city 14.08
6 Charleston city 13.91
7 St. Albans city 12.86
8 Parkersburg city 11.49
9 Weirton city 11.43
10 Fairmont city 11.40
11 Morgantown city 11.20
12 Beckley city 10.90
13 Wheeling city 10.76
14 South Charleston city 10.42
15 Martinsburg city 7.91