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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 227.98K people in West Virginia with Irish ancestry (12.66% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Clarksburg city had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (20.52%), followed by Weirton city (18.89%), and Morgantown city (18.04%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Clarksburg city
Weirton city
Morgantown city
Wheeling city
St. Albans city
Teays Valley CDP
Fairmont city
Vienna city
Cheat Lake CDP
South Charleston city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clarksburg city 20.52
2 Weirton city 18.89
3 Morgantown city 18.04
4 Wheeling city 15.92
5 St. Albans city 14.66
6 Teays Valley CDP 14.63
7 Fairmont city 14.23
8 Vienna city 13.44
9 Cheat Lake CDP 13.42
10 South Charleston city 12.56
11 Parkersburg city 12.29
12 Huntington city 11.17
13 Martinsburg city 10.72
14 Charleston city 10.63
15 Beckley city 8.29