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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 77.07K people in West Virginia with Italian ancestry (4.28% of West Virginia population). Among all West Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Weirton city had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (17.36%), followed by Clarksburg city (11.92%), and Cheat Lake CDP (11.25%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Weirton city
Clarksburg city
Cheat Lake CDP
Fairmont city
Morgantown city
Wheeling city
Martinsburg city
Beckley city
Vienna city
Charleston city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Weirton city 17.36
2 Clarksburg city 11.92
3 Cheat Lake CDP 11.25
4 Fairmont city 10.59
5 Morgantown city 9.22
6 Wheeling city 8.07
7 Martinsburg city 4.61
8 Beckley city 4.45
9 Vienna city 4.22
10 Charleston city 3.91
11 St. Albans city 3.53
12 Teays Valley CDP 3.46
13 Parkersburg city 3.06
14 Huntington city 2.52
15 South Charleston city 2.32