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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 31.55K people in West Virginia with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.75% 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 Scotch Irish ancestry (3.14%), followed by St. Albans city (3.10%), and South Charleston city (2.99%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scotch 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Teays Valley CDP
St. Albans city
South Charleston city
Wheeling city
Charleston city
Vienna city
Huntington city
Parkersburg city
Martinsburg city
Cheat Lake CDP
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Teays Valley CDP 3.14
2 St. Albans city 3.10
3 South Charleston city 2.99
4 Wheeling city 2.98
5 Charleston city 2.94
6 Vienna city 2.43
7 Huntington city 2.22
8 Parkersburg city 2.05
9 Martinsburg city 1.91
10 Cheat Lake CDP 1.90
11 Weirton city 1.23
12 Clarksburg city 1.19
13 Beckley city 1.14
14 Morgantown city 1.02
15 Fairmont city 0.89