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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 36.00K people in West Virginia with Scottish ancestry (2.00% 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 Scottish ancestry (4.11%), followed by Cheat Lake CDP (3.57%), and Morgantown city (3.31%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Teays Valley CDP
Cheat Lake CDP
Morgantown city
Huntington city
Martinsburg city
Parkersburg city
Vienna city
Fairmont city
Charleston city
South Charleston city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Teays Valley CDP 4.11
2 Cheat Lake CDP 3.57
3 Morgantown city 3.31
4 Huntington city 3.08
5 Martinsburg city 2.50
6 Parkersburg city 2.44
7 Vienna city 2.25
8 Fairmont city 2.13
9 Charleston city 2.11
10 South Charleston city 2.05
11 Clarksburg city 1.70
12 Wheeling city 1.64
13 St. Albans city 1.46
14 Beckley city 1.30
15 Weirton city 1.16