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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 15.21K people in West Virginia with Welsh ancestry (0.84% 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 Welsh ancestry (4.38%), followed by Weirton city (2.60%), and Beckley city (2.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Clarksburg city
Weirton city
Beckley city
Morgantown city
St. Albans city
Wheeling city
Huntington city
Vienna city
Parkersburg city
Fairmont city
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clarksburg city 4.38
2 Weirton city 2.60
3 Beckley city 2.20
4 Morgantown city 2.06
5 St. Albans city 1.31
6 Wheeling city 1.30
7 Huntington city 1.10
8 Vienna city 1.02
9 Parkersburg city 0.85
10 Fairmont city 0.74
11 South Charleston city 0.68
12 Charleston city 0.65
13 Cheat Lake CDP 0.61
14 Martinsburg city 0.21
15 Teays Valley CDP 0.06