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Highest British population share, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are British ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: British residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 23 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 23 is 0.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarksburg, WV, up 25 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6711.0%+0.7 pts

02▲2Charleston, WVWV46,1170.9%+0.4 pts

03▲25Clarksburg, WVWV15,5620.8%+0.3 pts

04▲9Dunbar, WVWV7,0500.8%−0.2 pts

05▲20Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9880.7%–

06▲23Brookhaven, WVWV6,2120.6%−0.1 pts

07Huntington, WVWV44,8150.5%−0.2 pts

08▲15Teays Valley, WVWV14,1510.5%+0.3 pts

09▼7Charles, WVWV9,3290.4%+0.2 pts

10▲7Fairmont, WVWV18,0350.4%+0.1 pts

11▲8Wheeling, WVWV25,6800.4%+0.2 pts

12▼3Morgantown, WVWV30,2930.4%−0.4 pts

13▲14Beckley, WVWV16,3730.4%+0.3 pts

14▼8Nitro, WVWV6,2700.4%+0.1 pts

15▲15Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9020.3%−0.5 pts

16▼6Bridgeport, WVWV9,4270.3%+0.2 pts

17▲14Weirton, WVWV18,1330.2%–

18▲3Vienna, WVWV10,3210.2%−0.3 pts

19▼5Oak Hill, WVWV7,6290.2%+0.1 pts

20▼8Parkersburg, WVWV28,5930.2%−0.4 pts

21▲3Martinsburg, WVWV19,2110.2%0.0 pts

22▼2South Charleston, WVWV13,0720.1%−0.7 pts

23▼18Bluefield, WVWV9,1580.1%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES