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Highest British population share, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are British ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: British residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 0.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH SHAREVS 2010

01Hurricane, WVWV7,3671.6%−0.5 pts

02Charles, WVWV9,3291.4%+1.2 pts

03Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6711.4%+1.1 pts

04Charleston, WVWV46,1171.2%+0.7 pts

05Bluefield, WVWV9,1581.1%+0.1 pts

06Nitro, WVWV6,2701.1%+0.9 pts

07Huntington, WVWV44,8150.9%+0.2 pts

08Elkins, WVWV6,6220.8%−0.4 pts

09Morgantown, WVWV30,2930.8%0.0 pts

10Bridgeport, WVWV9,4270.7%+0.6 pts

11St. Albans, WVWV10,2100.6%+0.6 pts

12Parkersburg, WVWV28,5930.6%+0.1 pts

13Dunbar, WVWV7,0500.6%−0.3 pts

14Oak Hill, WVWV7,6290.6%+0.5 pts

15New Martinsville, WVWV5,0390.6%+0.4 pts

16Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8530.5%−0.4 pts

17Fairmont, WVWV18,0350.5%+0.2 pts

18Buckhannon, WVWV5,0540.5%+0.3 pts

19Wheeling, WVWV25,6800.5%+0.2 pts

20South Charleston, WVWV13,0720.5%−0.4 pts

21Vienna, WVWV10,3210.4%−0.1 pts

22Moundsville, WVWV7,6590.4%–

23Teays Valley, WVWV14,1510.3%+0.1 pts

24Martinsburg, WVWV19,2110.3%+0.1 pts

25Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9880.3%–

26Princeton, WVWV5,5780.3%−0.2 pts

27Beckley, WVWV16,3730.3%+0.2 pts

28Clarksburg, WVWV15,5620.2%−0.2 pts

29Brookhaven, WVWV6,2120.1%−0.6 pts

30Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9020.1%−0.7 pts

31Weirton, WVWV18,1330.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS