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Highest English population share, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English 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 15.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Beckley, WV, up 23 places to #5.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010
01Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98826.2%+8.5 pts
02▲11Bridgeport, WVWV9,42725.4%+10.8 pts
03▲13Oak Hill, WVWV7,62922.7%+6.7 pts
04Huntington, WVWV44,81521.7%+6.3 pts
05▲23Beckley, WVWV16,37321.5%+11.7 pts
06▲1Clarksburg, WVWV15,56219.8%+9.1 pts
07▲4Vienna, WVWV10,32119.0%+4.9 pts
08▲2Charleston, WVWV46,11718.6%+4.5 pts
09▼3St. Albans, WVWV10,21018.2%+1.4 pts
10▼7Teays Valley, WVWV14,15118.0%+4.8 pts
11▲4Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67117.7%+5.0 pts
12▲5South Charleston, WVWV13,07217.2%+4.6 pts
13▼11Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90216.9%+3.5 pts
14Princeton, WVWV5,57816.3%+5.5 pts
15▲6Parkersburg, WVWV28,59315.8%+2.6 pts
16▼11Dunbar, WVWV7,05015.6%+2.6 pts
17▲2Brookhaven, WVWV6,21215.1%+5.4 pts
18▲13Hurricane, WVWV7,36715.1%+4.6 pts
19▼10Charles, WVWV9,32914.2%+5.0 pts
20▲2Buckhannon, WVWV5,05414.0%+3.1 pts
21▲3Wheeling, WVWV25,68013.3%−1.9 pts
22▲7Martinsburg, WVWV19,21112.7%+1.5 pts
23▲2Bluefield, WVWV9,15812.7%+1.5 pts
24▲6New Martinsville, WVWV5,03912.5%−0.3 pts
25▼2Fairmont, WVWV18,03512.2%−0.5 pts
26Moundsville, WVWV7,65911.0%−1.0 pts
27▼7Elkins, WVWV6,62210.9%−0.3 pts
28▼10Morgantown, WVWV30,29310.5%−3.0 pts
29▼17Nitro, WVWV6,27010.1%−0.6 pts
30▼22Weirton, WVWV18,13310.0%0.0 pts
31▼4Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8537.4%−7.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES