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Highest English population share, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98819.5%+1.7 pts

02Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90216.2%+2.8 pts

03Teays Valley, WVWV14,15115.9%+2.7 pts

04Huntington, WVWV44,81515.9%+0.5 pts

05Dunbar, WVWV7,05014.4%+1.4 pts

06St. Albans, WVWV10,21014.3%−2.6 pts

07Clarksburg, WVWV15,56213.7%+3.0 pts

08Weirton, WVWV18,13313.5%+3.5 pts

09Charles, WVWV9,32913.1%+3.8 pts

10Charleston, WVWV46,11713.0%−1.2 pts

11Vienna, WVWV10,32112.6%−1.5 pts

12Nitro, WVWV6,27012.1%+1.5 pts

13Bridgeport, WVWV9,42711.9%−2.6 pts

14Princeton, WVWV5,57811.4%+0.6 pts

15Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67111.3%−1.4 pts

16Oak Hill, WVWV7,62911.2%−4.9 pts

17South Charleston, WVWV13,07210.7%−1.9 pts

18Morgantown, WVWV30,29310.5%−3.1 pts

19Brookhaven, WVWV6,21210.2%+0.4 pts

20Elkins, WVWV6,62210.1%−1.1 pts

21Parkersburg, WVWV28,5939.8%−3.4 pts

22Buckhannon, WVWV5,0549.7%−1.2 pts

23Fairmont, WVWV18,0359.6%−3.1 pts

24Wheeling, WVWV25,6809.5%−5.7 pts

25Bluefield, WVWV9,1588.6%−2.6 pts

26Moundsville, WVWV7,6598.4%−3.6 pts

27Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8538.2%−6.2 pts

28Beckley, WVWV16,3738.1%−1.7 pts

29Martinsburg, WVWV19,2117.7%−3.6 pts

30New Martinsville, WVWV5,0396.5%−6.3 pts

31Hurricane, WVWV7,3676.3%−4.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS