RANKING · 2024 ACS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Highest Irish population share, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Princeton, WVWV5,57821.0%–

02Bridgeport, WVWV9,42718.5%–

03Moundsville, WVWV7,65918.4%–

04Weirton, WVWV18,13317.9%–

05Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98816.8%–

06Wheeling, WVWV25,68015.8%–

07Fairmont, WVWV18,03515.5%–

08Clarksburg, WVWV15,56215.2%–

09Morgantown, WVWV30,29315.2%–

10Buckhannon, WVWV5,05414.7%–

11Parkersburg, WVWV28,59314.3%–

12Dunbar, WVWV7,05014.3%–

13Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85314.1%–

14Vienna, WVWV10,32113.3%–

15Charleston, WVWV46,11712.8%–

16Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90212.8%–

17Elkins, WVWV6,62212.6%–

18Brookhaven, WVWV6,21211.7%–

19Teays Valley, WVWV14,15111.5%–

20Huntington, WVWV44,81511.2%–

21Nitro, WVWV6,27011.1%–

22New Martinsville, WVWV5,03911.0%–

23South Charleston, WVWV13,07210.6%–

24Hurricane, WVWV7,36710.4%–

25Charles, WVWV9,32910.2%–

26Oak Hill, WVWV7,62910.1%–

27Martinsburg, WVWV19,2119.6%–

28St. Albans, WVWV10,2109.0%–

29Beckley, WVWV16,3738.8%–

30Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6718.7%–

31Bluefield, WVWV9,1588.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES