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Highest Italian population share, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Italian 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 4.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Bridgeport, WVWV9,42716.6%+2.1 pts

02Weirton, WVWV18,13316.1%−6.4 pts

03Clarksburg, WVWV15,56213.3%+1.4 pts

04Brookhaven, WVWV6,21211.1%−0.2 pts

05Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85311.0%+6.6 pts

06Fairmont, WVWV18,03510.6%−3.9 pts

07Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9029.7%−4.0 pts

08Morgantown, WVWV30,2938.5%−6.3 pts

09Nitro, WVWV6,2708.2%+5.3 pts

10Wheeling, WVWV25,6807.3%0.0 pts

11Elkins, WVWV6,6225.8%−0.2 pts

12Hurricane, WVWV7,3675.8%+4.3 pts

13Charles, WVWV9,3295.2%−1.3 pts

14Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9885.0%+0.3 pts

15Martinsburg, WVWV19,2114.9%+0.9 pts

16Bluefield, WVWV9,1584.9%+0.6 pts

17Buckhannon, WVWV5,0544.7%−1.0 pts

18Beckley, WVWV16,3734.3%−0.2 pts

19Vienna, WVWV10,3214.0%+1.9 pts

20Charleston, WVWV46,1173.6%−1.1 pts

21St. Albans, WVWV10,2103.4%+2.1 pts

22South Charleston, WVWV13,0723.3%−0.2 pts

23Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932.9%−0.1 pts

24Teays Valley, WVWV14,1512.9%−0.1 pts

25Huntington, WVWV44,8152.6%−1.5 pts

26New Martinsville, WVWV5,0392.1%−1.6 pts

27Oak Hill, WVWV7,6291.9%−3.2 pts

28Moundsville, WVWV7,6591.9%−4.0 pts

29Princeton, WVWV5,5781.7%−3.8 pts

30Dunbar, WVWV7,0501.6%−3.1 pts

31Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6710.5%−2.0 pts

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