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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8534.7%–

02Brookhaven, WVWV6,2124.1%+0.4 pts

03South Charleston, WVWV13,0723.5%−1.1 pts

04Buckhannon, WVWV5,0543.1%−0.0 pts

05Wheeling, WVWV25,6802.9%+0.4 pts

06Dunbar, WVWV7,0502.9%−0.7 pts

07Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6712.6%−0.6 pts

08Princeton, WVWV5,5782.5%+0.2 pts

09Charleston, WVWV46,1172.4%−1.9 pts

10Nitro, WVWV6,2702.4%−0.0 pts

11New Martinsville, WVWV5,0392.3%+0.2 pts

12Teays Valley, WVWV14,1512.3%−2.3 pts

13Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932.3%−0.4 pts

14Huntington, WVWV44,8151.9%−1.6 pts

15Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9881.8%−3.0 pts

16Bridgeport, WVWV9,4271.7%−3.9 pts

17Morgantown, WVWV30,2931.6%−2.4 pts

18Moundsville, WVWV7,6591.6%−0.9 pts

19Hurricane, WVWV7,3671.5%−0.9 pts

20Martinsburg, WVWV19,2111.4%−0.4 pts

21Charles, WVWV9,3291.4%−1.5 pts

22Clarksburg, WVWV15,5621.4%−2.3 pts

23Vienna, WVWV10,3211.2%−1.6 pts

24Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9021.2%−0.5 pts

25Weirton, WVWV18,1331.1%−2.7 pts

26St. Albans, WVWV10,2101.1%−4.1 pts

27Fairmont, WVWV18,0351.1%−2.7 pts

28Bluefield, WVWV9,1581.0%−3.7 pts

29Beckley, WVWV16,3731.0%−1.6 pts

30Elkins, WVWV6,6220.8%−1.8 pts

31Oak Hill, WVWV7,6290.7%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES