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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2020 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

01Brookhaven, WVWV6,2124.6%+1.0 pts

02Bridgeport, WVWV9,4274.3%−1.3 pts

03South Charleston, WVWV13,0723.6%−1.0 pts

04Dunbar, WVWV7,0503.2%−0.3 pts

05Teays Valley, WVWV14,1513.2%−1.4 pts

06Princeton, WVWV5,5783.2%+0.8 pts

07Charleston, WVWV46,1173.0%−1.3 pts

08Bluefield, WVWV9,1582.8%−1.9 pts

09St. Albans, WVWV10,2102.6%−2.5 pts

10Wheeling, WVWV25,6802.6%+0.1 pts

11New Martinsville, WVWV5,0392.6%+0.5 pts

12Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9882.5%−2.2 pts

13Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932.4%−0.2 pts

14Martinsburg, WVWV19,2112.4%+0.6 pts

15Oak Hill, WVWV7,6292.4%+1.1 pts

16Vienna, WVWV10,3212.3%−0.5 pts

17Buckhannon, WVWV5,0542.2%−0.9 pts

18Huntington, WVWV44,8152.1%−1.5 pts

19Weirton, WVWV18,1331.5%−2.4 pts

20Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6711.4%−1.8 pts

21Fairmont, WVWV18,0351.4%−2.4 pts

22Beckley, WVWV16,3731.3%−1.3 pts

23Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9021.3%−0.4 pts

24Morgantown, WVWV30,2931.2%−2.8 pts

25Charles, WVWV9,3291.1%−1.9 pts

26Clarksburg, WVWV15,5621.0%−2.7 pts

27Moundsville, WVWV7,6591.0%−1.5 pts

28Nitro, WVWV6,2700.8%−1.6 pts

29Hurricane, WVWV7,3670.6%−1.8 pts

30Elkins, WVWV6,6220.4%−2.2 pts

31Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8530.3%–

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