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Highest Scottish population share, West Virginia cities

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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Morgantown, WVWV30,2934.3%+0.9 pts

02New Martinsville, WVWV5,0394.2%+2.0 pts

03St. Albans, WVWV10,2103.7%+1.6 pts

04Moundsville, WVWV7,6593.7%+2.4 pts

05Bluefield, WVWV9,1583.4%+0.8 pts

06Hurricane, WVWV7,3673.4%+1.9 pts

07Huntington, WVWV44,8153.4%+0.9 pts

08Clarksburg, WVWV15,5623.3%+2.1 pts

09Charleston, WVWV46,1173.2%+0.7 pts

10Teays Valley, WVWV14,1513.2%−0.0 pts

11Charles, WVWV9,3293.1%+1.0 pts

12Buckhannon, WVWV5,0543.1%+1.9 pts

13Parkersburg, WVWV28,5933.1%+0.7 pts

14Beckley, WVWV16,3733.0%+1.1 pts

15Dunbar, WVWV7,0503.0%−0.6 pts

16Bridgeport, WVWV9,4272.9%−1.3 pts

17Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9022.8%−1.1 pts

18Wheeling, WVWV25,6802.8%+0.9 pts

19Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9882.8%−3.3 pts

20Martinsburg, WVWV19,2112.7%+0.2 pts

21Oak Hill, WVWV7,6292.7%+1.0 pts

22Brookhaven, WVWV6,2122.4%−0.5 pts

23Nitro, WVWV6,2702.4%+1.0 pts

24Vienna, WVWV10,3212.4%+0.4 pts

25Fairmont, WVWV18,0352.3%+0.8 pts

26Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6712.3%−0.3 pts

27Weirton, WVWV18,1331.7%−0.5 pts

28South Charleston, WVWV13,0721.6%−0.6 pts

29Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8531.6%−0.1 pts

30Princeton, WVWV5,5781.4%−0.7 pts

31Elkins, WVWV6,6221.3%−1.5 pts

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