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Highest Welsh population share, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Welsh residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 29 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2010

01Clarksburg, WVWV15,5623.1%+2.5 pts

02Beckley, WVWV16,3732.3%+1.7 pts

03Weirton, WVWV18,1332.1%+0.8 pts

04Elkins, WVWV6,6221.7%+0.8 pts

05Moundsville, WVWV7,6591.2%−0.0 pts

06Morgantown, WVWV30,2931.2%−0.8 pts

07Wheeling, WVWV25,6801.2%+0.3 pts

08Huntington, WVWV44,8151.0%+0.2 pts

09South Charleston, WVWV13,0720.8%+0.3 pts

10Charleston, WVWV46,1170.8%−0.7 pts

11Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9020.7%−0.0 pts

12Hurricane, WVWV7,3670.7%−0.3 pts

13Buckhannon, WVWV5,0540.6%−0.8 pts

14Teays Valley, WVWV14,1510.6%+0.0 pts

15Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6710.6%−0.1 pts

16Pea Ridge, WVWV6,9880.6%−0.5 pts

17Bluefield, WVWV9,1580.5%+0.4 pts

18Fairmont, WVWV18,0350.5%−0.3 pts

19Brookhaven, WVWV6,2120.4%−1.2 pts

20Vienna, WVWV10,3210.4%−0.2 pts

21New Martinsville, WVWV5,0390.4%−0.7 pts

22Bridgeport, WVWV9,4270.4%−1.3 pts

23Parkersburg, WVWV28,5930.4%−0.1 pts

24Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8530.3%–

25Oak Hill, WVWV7,6290.3%−1.5 pts

26Princeton, WVWV5,5780.3%−0.0 pts

27Dunbar, WVWV7,0500.2%−0.6 pts

28St. Albans, WVWV10,2100.2%−0.6 pts

29Martinsburg, WVWV19,2110.1%−0.4 pts

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