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Largest American population, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 923. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Weirton, WV, up 12 places to #8.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Huntington, WVWV44,8153,690−18%

02▼1Charleston, WVWV46,1172,499−53%

03Parkersburg, WVWV28,5932,283−62%

04Teays Valley, WVWV14,1511,841+8%

05Beckley, WVWV16,3731,601−60%

06Wheeling, WVWV25,6801,381−20%

07▲5St. Albans, WVWV10,2101,265−1%

08▲12Weirton, WVWV18,1331,247+47%

09▲4Morgantown, WVWV30,2931,138−17%

10▼2Hurricane, WVWV7,3671,103+1%

11▼4South Charleston, WVWV13,0721,088−40%

12▼3Vienna, WVWV10,3211,078−36%

13▼2Fairmont, WVWV18,0351,077−44%

14▼4Cross Lanes, WVWV9,671975−34%

15▲1Clarksburg, WVWV15,562946−69%

16▼2Martinsburg, WVWV19,211923−43%

17▲8Elkins, WVWV6,622827+3%

18▲6Moundsville, WVWV7,659757−33%

19▲3Pea Ridge, WVWV6,988722−19%

20▲10New Martinsville, WVWV5,039712−20%

21▼4Oak Hill, WVWV7,629668−32%

22▼1Bluefield, WVWV9,158637−19%

23▲6Charles, WVWV9,329520+68%

24▼5Brookhaven, WVWV6,212496−34%

25▲2Bridgeport, WVWV9,427472−46%

26▼8Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902467−4%

27▼1Princeton, WVWV5,578441−37%

28▼5Dunbar, WVWV7,050403−48%

29▼14Nitro, WVWV6,270394−43%

30▲1Buckhannon, WVWV5,054315−62%

31▼3Ranson corporation, WVWV6,853238−58%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES