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Largest French Canadian population, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian 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 21 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 25. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Beckley, WV, up 16 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲2Fairmont, WVWV18,03579+204%

02▲16Beckley, WVWV16,37360+20%

03▲3Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85350–

04Martinsburg, WVWV19,21149−42%

05▲5Charleston, WVWV46,11744−77%

06▲9St. Albans, WVWV10,21037–

07▲5Elkins, WVWV6,62235+17%

08▼7Morgantown, WVWV30,29335−62%

09▼4Parkersburg, WVWV28,59335+84%

10▲10Moundsville, WVWV7,65932–

11▲5Clarksburg, WVWV15,56225+92%

12▼3Wheeling, WVWV25,68024+26%

13▼5Charles, WVWV9,32921–

14▼1Brookhaven, WVWV6,21218–

15Buckhannon, WVWV5,05418+157%

16Teays Valley, WVWV14,15117–

17▼15Huntington, WVWV44,81513−85%

18▼11Vienna, WVWV10,32113−54%

19▼2New Martinsville, WVWV5,0399–

20Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6718–

21▼10Weirton, WVWV18,1338−20%

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