RANKING · 2024 ACS · 31 SHOWN OF 31

Largest French population, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 100. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Teays Valley, WV, up 15 places to #12.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Huntington, WVWV44,815630+5%

02▲2Wheeling, WVWV25,680511−20%

03▼1Charleston, WVWV46,117470−62%

04▲1Morgantown, WVWV30,293422−47%

05▲1Parkersburg, WVWV28,593387−42%

06▼3Martinsburg, WVWV19,211374−20%

07Weirton, WVWV18,133293+17%

08Fairmont, WVWV18,035288−31%

09Clarksburg, WVWV15,562270−4%

10▲3Beckley, WVWV16,373253+69%

11▲3Cheat Lake, WVWV10,902215+35%

12▲15Teays Valley, WVWV14,151189−33%

13▼3South Charleston, WVWV13,072169−46%

14▼2Pea Ridge, WVWV6,988160−12%

15▲14Brookhaven, WVWV6,212157+39%

16Charles, WVWV9,329100+92%

17▼6Elkins, WVWV6,62297−16%

18▲4Moundsville, WVWV7,65988−42%

19▼1New Martinsville, WVWV5,03987−28%

20▲5Buckhannon, WVWV5,05486−31%

21▲2Hurricane, WVWV7,36786+23%

22▲8Bridgeport, WVWV9,42771−74%

23▼8St. Albans, WVWV10,21067−29%

24▲2Bluefield, WVWV9,15865−51%

25▼6Vienna, WVWV10,32161−86%

26▼2Oak Hill, WVWV7,62955+62%

27▼7Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85355+358%

28Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67149−80%

29▼8Princeton, WVWV5,57825−48%

30▼13Dunbar, WVWV7,05021−86%

31Nitro, WVWV6,27011−93%

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