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Largest German population, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the number of residents who are German 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 1,502. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Charles, WV, up 9 places to #15.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wheeling, WVWV25,6806,749−26%

02▲2Charleston, WVWV46,1176,076−19%

03Morgantown, WVWV30,2935,775−21%

04▼2Huntington, WVWV44,8155,279−30%

05Parkersburg, WVWV28,5933,830−46%

06Weirton, WVWV18,1333,548−10%

07Clarksburg, WVWV15,5623,067−10%

08Fairmont, WVWV18,0352,883−34%

09▲3Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9022,717+56%

10▼1Martinsburg, WVWV19,2112,608−37%

11▲6Vienna, WVWV10,3212,159−12%

12▼2Beckley, WVWV16,3732,052+26%

13▲3Teays Valley, WVWV14,1512,044−8%

14▲1Moundsville, WVWV7,6591,554−33%

15▲9Charles, WVWV9,3291,508+23%

16▼2South Charleston, WVWV13,0721,502−36%

17▼4Bridgeport, WVWV9,4271,421−13%

18Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6711,369−10%

19▲2Brookhaven, WVWV6,2121,057−29%

20▼9Elkins, WVWV6,6221,005−37%

21▲4Pea Ridge, WVWV6,988985−36%

22▲4New Martinsville, WVWV5,039983−27%

23▲6Nitro, WVWV6,270983−10%

24▼1Hurricane, WVWV7,367980+16%

25▲3Dunbar, WVWV7,050965−31%

26▲1Ranson corporation, WVWV6,853942+30%

27▼7Bluefield, WVWV9,158881−32%

28▼6Buckhannon, WVWV5,054821−46%

29▼10St. Albans, WVWV10,210788−60%

30Princeton, WVWV5,578682−30%

31Oak Hill, WVWV7,629464−71%

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