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Largest German population, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Wheeling, WVWV25,6807,048−22%

02Huntington, WVWV44,8155,972−21%

03Morgantown, WVWV30,2935,789−20%

04Charleston, WVWV46,1175,747−23%

05Parkersburg, WVWV28,5935,351−24%

06Weirton, WVWV18,1333,820−3%

07Clarksburg, WVWV15,5623,786+11%

08Fairmont, WVWV18,0353,484−20%

09Martinsburg, WVWV19,2113,025−27%

10Beckley, WVWV16,3732,075+28%

11Elkins, WVWV6,6221,983+25%

12Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9021,946+12%

13Bridgeport, WVWV9,4271,904+16%

14South Charleston, WVWV13,0721,591−32%

15Moundsville, WVWV7,6591,584−32%

16Teays Valley, WVWV14,1511,575−29%

17Vienna, WVWV10,3211,504−39%

18Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6711,460−4%

19St. Albans, WVWV10,2101,431−27%

20Bluefield, WVWV9,1581,327+3%

21Brookhaven, WVWV6,2121,161−22%

22Buckhannon, WVWV5,0541,050−31%

23Hurricane, WVWV7,367884+5%

24Charles, WVWV9,329882−28%

25Pea Ridge, WVWV6,988881−42%

26New Martinsville, WVWV5,039877−35%

27Ranson corporation, WVWV6,853799+11%

28Dunbar, WVWV7,050771−45%

29Nitro, WVWV6,270751−31%

30Princeton, WVWV5,578546−44%

31Oak Hill, WVWV7,629529−66%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS