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Largest Irish population, West Virginia cities · 2020

West Virginia cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Morgantown, WVWV30,2935,356−10%

02Huntington, WVWV44,8155,220−37%

03Charleston, WVWV46,1174,850−30%

04Wheeling, WVWV25,6804,338−22%

05Parkersburg, WVWV28,5933,764−14%

06Weirton, WVWV18,1333,623−1%

07Clarksburg, WVWV15,5623,288−10%

08Fairmont, WVWV18,0352,586−20%

09Teays Valley, WVWV14,1512,013+10%

10Martinsburg, WVWV19,2111,871−34%

11Vienna, WVWV10,3211,583+3%

12South Charleston, WVWV13,0721,562−17%

13St. Albans, WVWV10,2101,495+6%

14Beckley, WVWV16,3731,384−16%

15Cross Lanes, WVWV9,6711,267+5%

16Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9021,245+5%

17Bridgeport, WVWV9,4271,154−7%

18Oak Hill, WVWV7,6291,095−14%

19Buckhannon, WVWV5,0541,047+43%

20Brookhaven, WVWV6,2121,012+32%

21Moundsville, WVWV7,659955−35%

22Elkins, WVWV6,622920−35%

23Charles, WVWV9,329869+9%

24Dunbar, WVWV7,050853−38%

25Pea Ridge, WVWV6,988784−10%

26Princeton, WVWV5,578689−27%

27Bluefield, WVWV9,158683−52%

28New Martinsville, WVWV5,039632−4%

29Ranson corporation, WVWV6,853511+46%

30Hurricane, WVWV7,367419−37%

31Nitro, WVWV6,270414−43%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS