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Least racially diverse, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 28. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cross Lanes, WV, up 17 places to #3.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01▲1New Martinsville, WVWV5,0397+206%

02▲10Hurricane, WVWV7,36717+580%

03▲17Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67117+41%

04▼3Moundsville, WVWV7,65919+429%

05▼2Parkersburg, WVWV28,59320+256%

06▲5Vienna, WVWV10,32121+354%

07▼3Teays Valley, WVWV14,15122+399%

08▲5Oak Hill, WVWV7,62922+58%

09▲1Weirton, WVWV18,13325+106%

10▲5Clarksburg, WVWV15,56225+111%

11▲7Wheeling, WVWV25,68026+121%

12▼3Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90226+2101%

13▲1Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98826–

14▼8Bridgeport, WVWV9,42727+141%

15▲4Princeton, WVWV5,57827+30%

16▲1St. Albans, WVWV10,21028+278%

17▼1Nitro, WVWV6,27028+938%

18▼13Brookhaven, WVWV6,21229+570%

19▼11Elkins, WVWV6,62229+720%

20▲3South Charleston, WVWV13,07231+164%

21▼14Buckhannon, WVWV5,05432+324%

22▼1Fairmont, WVWV18,03536+101%

23▼1Huntington, WVWV44,81537+103%

24Morgantown, WVWV30,29338+84%

25▲1Dunbar, WVWV7,05049+140%

26▼1Charleston, WVWV46,11750+43%

27Bluefield, WVWV9,15850+13%

28▲3Ranson corporation, WVWV6,85358–

29▼1Beckley, WVWV16,37358+25%

30Charles, WVWV9,32965+43%

31▼2Martinsburg, WVWV19,21167+184%

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