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Least racially diverse, West Virginia cities · 1990

West Virginia cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 29 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Cheat Lake, WVWV10,9022−80%

02Hurricane, WVWV7,3672−38%

03New Martinsville, WVWV5,0393−14%

04Nitro, WVWV6,2703−51%

05Moundsville, WVWV7,6593−36%

06Elkins, WVWV6,6224−42%

07Brookhaven, WVWV6,2124−27%

08Vienna, WVWV10,3215−32%

09Teays Valley, WVWV14,1515−40%

10Parkersburg, WVWV28,5936−19%

11Buckhannon, WVWV5,0547−20%

12St. Albans, WVWV10,2109−2%

13Wheeling, WVWV25,68012−24%

14Clarksburg, WVWV15,56212−7%

15Bridgeport, WVWV9,42712+35%

16South Charleston, WVWV13,07212−37%

17Weirton, WVWV18,13312−2%

18Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67112−10%

19Oak Hill, WVWV7,62914−4%

20Fairmont, WVWV18,03518−12%

21Huntington, WVWV44,81518−15%

22Princeton, WVWV5,57821+22%

23Dunbar, WVWV7,05021−30%

24Morgantown, WVWV30,29321−7%

25Martinsburg, WVWV19,21124−29%

26Charleston, WVWV46,11735−8%

27Bluefield, WVWV9,15845−2%

28Charles, WVWV9,32946+6%

29Beckley, WVWV16,37347−5%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES