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Cities in West Virginia ranked by Non-Hispanic White Population

This list ranks the 232 cities in West Virginia based on their Non-Hispanic White population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Non-Hispanic White population in West Virginia

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  • 1
    Huntington
    Non-Hispanic White population in Huntington is 42,039
    85.32% of Huntington population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 2
    Charleston
    Non-Hispanic White population in Charleston is 40,261
    77.25% of Charleston population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 3
    Parkersburg
    Non-Hispanic White population in Parkersburg is 28,638
    93.16% of Parkersburg population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 4
    Morgantown
    Non-Hispanic White population in Morgantown is 27,246
    86.08% of Morgantown population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 5
    Wheeling
    Non-Hispanic White population in Wheeling is 25,243
    89.47% of Wheeling population is Non-Hispanic White

List of 232 cities in West Virginia by Non-Hispanic White Population

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Rank by Non-Hispanic White Population
City
Non-Hispanic White Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total West Virginia Non-Hispanic White Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Huntington 42,039 85.32% 7.26%
2 Charleston 40,261 77.25% 6.95%
3 Parkersburg 28,638 93.16% 4.94%
4 Morgantown 27,246 86.08% 4.70%
5 Wheeling 25,243 89.47% 4.36%
6 Weirton 17,925 91.00% 3.09%
7 Fairmont 16,820 85.66% 2.90%
8 15,189 90.11% 2.62%
9 15,334 71.63% 2.65%
10 13,822 71.87% 2.39%
11 12,034 83.97% 2.08%
12 10,083 90.14% 1.74%
13 9,928 89.64% 1.71%
14 8,756 91.05% 1.51%
15 7,766 94.37% 1.34%
16 7,409 90.70% 1.28%
17 7,874 76.81% 1.36%
18 6,779 95.08% 1.17%
19 6,840 92.08% 1.18%
20 6,533 89.02% 1.13%
21 6,234 78.24% 1.08%
22 5,510 88.44% 0.95%
23 5,072 96.44% 0.88%
24 5,662 73.29% 0.98%
25 4,622 95.48% 0.80%
26 4,716 87.56% 0.81%
27 4,528 90.07% 0.78%
28 4,739 77.82% 0.82%
29 4,008 90.17% 0.69%
30 3,771 94.04% 0.65%
31 3,818 93.58% 0.66%
32 3,715 91.66% 0.64%
33 3,695 93.00% 0.64%
34 3,732 88.73% 0.64%
35 3,284 91.05% 0.57%
36 3,303 88.01% 0.57%
37 3,149 93.72% 0.54%
38 2,948 97.88% 0.51%
39 2,978 93.91% 0.51%
40 2,863 95.27% 0.49%
41 2,838 96.99% 0.49%
42 2,773 99.60% 0.48%
43 2,736 94.93% 0.47%
44 2,789 96.91% 0.48%
45 2,850 89.62% 0.49%
46 2,577 97.91% 0.44%
47 2,596 85.11% 0.45%
48 2,765 85.13% 0.48%
49 2,529 98.14% 0.44%
50 2,521 96.59% 0.44%
51 2,442 91.80% 0.42%
52 2,603 74.18% 0.45%
53 2,342 84.18% 0.40%
54 2,335 94.04% 0.40%
55 2,218 95.52% 0.38%
56 2,162 87.46% 0.37%
57 2,176 73.04% 0.38%
58 2,175 95.60% 0.38%
59 2,076 95.84% 0.36%
60 2,178 89.56% 0.38%
61 2,197 90.45% 0.38%
62 2,132 88.69% 0.37%
63 1,853 93.68% 0.32%
64 1,950 86.78% 0.34%
65 1,741 95.14% 0.30%
66 1,837 92.27% 0.32%
67 1,695 94.96% 0.29%
68 1,620 97.53% 0.28%
69 1,679 95.67% 0.29%
70 1,665 84.52% 0.29%
71 1,580 95.53% 0.27%
72 1,671 90.72% 0.29%
73 1,574 87.49% 0.27%
74 1,720 87.89% 0.30%
75 1,574 92.53% 0.27%
76 1,525 96.09% 0.26%
77 1,502 95.30% 0.26%
78 1,428 99.03% 0.25%
79 1,466 90.77% 0.25%
80 1,423 94.24% 0.25%
81 1,455 88.94% 0.25%
82 1,479 93.49% 0.26%
83 1,387 93.21% 0.24%
84 1,348 93.74% 0.23%
85 1,423 91.39% 0.25%
86 1,335 95.22% 0.23%
87 1,387 85.14% 0.24%
88 1,508 75.82% 0.26%
89 1,220 98.23% 0.21%
90 1,210 98.86% 0.21%
91 1,299 90.08% 0.22%
92 1,192 84.30% 0.21%
93 1,193 95.44% 0.21%
94 1,172 98.74% 0.20%
95 1,157 83.54% 0.20%
96 1,173 98.49% 0.20%
97 1,284 86.23% 0.22%
98 1,106 98.75% 0.19%
99 1,267 86.96% 0.22%
100 1,134 87.70% 0.20%
101 1,056 98.69% 0.18%
102 1,154 89.32% 0.20%
103 1,068 88.48% 0.18%
104 1,044 95.78% 0.18%
105 1,025 94.64% 0.18%
106 990 99.50% 0.17%
107 1,029 86.54% 0.18%
108 1,005 95.17% 0.17%
109 977 93.49% 0.17%
110 978 83.52% 0.17%
111 913 96.82% 0.16%
111 955 92.72% 0.16%
112 932 93.76% 0.16%
113 895 95.93% 0.15%
114 865 96.54% 0.15%
115 869 89.59% 0.15%
116 853 98.39% 0.15%
116 854 97.05% 0.15%
117 943 89.47% 0.16%
118 796 97.79% 0.14%
119 788 96.92% 0.14%
120 806 72.88% 0.14%
121 810 85.35% 0.14%
122 840 75.54% 0.14%
123 756 92.08% 0.13%
124 694 76.85% 0.12%
125 747 78.06% 0.13%
126 769 85.63% 0.13%
127 645 96.99% 0.11%
128 634 99.53% 0.11%
129 731 83.73% 0.13%
130 640 98.01% 0.11%
131 637 97.40% 0.11%
132 694 91.32% 0.12%
133 690 87.01% 0.12%
133 699 89.16% 0.12%
134 613 99.19% 0.11%
135 610 99.51% 0.11%
136 587 95.29% 0.10%
137 586 94.36% 0.10%
138 569 97.93% 0.10%
139 549 97.00% 0.09%
140 558 93.62% 0.10%
141 560 93.02% 0.10%
142 529 97.78% 0.09%
143 527 96.34% 0.09%
144 596 81.09% 0.10%
145 507 98.45% 0.09%
146 503 99.41% 0.09%
147 600 85.59% 0.10%
148 490 98.39% 0.08%
149 484 98.37% 0.08%
150 499 91.06% 0.09%
150 466 100.00% 0.08%
151 493 94.81% 0.09%
152 468 97.30% 0.08%
153 457 96.21% 0.08%
154 466 94.72% 0.08%
154 448 98.25% 0.08%
155 459 97.66% 0.08%
156 439 82.67% 0.08%
157 549 80.03% 0.09%
158 419 95.01% 0.07%
159 417 96.75% 0.07%
159 438 88.48% 0.08%
160 405 99.26% 0.07%
161 397 96.13% 0.07%
162 456 82.31% 0.08%
163 403 95.95% 0.07%
164 390 98.73% 0.07%
165 391 96.31% 0.07%
166 367 94.10% 0.06%
167 398 89.64% 0.07%
168 387 79.63% 0.07%
169 341 98.55% 0.06%
170 394 85.10% 0.07%
170 336 98.25% 0.06%
171 385 84.43% 0.07%
172 329 97.34% 0.06%
173 322 100.00% 0.06%
174 320 99.38% 0.06%
175 355 86.37% 0.06%
176 338 91.85% 0.06%
176 311 98.11% 0.05%
176 323 96.42% 0.06%
177 310 100.00% 0.05%
178 305 98.71% 0.05%
179 302 96.18% 0.05%
180 292 96.05% 0.05%
181 294 98.99% 0.05%
182 282 100.00% 0.05%
183 275 100.00% 0.05%
184 329 85.23% 0.06%
185 265 100.00% 0.05%
186 260 100.00% 0.04%
187 267 90.82% 0.05%
188 250 93.28% 0.04%
189 233 100.00% 0.04%
190 222 94.07% 0.04%
191 216 99.54% 0.04%
192 218 93.56% 0.04%
193 195 100.00% 0.03%
193 195 100.00% 0.03%
194 192 100.00% 0.03%
195 204 93.15% 0.04%
196 183 98.92% 0.03%
197 176 98.88% 0.03%
198 171 99.42% 0.03%
199 168 100.00% 0.03%
200 151 55.72% 0.03%
201 148 100.00% 0.03%
202 156 94.55% 0.03%
203 152 92.68% 0.03%
204 135 92.47% 0.02%
205 121 98.37% 0.02%
206 174 80.93% 0.03%
207 116 100.00% 0.02%
208 116 96.67% 0.02%
209 116 93.55% 0.02%
209 111 98.23% 0.02%
210 105 81.40% 0.02%
211 151 71.90% 0.03%
212 90 100.00% 0.02%
213 91 95.79% 0.02%
214 92 94.85% 0.02%
215 92 91.09% 0.02%
216 83 88.30% 0.01%
217 89 39.38% 0.02%
218 79 100.00% 0.01%
219 59 100.00% 0.01%
220 36 63.16% 0.01%
221 5 100.00% -

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in West Virginia by their Non-Hispanic White population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic White Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Non-Hispanic White, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Non-Hispanic White alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic White along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic White and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic White population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Non-Hispanic White .
  2. % of Total West Virginia Non-Hispanic White Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic White population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Non-Hispanic White populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Non-Hispanic White population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Non-Hispanic White populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.