2025

Cities in West Virginia ranked by White Population

This list ranks the 232 cities in West Virginia based on their 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 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest White population in West Virginia

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

List of 232 cities in West Virginia by White Population

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

How the Census Defines 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 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 White alone, while others identify as White along with another race (such as White and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and White .
  • We’ve used the “White alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the White population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as 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 White .
  2. % of Total West Virginia White Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. 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 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 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 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.