Charleston, West Virginia — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Charleston, West Virginia by nationality. Data represents only those respondents who voluntarily listed an ancestry on their response form. Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Nationalities & Ancestry
| # | Ancestry | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | German | 7873 | 15.33% |
| 2. | Irish | 7565 | 14.73% |
| 3. | English | 7367 | 14.34% |
| 4. | Italian | 2712 | 5.28% |
| 5. | Scotch-Irish | 2204 | 4.29% |
| 6. | French (Except Basque) | 1381 | 2.69% |
| 7. | Scottish | 1344 | 2.62% |
| 8. | Dutch | 1211 | 2.36% |
| 9. | Polish | 787 | 1.53% |
| 10. | Welsh | 698 | 1.36% |
| 11. | Asian Indian | 537 | 1.05% |
| 12. | European | 528 | 1.03% |
| 13. | Lebanese | 452 | 0.88% |
| 14. | Russian | 412 | 0.80% |
| 15. | Swedish | 391 | 0.76% |
| 16. | Mexican | 298 | 0.58% |
| 17. | Greek | 219 | 0.43% |
| 18. | Hungarian | 216 | 0.42% |
| 19. | French Canadian | 195 | 0.38% |
| 20. | Norwegian | 157 | 0.31% |
| 21. | Croatian | 156 | 0.30% |
| 22. | Korean | 155 | 0.30% |
| 23. | Syrian | 148 | 0.29% |
| 24. | British | 148 | 0.29% |
| 25. | Lithuanian | 138 | 0.27% |
| 26. | Belgian | 111 | 0.22% |
| 27. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 109 | 0.21% |
| 28. | Iranian | 97 | 0.19% |
| 29. | Filipino | 94 | 0.18% |
| 30. | Puerto Rican | 91 | 0.18% |
| 31. | Czech | 83 | 0.16% |
| 32. | Spaniard | 78 | 0.15% |
| 33. | Egyptian | 75 | 0.15% |
| 34. | Spanish | 69 | 0.13% |
| 35. | Romanian | 61 | 0.12% |
| 36. | Swiss | 58 | 0.11% |
| 37. | Jamaican | 58 | 0.11% |
| 38. | Eastern European | 56 | 0.11% |
| 39. | Austrian | 55 | 0.11% |
| 40. | Ukrainian | 54 | 0.11% |
| 41. | Scandinavian | 50 | 0.10% |
| 42. | Canadian | 41 | 0.08% |
| 43. | Czechoslovakian | 39 | 0.08% |
| 44. | Pakistani | 37 | 0.07% |
| 45. | Salvadoran | 33 | 0.06% |
| 46. | Portuguese | 33 | 0.06% |
| 47. | Danish | 29 | 0.06% |
| 48. | Colombian | 26 | 0.05% |
| 49. | Bahamian | 26 | 0.05% |
| 50. | Yugoslavian | 25 | 0.05% |
| 51. | Bulgarian | 25 | 0.05% |
| 52. | Cherokee | 23 | 0.04% |
| 53. | Vietnamese | 22 | 0.04% |
| 54. | Nigerian | 22 | 0.04% |
| 55. | Japanese | 21 | 0.04% |
| 56. | U.S. Virgin Islander | 19 | 0.04% |
| 57. | Dutch West Indian | 17 | 0.03% |
| 58. | Panamanian | 15 | 0.03% |
| 59. | Latvian | 14 | 0.03% |
| 60. | Pennsylvania German | 13 | 0.03% |
| 61. | Slovene | 12 | 0.02% |
| 62. | Serbian | 12 | 0.02% |
| 63. | Palestinian | 11 | 0.02% |
| 64. | Luxemburger | 9 | 0.02% |
| 65. | Creek | 4 | 0.01% |
| 66. | Ethiopian | 1 | 0.00% |