Petersburg, West Virginia — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Petersburg, 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 | 707 | 24.71% |
| 2. | Irish | 313 | 10.94% |
| 3. | English | 247 | 8.63% |
| 4. | Swiss | 94 | 3.29% |
| 5. | Italian | 67 | 2.34% |
| 6. | Dutch | 55 | 1.92% |
| 7. | Puerto Rican | 36 | 1.26% |
| 8. | Scottish | 31 | 1.08% |
| 9. | Peruvian | 30 | 1.05% |
| 10. | French (Except Basque) | 27 | 0.94% |
| 11. | Polish | 20 | 0.70% |
| 12. | Danish | 20 | 0.70% |
| 13. | Norwegian | 12 | 0.42% |
| 14. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 12 | 0.42% |
| 15. | Scotch-Irish | 12 | 0.42% |
| 16. | Croatian | 9 | 0.31% |
| 17. | French Canadian | 6 | 0.21% |
| 18. | Swedish | 6 | 0.21% |
| 19. | Cherokee | 6 | 0.21% |
| 20. | Welsh | 4 | 0.14% |
| 21. | Hungarian | 4 | 0.14% |