The 10 Whitest Cities In West Virginia For 2022


We used science and data to determine which cities in West Virginia are whiter than wonder bread.

You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in West Virginia?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Mountain State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in West Virginia for 2022.

Here are the 10 whites places in West Virginia for 2022:

  1. New Martinsville
  2. Moundsville
  3. Parkersburg
  4. Bridgeport
  5. Vienna
  6. Nitro
  7. Grafton
  8. Weirton
  9. Clarksburg
  10. Oak Hill

What is the whitest city in West Virginia for 2022? According to the most recent census data New Martinsville ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Bluefield is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In West Virginia For 2022

1. New Martinsville

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,123
% White: 99.41%
More on New Martinsville: Real Estate | Data | Photos

New Martinsville, WV

2. Moundsville

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,356
% White: 97.85%
More on Moundsville: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Moundsville, WV

3. Parkersburg

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 29,732
% White: 94.08%
More on Parkersburg: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Parkersburg, WV

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4. Bridgeport

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,675
% White: 93.33%
More on Bridgeport: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Bridgeport, WV

5. Vienna

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,261
% White: 92.62%
More on Vienna: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Vienna, WV

6. Nitro

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,498
% White: 92.35%
More on Nitro: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Nitro, WV

7. Grafton

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,035
% White: 92.29%
More on Grafton: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Grafton, WV

8. Weirton

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 18,458
% White: 91.88%
More on Weirton: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Weirton, WV

9. Clarksburg

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 15,743
% White: 91.6%
More on Clarksburg: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Clarksburg, WV

10. Oak Hill

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 8,249
% White: 90.56%
More on Oak Hill: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Oak Hill, WV

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in West Virginia for 2022

In order to rank the whitest places in West Virginia, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in West Virginia.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 26 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 99.4% to 67.8%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. New Martinsville took the distinction of being the most White, while Bluefield was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in West Virginia ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across West Virginia

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in West Virginia according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in West Virginia:

  1. Bluefield
  2. Charles Town
  3. Dunbar

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 New Martinsville 99.41% 5,123
2 Moundsville 97.85% 8,356
3 Parkersburg 94.08% 29,732
4 Bridgeport 93.33% 8,675
5 Vienna 92.62% 10,261
6 Nitro 92.35% 6,498
7 Grafton 92.29% 5,035
8 Weirton 91.88% 18,458
9 Clarksburg 91.6% 15,743
10 Oak Hill 90.56% 8,249
11 Hurricane 90.49% 6,225
12 Wheeling 90.15% 27,046
13 Elkins 90.05% 7,017
14 St. Albans 89.37% 10,078
15 Buckhannon 88.25% 5,473
16 Fairmont 86.99% 18,443
17 Princeton 85.96% 5,740
18 Huntington 84.42% 46,139
19 Morgantown 83.39% 30,953
20 South Charleston 81.12% 12,461
21 Charleston 78.25% 47,273
22 Martinsburg 75.52% 17,517
23 Beckley 74.83% 16,240
24 Dunbar 70.11% 7,166
25 Charles Town 69.09% 5,985
26 Bluefield 67.81% 9,776

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our ninth time ranking the whitest cities in West Virginia.
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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