Ancestry in Charleston, West Virginia (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%CountOther1Unclassified2EnglishGermanIrishAmericanItalianScotch-IrishScottishPolishSubsaharan AfricanAfricanArabEuropeanDutchFrenchSwedishLebaneseWelshHungarian25.727943%16.737086%25.727943%25.7%12,91812.9k19.852619%30.441441%19.852619%19.9%9,96813.921530%10.767069%13.921530%13.9%6,99013.178650%17.630866%13.178650%13.2%6,61711.623183%14.365481%11.623183%11.6%5,83611.015734%12.376523%11.015734%11.0%5,5314.590719%4.509851%4.590719%4.6%2,3054.033061%2.060732%4.033061%4.0%2,0252.292372%2.096699%2.292372%2.3%1,1512.065326%1.891834%2.065326%2.1%1,0372.053376%0.319269%2.053376%2.1%1,0311.973710%0.261200%1.973710%2.0%9911.921928%0.343482%1.921928%1.9%9651.832304%0.936140%1.832304%1.8%9201.826329%1.860254%1.826329%1.8%9171.653057%1.405835%1.653057%1.7%8301.473810%0.386221%1.473810%1.5%7401.437961%0.182331%1.437961%1.4%7220.938060%0.721524%0.938060%0.9%4710.762796%0.481016%0.762796%0.8%383
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanOther HispanicCubanCentral AmericanSpanishDominicanSouth AmericanHonduranColombianSalvadoranVenezuelanCosta RicanPanamanianSpaniardPeruvianGuatemalan45.591940%44.138378%45.591940%45.6%3620.721%0.72%16.498741%19.274584%16.498741%16.5%1310.261%0.26%13.602015%11.753724%13.602015%13.6%1080.215%0.22%7.178841%4.850078%7.178841%7.2%570.114%0.11%6.675063%10.225931%6.675063%6.7%530.106%0.11%6.423174%2.084048%6.423174%6.4%510.102%0.10%6.171285%1.733531%6.171285%6.2%490.098%0.10%4.282116%8.023774%4.282116%4.3%340.068%0.07%2.518892%2.118337%2.518892%2.5%200.040%0.04%2.392947%1.501124%2.392947%2.4%190.038%0.04%1.763224%3.421343%1.763224%1.8%140.028%0.03%1.259446%0.548634%1.259446%1.3%100.020%0.02%1.133501%0.765802%1.133501%1.1%90.018%0.02%0.755668%0.861051%0.755668%0.8%60.012%0.01%0.755668%5.600640%0.755668%0.8%60.012%0.01%0.629723%3.318474%0.629723%0.6%50.010%0.01%0.503778%2.369795%0.503778%0.5%40.008%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Charleston
Charleston
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%Count%IndianChineseFilipinoJapaneseVietnamesePakistaniSri LankanKoreanTaiwaneseThaiMalaysianBurmeseNepaleseMixed46.309315%23.145104%46.309315%46.3%5271.050%1.05%13.796134%24.045747%13.796134%13.8%1570.313%0.31%9.841828%17.591137%9.841828%9.8%1120.223%0.22%5.975395%4.403145%5.975395%6.0%680.135%0.14%4.305800%9.199428%4.305800%4.3%490.098%0.10%3.954306%3.030736%3.954306%4.0%450.090%0.09%3.602812%0.764832%3.602812%3.6%410.082%0.08%3.251318%8.899214%3.251318%3.3%370.074%0.07%2.987698%0.693352%2.987698%3.0%340.068%0.07%2.108963%2.044317%2.108963%2.1%240.048%0.05%1.230228%0.192995%1.230228%1.2%140.028%0.03%1.142355%0.364546%1.142355%1.1%130.026%0.03%0.790861%1.015011%0.790861%0.8%90.018%0.02%0.702988%1.193710%0.702988%0.7%80.016%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in Charleston

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
8.1%9.9%11.6%13.3%15.0%16.8%

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
9.9%11.3%12.6%13.9%15.2%16.5%

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
9.8%11.1%12.3%13.5%14.7%15.9%

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
4.3%7.1%9.9%12.7%15.4%18.2%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1.8%3.2%4.6%6.0%7.4%8.8%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.9%3.1%4.2%5.4%6.6%

Scottish Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.8%4.9%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.9%3.6%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.2%2.0%2.7%3.5%4.3%

African Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.4%1.2%2.0%2.7%3.5%4.3%

Arab Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.2%0.8%1.4%2.0%2.6%3.3%

European Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

Dutch Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.8%1.6%2.3%3.0%3.7%4.4%

French Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.58%0.91%1.23%1.56%1.88%2.22%

Swedish Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.9%2.5%3.2%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.43%0.86%1.28%1.71%2.14%

Cuban Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.11%0.22%0.33%0.44%0.56%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.65%0.98%1.30%1.63%

Spanish Ancestry by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spanish' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.041%0.081%0.122%0.163%0.204%

Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.93%1.39%1.86%2.33%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.16%0.33%0.49%0.65%0.82%

Filipino Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.11%0.22%0.33%0.44%0.56%

Japanese Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.23%0.46%0.68%0.91%1.14%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.12%0.23%0.35%0.46%0.58%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Charleston

English Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
5.6%8.9%12.2%15.4%18.6%21.9%

German Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
7.8%11.7%15.6%19.5%23.4%27.3%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
7.9%10.0%12.1%14.2%16.3%18.4%

American Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
3.9%8.3%12.7%17.0%21.4%25.8%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.5%2.3%4.0%5.7%7.4%9.2%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.1%2.1%4.1%6.1%8.1%10.1%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.9%4.9%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.2%5.3%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.4%9.3%

African Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.5%5.3%7.1%8.9%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.2%2.9%3.7%

European Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.5%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%5.9%7.9%10.0%

French Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.8%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.2%6.5%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.2%5.3%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.43%0.86%1.28%1.71%2.14%

Cuban Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.33%0.66%0.98%1.31%1.64%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.37%0.74%1.11%1.48%1.86%

Spanish Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spanish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.29%0.43%0.57%0.72%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.5%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.8%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.38%0.57%0.76%0.96%

Japanese Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.23%0.46%0.70%0.93%1.17%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.22%0.43%0.65%0.87%1.09%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in Charleston

There are 8 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Charleston (4 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Charleston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected neighborhoods in Charleston, and entities that contain Charleston
0%5%10%15%Count#South Hills NeighborhoodSouth HillsKanawha City NeighborhoodKanawha CityCharlestonKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoOakridge/Greenbrier NeighborhoodOakridge/GreenbrierCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonEdgewood NeighborhoodEdgewoodEast End NeighborhoodEast EndDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWest Side NeighborhoodWest SideWest VirginiaSouth AtlanticNorth Charleston NeighborhoodN CharlestonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States16.718310%16.718310%16.7%2,315115.806627%15.806627%15.8%1,3381,339213.921530%13.921530%13.9%6,99013.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.583772%13.583772%13.6%632313.252427%13.252427%13.3%29,46229.5k12.748652%12.748652%12.7%1,1751,176412.115766%12.115766%12.1%576510.794297%10.794297%10.8%135136610.767587%10.767587%10.8%614710.767069%10.767069%10.8%198,770199k8.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M8.177786%8.177786%8.2%21787.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 8 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Charleston Area

There are 38 places in the Charleston Area. This section compares Charleston to all of the places in the Charleston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston.

English Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the Charleston Area, and entities that contain Charleston
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#TwilightShrewsburyHandleyChelyanCross LanesClendeninSt. AlbansVanSylvesterBig ChimneyNitroMadisonChesapeakeWhitesvilleMarmetCharlestonKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoSissonvilleCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonBelleSouth CharlestonS CharlestonDunbarTornadoPrattEast BankWest VirginiaElkviewGlasgowAlum CreekGreenviewRacinePinchCedar GroveClayJeffersonSouth AtlanticRandSouthMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCoal ForkSmithersDanvilleComfort30.188679%30.188679%30.2%16125.313283%25.313283%25.3%202224.463519%24.463519%24.5%57320.155902%20.155902%20.2%181418.082635%18.082635%18.1%1,790517.526777%17.526777%17.5%180617.352614%17.352614%17.4%1,872717.021277%17.021277%17.0%16816.666667%16.666667%16.7%31916.358839%16.358839%16.4%621015.772483%15.772483%15.8%1,0261115.545792%15.545792%15.5%4601215.350318%15.350318%15.4%2411314.913958%14.913958%14.9%781414.014599%14.014599%14.0%1921513.921530%13.921530%13.9%6,9901613.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.597170%13.597170%13.6%6151713.252427%13.252427%13.3%29,46229.5k12.695796%12.695796%12.7%1541812.683963%12.683963%12.7%1,6721911.654135%11.654135%11.7%8992011.360124%11.360124%11.4%1472111.087420%11.087420%11.1%522210.832232%10.832232%10.8%822310.767069%10.767069%10.8%198,770199k10.489060%10.489060%10.5%1632410.116732%10.116732%10.1%78259.953822%9.953822%10.0%194269.489051%9.489051%9.5%26279.486166%9.486166%9.5%24289.483369%9.483369%9.5%268299.282178%9.282178%9.3%75309.139785%9.139785%9.1%51319.002433%9.002433%9.0%74328.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M7.994186%7.994186%8.0%110337.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.700710%7.700710%7.7%141347.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.445806%7.445806%7.4%79356.911929%6.911929%6.9%62364.187817%4.187817%4.2%33370.000000%0.000000%0.0%038
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of place out of 38 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in West Virginia

There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.

English Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Charleston
0%5%10%15%20%Count#CullodenSummersvilleCross LanesKenovaSt. AlbansLewisburgNitroBridgeportCharlestonKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoSissonvilleCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonSouth CharlestonS CharlestonElkinsViennaShady SpringHurricaneDunbarHuntingtonCheat LakeParkersburgOak HillBluefieldTeays ValleyBrookhavenBarboursvilleWest VirginiaWeirtonBuckhannonPhilippiNew MartinsvillePrincetonCharles TownPleasant ValleyPleasant VlyPea RidgeClarksburgFairmontMorgantownRansonWestoverWheelingKeyserRipleyRavenswoodSouth AtlanticBeckleyShannondaleSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMartinsburgWelchWestonMoundsvillePoint PleasantPt PleasantGraftonMoorefield20.023182%20.023182%20.0%691118.564073%18.564073%18.6%649218.082635%18.082635%18.1%1,790317.834190%17.834190%17.8%555417.352614%17.352614%17.4%1,872516.088168%16.088168%16.1%635615.772483%15.772483%15.8%1,026713.964610%13.964610%14.0%1,168813.921530%13.921530%13.9%6,990913.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.597170%13.597170%13.6%6151013.252427%13.252427%13.3%29,46229.5k12.683963%12.683963%12.7%1,6721112.541482%12.541482%12.5%9071211.849328%11.849328%11.8%1,2521311.804734%11.804734%11.8%3991411.733746%11.733746%11.7%7581511.654135%11.654135%11.7%8991611.519442%11.519442%11.5%5,6141711.487954%11.487954%11.5%1,1111811.372004%11.372004%11.4%3,5211911.201559%11.201559%11.2%9772011.016786%11.016786%11.0%1,1422110.922224%10.922224%10.9%1,4972210.905660%10.905660%10.9%5782310.884190%10.884190%10.9%4532410.767069%10.767069%10.8%198,770199k10.742218%10.742218%10.7%2,0742510.717449%10.717449%10.7%6052610.714286%10.714286%10.7%3662710.504282%10.504282%10.5%5522810.369881%10.369881%10.4%6282910.242872%10.242872%10.2%5823010.185476%10.185476%10.2%3243110.118953%10.118953%10.1%6383210.057932%10.057932%10.1%1,632339.904273%9.904273%9.9%1,852349.428929%9.428929%9.4%2,863359.420290%9.420290%9.4%455369.186603%9.186603%9.2%384379.114490%9.114490%9.1%2,530389.047710%9.047710%9.0%476398.984254%8.984254%9.0%291408.786067%8.786067%8.8%338418.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M8.018215%8.018215%8.0%1,391427.863814%7.863814%7.9%261437.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.006189%7.006189%7.0%1,234446.572461%6.572461%6.6%200456.242350%6.242350%6.2%255465.780086%5.780086%5.8%512475.769680%5.769680%5.8%247485.314197%5.314197%5.3%274494.960000%4.960000%5.0%15550
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

English Ancestry by Place#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Charleston
0%5%10%Count#CharlestonKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonLexington-FayetteWest VirginiaArlingtonChesapeakeHuntsvilleSt. PetersburgVirginia BeachVirginia BchRaleighPlanoWinston-SalemLouisvilleSouth AtlanticAmarilloTulsaRichmondSouthNashville-DavidsonAustinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLittle RockGreensboroDurhamJacksonvilleAtlantaCharlotteLubbockOklahoma CityColumbusFayettevilleMobileTampaFort WorthArlingtonBaton RougeNorfolkOrlandoWashingtonGarlandDallasShreveportAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MontgomeryCorpus ChristiNew OrleansIrvingMemphisHoustonSan AntonioBaltimoreBirminghamEl PasoMiamiLaredoHialeah13.921530%13.921530%13.9%6,99013.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.252427%13.252427%13.3%29,46229.5k11.545956%11.545956%11.5%35,96936.0k110.767069%10.767069%10.8%198,770199k10.360827%10.360827%10.4%23,42523.4k29.694932%9.694932%9.7%22,60822.6k39.664344%9.664344%9.7%18,26318.3k49.491886%9.491886%9.5%24,07024.1k59.358664%9.358664%9.4%42,08942.1k69.169639%9.169639%9.2%40,46840.5k79.025827%9.025827%9.0%25,19025.2k88.579552%8.579552%8.6%20,46020.5k98.438077%8.438077%8.4%51,60551.6k108.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M7.977932%7.977932%8.0%15,76215.8k117.910609%7.910609%7.9%31,63531.6k127.909195%7.909195%7.9%17,14517.1k137.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.742349%7.742349%7.7%49,84349.8k147.725669%7.725669%7.7%70,13270.1k157.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.592593%7.592593%7.6%15,00615.0k167.363109%7.363109%7.4%20,77720.8k177.323612%7.323612%7.3%18,43818.4k187.316347%7.316347%7.3%62,67362.7k197.113621%7.113621%7.1%32,46532.5k207.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k216.950312%6.950312%7.0%16,99417.0k226.841125%6.841125%6.8%42,41642.4k236.338397%6.338397%6.3%12,69612.7k246.329356%6.329356%6.3%12,89112.9k256.183247%6.183247%6.2%11,97812.0k266.000382%6.000382%6.0%21,69021.7k275.905776%5.905776%5.9%48,18748.2k285.805173%5.805173%5.8%22,28622.3k295.618425%5.618425%5.6%12,84912.8k305.577396%5.577396%5.6%13,70513.7k315.164713%5.164713%5.2%13,59913.6k325.101144%5.101144%5.1%33,61733.6k334.981900%4.981900%5.0%11,69811.7k344.913202%4.913202%4.9%62,81262.8k354.731809%4.731809%4.7%9,396364.730568%4.730568%4.7%9,309374.717996%4.717996%4.7%9,517384.448680%4.448680%4.4%14,23814.2k394.194327%4.194327%4.2%16,06116.1k404.170887%4.170887%4.2%9,677414.128491%4.128491%4.1%27,07727.1k423.869396%3.869396%3.9%86,69786.7k433.842616%3.842616%3.8%55,30955.3k443.236554%3.236554%3.2%20,09920.1k453.052386%3.052386%3.1%6,484461.654136%1.654136%1.7%11,21611.2k470.995557%0.995557%1.0%4,307480.531249%0.531249%0.5%1,337490.201591%0.201591%0.2%47550
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Charleston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charleston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

English Ancestry by Place#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Charleston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Charleston
0%5%10%Count#CharlestonKanawha CountyKanawhaKanawha County School DistrictKanawha CoCharleston Metro AreaCharlestonPortlandWest VirginiaSeattleMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsVirginia BeachVirginia BchRaleighLouisvilleSouth AtlanticTulsaDenverSouthNashville-DavidsonAustinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKansas CityWichitaJacksonvilleAtlantaCharlotteOklahoma CityOmahaTucsonColumbusIndianapolisAlbuquerqueFort WorthSan DiegoArlingtonPhoenixMinneapolisLas VegasSan FranciscoWashingtonSacramentoDallasBostonLong BeachMemphisOaklandFresnoSan JoseHoustonSan AntonioBaltimoreLos AngelesClevelandPhiladelphiaChicagoMilwaukeeNew YorkEl PasoMiamiDetroit13.921530%13.921530%13.9%6,99013.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.629796%13.629796%13.6%25,84725.8k13.252427%13.252427%13.3%29,46229.5k10.908669%10.908669%10.9%67,69867.7k110.767069%10.767069%10.8%198,770199k10.662347%10.662347%10.7%71,31571.3k210.176084%10.176084%10.2%47,87447.9k310.112778%10.112778%10.1%45,38245.4k49.358664%9.358664%9.4%42,08942.1k59.169639%9.169639%9.2%40,46840.5k68.438077%8.438077%8.4%51,60551.6k78.328726%8.328726%8.3%5,207,0535.21M7.910609%7.910609%7.9%31,63531.6k87.903628%7.903628%7.9%52,42552.4k97.785715%7.785715%7.8%9,323,8399.32M7.742349%7.742349%7.7%49,84349.8k107.725669%7.725669%7.7%70,13270.1k117.667869%7.667869%7.7%24,426,62324.4M7.530412%7.530412%7.5%35,52635.5k127.482353%7.482353%7.5%29,03429.0k137.316347%7.316347%7.3%62,67362.7k147.113621%7.113621%7.1%32,46532.5k157.039269%7.039269%7.0%56,93656.9k166.841125%6.841125%6.8%42,41642.4k176.701168%6.701168%6.7%29,69129.7k186.488989%6.488989%6.5%34,23534.2k196.472824%6.472824%6.5%54,18054.2k206.289197%6.289197%6.3%53,24953.2k216.224915%6.224915%6.2%34,66434.7k225.905776%5.905776%5.9%48,18748.2k235.888514%5.888514%5.9%80,95681.0k245.805173%5.805173%5.8%22,28622.3k255.691483%5.691483%5.7%88,52188.5k265.674747%5.674747%5.7%22,96423.0k275.560456%5.560456%5.6%34,10234.1k285.147116%5.147116%5.1%43,76543.8k295.101144%5.101144%5.1%33,61733.6k304.997833%4.997833%5.0%24,21624.2k314.913202%4.913202%4.9%62,81262.8k324.539261%4.539261%4.5%29,88129.9k334.329354%4.329354%4.3%20,33920.3k344.128491%4.128491%4.1%27,07727.1k354.083099%4.083099%4.1%16,82416.8k364.030502%4.030502%4.0%20,70920.7k373.911279%3.911279%3.9%39,47939.5k383.869396%3.869396%3.9%86,69786.7k393.842616%3.842616%3.8%55,30955.3k403.236554%3.236554%3.2%20,09920.1k413.022630%3.022630%3.0%118,453118k423.018771%3.018771%3.0%11,74811.7k432.542857%2.542857%2.5%39,66739.7k442.297185%2.297185%2.3%62,34662.3k452.174981%2.174981%2.2%13,02113.0k461.659745%1.659745%1.7%140,447140k471.654136%1.654136%1.7%11,21611.2k480.995557%0.995557%1.0%4,307490.695742%0.695742%0.7%4,75550
Count number of people reporting 'English' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'English' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Charleston. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
West Virginia
County:
Kanawha
Metro Area:
Charleston Area
Districts:
1, 2, 4
ZIP Codes:
25301, 25302, 25303, 25304, 25305, 25306, 25309, 25311, 25312, 25314
Unified School District:
Kanawha County
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Edgewood, Kanawha City, North Charleston, Oakridge/Greenbrier, South Hills, West Side
Congressional District:
WV-2
State Senate Districts:
WV-8, WV-17
State House Districts:
WV-35, WV-36, WV-37, WV-39, WV-40
Neighboring Cities:
Dunbar, South Charleston
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Rand
Nearby Cities:
Marmet, St. Albans
Nearby Towns:
Belle, Chesapeake
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Big Chimney, Coal Fork, Cross Lanes, Elkview, Jefferson, Pinch