Salem, West Virginia — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Salem, 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. | Irish | 375 | 18.31% |
| 2. | German | 366 | 17.87% |
| 3. | Italian | 178 | 8.69% |
| 4. | English | 168 | 8.20% |
| 5. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 69 | 3.37% |
| 6. | Asian Indian | 57 | 2.78% |
| 7. | Dutch | 49 | 2.39% |
| 8. | Scottish | 45 | 2.20% |
| 9. | Scotch-Irish | 37 | 1.81% |
| 10. | Polish | 22 | 1.07% |
| 11. | French (Except Basque) | 15 | 0.73% |
| 12. | Mexican | 14 | 0.68% |
| 13. | Swedish | 12 | 0.59% |
| 14. | Czechoslovakian | 10 | 0.49% |
| 15. | Brazilian | 10 | 0.49% |
| 16. | Spanish | 9 | 0.44% |
| 17. | Welsh | 9 | 0.44% |
| 18. | Swiss | 8 | 0.39% |
| 19. | Slovak | 7 | 0.34% |
| 20. | Cape Verdean | 5 | 0.24% |
| 21. | Canadian | 5 | 0.24% |
| 22. | Croatian | 4 | 0.20% |
| 23. | Spaniard | 4 | 0.20% |
| 24. | Blackfeet | 4 | 0.20% |
| 25. | European | 3 | 0.15% |
| 26. | Lebanese | 3 | 0.15% |
| 27. | British | 3 | 0.15% |