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State Brief · WV

West Virginia

Capital: Charleston · Latest trade year: 2024

+643%
Exports to Romania
$4.7M

#34 of 51

+107%
Imports from Romania
$4.0M

#41 of 51

Trade balance
$714K

Surplus

Export CAGR
-15.9%

2010 → 2024

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between West Virginia and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit
Peak imports
$4.0M

in 2024

Import CAGR
+42.8%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY
+643.4%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between West Virginia and Romania

Machinery, Except Electrical make up 31.0% of what West Virginia imports from Romania, while transportation equipment lead the goods West Virginia sends back.

What West Virginia imports from Romania

Total$3.0M
  • Machinery, Except Electrical$1.2M31%
  • Wood Products$1.0M26%
  • Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi$753K19%

What West Virginia exports to Romania

Total$4.3M
  • Transportation Equipment$3.5M74%
  • Primary Metal Mfg$787K17%

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 734 residents of West Virginia identify as Romanian-American — ranking #46 of 51 nationwide.

Community trends

How the Romanian community in West Virginia grew

An estimated 182 Romanian-born residents call West Virginia home.

Top counties

in West Virginia
  • Cabell County86
  • Kanawha County71
  • Berkeley County56
  • Taylor County31

Insufficient PUMS sample size for this state. Use national estimates. Showing national Romanian-born trends for context.

Estimated Romanian-born residents in West Virginia: 182.

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

  • The 2010s were the biggest immigration decade with 40,047 Romanian-born arrivals — 4x the 2000s
  • 38.6% of Romanian-born US residents have become US citizens
  • Highly educated: 27.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — well above the US average of ~35%
  • Strong graduate education: 20.4% hold a master's, professional, or doctoral degree

Faith communities

Romanian-affiliated churches

No Romanian-affiliated parishes are currently registered in West Virginia.