West Virginia Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the West Virginia citizen voting-age population was 1.45M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (1.36M) and constituted 93.84% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (48.43K) and constituted 3.33% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races ethnicity group had the third highest (16.22K), constituting 1.12% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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West Virginia Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of West Virginia Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

West Virginia Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	1363755	93.84
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	48425	3.33
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	16215	1.12
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	14610	1.00
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	7235	0.50
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2605	0.18
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	365	0.03