Mercer County, West Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 15, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Mercer County, WV population of 59,664 people, 88.08% (52,554) identified their race as White Alone, 6.24% (3,720) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 4.43% (2,645) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other West Virginia counties and also for the state of West Virginia.

Mercer County, WV Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
52.55K
Black or African American Alone
3.72K
Two Or More Races
2.65K
Asian Alone
0.30K
Some Other Race Alone
0.27K
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
0.18K
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
0.01K
Percentage of Mercer County, WV Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
88.08%
Black or African American Alone
6.24%
Two Or More Races
4.43%
Asian Alone
0.50%
Some Other Race Alone
0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
0.30%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
0.01%
Mercer County, WV Population By Race in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of County Population
White Alone 52,554 88.08
Black or African American Alone 3,720 6.24
Two Or More Races 2,645 4.43
Asian Alone 296 0.50
Some Other Race Alone 266 0.45
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 176 0.30
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.01
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