West Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 12, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among West Virginia population of 1,793,716 people, 89.80% (1,610,749) identified their race as White Alone, 4.74% (84,944) identified their race as Two Or More Races, and 3.67% (65,813) identified their race as Black or African American Alone.

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

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each West Virginia county.

West Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of West Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
West Virginia Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 65813 3.67
White Alone 1610749 89.80
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3706 0.21
Asian Alone 15109 0.84
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 476 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 12919 0.72
Two Or More Races 84944 4.74