West Virginia White Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 1,610,749 people in West Virginia who identified their race as White Alone, which is 89.80% of the total population of West Virginia. Kanawha County had the highest number of people who identify as White Alone (153,637), followed by Berkeley County (98,281), and Monongalia County (90,012). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as White Alone were: Wirt County (5,013), Pendleton County (5,845), and Calhoun County (6,003).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Webster County had the highest percentage, with 96.74% of its population identifying their race as White Alone, followed by Lincoln County (96.73%), and Ritchie County (96.58%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in West Virginia.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as White Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

West Virginia White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
West Virginia White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Barbour County 14460 93.50
Berkeley County 98281 80.51
Boone County 20780 95.28
Braxton County 11976 96.22
Brooke County 20915 92.71
Cabell County 82665 87.62
Calhoun County 6003 96.37
Clay County 7671 95.28
Doddridge County 7304 93.55
Fayette County 36483 90.11
Gilmer County 6220 83.96
Grant County 10489 95.56
Greenbrier County 30360 92.06
Hampshire County 21775 94.29
Hancock County 26661 91.63
Hardy County 12835 89.76
Harrison County 60334 91.53
Jackson County 26516 95.41
Jefferson County 46825 81.15
Kanawha County 153637 85.00
Lewis County 16162 94.89
Lincoln County 19793 96.73
Logan County 30884 94.83
McDowell County 16195 84.74
Marion County 50578 89.99
Marshall County 28797 94.14
Mason County 24401 95.87
Mercer County 52554 88.08
Mineral County 24734 91.82
Mingo County 22383 94.97
Monongalia County 90012 85.06
Monroe County 11771 95.11
Morgan County 15985 93.68
Nicholas County 23603 95.93
Ohio County 37769 89.03
Pendleton County 5845 95.15
Pleasants County 7248 94.71
Pocahontas County 7497 95.27
Preston County 30832 90.11
Putnam County 53364 92.90
Raleigh County 64025 85.84
Randolph County 26144 93.60
Ritchie County 8155 96.58
Roane County 13305 94.85
Summers County 10930 91.40
Taylor County 15710 94.04
Tucker County 6457 95.49
Tyler County 7981 96.01
Upshur County 22474 94.37
Wayne County 37339 95.79
Webster County 8105 96.74
Wetzel County 13752 95.22
Wirt County 5013 96.52
Wood County 78170 92.73
Wyoming County 20592 96.31