Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, WV in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 39,388 population of Fayette County, West Virginia comprised of 535 people who identified as Hispanic (1.36%), and 38,853 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, West Virginia with a population of 36,755 (93.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,607 (4.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 769 (1.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, West Virginia in 2022, with a population of 36,325 (92.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,571 (3.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 719 (1.83%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Fayette, West Virginia.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Fayette County, WV in 2022
Total Population:39,388
98.64%
Non Hispanic (98.64%)
Hispanic (1.36%)
Race in Fayette County, WV in 2022
Total Population:39,388
93.32%
White Alone (93.32%)
Black or African American Alone (4.08%)
Two or more races (1.95%)
Asian Alone (0.34%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Ethnicity in Fayette County, WV in 2022
Total Population:39,388
92.22%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.22%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.99%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.83%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.09%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.54%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.33%)
Population By Race in Fayette , WV in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 36,755 93.32%
Black or African American Alone 1,607 4.08%
Two Or More Races 769 1.95%
Asian Alone 132 0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 118 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , WV in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,325 92.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,571 3.99%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 719 1.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 430 1.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 129 0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 104 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 50 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 36 0.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%