Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hancock County, WV in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 29,411 population of Hancock County, West Virginia comprised of 449 people who identified as Hispanic (1.53%), and 28,962 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hancock County, West Virginia with a population of 27,956 (95.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 783 (2.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 475 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hancock County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 27,581 (93.78%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 766 (2.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 442 (1.5%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hancock County, WV in 2017

Total Population:29,411

Non Hispanic (98.47%)

Hispanic (1.53%)

Race in Hancock County, WV in 2017

Total Population:29,411

White Alone (95.05%)

Black or African American Alone (2.66%)

Two or more races (1.62%)

Asian Alone (0.43%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.23%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Hancock County, WV in 2017

Total Population:29,411

Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.78%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.6%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.5%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.27%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.44%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.41%)

Population By Race in Hancock , WV in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	27,956	95.05%
Black or African American Alone	783	2.66%
Two Or More Races	475	1.62%
Asian Alone	125	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	67	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Hancock , WV in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	27,581	93.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	766	2.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	442	1.5%
White Alone - Hispanic	375	1.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	119	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	50	0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	33	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	17	0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	17	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	6	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	4	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%