Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson County, WV in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 29,179 population of Jackson County, West Virginia comprised of 257 people who identified as Hispanic (0.88%), and 28,922 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, West Virginia with a population of 28,569 (97.91%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 274 (0.94%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 156 (0.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, West Virginia in 2015, with a population of 28,347 (97.15%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 266 (0.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 222 (0.76%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jackson County, WV in 2015

Total Population:29,179

Non Hispanic (99.12%)

Hispanic (0.88%)

Race in Jackson County, WV in 2015

Total Population:29,179

White Alone (97.91%)

Two or more races (0.94%)

Black or African American Alone (0.54%)

Asian Alone (0.34%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.25%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Jackson County, WV in 2015

Total Population:29,179

Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.15%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.91%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.76%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.51%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.35%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.32%)

Population By Race in Jackson , WV in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	28,569	97.91%
Two Or More Races	274	0.94%
Black or African American Alone	156	0.54%
Asian Alone	98	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	73	0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , WV in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	28,347	97.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	266	0.91%
White Alone - Hispanic	222	0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	149	0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	92	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	60	0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	13	0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	8	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	6	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%