Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson, WV in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 29,192 population of Jackson County, West Virginia comprised of 240 people who identified as Hispanic (0.82%), and 28,952 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, West Virginia with a population of 28,583 (97.91%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 279 (0.96%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 153 (0.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, West Virginia in 2016, with a population of 28,379 (97.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 271 (0.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 204 (0.7%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jackson, WV in 2016
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Population By Race in Jackson , WV in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 153 0.52%
White Alone 28,583 97.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 68 0.23%
Asian Alone 95 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.05%
Two Or More Races 279 0.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , WV in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 204 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 146 0.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,379 97.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 271 0.93%