Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson, WV in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 28,919 population of Jackson County, West Virginia comprised of 242 people who identified as Hispanic (0.84%), and 28,677 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, West Virginia with a population of 28,274 (97.77%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 293 (1.01%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 163 (0.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 28,068 (97.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 285 (0.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 206 (0.71%).

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

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Population By Race in Jackson , WV in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 163 0.56%
White Alone 28,274 97.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 80 0.28%
Asian Alone 97 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.04%
Two Or More Races 293 1.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , WV in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 206 0.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
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 156 0.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,068 97.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 70 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 90 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 285 0.99%