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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jackson County, WV in 2017

Total Population:28,919

Non Hispanic (99.16%)

Hispanic (0.84%)

Race in Jackson County, WV in 2017

Total Population:28,919

White Alone (97.77%)

Two or more races (1.01%)

Black or African American Alone (0.56%)

Asian Alone (0.34%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Jackson County, WV in 2017

Total Population:28,919

Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.06%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.99%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.71%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.54%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.39%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.31%)

Population By Race in Jackson , WV in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	28,274	97.77%
Two Or More Races	293	1.01%
Black or African American Alone	163	0.56%
Asian Alone	97	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	80	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	12	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , WV in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	28,068	97.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	285	0.99%
White Alone - Hispanic	206	0.71%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	156	0.54%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	90	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	70	0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	10	0.04%
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	7	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.01%