Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jackson, WV in 2018

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 28,741 population of Jackson County, West Virginia comprised of 285 people who identified as Hispanic (0.99%), and 28,456 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (99.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jackson County, West Virginia with a population of 28,085 (97.72%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 296 (1.03%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 172 (0.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jackson County, West Virginia in 2018, with a population of 27,837 (96.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 286 (1%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 248 (0.86%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 172 0.6%
White Alone 28,085 97.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 80 0.28%
Asian Alone 97 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 296 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Jackson , WV in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
White Alone - Hispanic 248 0.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,837 96.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 90 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 286 1%