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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 56,586 population of Jefferson County, West Virginia comprised of 3,184 people who identified as Hispanic (5.63%), and 53,402 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, West Virginia with a population of 50,242 (88.79%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,583 (6.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,551 (2.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, West Virginia in 2017, with a population of 47,414 (83.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,444 (6.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,828 (5%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jefferson County, WV in 2017

Total Population:56,586

Non Hispanic (94.37%)

Hispanic (5.63%)

Race in Jefferson County, WV in 2017

Total Population:56,586

White Alone (88.79%)

Black or African American Alone (6.33%)

Two or more races (2.74%)

Asian Alone (1.72%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Jefferson County, WV in 2017

Total Population:56,586

Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.79%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.09%)

Hispanic White Alone (5%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.55%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.64%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.95%)

Population By Race in Jefferson , WV in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	50,242	88.79%
Black or African American Alone	3,583	6.33%
Two Or More Races	1,551	2.74%
Asian Alone	973	1.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	193	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	44	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , WV in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	47,414	83.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,444	6.09%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,828	5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,440	2.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	925	1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	149	0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	139	0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	111	0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	48	0.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	44	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	30	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	14	0.03%