Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, WV in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 57,078 population of Jefferson County, West Virginia comprised of 3,315 people who identified as Hispanic (5.81%), and 53,763 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, West Virginia with a population of 50,692 (88.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,628 (6.36%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,582 (2.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, West Virginia in 2018, with a population of 47,766 (83.69%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,467 (6.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,926 (5.13%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jefferson County, WV in 2018
Total Population:57,078
94.19%
Non Hispanic (94.19%)
Hispanic (5.81%)
Race in Jefferson County, WV in 2018
Total Population:57,078
88.81%
White Alone (88.81%)
Black or African American Alone (6.36%)
Two or more races (2.77%)
Asian Alone (1.66%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)
Ethnicity in Jefferson County, WV in 2018
Total Population:57,078
83.69%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.69%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.07%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.13%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.57%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.57%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.97%)
Population By Race in Jefferson , WV in 2018
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 50,692 88.81%
Black or African American Alone 3,628 6.36%
Two Or More Races 1,582 2.77%
Asian Alone 950 1.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 185 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 41 0.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , WV in 2018
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 47,766 83.69%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,467 6.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,926 5.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,465 2.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 898 1.57%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 161 0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 138 0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 117 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 52 0.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 47 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.02%