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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 180,497 population of Kanawha County, West Virginia comprised of 2,022 people who identified as Hispanic (1.12%), and 178,475 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kanawha County, West Virginia with a population of 159,897 (88.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,760 (7.62%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,475 (2.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kanawha County, West Virginia in 2018, with a population of 158,227 (87.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,617 (7.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,372 (2.42%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kanawha County, WV in 2018

Total Population:180,497

Non Hispanic (98.88%)

Hispanic (1.12%)

Race in Kanawha County, WV in 2018

Total Population:180,497

White Alone (88.59%)

Black or African American Alone (7.62%)

Two or more races (2.48%)

Asian Alone (1.11%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.17%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Kanawha County, WV in 2018

Total Population:180,497

Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.66%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.54%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.42%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.09%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.93%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.36%)

Population By Race in Kanawha , WV in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	159,897	88.59%
Black or African American Alone	13,760	7.62%
Two Or More Races	4,475	2.48%
Asian Alone	2,005	1.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	304	0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	56	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Kanawha , WV in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	158,227	87.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	13,617	7.54%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,372	2.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,971	1.09%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,670	0.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	248	0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	143	0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	103	0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	56	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	40	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	34	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	16	0.01%