Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lewis County, WV in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 16,436 population of Lewis County, West Virginia comprised of 194 people who identified as Hispanic (1.18%), and 16,242 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lewis County, West Virginia with a population of 16,027 (97.51%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 187 (1.14%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 96 (0.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lewis County, West Virginia in 2015, with a population of 15,863 (96.51%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 179 (1.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 164 (1%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lewis County, WV in 2015

Total Population:16,436

Non Hispanic (98.82%)

Hispanic (1.18%)

Race in Lewis County, WV in 2015

Total Population:16,436

White Alone (97.51%)

Two or more races (1.14%)

Black or African American Alone (0.58%)

Asian Alone (0.48%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Lewis County, WV in 2015

Total Population:16,436

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.51%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.09%)

Hispanic White Alone (1%)

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

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.46%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.40%)

Population By Race in Lewis , WV in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	16,027	97.51%
Two Or More Races	187	1.14%
Black or African American Alone	96	0.58%
Asian Alone	79	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	46	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Lewis , WV in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,863	96.51%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	179	1.09%
White Alone - Hispanic	164	1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	89	0.54%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	76	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	34	0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	12	0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	8	0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%