Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lewis County, WV in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 16,290 population of Lewis County, West Virginia comprised of 218 people who identified as Hispanic (1.34%), and 16,072 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lewis County, West Virginia with a population of 15,888 (97.53%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 177 (1.09%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 101 (0.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lewis County, West Virginia in 2016, with a population of 15,704 (96.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 184 (1.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 167 (1.02%).

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 2016

Total Population:16,290

Non Hispanic (98.66%)

Hispanic (1.34%)

Race in Lewis County, WV in 2016

Total Population:16,290

White Alone (97.53%)

Two or more races (1.09%)

Black or African American Alone (0.62%)

Asian Alone (0.48%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Lewis County, WV in 2016

Total Population:16,290

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.4%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.13%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.02%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.56%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.46%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.42%)

Population By Race in Lewis , WV in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,888	97.53%
Two Or More Races	177	1.09%
Black or African American Alone	101	0.62%
Asian Alone	78	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	44	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Lewis , WV in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,704	96.4%
White Alone - Hispanic	184	1.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	167	1.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	91	0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	75	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	33	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	11	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	10	0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	10	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%