Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lewis, WV in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

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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Population By Race in Lewis , WV in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 101 0.62%
White Alone 15,888 97.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44 0.27%
Asian Alone 78 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 177 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Lewis , WV in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 184 1.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,704 96.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 167 1.02%